Originally Posted by
nemiro
p.s. - Just pulled the headliner out. If you ever thought the Crossfire was the worst headliner you've ever worked on, then don't EVER approach a W211 yourself! Pay someone. WOW was that a ridiculous amount of work! Also, was very surprised how many quality corners MB cut with such a high end car. Glue down the wiring harnesses to the headliner board? Come'on Mercedes!
It's all perspective, I guess. I'm pretty numb to stupid MB designs or decisions by now. Seems that every new generation they have to top themselves or top other manufacturers for ridiculousness. W211 had the rear airbag and the balance shaft on the M272, next gen is more ridiculous, the one after that even more, and so on. Removing headliner and disconnecting various crap and/or prying out glue is fairly old hat to me...especially since so many W205 C-classes come in with broken pano roof and the rare few times it's actually the worm cable which requires removing the entire pano assembly as a unit... now THAT is a pain.
I'm told that to replace the pano sunroof assembly as a whole on W253 (that would be the GLC) requires you to remove the tailgate completely, because the hinges prevent you from taking it out.
Still, that's pretty decent progress you're making, despite the whole car being a basket case. Out of curiosity, have you seen how much a good E55 (by good I mean actually good and with everything working) goes for? Factor in the parts, the labor you put in, are you ahead or far behind?