Rear Window Side trim panels

Where did you find the trim panels for your rear window so cheap? My dealer is telling me they'll cost $656.00!

 

I bought them at getmercedesparts.com, they are also availible from Parts.com. They go on quite easily, when you see how they are made, you will see.

 

I have an 03 SL500 designo with the same problem so I called my local dealer and he told me the side pieces were $78.00 each. I told him I found them online for $56.95 and he said he would match that price. So off to get them tomorrow. Found a thread here on how to take them off and replace with new. Sounds easy so I'll give it a try.

 

I got them for about $48 plus shipping at parts.com. The stealership told me that the "epoxy" to put them on alone was close to $200. Thanks to this forum and the Star DVD I found out otherwise. Did break one putting it on as I moved the trunk/roof before it was fully on an caught the tip. Keep the car running and the top half open when installing, makes it much easier. A plastic wedge to keep the side tab unlocked helps. So easy and cheap I wish I did it years ago.
Glenn

 

Sorry to ask this but why did you change them ?.

Thanks

Carl

 

Side Trim

the finish had peeled off and the left one kept popping off.

 

Does anyone know the part # ?

 

Part number



I have ordered mine, for an '06 SL55 AMG
230-792-03-30
230-792-04-30
One is for the left, one for the right. I guess I'll have to get them painted before installing them I will let you know what color they come in.

Stratmax

 

I need to replace mine on my 2005 SL55. I noticed the left one is starting to Deglaze
and its looking worse after each wash . Looked on Parts.com. No Go.

Does anybody have that Part Number ?

 

PN: 230-792-04-30 and 230-792-03-30 ?



Black plastic panels on sides of rear glass. , for a great thread regarding this issue .

I tried sanding then paint mine with aerosol black paint and clear coat from local PEP Bros. before purchasing new replacements . Cheap and looks as new .

 

Mine have deglazed also. When the car is cleaned and the sun is shining they appear to be a purple / burnt colour so I assume they need to be replaced.

Id like the part no's also.

Carl

 

They are black plastic, so no painting needed. Mine are weathered looking. I think I;m going to just cover them in vinyl - much less expensive than replacements at $80 each.

 

They are black plastic, so no painting needed. Mine are weathered looking. I think I'm going to just cover them in vinyl - much less expensive than replacements at $80 each.

I never considered vinyl wrap, but for $9 you can do both of them in any color you like, and it looks easy and reversible. Might do that...

 

How do you remove them?

 

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Here is the WIS doc for removal:

http://benzbits.com/R230/C-PillarTrim.pdf

 

I was wondering if you are happy with the vinyl wrap?

 

Had one of mine done at the MB recommended collision center a few months ago...total cost was $200.

 

Two years after you posted this I am unable to find these pieces...they are listed on sites' parts lists, but they are discontinued. I wonder if you would point me toward the collision center you used.

 

I just spent the last 45 minutes replacing the strips on each side of the rear window on my 2004 SL600. What a difference, thanks to all of you who posted directions on how to do yourself. Parts cost $106 including shipping and all was complete in 45 minutes. Thanks again.
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Thanks fo sharing your experience.

Could you please tell me where you purchased the C pillar covers.

 

I had no idea that the parts were cheap to replace and I heard someone used a vinyl wrap from 3M that had a carbon fiber look, my rear spoiler is carbon fiber that's really beautiful so I got the wrap and very carefully cut pieces to fit, and the final look was fabulous. Only on super hot days in the sunshine would a tiny little air bubble form under one of them. Worked very well and looked awesome. I think the material cost around $25. May be a little hard to tell from the picture, but it mateches the look nicely. Better than black. Maybe a carbon fiber manufacturer could make custom made actual carbon fiber pieces for a very high cost, LoL. Possibly cleaning better first with a strong alcohol might mitigate the air bubble. Knowing the part numbers and low cost, I think next time I'll replace with new.

 

Hello,
how have the strips stood up to time, did you remove the panels to wrap them?

regards

stan

 

The 3M vinyl wrap has held up greatly. I just put piece of thin paper over the window and drew an outline, cut the vinyl, held it up there, trimmed some more until it was perfect. I love the carbon fiber look. If the panels come off easily it might be quicker and easier to remove them, wrap then put them back on.

 

I've replaced those panels on 3 different R230. Every one of them ended up with broken tabs upon removal. New panels are cheap. Like around 50 bucks.

 

Where have you found them for $50? I have been looking around and cheapest i found was $72 each plus shipping and tax.


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I bought them on eBay from one of the dealers that list them. I get allot of stuff on eBay, but I'll try and go back and find the seller. They were genuine mb. Two sets for the 2 R230.
I then helped a buddy with his. I don't know where he bought his nor how much he spent.

 

I bought new ones and then wrapped them in that 3M Dinoc before installing. It has held up very well for years now. The only problem is that car wax discolors the vinyl, but coating it with a vinyl dressing fixes it.

 

Just replaced the black side wrap with a u44c silver wrap. See before and after below.

 

who put the AMG badging on the car? wasn't aware this car existed?

 

OH, OK. I'm still learning, but I know that AMGs have AMG engines. The sports packages are appearance, sometimes suspension and brake components. One of my cars had the badging on it when I bought it, they also had "Kompressor" badging on the side fins, and some chrome trim pieces on the door handles. I had the dealership peel it off.
As I understood it, AMGs will only have a two numeric digit combination following the model designation, like the SL55

Check this out:
AMGers strike back at Fake Badges

 

Personally I prefer those panels in black. Being body colored reminds me of a Pontiac Vibe (the Toyota Matric rebadged as a Pontiac). But if you like it, then that's all that matters!

As for the AMG badging, it only comes from the factory on true AMG cars. The "AMG Appearance Package" is just that - appearance. The exhaust tips and rims may have an AMG logo, and the bumpers and rocker panels may look sportier, but that does not make it an AMG car. I have heard of some MBZ dealers who order AMG badges and put them on non-AMG cars, but that still doesn't make it right. To me, an AMG badge on a non-AMG car is like back in the 80's when people would put "turbo" badges on their Chevettes.

 

I've had a few cars with AMG appearance packages and/or AMG brakes. For sure, the AMG brakes are better than the ordinary ones, and the parts for a brake job cost a lot more too! "Been there, done that." And if you have the AMG brakes package on the car, and buy brake parts blindly for the year & model, you'll probably have wrong parts, and it can be a problem if you are doing a brake job and have the car apart and only then to learn the parts are wrong!! Because the right parts, are probably gonna take a few days at least, if not longer, to have brought to the house. For that reason I call a dealership asking for brakes parts, price and availabiIity before doing the brakes, then get the part numbers for the brake parts, according to the car's VIN number. Their computer will know exactly the parts for that specific car. Then, I find those exact parts online as cheap as I can while still getting genuine Mercedes made parts.
I once had a (Black) 2001 W163 ML320 SUV that had the AMG logo on the right rear of the vehicle. I knew it was not an AMG vehicle, but I left the badge on there because I didn't know what might happen to the paint if I took it off. Didn't run when I got it, the engine mounts were bad, ($400 including labor) the cats were melted and plugged, had them removed and replaced with pipes, ($400) and the shifter was damaged by water ($1065) After that it was a great runner. The water ingress had come from the sunroof channel, at the right side a little hose brings the water from the sunroof, it had shrunk and pulled itself off near the front fender. There was not enough room inside the fender to reach in and replace that hose or re-insert it, so I had to use black electrician tape to seal the sunroof shut. I used a 3M super 88 tape two inches wide, wiped the area with alcohol first and cut it perfectly and put the tape on and you could never notice it was there. Voila! Waterproofed vehicle.

 

I've had a few cars with AMG appearance packages and/or AMG brakes. For sure, the AMG brakes are better than the ordinary ones, and the parts for a brake job cost a lot more too! "Been there, done that." And if you have the AMG brakes package on the car, and buy brake parts blindly for the year & model, you'll probably have wrong parts, and it can be a problem if you are doing a brake job and have the car apart and only then to learn the parts are wrong!! Because the right parts, are probably gonna take a few days at least, if not longer, to have brought to the house. For that reason I call a dealership asking for brakes parts, price and availabiIity before doing the brakes, then get the part numbers for the brake parts, according to the car's VIN number. Their computer will know exactly the parts for that specific car. Then, I find those exact parts online as cheap as I can while still getting genuine Mercedes made parts.
I once had a (Black) 2001 W163 ML320 SUV that had the AMG logo on the right rear of the vehicle. I knew it was not an AMG vehicle, but I left the badge on there because I didn't know what might happen to the paint if I took it off. Didn't run when I got it, the engine mounts were bad, ($400 including labor) the cats were melted and plugged, had them removed and replaced with pipes, ($400) and the shifter was damaged by water ($1065) After that it was a great runner. The water ingress had come from the sunroof channel, at the right side a little hose brings the water from the sunroof, it had shrunk and pulled itself off near the front fender. There was not enough room inside the fender to reach in and replace that hose or re-insert it, so I had to use black electrician tape to seal the sunroof shut. I used a 3M super 88 tape two inches wide, wiped the area with alcohol first and cut it perfectly and put the tape on and you could never notice it was there. Voila! Waterproofed vehicle.

I have only bought parts from the MB dealership and they always ask me for the VIN number.
‘When I bought the car in October, the dealership printed out the complete service history of the car for me. I thought that was pretty cool. Apparently this car has had quite a few ‘dealer’ modifications done to it. The car has 54,000 miles on it and it appears I, the 2nd owner.
The issue i had with the print out was that some of the routine service was missing.
‘For example; The ABC fluid was as black as coffee. I could not find that this service had been done.

Question: How easy is it to remove those rear trim plates? I see stories above about snapping clips. I want to remove them and wrap them properly. Also, any suggestions on finding these new?

 

Hey! I had a turbo chevette...ok, that’s a lie.
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