I did a writeup for headliner replacement in the BW R129 forum, I believe. I’ll see if I can find it and post the link to you via PM. It’s actually pretty easy to do and not terribly expensive, either.
This is wife’s “other” hip - she had her left hip replaced in 2014, I think. It was just a matter of time before this one failed. I don’t mind all the stuff dealing with this. Since I can do a lot of work from home it works out pretty well, as I still take FMLA leave but I do it “intermittently”. That way I can work at least part of the time and not have to worry about exhausting my accrued time. Fortunately, my employer is pretty cool about it. Thanks for the wishes. She’s an old hand at this stuff. I would be freaking out. I haven’t been in a hospital since the 1960s. I’m hoping to keep it that way for a long time. -D > On Feb 3, 2019, at 12:14 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Sorry to hear about your wife -- not fun times ahead. I self-graduated last > weekend to a cane (was hexapod now a tripod) and will see doc on Tuesday, see > what my status is. Best wishes for her (and you). > > The headliner on the SL is also drooping and falling down, I guess when I can > get the hardtop off it will be time to reglue it or whatever one does, won't > have to send it to a specialty shop. Your expertise will be helpful in that > regard, something I can do I expect. It's supposed to be some high-end > material on the SL600 I think, it feels kinda dense and rubbery, maybe it is > actually fabric of some kind. I also noticed that EVERYTHING in the cabin is > covered with leather, no vinyl, it is pretty cool. > > --FT > > On 2/3/19 12:05 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> Yup. Just chipping away. >> >> I’m juggling the logistics of the headliner replacement right now. I just >> ordered my new reproduction dash pad from the supplier in Turkey, which >> should arrive in a couple of weeks. I started tearing into the dash >> yesterday and hope to finish that up today. That way I have the wood out of >> the dash so I can start refinishing it. >> >> I need to drive it over to the headliner guy in the next week or two so he >> can get an idea of what he’s going to do and can order materials. I have a >> new MB headliner, but he’ll need some padding and he’s also going to replace >> the windlace while the car is in the shop, too. Both windshield and rear >> glass will come out for this, so I’ve got to get seals ordered soon, too. >> >> The wife is going in for hip surgery on the 6th of March, so I want to get >> the car to him before then so he can have it for a week or two to do his >> stuff while I’m busy doing home health care. Once he’s done I hope to have >> everything done on my end as far as refinished wood and the dash pad painted >> so it will begin to come together after that point. >> >> -D >> >> >>> On Feb 3, 2019, at 11:36 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> yer makin progress! >>> >>> -FT >>> >>> On 2/3/19 9:31 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >>>> Blog post for yesterday’s work: >>>> >>>> http://penoff.com/1965_220SEb_Blog/Entries/2019/2/2_Trunk_Show.html >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://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 >>>> >>> -- >>> --FT >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://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 >> >> 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 >> > -- > --FT > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 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
