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Old 08-21-2010, 03:24 PM
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C class interior wear and tear

Hey guys. I would like to know how you interior has been holding up. Esp the drivers seat? I have an 07 and the seat looks brand spanking new due to the pack i'm not a fat person crushing the seat. I have the MBTEX which my uncles BMW which is an 07 also can easily tell wear and there.
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Originally Posted by Norwichdelta06
Hey guys. I would like to know how you interior has been holding up. Esp the drivers seat? I have an 07 and the seat looks brand spanking new due to the pack i'm not a fat person crushing the seat. I have the MBTEX which my uncles BMW which is an 07 also can easily tell wear and there.
MBTEX in a BMW

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im sorry dude, but if you spent like two more minutes actually thinking about what you want to say maybe I could understand you. Im not following you at all on that last sentence......
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My car has leather inserts and MB-Tex and my interior is fine @ 87600 miles. I condition it and take very good care of it. Size has little to do with it, MB-Tex should wear VERY well.
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my 03 120,00km is fine thats with 2 kids 1 of which spilled a whole gravy on the back seat (MB tex) cleaned up fine
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The weak spot seems to be the armrest, at least up till they eliminated the complicated dual compartments and changed the material. My armrest wear is pretty bad and also pretty common.
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Originally Posted by LILBENZ230
The weak spot seems to be the armrest, at least up till they eliminated the complicated dual compartments and changed the material. My armrest wear is pretty bad and also pretty common.
Yes - that armrest problem is an American thing. Here the twin bin & cover are local content & have been through proper UV testing. They don't fall apart. The only thing on the console that is imported is the wood.
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211k miles. I just got a rip on the drivers seat at the seam.
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No problems whatsoever for me... So far, but my friends handle did come out, and some paintwork on the interior plastic is fading, but apart from that - I haven't seen a bad W203 C-Class interior yet...
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my steering wheel and armrest has seen some damage
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Only wear I see in my 07 with 75K miles is the fabric seal on the drivers side door opening. I tend to rub up against it getting in and out of the car.
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125k on mine and the only problems at all are the center arm rest and both pull handles have broken.
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Shifter surround bezel popped out, both pull handles broken, leather seats in excellent shape, robotic cup holder broken, back cover of rear headrest broken.
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...Shifter surround bezel popped out.....
This drove me nuts. I would apply various "fixes" that only worked for a while and then it would start coming out again. The last time I got fed up, went to the dealer and bought a new bezel. The trans SW switch was part of the package so it was like $280. The latches that hold it in place are redesigned, more substantial, and work. No more problem. It was worth it.
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I got fed up, went to the dealer and bought a new bezel. The trans SW switch was part of the package so it was like $280. The latches that hold it in place are redesigned, more substantial, and work. No more problem. It was worth it.
Mine has just started doing this. I'm glad to hear they have improved it, that means I will probably do this in the future. Thanks for posting!!!
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My 2005 with 66,000 miles is holding up great. No rips no tears or wearing down anything.
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Driver's side armrest started cracking last month. '05 with 74K miles. All else is like new.
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I am at a little over 72000 miles on my 2005 and the interior has been holding up great. In the garage when I am home and sitting in a hot parking lot when AI am at work. In Las Vegas, it gets to about 115 F in the summer, so I am suprised pn how well it is doing.
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I handwash my car weekly and use Mothers leather products inside my car. At 50k and doing car inside my rear seats look like they've never been use.. They HAVEN'T LOL


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