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Kyles 202
10-19-2007, 06:03 AM
hi there! i have recently bought a 1994 C220 and i looked at the seats and they look like leather but when i touch it it doesnt really feel like its leather, what are the seats made of in early model 202s?
thanks,
Kyle
69chevelle
10-19-2007, 06:25 AM
Pleather? I seen some older ones with a cloth interior.
anf6789
10-19-2007, 09:26 AM
MB-TEX, it is vinyl. look at your door panels, is the "leather" on the doors smooth, or is it pleated? if its pleated you have leather, if not it is MB tex
Kyles 202
10-19-2007, 02:53 PM
anf6789, what do you mean by pleated? the "leather" on the side of the door has small holes in it and it isnt smooth, if it aint leather its got to be one of the most realistic looking fake leathers ive seen lol
anf6789
10-19-2007, 04:13 PM
im guessing its the mb-tex, which probably is one of the most covincing fake leathers ever. what i ment by pleated was, the leather appointed cars have a wavy leather pattern on the doors, the mb-tex doors are flat and preforated
Devero
10-19-2007, 07:21 PM
how long did they use the MB-TEX? earlier than 1998?
strictlyspeakin
10-19-2007, 09:40 PM
quite a while. my 84 190 had it.
stox
10-19-2007, 11:23 PM
Originally posted by Devero
how long did they use the MB-TEX? earlier than 1998?

My '72 280SEL 4.5 has it, if that is an indicator. as did my '74 280, and '86 190E 2.3. I think it dates back to the '60's.
99C280Sport
10-20-2007, 07:29 AM
My 83 300D had it... lot of people thought it was leather.
Hokke
10-20-2007, 12:01 PM
check your options. my S203 fees like plastic, but it´s leatheth.
fx code 201 is for black leather.

Please let us know the codes will find it out, what Y have
Espresso
10-20-2007, 02:11 PM
Mercedes still uses MB-tex to this day.
They started using it in 1958 IIRC.

I just could not see spending $65,000 on a G-Wagon & NOT get real leather......
Fuckin' PETA...blah.
Kyles 202
10-20-2007, 02:28 PM
at least most people think its leather, only the trained eye can see its vinyl ;)
anf6789
10-21-2007, 09:23 AM
i didn't realize it till a month after i bought my car. at least it can never crack.
Devero
11-06-2007, 05:51 PM
Originally posted by Devero
how long did they use the MB-TEX? earlier than 1998?

shit i meant later** than 1998?