NEW Design Door Pins Installed From Dealer

rb23lb · 11-12-2008, 01:30 PM

I took my car to the dealer and they replaced the door pins in the back seat on both side.

However, they did not have to take apart the door and replace the whole mechanism like people have posted in the past...

Apparantly, MB has come out with a new design and a new part number that fits directly onto the old door pin stud and is secure and does not come off...

Anybody else receive this new part when yours was fixed???

Wonder if they can make accessory door pins that fit easily over the stud as well that are more attractive... Right now my two front carbon fiber pins with MB look great, but it was near impossible getting a compression fitting to work on these for the back...

joshg1001 · 11-12-2008, 01:46 PM

i think they look hideous. i hope these new parts are already installed in 2009 models, because i tried pulling on my back ones and they didnt budge.

so how do you remove these now? i also hope to find more attractive ones

C300Sport · 11-12-2008, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by joshg1001

i think they look hideous. i hope these new parts are already installed in 2009 models, because i tried pulling on my back ones and they didnt budge.

so how do you remove these now? i also hope to find more attractive ones

Well, if you pulled and they didn't budge, they must be the new design...

rb23lb · 11-12-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by joshg1001

i think they look hideous. i hope these new parts are already installed in 2009 models, because i tried pulling on my back ones and they didnt budge.

so how do you remove these now? i also hope to find more attractive ones

ya, i checked out the ones on my 2009 loaner c300, and they also did not budge at all...

the carbon fiber ones on ebay look awesome in the front, but no solution for the back yet...

rb23lb · 11-12-2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by C300Sport

Well, if you pulled and they didn't budge, they must be the new design...

exactly

c350driver · 11-12-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rb23lb

the carbon fiber ones on ebay look awesome in the front, but no solution for the back yet...

Can you tell me how you changed them out? I could only find something on this forum about taking two torx screws out, and yank out the doorpanel?

Then how do you replace the door pins themself?

peet · 11-12-2008, 06:10 PM

bump - I just ran into this myself. Fronts were unscrewed, backs not budging.

rb23lb · 11-12-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by c350driver

Can you tell me how you changed them out? I could only find something on this forum about taking two torx screws out, and yank out the doorpanel?

Then how do you replace the door pins themself?

search fucntion son....

fronts unscrew

tanktube67 · 11-12-2008, 10:48 PM

I would like to see pictures of them

AkaSigFreak · 11-13-2008, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by tanktube67

I would like to see pictures of them

They look the same but are made of a less brittle plastic. They fixed mine but I pulled them off (took alot of pulling) and mounted my aluminum pins. The new pins didn't break when they came off.

rb23lb · 11-13-2008, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by AkaSigFreak

They look the same but are made of a less brittle plastic. They fixed mine but I pulled them off (took alot of pulling) and mounted my aluminum pins. The new pins didn't break when they came off.

how did you get the alluminum pins to fit on the rear???? did you make a DIY custom pressure fitting?????

11-12-2008, 01:30 PM	#1
rb23lb Super Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 810	NEW Design Door Pins Installed From Dealer I took my car to the dealer and they replaced the door pins in the back seat on both side. However, they did not have to take apart the door and replace the whole mechanism like people have posted in the past... Apparantly, MB has come out with a new design and a new part number that fits directly onto the old door pin stud and is secure and does not come off... Anybody else receive this new part when yours was fixed??? Wonder if they can make accessory door pins that fit easily over the stud as well that are more attractive... Right now my two front carbon fiber pins with MB look great, but it was near impossible getting a compression fitting to work on these for the back... __________________ 08' c350 Fully loaded, AMG IV Wheels - Arctic White/Black Interior Mods: C63 Grill, Carbon Fiber Door Pins, Clear Front Bumper Lenses, Limo Tint Rear and Back, Medium Tint Front Additions: Black Roof Spoiler, OEM Chrome Door Handle Inserts, OEM All Weather Floor Mats, OEM "Non-Slip" Trunk Mat, OEM Mercedes Collapsible Storage Crate, OEM c350 Sport Car Cover, OEM Windshield Shade

11-12-2008, 06:10 PM	#7
peet Super Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 899	bump - I just ran into this myself. Fronts were unscrewed, backs not budging. __________________ 2009 C63 2007 BMW M Coupe (sold) 2007 Audi S4 (sold) 2003 C230K sedan (sold) 2003 C230K coupe (sold) ... confused wife and neighbors, priceless.

11-12-2008, 10:48 PM	#9
tanktube67 MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,073	I would like to see pictures of them __________________ 05 BMW 545i (sold) 04 G35 Coupe/lots of Mods (sold)

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11-12-2008, 01:46 PM	#2
joshg1001 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 205	i think they look hideous. i hope these new parts are already installed in 2009 models, because i tried pulling on my back ones and they didnt budge. so how do you remove these now? i also hope to find more attractive ones