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G4Garret Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Oak Ridge - Knoxville - Windrock Tennessee Vehicle(s): 2000 G500, U1100, SLK350, LR 101, WC-63 6x6 Posts: 243 | WANTED: 463 Center Console I'm looking for a center console for a 463. I really just need the main panel that the HVAC controls, radio and accessory buttons are in. Pretty much any condition or completeness, as long as the basic panel is there. Anyone know of any 463's being parted out? Thanks, Garret Yes I know, I'm nutz. | ||
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ewalberg Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Past: San Francisco. Present: Germany Vehicle(s): 2000 g500 Posts: 1887 | RE: WANTED: 463 Center Console what the heck happened to yours? oh, you had something aftermarket installed didn't you... | ||
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G4Garret Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Oak Ridge - Knoxville - Windrock Tennessee Vehicle(s): 2000 G500, U1100, SLK350, LR 101, WC-63 6x6 Posts: 243 | RE: WANTED: 463 Center Console Mine's fine. In fact that's the problem. It's perfect and I dont' want to ruin it. I'm determined to install something in there, an LCD touch screen. To do it I'm going to make a custom panel. Basically I would like something less valuable to experiment with. And yes, the G did come with something custom installed, an Alpine Navigation system, but it was below the main console in the trinket tray in front of the main gear shift. No big impact other than the poor quality of the installation, but I ripped it out over the weekend anyway, as I did my 48 hour exploratory surgey. Wow! what a job it is taking the G dashboard apart! Erno Rubik would be proud. Garret Edited by G4Garret 7/26/2006 11:40 PM | ||
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AlanMcR Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, CA, Los Altos Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL Posts: 3500 | Rubik console Do yourself a favor and cut the long horizontal wood strip right behind the steering wheel where the screw it. The cut is nearly invisible and affords quicker repairs later. If you glue in the small black phillips screw into it's hole it does a great job of centering the strip ends. | ||
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DesertStar Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: San Diego, CA USA Vehicle(s): 85-280GE/95-G320/08-G500 Posts: 2156 | RE: WANTED: 463 Center Console Garret, there was a guy advertised in the clubgwagen site from Sanger,CA that was parting out a G500. The ad has been there awhile. http://www.clubgwagen.com/classifieds/adsP.php?sid=home&pageTitle=a... Mike | ||
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G4Garret Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Oak Ridge - Knoxville - Windrock Tennessee Vehicle(s): 2000 G500, U1100, SLK350, LR 101, WC-63 6x6 Posts: 243 | RE: WANTED: 463 Center Console Thanks for the advice and leads. The email address on the clubwagen advertisment bounces. Anyone know who this is with the G500? or what year it is? As for that dastardly wood strip, yep, it definitely gets cut. Geez what a crazy design. Oh, does anyone happen to know the correct spline driver size and type for the steering wheel airbag assembly? a T25 is too loose, T27 too large. T26 would seem logical, but I don't have one to try. Garret | ||
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fourbyfourclub Extreme Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey, USA Vehicle(s): 300G Posts: 302 | RE: WANTED: 463 Center Console Oh, does anyone happen to know the correct spline driver size and type for the steering wheel airbag assembly? a T25 is too loose, T27 too large. T27 is a right size | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | T27 - Special MB Tool G4Garret - 7/28/2006 6:43 PM Oh, does anyone happen to know the correct spline driver size and type for the steering wheel airbag assembly? a T25 is too loose, T27 too large. T26 would seem logical, but I don't have one to try. Garret It's a T27 for sure with a very long (70 mm) shaft. MB has a special tool number: W126.589.00.10.00. I paid US$15 for it, including shipping. You need that very long shaft to get up in there to reach the fastener. Warning! Make sure your tool is clean and sharp; and that you seat it well - perhaps with a bith of hammer tapping - before turning it. The fasteners are in there with blue Loctite. My mechanic stripped one fastener "slot" on his first try; and we really had to work carefully to finally break it loose. They are in there very tight! | ||
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G4Garret Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Oak Ridge - Knoxville - Windrock Tennessee Vehicle(s): 2000 G500, U1100, SLK350, LR 101, WC-63 6x6 Posts: 243 | RE: T27 - Special MB Tool I couldn't get my long T27 to seat, It was a little too long, and I probably didn't have it in good and square. The screws on mine is very tight also, I suspected it had a threadlocker compound on it, that's why I wasn't about to try it with a T25. I figure I bugger up those screws and I'm in big trouble! For $15, I'll definitely get the tool. I managed to get the center console loose just fine without completely removing the wood strip, however I'll have to take it off many more times, so best to get that strip split in two. Thanks! Garret | ||
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G4Garret Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Oak Ridge - Knoxville - Windrock Tennessee Vehicle(s): 2000 G500, U1100, SLK350, LR 101, WC-63 6x6 Posts: 243 | Re: WANTED: 463 Center Console Mine appears to be walnut burl. Not worried about the wood though, just need the plastic panel underneath. Working through alternatives at the moment, may just mill out a couplete new panel. Kinda crazy, but whatever it takes! Garret | ||
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