Seat back Quality in a W209

[stu]

The driver's seat back fell off the other day. On examination it looks like the thing is held on by two good lugs at the top and by pushing two holes in the inside of the cover over a couple of protuding lugs at the base. Trouble is these are made from rejected Trabant building material and totally below any known quality level. Dealer has offer to replace the cover at no charge, but would a new one be any better? This is a standard spec interior with cloth. Dealer (MB of Winchhester) is most helpful, but are standard MB parts up to this job?

 

[SilverSaloon]

The driver's seat back fell off the other day. On examination it looks like the thing is held on by two good lugs at the top and by pushing two holes in the inside of the cover over a couple of protuding lugs at the base. Trouble is these are made from rejected Trabant building material and totally below any known quality level. Dealer has offer to replace the cover at no charge, but would a new one be any better? This is a standard spec interior with cloth. Dealer (MB of Winchhester) is most helpful, but are standard MB parts up to this job?

all you can do is replace it m8 with a new part and hope it wont break!

 

[stu]

I used the unsubtle method of glueing the pathetic cardboard seatback to the frame all along the bottom. Question for me now is could I get it off if I wanted? Shame M-B do not use the quality standards set by Araldite.....