Rear Folding Seats Retrofit??
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Rear Folding Seats Retrofit??
Anyway to get the rear folding seat option on a 2004 E that did not come with it? Appreciate any input.
Thanks Jeff
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Originally Posted by MB4Fun
Anyway to get the rear folding seat option on a 2004 E that did not come with it? Appreciate any input.
Thanks Jeff
Thanks Jeff
Well, like anything on these cars, it is not that simple. These are some things that the system does that would have to be retrofitted.
You would have to replace the whole top and bottom part of the seats. That is probably the easy part of the whole thing.
These are the little logic functions:
If either seat back is not properly latched, you will get a message on the MFD. Also, if the front seats are too far back to recline the rear seats forward, the computer will automatically move the corresponding front seat forward so the rear seats can fold. You also hear a beep every time the rear of the seats are latched or unlatched. Also, if the headrests are up when you release the seat back from the trunk, the headrest is automatically retracted. This might be easily set by the Star Diagnostics, but who knows?
Also, you will have to have the release latch installed in the trunk.
I am sure it is possible, but it is probably cost prohibitive.
I hope this helps,
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Remove your two side trunk liners (you need to remove the two Torx T20s in the tie downs on each side, and two plastic expanding rivets near the top). Then remove the back trunk liner.
Do you now see a solid sheet of metal? If so, stop there.
(If that doesn't matter to you, there are SO MANY parts that would need to be replaced... such as the two trunk liners we removed in the previous step... the cargo tie downs are bolted down with bolts instead of little screws... the hat tray is different... it just goes on and on.)
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Do you now see a solid sheet of metal? If so, stop there.
(If that doesn't matter to you, there are SO MANY parts that would need to be replaced... such as the two trunk liners we removed in the previous step... the cargo tie downs are bolted down with bolts instead of little screws... the hat tray is different... it just goes on and on.)
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Thanks Steve...I was thinking if I could get it done for under a $1000 it would be worth it to me. Doesn't sound like it is realistic to even get done as I would have to individually try and figure out all the parts I need and then order from dealer.
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Originally Posted by MB4Fun
Thanks Steve...I was thinking if I could get it done for under a $1000 it would be worth it to me. Doesn't sound like it is realistic to even get done as I would have to individually try and figure out all the parts I need and then order from dealer.
And for the cost, you would need lots and lots of parts, but let's price just three of them: two trunk liners, about $150. Seat cushion cover, about $700. That's without the seat backs, and we're just talking the leather covers, not the foamy stuff inside.
P.S. I'm not Steve... Steve is the nice one.
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Originally Posted by scorchie
P.S. I'm not Steve... Steve is the nice one.
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I once sat in the back seat of a current model Chevy Impala and they had something loose in the trunk. When they stopped hard, the SCUBA tank hit the back of the seat and really hurt me on the other side. The car did not even have the rear trunk access! The seat backing in that car (and on an ex-girlfriend's Cavalier) is cardboard. I could not believe how unsafe they are! The Mercedes has really strong latches (like door latches) and the back of the seats (on the trunk side) are very very solid. I guess that they are making sure that the seat back on the folding rear seats is are least as strong as the thin sheet of metal. Yet again, another reason German cars are much safer.
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Thank you very much for the complement Scorchie!! I am not nice; I am just diplomatic (sometimes).
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