I too, enjoy the smell of the horsehair seat pads. It is a smell that evokes many memories, dad's Jags, Mom's Saab ('65 Model 96) and of course the 5 Benz's I've owned. It's the smell of Quality!
On 3/18/06, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > the smell? What smell? If you are talking about the smell I think you > are talking about, that is a great smell, I love that smell. > > Sunil Hari wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, > 84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, > 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69 250 > http://www.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 > -- Rory Morrison Oroville, WA 1985 300SD 1982 300TD