W123 Saloon really wanted

[jaymanek]

I did mine last year in the saloon

 

[HowardD]

I did mine last year in the saloon

Yes. That's what I want it to look like. Fantastic.

Maybe in dark blue to match the dash/carpets, with some cream/white piping.

There is a complete W123 leather interior on Ebay.de, but the colour is completely wrong (beige) and the seller wont ship.

 

[jaymanek]

I tried white piping... it didnt work and so I had it retrimmed again above.

 

[HowardD]

With new steering wheel

With new wheel and stereo. I think they're an improvement.

Still trying to resist the urge to retrim. Too many other things to do first.

 

[HowardD]

I tried white piping... it didnt work and so I had it retrimmed again above.

I see what you mean. The black with black piping looks right. I'm not sure what colour because my dash, door cards and carpets are blue. But the roof lining is a much lighter colour.

 

[jaymanek]

A blue leather with blue piping will go perfectly...

 

[Druk]

Thanks for that page. Where does it come from?

The chrome is in good condition. But the glass is tarnished, and the mirror unit is covered in what looks like a handpainted thick black paint.Like a poor attempt to repair it.

These are the same mirror glasses as a 107. As per standard on Merc the passenger side is convex and the drivers flat. The opposite applies to a LHD car. With a bit of research it's possible to obtain a new passenger LHD mirror which fits the RHD drivers side and you get a much better field of view.

 

[HowardD]

Some work for the weekend.

Also got a better condition second hand offside wing mirror on the way, and me pressed metal number plates.

But not been successful so far with: -

Finding a front armrest
Finding some decent condition hubcaps
Finding a nearside electric mirror
Finding an undamaged roof lining
Swapping out the rheostat
Doing something about the right hand indicator (it wont cancel)

Still got some surface paint / rust issues to resolve and then it's on to the retrim wish list.

 

[Bren96]

Hi

I'm interested in buying a W123 model Mercedes 240D or maybe a 300D to use as a daily driver.

Could anyone point me in the direction of one in good condition?

Thanks

Brendan