Headrest button doohickey
#1
Headrest button doohickey
Are the headrest buttons on the seat adjustments just notorious for breaking off? The '05 that I bought several months back was missing the passenger's side one and it seems that when searching for replacement switch sets, several of them are missing it as well.
Is there a good source for used seat adjustment switches? I looked on eBay and that's where I noticed several broken-off ones.
Is there a good source for used seat adjustment switches? I looked on eBay and that's where I noticed several broken-off ones.
#3
Super Member
I don't adjust mine that frequently but I still have all original ones on my car and they are still going strong with 182K miles.
#4
Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Huntington Beach, Ca
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
2005 E55, 1964 Cadillac El Dorado
Exactly what Shardul said. You have to buy the whole piece. Same thing when I bought mine. The passenger one was broken off. It bothered the crap out of me for 2 years, so I finally bought one... and it sat in a box for another year, cuz I didn't want to pull the door panel unless I had to. Well, I gave up waiting on that, and finally did it. Took about 20 minutes. Can't believe I waited so long to do it.
#6
MBWorld Fanatic!
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: The Granite State
Posts: 1,835
Likes: 0
Received 12 Likes
on
8 Posts
.
Exactly what Shardul said. You have to buy the whole piece. Same thing when I bought mine. The passenger one was broken off. It bothered the crap out of me for 2 years, so I finally bought one... and it sat in a box for another year, cuz I didn't want to pull the door panel unless I had to. Well, I gave up waiting on that, and finally did it. Took about 20 minutes. Can't believe I waited so long to do it.
I really don't want to pull the door panel either. But I think what I'll do when it finally bugs me enough is just buy a complete switch kit, the literally BREAK OFF the headrest button from the new part.....and superglue it to the broken one on my door! If you look closely, the button is hollow in the middle so you could insert a small ~1/16" round metal rod in there as a reinforcement before gluing the new button in place.
I'll bet it ends up stronger than the original design if you put the metal rod in there!!!!
-G