Good news, CD changer installed and working. Bad news, C-pillar rub...

My wife and I are planning a road trip next week, so I decided to install the changer myself instead of letting the dealer install it. Drilling out the holes for the mounting bracket nuts was a pain in the ass. Apparently, they require a drill bit size something between 3/8" (9.525mm) and 25/64" (9.92187). I assume it's either a metrick 9.75mm or I need a 49/128 bit. I ended up using the 25/64 bit, which made the holes too big, so I made a small wedge out of soft steel sheet metal put it on the edge of the hole before tapping the nuts in place. I did the cable swap at the changer and the head unit and my changer works perfect.<br>
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Unfortunately, while I was in the trunk, I saw a spot on the plasic trunk liner where somthing had been rubbing on it and I checked the C-pillar to find a scuff in the clear coat. I taped a piece of felt over the spot on the trunk liner for now.<br>

Another example of MB quality control and the lack of updating on the SLKs.<br>
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It seem to me that the c-pillar problem is a very common issue. Does MB have their head up their ass?

On some SUVs the rear most pillar is the D pillar. The B pillar has become a generic term, as is the C, because most cars have three pillars. But the SLK only has two.

rear one, that holds the rear window. This is standard practice for all cars.