How To: Replace center console
Not that it is any help to you, but that trim is part of the cup holder compartment and not the panel.




I pushed the aluminum back down, It's not really clear in this picture.
As a bonus, the door handle trim is also coming off, pushing it back in doesn't help even though it's the logical way it's installed
Last edited by Mbracer26; Aug 19, 2017 at 03:03 PM.








It is real metal although very thin, a conductive copper base coat is applied using electroplating, then you can apply different metallic finishes on top of that srface.
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Cannot understand how a dealer could mess up such an easy install.
Tell them that you would like some compensation for all the damage and extra trips caused.




This is exactly what i want to do.
May i ask please where did you order the part from?
Seems like an easy swap.
From what i can see of the pics , its just the veneer and you re-clip all of the components back to it and then put it back in yeah?
Correct, it is an easy install.
Part is ordered directly from Mercedes, dont know about availability on other markets than Europe I am afraid.
As i have the open pore wood on the dashboard i would like the exact same part as you.
Now i can see why it was the price it was especially if it contains the lighting component etc , plus the wood trim is not just wood: its layers and layers and layers backed by metal for the structure so in an accident it doesn’t skewer you lol.
Now just to fix that annoying rattle around the ear height of the drivers door (RHD here in Oz) which the dealer cant seem to locate either. Grrrr
How do you find your 220D?
I do have another question, when you were taking off the centre console and the COMAND controller do you think it would be possible to change the location of the Parking Pilot button? Sitting on the right side its always obscured by the COMAND controller.
Thanks




