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Mine's doing the same thing. I looked into this a while back and found no way to remove that trim, even once the steering wheel is completely dis-assembled.
I ended up going to the dealer to get the parts. I paid $56 for them. You can order them online a LOT cheaper ($27). Search for part number 164-460-06-95-9E37.
That is the black version- not sure what other color part numbers are.
That part number shows up off a 2007 /8 GL320 steering wheel diagram. With that info you should be able to find other colors if needed.
To get them off, use a plastic trim tool and pry at the tip nearest the wheel. Just go slow and they will pop right off.
I ended up going to the dealer to get the parts. I paid $56 for them. You can order them online a LOT cheaper ($27). Search for part number 164-460-06-95-9E37.
That is the black version- not sure what other color part numbers are.
That part number shows up off a 2007 /8 GL320 steering wheel diagram. With that info you should be able to find other colors if needed.
To get them off, use a plastic trim tool and pry at the tip nearest the wheel. Just go slow and they will pop right off.
That's awesome, thanks for the info!
Curious - where did you see them online? I did a quick Google search and found some random sites, but nothing that really screamed "legitimate retailer," you know?
Tried it out and sure enough, they come off very easily. Just wrapped these pieces with the same wrap I used for my other interior trim pieces and am very happy with the results. If it starts peeling, I'll order new replacements.
Note that to get the top piece of door trim off, you've got to take out the door card and unbolt the trim from the back. The lower trim just pries off.
When you remove the lower trim you'll see torx bolts that need to be undone to get the card off.
On the front doors you need to access another torx under the door-lock buttons. Between the buttons is a plastic divider which can be pulled up a bit with your hands/flat head (from the door handle side). Then get a decent grip on it and pull out to remove the buttons.
On the rear doors there's a torx under the tweeter grill. You can use your fingers to "slide" the grill towards the back of the car and it'll pop off.
After undoing all torx bolts you can use a trim pry tool around the perimeter of the card to undo a series of clips. Start at the bottom. The top of the door card will need to "slide up" after you've undone all torx and bolts. Take care to not rip any cables attached to the door card's speakers & buttons.
Great & Thanks. I would try the centre console pieces first to see how they would turn out before the doors.
When wrapping, make sure to leave lots of wrap to tuck in behind the trim - that'll minimize any chances of peeling. Go slow, and use a hair dryer or heat gun to apply light amounts of heat to the wrap if you need to it stretch across tricky parts/corners. Overall it's fairly easy to do.
Wow thanks for the info Keadlem. I was in search for this exact thing. Just ordered the gray version and it came out to $45.94. $18 for standard shipping :/
ok cheers, I will give it a try.
I really fancy doing the door trims too but not sure I want to remove the door card.
Also, this is probably a common issue too...the leather material on the centre arm rest has all cracked and could do with being replaced/ repaired, what are the options?
I replaced mine too just a few months ago. Pull from the bottom first and after you overcome the adhesion from the glue it will come out pretty easy.
Here's what they look like form the back side (these have been painted black). Those long tabs on each one, cause a little bit of extra resistance getting them on and off, but I haven't had any issue with breaking them.
Sorted....
Simple job when you know what to do...
Prised off with a screw driver, now I am gunna take them to work and get recovered with new silver vinyl.
09-04-2015, 07:32 PM
