They still use horsehair pads on the 210? And you had to replace it? I
have never really heard of having to replace it on the newer cars.
On 11/19/2017 7:46 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Since I decided to take the week off, I have a number of car related things
queued up to do in my leisure time…
Yesterday I replaced the stops on the rear hatch, as the rubber part of both
had deteriorated to the point where the rubber was pretty much gone. Maybe all
of five minutes to do, and my rear hatch now shuts with a nice “squish” sound
as the latch pulls it closed. I’ve noticed this is a common issue on the
sedans as well.
I’m referring to the rubber “wedges” that are on the sides of the trunk opening
of the W210 sedans. There are similar things on the wagon rear hatch as well,
which is what I replaced.
Today was driver’s lower seat (horsehair) pad. Got a new one from Mercedes
this past week, so I had it all ready to go. The seats on the W210 are
probably one of the easiest seats to remove on a Mercedes that I’ve
encountered. Move it back, take out the front bolts. Move it forward, take
out the back bolts. Unplug the connectors in the front that are really easy to
get to, then pop a trim panel off to remove the seat belt anchor point and out
it comes.
I just sat on the seat on the garage floor to release the cardboard strips on
the bottom edge of the leather cover, and the cover and horsehair pad slid
right off the seat frame to the front. There are some nylon clips that have to
be released to get the cover off, but that took about five minutes to get them
all loose. Then off with the leather cover, stretch it out over the new
horsehair pad, and clip the retaining wires back on the nylon clips (this is
what gives the seat cover the “pucker” where there are seams between the pads.)
Slide the horsehair pad with leather cover back onto the seat frame, get it
centered, sit on the seat so I can put the edges of the cover back in the
retaining grooves on the seat frame, and do the same on the back edge.
Clean the interior carpet under the seat and tunnel, put the seat back in, run
the bolts down and reconnect the electricals.
Done!
Nice to have a seat that doesn’t lean to the left from years of use any more.
Yea!!
Tomorrow or Tuesday I believe I’m going to tackle the headliner. Big job,
especially on a wagon…
-D
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