Guess the mods...

[jaymanek]

done over last couple of weeks... should be easy..

neilrr and silversaloon not allowed to respond!

 

[Dieselman]

Wheel and wood cubby.

 

[jaymanek]

well that didnt last long!

yep... who knew a W126 cubby box can fit a W123 with a bit of light dremelling!

Note saloon and coupes have different sized boxes.. The box was originally bought for the widebody but as it came from a saloon it didnt fit..

 

[gurpz]

Nice mods there Jay all you need now is the matching burld wood center console inserts to match.

 

[A210AMG]

Yep needs wood round the switches and gear knob to finish off


Looks great

 

[NW_Merc]

Does the airbag work in the steering wheel?

 

[SilverSaloon]

hi

glad you got it in OK. Looks good

 

[stevesey]

well that didnt last long!

I think the "chrome star airbag" thread from last week was a bit of a hint.

 

[jaymanek]

Hi guys,

no the airbag is not operational...

i dont think ill get any more wood... I like it the way it is.. besides W123's never had burred walnut as an option.. most wood trim is zebrano and looks very dated.

 

[ADY1983]

Looks good jay, you could always tint the wood to make it a bit darker or go for gloss black

 

[jaymanek]

Yes im doing that on the widebody.. but nah.. i like it as it is on this...

a touch of wood but not too much..

 

[peterg1965]

It's a manual too, are they quite rare?

 

[stever]

Hi guys,

no the airbag is not operational...

i dont think ill get any more wood... I like it the way it is.. besides W123's never had burred walnut as an option.. most wood trim is zebrano and looks very dated.

My '79 280CE had burr walnut, or at least a finish that looked like it. Quite different to the Zebrano I have in my current '84 230E, and nicer in my opinion.