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I used Clear Gorilla Glue on my door panel that the wood trim was lifting on one of the ends. I had to buy one of those huge wood clamps, cheap at Harbor Freight, in order to keep it clamped while it dried. It has been 6 months since I did it and so far it has not come loose.
I used the same glue as posted in this thread. I had the exact same area coming up. I placed a bead in right inside and used a small paint brush and made sure coverage was on both sides etc. The glue took about 30 min so what I did to not hold the piece in place being lazy I carved a small wood piece to match the arch of the wood panel, placed a piece of non skid rubber on top and used a large vise clamp to clamp the piece.. Once all was dry I removed it and used alcohol to clean up an light residue of glue on the sides. Been 3 months and no issues..
Mike
Agreed.. However it may have just been a weak spot where they had limited glue coverage since its happening to many cars in the same spot. Way too late for me to say its under warranty.. LOL
2011 Diamond White E550 Cabriolet P2 Sport Ash interior
Originally Posted by mikey08
Agreed.. However it may have just been a weak spot where they had limited glue coverage since its happening to many cars in the same spot. Way too late for me to say its under warranty.. LOL
my wife’s car (2011 E550 Cabriolet) is doing the exact same thing so I think it’s just a manufacturing flaw. It’s also started to do it on the dash trim as well...So not a good spot to put a clamp but may have to use the seat itself and an adjustable shower rod To hold the trim in place.
I used gorilla glue and the wood pieces peeled off a week later. Then I used gorilla glue double stick tape and four months later they’re still sticking together.
Mine was peeling when I bought the car, so I had the dealer add it to the IOU list. They tried to glue it and it snapped in two.
They ended up replacing the whole door seat control unit on their dime.
Tried to fix with th gorilla glue too! Mine broke!
Hello, I also have a 2011 e350 convertible and my wood trim is starting to peal off on the right door, left door and under the glove box. So I tried to do what it said on this link and use gorilla glue. It did not work. A few days later the middle part of the trim got hooked on something and broke. I have searched everywhere(except the dealer) for this piece and have not been able to find it. Does anyone know where I could locate this piece? I would need all three pieces.
Try loooking on ebay. Here are the 2 door trim ones: https://www.ebay.com/itm/156089357419. I saw many options for center console trim as well. Just search "10-13 c207 wood trim dashboard" or "10-13 c207 wood trim door" and various options will come up.
Everyone who has this problem needs to call Benz who will refer you to NHSTB and have you report the problem. It is insane that the wood trim in all of the 4 door and wagons was replaced free of charge and the coupe and cabriolet owner get nothing. Doesn't make any sense.
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