Any DIY for removing/replacing W220 front seat headrests?
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Any DIY for removing/replacing W220 front seat headrests?
I've searched, but found nothing on the subject
I have a 2004 S55 with Dynamic Drive seats and power headrests. I'd like to remove the headrests and replace them with OEM headrests into which I am going to install LCDs (hopefully 9", but I'll have to see what fits).
I have a call into Potomac to see if I can source the parts there, but in case that falls through are there any other recommended parts suppliers? Avoiding the dealer is a must because they will (probably?) screw up the cost-to-pleasure ratio.
Thanks
I have a 2004 S55 with Dynamic Drive seats and power headrests. I'd like to remove the headrests and replace them with OEM headrests into which I am going to install LCDs (hopefully 9", but I'll have to see what fits).
I have a call into Potomac to see if I can source the parts there, but in case that falls through are there any other recommended parts suppliers? Avoiding the dealer is a must because they will (probably?) screw up the cost-to-pleasure ratio.
Thanks
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I've searched, but found nothing on the subject
I have a 2004 S55 with Dynamic Drive seats and power headrests. I'd like to remove the headrests and replace them with OEM headrests into which I am going to install LCDs (hopefully 9", but I'll have to see what fits).
I have a call into Potomac to see if I can source the parts there, but in case that falls through are there any other recommended parts suppliers? Avoiding the dealer is a must because they will (probably?) screw up the cost-to-pleasure ratio.
Thanks
I have a 2004 S55 with Dynamic Drive seats and power headrests. I'd like to remove the headrests and replace them with OEM headrests into which I am going to install LCDs (hopefully 9", but I'll have to see what fits).
I have a call into Potomac to see if I can source the parts there, but in case that falls through are there any other recommended parts suppliers? Avoiding the dealer is a must because they will (probably?) screw up the cost-to-pleasure ratio.
Thanks
I did a search on google and it turned bunch of results. I remember seeing cheaper alternatives but don't remember where
http://www.google.com/search?q=merce...ient=firefox-a
Also check this topic out:
https://mbworld.org/forums/audio-ele...reen-benz.html
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IIRC I read someplace that you would raise the headrests to the highest position and just pull them out. You might want to check the owners' manual.
I did a search on google and it turned bunch of results. I remember seeing cheaper alternatives but don't remember where
http://www.google.com/search?q=merce...ient=firefox-a
Also check this topic out:
https://mbworld.org/forums/audio-ele...reen-benz.html
I did a search on google and it turned bunch of results. I remember seeing cheaper alternatives but don't remember where
http://www.google.com/search?q=merce...ient=firefox-a
Also check this topic out:
https://mbworld.org/forums/audio-ele...reen-benz.html
The ready-built OEM solutions are outrageously overpriced, just like tunes and most bolt-on MB performance parts. The good thing is that while I can't write a tune or weld a custom set of headers, I sure as ***** can cut up a couple spare headrests and make some perfect-match OEM LCDs.
Thanks for the suggestions and links, I really appreciate it.
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I've tried google already, but none of the suggestions worked: Couldn't just pull it out, couldn't find a release mechanism of any kind. Obviously I am not looking in the right place.
The ready-built OEM solutions are outrageously overpriced, just like tunes and most bolt-on MB performance parts. The good thing is that while I can't write a tune or weld a custom set of headers, I sure as ***** can cut up a couple spare headrests and make some perfect-match OEM LCDs.
Thanks for the suggestions and links, I really appreciate it.
The ready-built OEM solutions are outrageously overpriced, just like tunes and most bolt-on MB performance parts. The good thing is that while I can't write a tune or weld a custom set of headers, I sure as ***** can cut up a couple spare headrests and make some perfect-match OEM LCDs.
Thanks for the suggestions and links, I really appreciate it.
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Success!
Thanks to CurlyToons at BenzWorld, we here an MBWorld also now know how to remove the front headrests in a 2004 S55!
I tested this method this morning and confirmed that it does allow you to just pull the headrest out. You have to give it a good tug, because it has detents around the ends of the posts that click in and out. For installation, make sure you press hard enough to click them back into place.
many thanks to CurlyToons!
Using the electric controls, I put the seat all the way forward, then lowered the seatback all the way down. I raised the headrest to its highest level. Then I sat in the back seat and carefully pulled the headrest out of the seat back.
many thanks to CurlyToons!
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Thanks to CurlyToons at BenzWorld, we here an MBWorld also now know how to remove the front headrests in a 2004 S55!
I tested this method this morning and confirmed that it does allow you to just pull the headrest out. You have to give it a good tug, because it has detents around the ends of the posts that click in and out. For installation, make sure you press hard enough to click them back into place.
many thanks to CurlyToons!
I tested this method this morning and confirmed that it does allow you to just pull the headrest out. You have to give it a good tug, because it has detents around the ends of the posts that click in and out. For installation, make sure you press hard enough to click them back into place.
many thanks to CurlyToons!
