[W126 Coupe] Center Console

[L&D gardner]

Hi Folks

I have finally got the knobs off!!,I used heat gun gently,plus a plastic 
slotted conduit gripper with multi grips,removed large nuts but the HVAC 
panel is still held at the top where the burl wood panel touches the dash,do 
I have to remove switches to access some screws and if so what is the best 
way to remove the switches?

                                                                             
            Kind Regards Dan 1986 560 SEC  Euro (220kw)

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   1. Re: Centre Console removal (Jay Manek)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 16:17:30 -0000
From: "Jay Manek" <jaymanek at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Centre Console removal
To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
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they can be extremely tight...

I would pull harder...the worst that can happen is you will break the knobs 
and they arent expensive from MB.



Many Thanks & Regards

Jay Manek | www.mercland.com| 07716 349949


From: Mister McGoo
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 4:14 PM
To: MB COUPES
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Centre Console removal


Dan;
Perhaps the knobs became loose and tended to slip off so someone may have 
glued them on.  Tapping on them to try to "break"  the bond may work but 
they are connected to the controls that may not like being hammered.  I'd 
try that gently.


Or if you have an etching tool, place a heavy steel item/plate/putty knive 
blade/whatever against the side of the knob grip and carefully use the 
etching tool against the metal to in turn vibrate the knob.  Strange they 
don't come off.... but they ARE over 20 years old and might have never been 
removed before.
-Al




>

> On Nov 3, 2011, at 2:23 AM, L&D gardner wrote:

>

> > Hi Folks

> >

> > Thanks for the advise regarding the console,the knobs are recessed so 

> > its virtually impossible to get any sort of lever under them,I have put 

> > so much force gripping them and trying to pull off that I can see them 

> > being destroyed in the process,I may try careful use a heat gun.(its 

> > like they are super glued on!)

> >

> > Kind Regards Dan




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