[W126 Coupe] dashboard wood trim removal

[Mark Addison]

Hi SEC people,

I have been removing all the burl wood trim for refurbishing - I had the
center console done and it is magnificent!

But true to all partial restoration projects - it made the rest look.dull.

So off I went to remove the other bits.carefully.

The doors took me a couple of hours with good instructions from members and
archives - thanks present and past listers that made those contributions.

I am now stuck on the two long dash pieces. Even standing on my head as my
SEC is a right hand drive car, there are complications.

Any assist in finding the securing nuts or bolts for these would make my
life considerably happier!

These cars were certainly built for a long life, I am still amazed at the
complexity of every DIY project that I have started - these machines are
unique.

I have 2 spare centre consoles (gear selector surround) to suit an SEC and
an SEL if anyone has interest other wise I will list them on eBay.

These were fully refurbished even to matching the grain and using shellac
and having a final coating of urethane for the "glass" finish.

I bought these locally to practice on but in the end decided to track down a
furniture restorer with some 50 years of experience.

He blew me away when I showed him the pieces.he said: "W126 Benz - you will
be glad with what I can do with this".

I was not disappointed. 

 

I will post some pics of the completed project on a site when the project is
done for your interest. 

 

BR


  Mark 


560SEC '89 euro

 

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