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WANTED 500E Driver seat
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Horsehair pad reproductions are available from PK Classic which was recommended to me by Jaime Kopchinski of Classic Workshop here in NJ.
I bought the seat cushion and seat back specific to the Recaro buckets-A1249104050 and A1249103416.
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I bought the seat cushion and seat back specific to the Recaro buckets-A1249104050 and A1249103416.
Mercedes Benz W124 Sitzauflage A1249102150 NEU
Mercedes Benz W124 Sitzauflage Gummihaar / Kokoshaar A1249102150 Material: Kokoshaar, Latex als Verbundwerkstoff Gewicht: 1.450 Gramm Beschreibung Sitzauflage - Für die Baureihe W124 Fahrer. Bitte beachten Sie, dass weitere Kriterien für die Verbaubarkeit in Ihr Fahrzeug in Frage kommen...
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The part number linked above is for standard (non-Sportline/500E) seats, with fabric or velours (not leather).Horsehair pad reproductions are available from PK Classic which was recommended to me by Jaime Kopchinski of Classic Workshop here in NJ.
I bought the seat cushion and seat back specific to the Recaro buckets-A1249104050 and A1249103416.
Mercedes Benz W124 Sitzauflage A1249102150 NEU
Mercedes Benz W124 Sitzauflage Gummihaar / Kokoshaar A1249102150 Material: Kokoshaar, Latex als Verbundwerkstoff Gewicht: 1.450 Gramm Beschreibung Sitzauflage - Für die Baureihe W124 Fahrer. Bitte beachten Sie, dass weitere Kriterien für die Verbaubarkeit in Ihr Fahrzeug in Frage kommen...
I can't find the Sportline seat base pad (A1249104050) on their website, or the Sportline backrest pad (A1249103416). Did what you receive look like the photos below?
Should look like this:
Great - do they come with the heating elements as per factory MB
Thanks for the photos! Were those claimed to be brand-new reproductions? They look like used pads, with the original Recaro label carefully torn to remove the date codes. Really odd.
Nope, photos in post #6 show no heating elements, and no foam padding at all (the backrest has additional foam at the top, besides just the heaters).
Full photos of new + used pads are at this link.
Simple question - is it the same internal parts (cushions) for both the drivers and passenger seat?
If so the cushion from the drivers seat could be exchanged with the passenger seat. I mean, the drivers seat has normally way more wear than the pass.seat, and before wearing the drivers seat cushion totally to pieces an exchange could be a temporary fix lasting for several years. I have so far never worked with anything on the seats, so I don't know how much work it includes, maybe not that easy to do as it sounds and not worth the hassle?
If so the cushion from the drivers seat could be exchanged with the passenger seat. I mean, the drivers seat has normally way more wear than the pass.seat, and before wearing the drivers seat cushion totally to pieces an exchange could be a temporary fix lasting for several years. I have so far never worked with anything on the seats, so I don't know how much work it includes, maybe not that easy to do as it sounds and not worth the hassle?
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Yes.
I did this once, swapped an entire passenger seat to the driver side.
Yup this is what my guy at Mercedes Classic recommended. They buy the kits from GAAH.This will be difficult to find.
Why not buy new leather covers from GAAH/GAT and repair your existing one? Both places are in SoCal, they might be able to do the work for you as well, including repair of the NLA rubber-mat "horsehair" pad.
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