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So, one of the things I noticed when I test drove my car before I bought it is that the rear window sun shade does not work. When I hit the button on the dashboard I can see the little attachment points come up on both pillars but obviously the sun shade doesn't come up with them. The other day I had an opportunity to take a closer look and the little mounts that actually attached to sun shade to the lifting rods on the sides are broken. I contacted my local Mercedes-Benz dealer just to find out that the only way to correct this issue is to buy an entire rear sun shade to the tune of $1,000. My question is, does anybody happen to have a solution to this particular little problem? I wonder if I remove these if they could be 3D printed that way they can be replaced if they were ever broken. Has anybody else found a better solution to this problem? I'm sure my car is not the only one that suffers with this particular ailment. I have enclosed a few pictures below for reference. Any help and assistance would be appreciated. Thank you.
I did look on eBay and all over. Last night I had a chance to take the trim apart. Those little clips are actually part of the rails that push and pull the shade up and down. No replacements are available and 3D printing them is also out... I am in the process of trying to super glue them back together.
I just walked out to my car and have the same issue. 2011 E-500
Originally Posted by E550AM
So, one of the things I noticed when I test drove my car before I bought it is that the rear window sun shade does not work. When I hit the button on the dashboard I can see the little attachment points come up on both pillars but obviously the sun shade doesn't come up with them. The other day I had an opportunity to take a closer look and the little mounts that actually attached to sun shade to the lifting rods on the sides are broken. I contacted my local Mercedes-Benz dealer just to find out that the only way to correct this issue is to buy an entire rear sun shade to the tune of $1,000. My question is, does anybody happen to have a solution to this particular little problem? I wonder if I remove these if they could be 3D printed that way they can be replaced if they were ever broken. Has anybody else found a better solution to this problem? I'm sure my car is not the only one that suffers with this particular ailment. I have enclosed a few pictures below for reference. Any help and assistance would be appreciated. Thank you.
Did you ever find a solution for this without buying the entire shade?
Did you ever find a solution for this without buying the entire shade?
Regrettably, I did not. Those particular mounts appear to be part of the actual rails which are not replaceable through any means that I have been able to find. They are available of course for other models but not for ours. And, naturally those other models are not compatible due to design differences. I tried gluing mine but it did not work. As of right now, I have abandoned the quest. My car does have 5% window tint all around so it is not the end of the world that my back shade does not work. I simply do not like having things on my car that do not function as intended. If anybody does happen to come across a solution, please do share it.
these cars like to eat parts
The window shade gets hot behind the glass window - I did lubed mine when I was scouting for the rear deck amplifier.
Many years later all light grease has evaporated leaving brital parts to rub until they brake.
Similarly the trunk pull mechanism is a fun project to lub so it won't fail on you. It has two separate modules: the latch release and the cable puller.
09-21-2023, 07:51 PM
