Vehicle: 95 E320 (Sold, known as Hi Ho)..1990 300E (sold, known as "the Chariot"..Current
Location: Northern California, SF Bay Area
Posts: 150
D-Pillar Trim Replacement?
Does anyone know if this is a DIY job to replace them?
My father-in-law's 2001 ML320 just lost the trim piece on the driver's side, and the one on the passenger side has the clear coat lifting off... It has never seen any harsh conditions like road salt or living in sub zero conditions...
Anyhow, dealer here in San jose, CA wants $147 for each trim piece!!! Ironically they have them in stock, parts lady said it is the most common trim piece to fall off the ML's...I can only guess they will charge 1 to 1.5 hrs labour to install both, and I think they charge at least $125/hr if not $150/hr labour rates...
No way I want to pay that... Is there a DIY procedure I can do? I do have a heat gun, which I have never used!!!
thx all!
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95 E320 aka "Hi Ho" - sold
90 300E aka "The Chariot" - sold
93 300E aka "Black Beauty" CURRENT RIDE, blk ext, grey int, 54K org miles!!!
Mine isnt bad at all...but its still there...I may run by a body shop. I actually think a high quality black paint job on them will make the truck look better.
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2005 ML350 SE
20" MB CLS REP WHEELS
8000K XENON
AVIC-D3 - XM, IPOD, NAV, DVD VIDEO
Infinity Basslink 10
D-Pillar Trim Replacement? 
$440 to replace ONE D-pillar trim - San Jose 
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