13 July 2025:
Carpet was removed, and steam cleaning commenced. The sheer amount of soda spilled in the carpet was overwhelming. Finally, the carpet was brought outside, and draped over a fence. Hitting it for an hour with a garden hose finally got it cleaner. Also, it did a great job beating the sand out of the fibers. It would accumulate in long piles along the lower flat spots. Very satisfying to hose out of there! Once this was done, went and steam cleaned it for a final clean up, and boy does it actually look and smell good!
It was time to assemble the dash for a final time, and do a test fitting. The Crossfire seats were set back in the car for now, but their replacements are already on hand. Here are some pictures of the current state of the car. Using a W204 steering wheel for now, but not sure if that will be used, or will go to a W205 wheel like in the other car. Notice the gaping hole in the headliner. That is for the W209 overhead console that will go in. More to come!
Wires on the floor are for the W207 seats (coming soon)
CLK63 Instrument cluster
The yellow 'wire' is actually an air hose for the seat
My 'helper' who I can rarely keep out of this car when it is open.
Crossfire seats just being stored here for now