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I've found Alladin's Cave !! Lots of goodies for our W204

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Old 06-26-2008, 06:38 PM
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Thank you Mercster and Dalazernet ...... this is great news for W204 owners who are waiting so patiently for cosmetic mods to pop up.........
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Thank you Mercster and Dalazernet ...... this is great news for W204 owners who are waiting so patiently for cosmetic mods to pop up.........
+1, THANK YOU!!
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needs to unload all credit card funds available on this!
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I want the carbon fiber trim, less the arm rest stuff. How do we get this? Where are the prices?
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Some ideas of costs. I spoke to the UK agent today on the few items that I was interested in.

Steering wheel - $880
Set of 3 front airvents - $760
Arm-rest - $1000
Remember all these are full replacement products. Schatz will give a return allowance of approx $80 per each original part returned. Once you factor in postage cost etc, I don't think it's really worth it.
Speedo surround - $390
Glovebox trim - $250
Gear shift in wood/CF and chrome - $260

These are estimates based on current FX rates to the Euro as they are priced in Euro. Given how both the pound and US dollar are faring against the euro, it's costing quite a bit more.

I also realised that I've not scanned and uploaded 1 additional page. I'll do that later this evening.
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Originally Posted by The Mercster
Some ideas of costs. I spoke to the UK agent today on the few items that I was interested in.

Steering wheel - $880
Set of 3 front airvents - $760
Arm-rest - $1000
Remember all these are full replacement products. Schatz will give a return allowance of approx $80 per each original part returned. Once you factor in postage cost etc, I don't think it's really worth it.
Speedo surround - $390
Glovebox trim - $250
Gear shift in wood/CF and chrome - $260

These are estimates based on current FX rates to the Euro as they are priced in Euro. Given how both the pound and US dollar are faring against the euro, it's costing quite a bit more.

I also realised that I've not scanned and uploaded 1 additional page. I'll do that later this evening.
this is insanely expensive.
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Originally Posted by trial0r
this is insanely expensive.

I am glad I am not the only one to think so.

Steering wheel - $880
Set of 3 front airvents - $760

Steering wheel a major component of a modern car is only worth 40.00 more than 3 pieces of plastic Have we stepped into Bizarro world? And how much is the instrument cluster surround? It ios a tiny piece of CF and doesn't do anything but look cool.

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Some ideas of costs. I spoke to the UK agent
Arm-rest - $1000
does it massage my arm or something?
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does it massage my arm or something?
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Ahh, the price of exclusivity is usually painfully high!
Very nice stuff and special thanks to Mercster and Dalazernet for sharing the information.
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yeah, even though this is *** expensive...it at least gives me hope. We're now finally seeing more and more aftermarket upgrades around for our w204. It's expensive now cause it's first to market, but as more and more vendors start making these mods, prices will come down. Good sign!
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C320 CDI Elegance
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Ahh, the price of exclusivity is usually painfully high!
Very nice stuff and special thanks to Mercster and Dalazernet for sharing the information.
I agree it is expensive, and that's for a few good reasons:

Firstly this is quoted in Euro from Germany. Eg, you can buy the gear shift at $189 from mymercedes.com in the US compared to $260 direct. Given the FX rates, I think the US agent of Schatz will be taking a smaller margin.

Even so, the prices are high. Like I explained before on the air-vents and arm-rest, rather than being a piece of trim film that you glue on the exiting part, Schatz actually sell you a full replacement part, ie a full 3-set airvents or armrest component (not just the lid).

It's probably a bit over the top, but then again, that's how you achieve the quality and almost OEM look. The CF or wood is incorporated into the part rather than glued on, plus it's real wood or at least the same quality wood as OEM trim.
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great find, but I don't see why I have to spend $3k plus just to replace my good trims that's not even damaged. I'd rather spend that to make the car handle better. Either way, seems like great product
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I found a significantly cheaper alternative - also available in CF or wood:

http://cgi.ebay.de/MB-A-Klasse-W169-...742.m153.l1262
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X3 and 2012 C coming soon
I just want to replace my aluminum trim with carbon fiber or the dark wood.

The guy at formymercedes.com told me the CF is going to be very expensive. I didn't ask about the wood. And, that stuff in the ebay link, looks like stickers

Can anyone get a price on the door pieces and the climate control and shifter surround? I guess that would be the 9 piece version. Do they even make it for the manual transmission surround? Is it the same?

Thanks.

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Yeah, that stuff on ebay is stickers. The Schatz stuff is real wood and having now got the gear knob, I can attest to the quality.

The stickers ones are cheaper - not sure of quality as not seen in person.

If you want more specific quotes on the CF door trims - call Tim in the UK on + 44 1566 776 222 or email him on info@specialvehicle.co.uk. Website is:

http://www.specialvehicle.co.uk/M_index.htm

He's been very helpful to me. I've got the wood trim on the glovebox on order at the moment.
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any new information regarding the carbon fiber trims for the interior?
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Originally Posted by Normandie4life
any new information regarding the carbon fiber trims for the interior?
It's available to buy - you just need to put up the dosh!
If you're in the US, just contact formymercedes.com with the part number as in the catalog, and they'll give you a quote. From what somebody else posted, the cost in the US is still quite expensive. There's another thread on those US quotes.
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ever heard Performance Products catalogue??
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ever heard Performance Products catalogue??
As far as I know, Performance Products doesn't carry CF interior trim for w204s.
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Maybe not yet for the W204. But they do for the rest of the MB lineups. Almost all of them. But the pictures above look good tho.

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