Ok,

I see a lot of threads complaining about the door sills and how dirty they get. I see a lot of cleaning tips but nothing about replacing or covering. Anybody do anything currently to cover up the fabric portion of the sill??

 

I just clean it every other day! the good news is if it gets totally destroyed, it's easy to replace and not too expensive.

 

It is funny. I have a C240 and I notice that no dirt gets in under the door into that area. It is also plastic there.

I know you guys are talking about hitting your feet on there.. But they also should have sealed that area better.

 

Thats good to know, Mine is tottally unacceptale to look at after just a week. This cream colored carpet is gonna be the end of me.

 

I have the Ash interior. A Mercedes parts guy suggested I use brake parts cleaner spray. Spray a white towel, then rub the towel on the door sill or other carpeted areas, even headliner material. It works great!

He told me that brake parts cleaner and dry cleaning compounds have similar properties. He even gave me a can for free.

The cleaner spray evaporates quickly, and the petroleoum scent also dissapates quickly. So far, so good.

For the sills, and any carpeted or cloth area, the brake parts cleaner spray is doing the trick. For the seats, leather and MB-Tex; leather cleaner and conditioner is cleaning them up very nicely.

Ash is by far the lightest interior I've had. As long as I have a simple way to remove the marks, I'll keep it.
If it drives me crazy, I'm in vehicle depreciation trouble . . .

 

Wow, I don't know if I can bring myself to spray brake parts cleaner on my interior fabric. That stuff smells horrendous.

 

If is is CAREFULLY applied without creases/wrinkles in an overlapping fashion (each 2 1/2" or so wide piece overlaps the other about halfway) so as to cover the fabric you will spend FAR less time cleaning. Yes, its a bit shiny, but that looks better than a filthy mess, at least to me.

 

Why dont you install the illuminated door sills? It looks cool!

 

Instead, its the stupid fabic door seals that get filthy every time a foot contacts them. Would the illuminated sills cover them?

 

No. Different Location.