ChrisCLS55
Active Member
While I personally feel the interior of my 11 year old CLS55 has aged quite well say in comparison to the E55 and even some of the C63s, I want to make my car look and feel more modern inside as it is still showing its age compared to new Mercs/other cars.
Obvious things are the steering wheel. Mine feels quite tough and classy to be honest, but it looks old and more like a lorry steering wheel. If it was wooden without the buttons it wouldn't look out of place on an 80s Merc. I want something a bit more chunkier and more modern looking.
I have my eye on this Lederlenkrad ALCANTARA Mercedes R230 W209 CLK W211 CLS W219 Tuning AMG TOP | eBay
First question, will I need a new air-bag and how expensive are they and how easy or not are they to fit (the steering wheel that is)? It doesn't come with the paddles, but it looks like that area is missing and therefore maybe I can keep that part of my steering wheel?
Another thing I want to improve on is Command, the sat nav is dated and poor. Are there any after market touch screen type retro-fit Command's out there?
Also, I'd love this for my car AMG Designo Suede Alcantara Interior Headliner Visors Pillars Mercedes CLS W219 | eBay
But... I don't have a sunroof.
I'm tempted and to see if I can get a patch for the sun roof bit or see if I can buy the rest and then get someone to do the roof lining.
Because my car has red calipers, red paddle shifts and now red wheel centre caps, I'd love the stitching to be red, but I'm unsure of the costs. I'm going with that theme, maybe even some red in the engine bay.
To tie in with that perhaps I'll get the silver plastic trim around the dash, Command, gear lever and rear compartment done in red too. Maybe even the seat belts done in red if possible. I like red and black!
Again this is all new to me, any advice, thoughts, help, pointers and sources that can help me will be most appreciated.
Also if anyone has done extensive interior work to their car, it would be good to hear from you guys and get your thoughts.
Thanks in advance!
Obvious things are the steering wheel. Mine feels quite tough and classy to be honest, but it looks old and more like a lorry steering wheel. If it was wooden without the buttons it wouldn't look out of place on an 80s Merc. I want something a bit more chunkier and more modern looking.
I have my eye on this Lederlenkrad ALCANTARA Mercedes R230 W209 CLK W211 CLS W219 Tuning AMG TOP | eBay
First question, will I need a new air-bag and how expensive are they and how easy or not are they to fit (the steering wheel that is)? It doesn't come with the paddles, but it looks like that area is missing and therefore maybe I can keep that part of my steering wheel?
Another thing I want to improve on is Command, the sat nav is dated and poor. Are there any after market touch screen type retro-fit Command's out there?
Also, I'd love this for my car AMG Designo Suede Alcantara Interior Headliner Visors Pillars Mercedes CLS W219 | eBay
But... I don't have a sunroof.
I'm tempted and to see if I can get a patch for the sun roof bit or see if I can buy the rest and then get someone to do the roof lining.
Because my car has red calipers, red paddle shifts and now red wheel centre caps, I'd love the stitching to be red, but I'm unsure of the costs. I'm going with that theme, maybe even some red in the engine bay.
To tie in with that perhaps I'll get the silver plastic trim around the dash, Command, gear lever and rear compartment done in red too. Maybe even the seat belts done in red if possible. I like red and black!
Again this is all new to me, any advice, thoughts, help, pointers and sources that can help me will be most appreciated.
Also if anyone has done extensive interior work to their car, it would be good to hear from you guys and get your thoughts.
Thanks in advance!