Interesting - what "smell" are you referring to? Is is sort of a sweet smell? My car has an odor that is not really unpleasant but is distinctive I wouldn't mind being rid of.
Randy B -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sunil Hari Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 5:32 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] seat repair I got a large piece of that memory foam from Meijer (like Wal-Mart, but Midwest) that tops mattresses, cut it to fit, and used that in my 115 when I redid those seats. Got rid of all the horsehair and the smell went away too. On 3/16/06, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey that sounds a bit better. Didn't know you had stuff like that. Someone > on one of these lists gave me the web > address for World and I had a look - then emailed to ask for a price. > > So, do you think the real thing is better than an update?? > > Randy B > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rusty Cullens > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 5:01 PM > To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' > Subject: Re: [MBZ] seat repair > > > I have the OE Genuine MB horsehair for $164.00. Why did you cal World > Upholstery? > > Rusty Cullens > BuyMBparts, Inc. > 1-800-741-5252 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R A Bennell > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 5:40 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: [MBZ] seat repair > > I checked with World Upholstery and they want $235 for a horsehair pad > to put into the front seat bottom on my 115. > I know I saw on here somewhere about repadding the seats with foam etc. > Who has done this and how well did it work > out? Am I better off to have a local upholstery shop make me something > out of dense foam or to try to do it myself. > Shaping the foam would be the hard part I guess - after finding > something suitable. I just wonder if something more > modern than the horsehair pad would be as good or better at a lower > cost. I'd have to look more closely but I don't > think the passenger side is really in need yet so I could get away with > just doing the driver's side. I had thought > about doing both until I got the quote. I'm frugal (and poor) so that > isn't to my liking. Two of them would be $470 > plus shipping of probably $25 or more plus taxes of 14% (on the value > converted to Cdn $). > > Randy B > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- Sunil Hari 1992 300D 2.5T - 286Kmi. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474 _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
