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I've finally installed a couple of interior trims from Schatz.

Firstly, I installed the burr walnut wood gear-shift lever. It's real solid wood, and looks and feels awesome - the quality is top class. The feeling of the wood in your hand whilst holding it is great (no pun intended)

Here's some pics.

S204HONGKONG

do they have any carbon fibre shift knobs? I hate my AMG package silver knob

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I also bought the burr walnut wood trim that goes on the glovebox.
I really wanted that as I always thought that the passenger side of the cabin lacked some trim. It was too bare in my opinion.

At least now, this trim breaks some of the monotony of the plastic on that side of the dashboard. It also blends it quite well with the trim from the door panel, with a similar curved end.

The trim itself is made of solid wood and is about 5mm thick at its thickest in the middle and tapers towards the top end where it meets the chrome strip.

It's definitely not the cheap sticker type trim kit that is available. I guess you pay for that Schatz quality and workmanship though at $200 for this trim alone. But it was worth it, as it really rounds up the interior nicely.

Here's some pics.

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Yes they do. See this thread where I posted the full catalog.

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...057&highlight=

Hazemonster

OMG! You moved the steering wheel to the other side? I didn't know that Schatz did that!

narky

Looks very nice! Both pieces go very well with the interior of the Lux. They look beautiful and OEM. The only thing is... $200 for that little piece in the passenger side? I guess looking good is a costly effort. Thanks for the kind conversion for us Americans, BTW. When helpful people like you are not around, I use the following website:

http://www.x-rates.com/

PhaseNine

Hahahaha...hilarious

Krytech

Looks nice and clean. I might have to spring for the glove box trim! Thanks for the info.

who8888

+1 That was my initial reaction also. Have to do a double take and then see where he was from.

Aggressive

I know thats amazing.

aprince2die4

i kinda like the trim on the passenger side....is that avaliable in the birdseye maple...i think thats wut its called on the 08 c350....i tried to find that in the catalog u guys mentioned but no luck......kinda expensive just to buy to see if i like it....has neone else used this?

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Yeah it's available. All the trim kits are avialable in the following colours:
Burr Walnut; Eucalyptus; Bird's eye maple; and Carbon Fiber.

I didnot post the last page of the catalog by mistake.

aprince2die4

ok thanxx...i looked at that thread and seen the glovebox trim in the picture but couldnt find if they sold it alone and the price...im startin to like it...since mentioned now i look over and it does look a little empty on the passenger side...

dalazernet

Looking very nice indeed! Although, instead of the glovebox strip, I'm considering the vent replacements. I think those would look nice without going "over the top" wood-wise.

What do you think?

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But those vents were absurdly expensive - quote I got was $1k for the set of all 3 vents.

BENZ LIFER

Try Jerry
www.ForMyMercedes.com.
He orders from Schaetz .
He has Excellent pricing and is very helpful
Just bought Lux shifter and glove box piece .
$129 #20421 Glove Box panel
$189 #772-7220 Burl Wood with chrome inlay
Other parts similarly priced .
I think 3 vents were under $500

aprince2die4

how difficult was it to install the shift knob...were there any marks left from opening the section...

BENZ LIFER

As you likely know, the very weak dollar has made items from Europe very expensive.
Here is updated pricing from
www.formymercedes.com

$719 20419 Armrest
$179 20421 Glove Box panel
$219 20420 Speedometer Frame
$189 Shift knob of your choice
$439 20418 Vent Trim (3 vents)

Pricing seems to be going up daily , still better than Schaetz website pricing .

omgitselaine

$2100 for the 9 piece cf kit

and

$3000 for the 14 piece cf kit

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If these are the prices that you've been quoted, then it's a friggin' bargain. Just like the USD, the GBP has been sinking against the Euro, so I was quoted double what you've been quoted. Eg, in the UK the vent trim will cost me the equivalent of $900. MyMercedes.com in the US must be accepting a smaller margin compared to the UK reseller.
I think, I may even be cheaper for me to order from the US and then get it shipped back to the UK.

lx Raven xl

Yup and a woooooping 81885.6 U.S. dollars for C180K here in Amsterdam...... You guys are damn lucky. ...