Re: [MBZ] 124 seat bottoms
Great info Joe. Good to see you posting again. That explains why the seats in the '87 feel so much different than the'90. Dave also has a couple of nice pics on his website of the foam blocks. I assume I can get them from Rusty? I wonder if they will completely cure my problem. I seem to sink into the rear center of the seat. Could there be broken springs similar to what happens on 123 seats? Ralph W. '83 300CD '82 300TD (2 parts wagons) '90 300D '01 E320 Wagon '87 300TD
Re: [MBZ] 124 seat bottoms
Broken springs can certainly be a fly in the ointment, Ralph. But if the seat frames are intact and the cushions not completely worn out I'll warrant that you'll have a hard time believing the effect that 2 little foam blocks placed between the coils across the front of the seat can have. Dave posted to that effect and I can only confirm his stated impression. Don't know what they cost now but I paid 7 change per for the 4 I got earlier in the year. I should state that probably early last year I completely disassembled my seats, confirmed no broken springs, and stitched several layers of synthetic burlap stretched as tightly as I could to the tops of the frames. That had some small effect but nothing compared to the blocks. -joe
Re: [MBZ] 124 seat bottoms
With the seat electrics involved separation of the seat back from the bottom is kind of a pita. btdt. Additionally, the seat memory for the driver's seat would require that you interchange the control modules if you want to retain that feature. If your seat bottom is just 'flaccid', there's a much easier fix that'll make a world of difference. After about 04/89, there were installed universally at the factory 2 foam blocks in each front seat. I just last week finally got around to installing those into the seats of my wagon and they completely transformed the seat. It was Dave Meimann I believe who first discovered that this is a factory specified fix for the problem as indicated in the Programmed Repairs section of the fsm in group 91. You'll also find some similar documentation at his website that I believe came from the WIS. Look for 'seat boost' at: http://www.w124performance.com/docs/mb/W124/ http://www.w124performance.com/images/W124_stuff/. I said it's easier than swapping. That's assuming you haven't found a pristine junkyard seat with which to replace the entire assembly. You'll still have to pull the seat and a couple of plastic trim pieces and tease the cushion bottom out of the channel in the frame. As it'd been a while since I'd had the front seats out it took me probably 2.5 hours soup to nuts for the driver's side. Couple of days later with that more recent experience under my belt I did the passenger side in 1.5 hrs. If they're not already broken don't be surprised if you do break at least one of those plastic trims trying to get them off; fortunately they're not horrendously expensive to replace. -j
Re: [MBZ] 124 seat bottoms
Not quite as easy as on a 123. Ralph W wrote: Anybody know if seat bottoms on a 124 power seat are as easily interchanged as on 123's? My new wagon is in serious need of a rebuild. Zedic probably didn't notice it as I probably weigh 60 lbs more than he does. Ralph W. '83 300CD '82 300TD (2 parts wagons) '90 300D '01 E320 Wagon '87 300TD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, (2x) 84 190D 2.2, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.striplin.net
