miky2001

anybody else have this problem? how can i fix it?

nauticalx

gently peel the rest of it off without bending or breaking it and re-attach with double-sided tape (or adhesive if you wish)

NCBob

Or leave it in place and use super glue on the separated area. Hold it in place for a minute and it will look fine.
This happened to me on another car and it worked great.

mishti97

This happened to the front passenger side of my 2010 E550 Coupe while still under warranty and was replaced. Then it happened to the driver side about six months later. (broke in half too) Hard to believe a high priced car like this would have the trim fall off. Never had this happen on any other car I've owned. I am usuually the only one in the car, and it only has around 12,000 miles on it. I bought the car through the European Dilvery Program.

kalt

I recently had this happen on the front passenger side but it was replaced under warranty. I figured my wife will break it if i left it hanging so i held it in place with painters tape till i made it the dealer.

tomtam6

My trim cracked and broke, is there an online vendor like eBay where I can purchase a new piece?

Anttribb

Happened to me on my passenger side as well. I left it alone since I'm usually the only one in my car, but it got broken off while I was at the car was smh.

lee16

Superglue wont work. Need to get a new part from the dealer.

tomtam6

Was this ever solved? I'm looking for a vendor. Thanks

konigstiger

$192/free shipping https://www.oediscountparts.com
$175.95 + shipping https://www.parts.com

Removal: http://workshop-manuals.com/mercedes...ent/page_7164/ + next pages

cmlf1

This just happened to both doors on my 2010 E550 Coupe out of nowhere. Going to see if third party warranty covers this.

NCBob

Both dash and Passenger door began peeling at the same time two weeks ago. Guess the heat caused it. Will try to reattach with Super Glue.
Stay tuned for results.

nauticalx

why would superglue not work?

beejAMG

superglue is too thin...



youll need something dense...



also, removing the whole thing is the right way to do it but youll run the risk of snapping it. i just injected enough epoxy in there and held up great since.

NCBob

I stand corrected. Tried Super Glue and it really does NOT work. The back side of the trim is curved and there is not enough surface material for the glue to attach. As beejAMG stated, the glue needs to be of a thicker consistency to secure both surfaces.
And to add to my misery, I tried forcing the left lip of the trim into its slot and cracked it. Grrrrrr.
Can you spell pissed?

Uda880

I used Epoxy Putty for Plastic. Been the only thing that managed to hold it in place (aside from 3M double sided tape) that doesn't have the thickness to make it pop out slightly.

Mookish

My driver side trim also began to peel back and I went to pep boys and bought some double sided molding tape to fix it. Unfortunately the trim is so fragile it cracked while I was doing it. So no I have to have it replaced That's some BS that many people are having this issue, my car is a 2010 with only 20K miles on it. Makes the car feel cheap.

mercplumber

both sides broken HELP whats a source for new or used parts

bmeck2003

A few months ago the wood trim above the glove box on my 2010 E350 coupe came partially loose. While trying to fully remove the loose wood, I broke it and had to purchase a new part from my dealer.

Two weeks ago the wood trim on my driver's door started to come loose. Not wanting to have to remove the door panel, I decided to try to use the Loctite Instant Mix epoxy that "beejAMG" recommended.

After my bad experience with the breaking the wood above the glove box, I was determined to be extra careful with the driver's door loose trim.

Yesterday I carefully masked of all of the surrounding area, including the narrow chrome strip directly above the wood. I VERY, VERY carefully inserted the tip of the epoxy dispenser behind the loose part of the wood and carefully moving the tip around, injected what I estimated would be enough epoxy to cover the loose area.

Then I pressed the wood into place and held it for a few minutes. Only a very little excess epoxy oozed out and before it had a chance to harden I cleaned it up using mineral spirits. The epoxy seemed to be holding, but it had not fully hardened and the very end of the wood would not stay tight even after holding it in place by hand for about 15 minutes. I then placed a a block of wood over the loose area of the wood and held it in place using a broom handle across the car to the passenger side door. After about 90 minutes, I removed the broom handle and the block of wood - the loose end now seemed tight. The Loctite epoxy did the trick, but it needed more time to fully harden than indicated on the label.

I checked again today and the wood on my driver's door is still tight. Hopefully it will stay that way.

beejAMG

that'll hold longer than the original glue MB used.
never went as far as the "broom handle" trick as you did but thats a great way of holding it together till dry.
i always have an unused loctite epoxy in the garage just in case.