I agree. The color is always a bit off and when you touch the dash the difference is clear. I'd also rather have a few cracks.
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 29, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote: People say you can't tell the difference... you can if you're critical to attention to detail. Jaime On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com>wrote: I think there are two good solutions: 1) Wait (a long time) until a good crash free one appears on eBay and exchange it. It happens, believe me. 2) Buy a black one and spray it blue. Exchanging the dash is a lot of work, but not unreasonable or as bad as you might think... you can do it in a few hours. Once upon a time, I bought crack free blue dash for a W201 on ebay and exchanged it... it was surprisingly easy. But with the dash removed, the interior looks like a bomb went off it in and its somewhat intimidating! Jaime On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 12:46 AM, andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I have two W123 300TDs with dash issues. One has some cracks on the top of the dash, and the other has four small holes where the idiot PO mounted some sort of plaque. What makes him an uber-idiot is that he had replaced the dash and it was pristine prior to drilling those holes. Anyway, how good are the various blue dyes (e.g., Leatherique) in matching the OEM blue color on a touchup basis? Or will I need to fill the cracks and holes and respray each dash in its entirety? Andrew 1983 and 1985 300TDs _______________________________________ 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 -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
