Mercedes S123 middle seat restoration and fitting

Restoring and fitting the split middle seat in my 280te. New leather, rear carpet, replacement of fittings and installation are shown if of help to any other 123 wagen owners.

[@Renewables90]

Looks great in black

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I think the black interior woth light paint looks a lot better. I sont like the light interiors so much.

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I'm in the midst of retrofitting the 2nd row headrests to my wagon. I got the seat backs from a junkyard car, but I did not take the squabs as I did not realize the headrests slot into them when the seats are folded. Is there hardware in the sqabs that the headrests slip into, or do they just fit into holes in the foam? Thanks for your help.

[@w116036]

Yes. The rings are actually a little different to the headrest ones. From memory they are the same as the seatbelt elastic rims. You could just use the bornaly headrest rings and get some off a 123 or maybe 116. Pause the video and you should spot them

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[@user-mf7yv4fz5g]

@@w116036 I see. Is there a bracket inside, or only the rings? I have been stashing the headrests on the rear floor, which works but isn't as classically benz