Bigdot

hey fellow 129ers. here are my new custom sportier seats!! they are sooo nice and hard, i had the guy build up the side walls and drop in the seat backs. the passenger seat is not broken in yet but mine is!

mark

hotel_calif

Hi Red:

The new seats look nice! I'll bet your glad to be rid of the stock seats - very little lower back support in my opinion. Are new seats a big investment?

joesc230

very nice...quick question: did installing these seats create an SRS airbag error? i installed recaros in my 02 c230 and now there is such an error...just wondering to see if you have the same problem...thanks in advance!!

Bigdot

1) yes big, very big investment. about 1.9K
2) no i did not have an srs problem, does your C class have that "child seat finder" thing that might have been what set it off.

the seats are awsome though.

Mark

joesc230

yeah, i think that is what is has that went wrong...i heard that the only way to shut the error off is to go through the star diag system...i just have to find someone that has access to the system to help me out...anyone?? lol

b4mmy

Nice leather! Are they completely new seats, or did you just get new leather for your old seats, did you cover the rear as well?

I had mine done about 18 months ago... the seats had to be taken out, and I had no problem when they were put back in.

The old leather was really stiff and grubby and shiny, but I wish I had tried steam cleaning them. I steam (Polti) the new ones, and the seats in my Mini... and the leather gets really supple and looks fantastic... better than any leather conditioner I have ever used.

Chris

BklynBenz

steve might be coming to nyc/nj in october to do some mods and he could reprogram it via SD. shoot him an email at steve@MBenzNL.com

sl500_dallas

b4mmy: Would you mind giving instructions for steam cleaning the leather seats? I have never done that before or seen it done and I might want to try it out.

Thanks!

b4mmy

No problem, here is a link to a news article that I found. I don't know where you can buy them in the States, but there is a phone number you can get some details from. I swear, you will not be sorry if you use it... it really does work wonders... and you can use it cleaning the engine as well, and the carpets come up like brand new.... Er, of course it was really designed to clean the house...

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...21/ai_54186804

Bigdot

they are compleatly new everything. custom to my body.


Mark

JCHENRYARCH

Am looking to find seats out of a newer SL (mine is a 94) to replace.
Like the look and feel of 2002 model.
Any sources? Any idea of cost for OEM parts?

Bigdot

hey!

the average cost for oem lether is 900 a seat, and then you must factor in putting the foam in, and putting teh seats in. reguardles it will be in the ball park of $2K.

Mark

ChrisB

Interesting ... the R230 seats are touted as being more comfortable. Are they interchangable with the R129 seats?

Pigzmickey

I think the SRS warning is due to the belt tensioner!?!