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I had fixed mine, to the best of my ability, by pulling the windshield then heating the leather. Once its heated, you can stretch it a bit, then glue it down. Its not easy work. Once I glued it down, I put bags of salt to hold it in place for a week. The final result is not bad. The replacement windshield that went in was tinted once installed. Hopefully this shows you my attempt. Not perfect, but definitely better than before.
Here you can see the dash peeling up (windshield removed).
View with windshield removed View with windshield removed View with windshield removed Started Heating and Stretching the Leather Still heating and stretching, after this I applied leather adhesive under the dash leather I put bags of salt down to hold down the leather so it can dry with the adhesive The Finished product
wow.. same problem.. Did you do this work yourself? Its a bit beyond my ability so would need to take to a shop to do..
I had a windshield company remove the windshield. As far as the dash, yes, did the work myself. It's not easy, and I don't suggest a novice attempt to do this on their own.
Interesting MBUSA will be releasing following TBA for MY2022: Replace the Dashboard Surface – 2022 223 bonding of the dashboard surface might not meet current production specifications, dealer will replace the affected part of the dashboard. Customer letters will be mailed on or before February 14, 2023.
Interesting MBUSA will be releasing following TBA for MY2022: Replace the Dashboard Surface – 2022 223 bonding of the dashboard surface might not meet current production specifications, dealer will replace the affected part of the dashboard. Customer letters will be mailed on or before February 14, 2023.
Ok.. Weird one.. I have a 2017 S550 still under CPO.. Although its been Hot in Texas seems strange that this is happening. My dash is releasing on both sides curling up and wrinkling across the dash. Picture attached. I took it into the dealership and they said its not covered under CPO.. estimate was $6K to replace the dash. I escalated to Mercedes corporate / Customer Advocacy and they also rejected coverage offering a 20% discount to replace. I went to an interior shop and they said they did not want to touch it as they would have to bring in a Mercedes mechanic to remove the dash to recover. No rips or tears.. just releasing all the way around and curling up.. Its getting worse. Any suggestions??
Try a different dealer or diy and fix it yourself.
I went to a ton of places trying to get someone (body shops, interior shops) to do it and everyone passed.. Went ahead and had the dealership do it.. its done.... hoping it doesn't happen again..
I went to a ton of places trying to get someone (body shops, interior shops) to do it and everyone passed.. Went ahead and had the dealership do it.. its done.... hoping it doesn't happen again..
Ok.. Weird one.. I have a 2017 S550 still under CPO.. Although its been Hot in Texas seems strange that this is happening. My dash is releasing on both sides curling up and wrinkling across the dash. Picture attached. I took it into the dealership and they said its not covered under CPO.. estimate was $6K to replace the dash. I escalated to Mercedes corporate / Customer Advocacy and they also rejected coverage offering a 20% discount to replace. I went to an interior shop and they said they did not want to touch it as they would have to bring in a Mercedes mechanic to remove the dash to recover. No rips or tears.. just releasing all the way around and curling up.. Its getting worse. Any suggestions??
Hi. This seems to be an ongoing issue on the 2014 and newer Mercedes S-Classes. I had a 2015 S550 Sport that was doing the exact same thing. We removed the front windshield, heated up the leather and glued it down. We ended up selling the car. We now just purchased a Mercedes S560 Sport 2019 from West Palm Beach Florida. When the car gets here, believe it or not it has the same issue. I was thinking Mercedes would have rectified this problem in the newer models, buts seems like all of the S-Classes have this issue. I think this is a Manufacturing defect and Mercedes needs to extend the factory warranty on the dash.
This is something that really can’t be rectified. Leather is a natural product, and heat and UV rays shrink it, the only way to avoid it is to use a sunshade when it’s parked out in the sun and tint the windshield with a ceramic UV rejection film…or don’t use leather on the dash like that.
Yea did what I could on our car.. heated and stretch a little and glued down but not enough ... still a bit of a gap.. Im just going to lower price and sell that part disclosed as is... its way too expensive to replace
This is a common problem with recent S class. MB is aware of this product defect and they have a ready defense or coverage denial for these.
It is going to take class action lawsuit to rectify this. I have same problem mine has gotten worse with time.
recommend you get leather dash board cover. They are primarily in black color but they look very good.
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leather dash board cover mat Compatible with Mercedes S Class （HUD 2014-2020 ，dashboard cover(Black)
I have both of these - I used the home depot one but i do own both items but this will get the job done above my standards which are high to begin with.
Throw some tape on the windshield since your working close in that area.. just play around with the leather get that glue in there.. i just used the brush and then applied pressure and added weight to it and let it sit overnight and it's been perfect.
I believe the proper way is to do a light hit of the contact cement and i think let it dry and the apply another coat wait a few minutes again and then apply the pressure I didn't do any of that but i haven't had any issues
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