Rolf, What hole is it missing? The dash in my 83 is cracked bad, the 78 is not cracked at all. I don't think the texture really matters to me. I thought they looked the same.
Thanks, Mike On May 1, 2011 11:55 PM, "Rolf" <r...@winmutt.com> wrote: > Stop!!!! It wont fit. It is missing the hole in the dash. It is also a > different texture AND the earlier styles are more prone to cracking. > > -Rolf > > > On 5/1/2011 10:56 PM, Michael Canfield wrote: >> Thanks to everyone. As long as the weather is nice out I am going to give >> it a shot in the morning. Looks pretty easy really. The CD has a great >> dash with near perfect burlwood trim. Finding matching burlwood pieces for >> the center console and heater control should be fun........ >> Started changing the 300D over to the H4 Euro headlights today as well. I >> found the plugs are different. Does anyone know if I can just swap out >> plugs from car to car or if there is anything else that goes with the Euro >> lights(relays or the like) that might make the swap harder than it looks? >> >> Thanks, Mike >> On May 1, 2011 5:40 PM, "WILTON"<wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >>> I like the puller too - usually simple, fast and easy, but removing inst >>> cluster on my 124 3 years ago for the evapectomy was quite an ordeal. >>> 'Turned out it had become glued very securely in place with an excess of >>> factory glue that had squeezed out between the cluster and the dash and >>> didn't want to release its hold without a fight. With skill and cunning, >>> though, I got it out, anyway - I don't give up easily. Other clusters I've >>> removed (my 2 123's, my 124 and, now, my 124) come out very nicely with >> the >>> coathanger puller. I don't like getting into the footwell, either - much >>> rather sit up comfortably in the seat. >>> >>> Wilton >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "LWB250"<lwb...@yahoo.com> >>> To: "Mercedes Discussion List"<mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 5:10 PM >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Change dash in 123? >>> >>> >>> That works, too. I just found this a bit easier to use if you didn't want >> to >>> have to pull the bolster. I hate having to get down in the footwell... and >> I >>> have come across a few clusters that would not come out easily, too. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Craig<diese...@pisquared.net> >>> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >>> Cc: >>> Sent: Sunday, May 1, 2011 4:58 PM >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Change dash in 123? >>> >>> That said, I have never needed to use a tool to get the instrument >>> cluster out. All I have ever done is to remove the panel below the dash >>> and push the cluster frontwards from the rear. >>> >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
