thinking of a transplant

[Guest eokh]

yo all

no lah !! not organ transplant

the truth is .... my W124 interior is in very sorry condition

leather all torn up everywhere

saw quite a few good condition cars that had been scrapped in propel, pending export/disassembly

am tinking of buying over an entire set of interior panels, seats and carpets to transplant into my own.

any bros / sis done this before ?? any issues that you faced ??

also ... am eyeing a W210 5sp transmission

anyone tried transplanting it into a W124 before ??

any kind advise for this poor sod ??

thanks in adv !!!!!

[Guest damagecar]

http://www.mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w124/293882-5-speed-auto-wont-shift-into-5th.html

http://www.mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w124/277206-722-6-5-speed-conversion.html

Not sure of the abv helps

[Guest eokh]

http://www.mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w124/293882-5-speed-auto-wont-shift-into-5th.html

http://www.mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w124/277206-722-6-5-speed-conversion.html

Not sure of the abv helps

Thanks bro !!

that was evil stuff !!

[Guest kepiting1sg]

yo all

no lah !! not organ transplant

the truth is .... my W124 interior is in very sorry condition

leather all torn up everywhere

saw quite a few good condition cars that had been scrapped in propel, pending export/disassembly

am tinking of buying over an entire set of interior panels, seats and carpets to transplant into my own.

any bros / sis done this before ?? any issues that you faced ??

also ... am eyeing a W210 5sp transmission

anyone tried transplanting it into a W124 before ??

any kind advise for this poor sod ??

thanks in adv !!!!!

Did that to my previous 1991 W124 with Zebrano wood to MasterPiece interior

Change the whole dashboard, center console with wooden slide panel, all door panels, A-pillars, seats.

All parts from Propel and their recommended workshop did the transplant. $3K+ total - (7 years ago )

[Guest eokh]

Thanks Kepi !!

[Guest Mike]

a 5 speed box is not a direct bolt on type of transplant for W124. its not worth the hassle to do it and our 4 speed boxes r much more tougher

[Guest eokh]

a 5 speed box is not a direct bolt on type of transplant for W124. its not worth the hassle to do it and our 4 speed boxes r much more tougher

i know the 4# is tougher

just that the higher rpm due to the gear ratios is making the car damn noisy at high speeds.

the last i remembered a car this noisy was my ex EG9 running on 4.9 final drive ... the RPM at 100kmh was more than 4000 rpm if i remembered correctly

[Guest Mike]

if u wan a lower rpm when cruising at high speed den a rear axle swap is the option. =)

[Guest eokh]

if u wan a lower rpm when cruising at high speed den a rear axle swap is the option. =)

soh desu neh !!!

thank you very much for the tip !!

[Guest Mike]

u r welcome bro