tiggerfink

Does any one know how to take the wood inserts in the door?

LovinMercedes

I know about the wood inserts but what are you asking?

tiggerfink

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Does any one know how to take out the wood inserts in the door of a R230 SL500?

LovinMercedes

I am going to assume you are asking how to take them out.

This I can tell you.

You must remove the door panel. Then it is easy but you need the clips. They are small round pressure clips. There are about 7-9 of them. After you take off the door these clips are on posts from the wood. Just pry them off with a little screwdriver and the wood will come right off. Then replace the wood and just push on the clips. You must make sure the clips are tight against the wood to make sure it doesn't move.

You must use new clips because there is no way to take off the old pressure clips without ruining them.

Hope this helps.

tiggerfink

How do you take off the door panel?

LovinMercedes

First you need to remove the aluminum panel across the side of the door. This is simply done by taking out the little screws. Keep track of where the screws go because the ones toward the top are a different length then the ones toward the bottom.

Then you remove the little SRS oval on the door. You do this by turning it and then pulling out. Behind there is a screw. Loosen the screw and take it out.

The rest of the door is held on by tree clips. Start at the bottom and gently pull the door panel off along the bottom and the sides making sure you don't bend the door panel. Once you get to the top you will have to lift upward to get the door off the edge against the window.

Also, you will need to detach the wire that goes from wire harness in the door and attaches to the window switches on the door panel.

I usually replace the tree clips as those too get a little ruined when you take them out. They are plastic.

It goes back on in reverse order.

tiggerfink

Thanks

Gunther

Tigger...what are you replacing your wood with??

tiggerfink

I re-dye the leather on top of the door that is next to the window. I needed the wood out so I can re-dye the door leather trim. The dealer did a bad job of dying the leather so I did it myself. It looks like brand new.

Several people asked me to re-dye the leather in their cars after they saw my work today. I just do not understand why a professional that the Mercedes dealer subs the work out to does a sorry *** job.

The leather uppers in my car is Mercedces 241.

LovinMercedes

Any pictures?

v8plus4

Why did the tops of the doors need a re-dye? Isn't your car fairly new?

LovinMercedes

I am confused too. We need pictures.

tiggerfink

The dealer mess it up last year while repairing the driver side's dash. They told me the work is commercial acceptable. Looks like the dye lady had leather prep on her rag when she whip down the leather door uppers. I had black paint specks all over the area. I was a little hot about the sloppy work.

The dash side facing the driver side door got damage while the dealer replaced my windshield. I had glass all over the car. I post about it last year.