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Thought I would share my experience with this as I think many like the thought of replacing or painting to get back that original look.
I decided since installing the amg boot spoiler with 3rd light I would no longer need the original mounted to the parcel shelf, amg supply a black stick on cover for this as part of the spoiler kit but I think that is a bit cheap.
Having wanted to restore the shelf to original black I looked into spray alternatives and even original farbrics however because the material goes very brittle, it was unlikely it would look good or even consistent at best, so I went with a complete new shelf and C-pillers.
I was a bit surprised when it arrived, even though I had ordered it as the correct part for my C43 specs, it arrived with no speaker cutouts,or cutouts for the seat latch indicators,these had to be very carefully cut in with a ruler and sharp knife. I checked in epc again and even the picture and description there shows no speaker cutouts. There are some faint indents on the rear to show where to cut, which helped only a little.
As a bonus, the new shelf did not come pre drilled for the 3rd light, so no need for any covers now just re-wire to the spoiler, very happy with this
Dennis, maybe they use more sun resistant dyes on newer mb?. I was tempted to buy a spray can just to see how it would have turned out, if sombody does please post up how well colours match etc
Alex, down here I use a local company who imports from Germany, they work out cheaper than going through the dealership..I wonder sometimes if companies buy large amounts of old stock and onsell from there
Yes sure, remove the rear seat bolsters by removing bolts at bottom, then sliding all bolsters upwards to release(these get broken because people instead pull,the frame is NLA from MB).
Remove C-piller covers,do this by individually pushing the 3 clips inwards and at same time use a screw driver to push the clip up towards the rear window while holding pressure pull out to remove,then pull each cover forwards and up at same time out of the parcel tray )
To remove headrests, remove covers where they enter the parcel shelf, do this by using a plastic pry bar, apply pressure to the under area on both sides of the cover to release. use a screw driver to press on the tiny plastic hard to see levers while pulling the headrest up, there is one on each support(ie two per headrest).
Remove the three plastic pop rivits on the parcel tray(you will loose some of the rivet pins for sure) and lift out.
Yes sure, remove the rear seat bolsters by removing bolts at bottom, then sliding all bolsters upwards to release(these get broken because people instead pull,the frame is NLA from MB).
Remove C-piller covers,do this by individually pushing the 3 clips inwards and at same time use a screw driver to push the clip up towards the rear window while holding pressure pull out to remove,then pull each cover forwards and up at same time out of the parcel tray )
To remove headrests, remove covers where they enter the parcel shelf, do this by using a plastic pry bar, apply pressure to the under area on both sides of the cover to release. use a screw driver to press on the tiny plastic hard to see levers while pulling the headrest up, there is one on each support(ie two per headrest).
Remove the three plastic pop rivits on the parcel tray(you will loose some of the rivet pins for sure) and lift out.
I was looking at my crappy parcel shelf yesterday. Are you saying that you remove the headrests from the mechanism where they sit completely or just remove the covers? It seemed like the headrest frames are like a football shaped goal where if you took the covers off they would not slide through the parcel shelf opening. Thanks!
I was looking at my crappy parcel shelf yesterday. Are you saying that you remove the headrests from the mechanism where they sit completely or just remove the covers? It seemed like the headrest frames are like a football shaped goal where if you took the covers off they would not slide through the parcel shelf opening. Thanks!
You need to remove the headrest completely!. with covers removed, at the base of each headrest support is a small black lever hidden just out of sight, you need to use a small flat screw driver or similar to apply pressure to it and gently move the support up until its free, the trick being you need to do both supports so hold one side up while you do the other or it will re-latch.
10-03-2015, 06:12 PM
