CL203 centre console upgrade to facelift??

[Smatt]

A vehicle dismantler that I have just visited says that he installed facelift centre console into a pre-facelift Cl203.
I understoood that this was a different system, yet he says it was ok & had full integration with the cluster.
Does anyone have any info on this, please??
Many thanks

 

[miro]

Are you talking about the radio ? or the armest with UHI ?

Centre console usually refers to the area below the dashboard up to the armrest. As for the conversion .... need more information.

 

[Smatt]

Hi Miro,
I mean the part from the centre air vents to the armrest, including the centre switch unit and the radio and swopping this to the newer console with the squarer buttons & audio 20(instead of audio 10) style stereo or comand. I have 2003 C-coupe.
Thank you

 

[miro]

Hi Miro,
I mean the part from the centre air vents to the armrest, including the centre switch unit and the radio and swopping this to the newer console with the squarer buttons & audio 20(instead of audio 10) style stereo or comand. I have 2003 C-coupe.
Thank you

I did this to my car and so did Sunman in Houston. Sure it works if you fit ALL of the parts.

 

[Smatt]

So just which parts are needed??
Full list please, if possible. Thank you again, Miro

 

[Smatt]

Ok, I have searched Sunmans posts & found relevant ones, (although he used a w209 cluster- I presume it will be simpler with a facelift w203 cluster, although 209 is nicer!)
Thanks for the pointer in right direction.

 

[Smatt]

Miro, would you confirm re your upgrade whether you changed the cluster too? I presume this has to be done, but if so then I think I would have to change the dash too as my dash has the older shape around the cluster of 3 curves(higher centre curve), whereas the facelift has a single oval curve around the cluster.
I just wanted to check whether the rest of the bits can be changed, but retain the cluster??

Thank you for your patience.

 

[Smatt]

Just been looking on MBenzNL and it looks like they have fitted a W209 cluster
but retained the original centre console.
Is there much involved with this? I presume a lot of STAR coding, but is the cluster a straight swop(apart from the dash surround as above) or would other parts be needed?

Also, for the W209 steering wheel, is there anything else required apart from the wheel itself?