Knobs/caps for ventilated seats

MARTYMAR · 08-06-2008, 10:32 AM

My air vent control knobs for the seats are popping off and breaking like crazy. I've been searching for some replacements but have not a clue as to what the actual name of these knobs are called. Do anybody know what these knobs are called and where I could get them from? I don't have a picture of them but the knobs I'm referring to are the ones that inflate/deflate the air in the seats for the back lumbar, side and seat. Anybody???

Thanks in advanced!

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MARTYMAR · 08-06-2008, 10:39 AM

Don't everyone answer at one time. Come on fella's I know somebody on this forum knows....

BelaMeca · 08-06-2008, 02:09 PM

You let the whole 7 minutes go by and asked for help again

ok so here it goes:
Go to your Parts dept.and ask for are you ready....?????drum roll pleaseeeee!!!!actually i do not know what they are called but....when i went to buy mine i asked for the seat/lumbar support switches(im a foreigner i can get away with saying stupid things,especially when trying to describe something)
They do come with out the unit,so don't let them make you belive it does not.
I paiud something like 5$ a switch!!!

MARTYMAR · 08-06-2008, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BelaMeca

You let the whole 7 minutes go by and asked for help again

ok so here it goes:
Go to your Parts dept.and ask for are you ready....?????drum roll pleaseeeee!!!!actually i do not know what they are called but....when i went to buy mine i asked for the seat/lumbar support switches(im a foreigner i can get away with saying stupid things,especially when trying to describe something)
They do come with out the unit,so don't let them make you belive it does not.
I paiud something like 5$ a switch!!!

LMAO!!! Dude you're crazy

I needed a good laugh... thanks man I knew one of my MBworld buds would come through!

wal · 08-07-2008, 01:19 PM

I have the same problem after I took the car to a car wash and the guy who did the vacuuming got 5 out of 8

I checked with the dealer and they said i have to buy the whole assembly for 80$ and they cant sell me the knobs alone

, i have been looking in ebay and all over the internet with no luck yet

MARTYMAR · 08-07-2008, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wal

I have the same problem after I took the car to a car wash and the guy who did the vacuuming got 5 out of 8

I checked with the dealer and they said i have to buy the whole assembly for 80$ and they cant sell me the knobs alone

, i have been looking in ebay and all over the internet with no luck yet

That's a friggin rip off

I mean $80 bucks won't break the bank but it's still a rip off....not to mention they will most likely try to charge for labor too!

I don't know...maybe I'll find some at a junk yard

highly doubt it.....

wal · 08-07-2008, 02:01 PM

good luck and let me know if you found any. Well i dont think it will need labor because i am not gonna replace the whole assembly but will just take the knobs off and put them in the one already installed. well I will keep looking but i guess this will be my only options here

MARTYMAR · 08-07-2008, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wal

good luck and let me know if you found any. Well i dont think it will need labor because i am not gonna replace the whole assembly but will just take the knobs off and put them in the one already installed. well I will keep looking but i guess this will be my only options here

Yeah...I'm going to keep looking too...let me know if you find some and share the details. I'll do the same. I'm usually on these boards M-F

Foreverfortune · 08-07-2008, 03:48 PM

if its for 2004 model, the lumbar seat adjustment knob is part number 169-870-03-10, its the little knobs on the sides of the seats. i was able to just buy the knobs and not the whole assembly

wal · 08-07-2008, 04:58 PM

well thanks for the info Foreverfortune I will check it with the dealer again then

wal · 08-07-2008, 05:06 PM

just talked to the dealer and it is around 9$ each well guess still better than 80$

MARTYMAR · 08-07-2008, 06:52 PM

YAY!!! I knew we would find them but dam so much

MARTYMAR · 08-07-2008, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foreverfortune

if its for 2004 model, the lumbar seat adjustment knob is part number 169-870-03-10, its the little knobs on the sides of the seats. i was able to just buy the knobs and not the whole assembly

I just tried to find this part number on two website's that Sales Mercedes OEM parts and both show two different things???? One shows the item as a oil break:

http://www.mercedespartssuperstore.c...FSgtagodvl3XqA

The other website says it's not a stock part #

http://www.oem-mercedes-benz-parts.com/searchItem.epc

I guess the dealer should have them...

Foreverfortune · 08-07-2008, 07:07 PM

yes that is correct, for the discription it says oil-break switch

MARTYMAR · 08-07-2008, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foreverfortune

yes that is correct, for the discription it says oil-break switch

So that is the name of the caps??? If this is true then they're only
$3.71 each! Much less than the dealer!

Are you sure this is correct?

Foreverfortune · 08-07-2008, 07:21 PM

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_2428.jpg

wal · 08-07-2008, 07:24 PM

when i gave him the part number to check the price he mentioned a name which i could not get clearly over the phone due to the noises in my office but when i started to describe what i am looking for then he asked for VIN and he did some checking and said yeah the part number is correct

and yes it is $8.85 each to be more precise

MARTYMAR · 08-07-2008, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foreverfortune

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_2428.jpg

SWEEEEEEEET!!!!! About to order mines now!!! Thanks Foreverfortune

BelaMeca · 08-07-2008, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MARTYMAR

SWEEEEEEEET!!!!! About to order mines now!!! Thanks Foreverfortune

Thanx foreverfortune???Thanx foreverfortune?????

what about me????ha!!!i was the first one to help out....i feel betrayed,lol
jk!!!

if you cant get them from your dealer let me know,i will go to my dealer and get them for ya!

wal · 08-07-2008, 09:22 PM

OOPS Thanks BelaMeca

BelaMeca · 08-07-2008, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wal

OOPS Thanks BelaMeca

that's better!

Stiggs · 08-08-2008, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MARTYMAR

Don't everyone answer at one time. Come on fella's I know somebody on this forum knows....

Premature posterlation. Pace yourself man.

BelaMeca · 08-08-2008, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stiggs

Premature posterlation. Pace yourself man.

wal · 08-12-2008, 12:01 PM

so i went yesterday to pick up the knobs from the dealer after i received a call from them in the morning that they have arrived. left the work early because it is a 1 hr drive and they close at 6. The guy at the parts department had no clue what i was there for and he kept looking in the system for something says knobs, buttons, caps ...etc but no luck

, finally he typed my name and there they are under the name of oil switches

. Anyways i ordered 5 which was for $ 40 and because the parts guy felt that they should not have such a name so he gave me 10 more knobs for free

so I think i got a good deal here

MARTYMAR · 08-12-2008, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wal

so i went yesterday to pick up the knobs from the dealer after i received a call from them in the morning that they have arrived. left the work early because it is a 1 hr drive and they close at 6. The guy at the parts department had no clue what i was there for and he kept looking in the system for something says knobs, buttons, caps ...etc but no luck

, finally he typed my name and there they are under the name of oil switches

. Anyways i ordered 5 which was for $ 40 and because the parts guy felt that they should not have such a name so he gave me 10 more knobs for free

so I think i got a good deal here

Wow! Good job...hell send me some ...still waiting for mines to come in the mail!

08-06-2008, 02:09 PM	#3
BelaMeca Super Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Los Angeles,Belgrade Kingdom Serbia Posts: 591 Drives: 05'Clk320(SOLD),06'CSRT8,05'Navigator,04'Clk55(SOLD),2008 G37	/// You let the whole 7 minutes go by and asked for help again ok so here it goes: Go to your Parts dept.and ask for are you ready....?????drum roll pleaseeeee!!!!actually i do not know what they are called but....when i went to buy mine i asked for the seat/lumbar support switches(im a foreigner i can get away with saying stupid things,especially when trying to describe something) They do come with out the unit,so don't let them make you belive it does not. I paiud something like 5$ a switch!!! __________________ Custom Catback Exhaust,Green Filters,Axis wheels(specialy designed for my CLK)The Car is a sexy Beast! And just because there's a girl in my AVATAR does not mean i'm a girl!

08-07-2008, 03:48 PM	#9
Foreverfortune Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 23 Drives: 2004 CLK55 cabrio, 2006 ML500	if its for 2004 model, the lumbar seat adjustment knob is part number 169-870-03-10, its the little knobs on the sides of the seats. i was able to just buy the knobs and not the whole assembly Last edited by Foreverfortune; 08-07-2008 at 03:50 PM.

08-07-2008, 07:21 PM	#16
Foreverfortune Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 23 Drives: 2004 CLK55 cabrio, 2006 ML500	pic http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_2428.jpg

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08-06-2008, 10:39 AM	#2
MARTYMAR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 386 Drives: CLK 55 AMG, IS 350	Don't everyone answer at one time. Come on fella's I know somebody on this forum knows....

08-07-2008, 01:19 PM	#5
wal Almost a Member! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 57 Drives: AMG-feet	I have the same problem after I took the car to a car wash and the guy who did the vacuuming got 5 out of 8 I checked with the dealer and they said i have to buy the whole assembly for 80$ and they cant sell me the knobs alone , i have been looking in ebay and all over the internet with no luck yet

08-07-2008, 02:01 PM	#7
wal Almost a Member! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 57 Drives: AMG-feet	good luck and let me know if you found any. Well i dont think it will need labor because i am not gonna replace the whole assembly but will just take the knobs off and put them in the one already installed. well I will keep looking but i guess this will be my only options here

08-07-2008, 04:58 PM	#10
wal Almost a Member! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 57 Drives: AMG-feet	well thanks for the info Foreverfortune I will check it with the dealer again then

08-07-2008, 05:06 PM	#11
wal Almost a Member! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 57 Drives: AMG-feet	just talked to the dealer and it is around 9$ each well guess still better than 80$

08-07-2008, 06:52 PM	#12
MARTYMAR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 386 Drives: CLK 55 AMG, IS 350	YAY!!! I knew we would find them but dam so much

08-07-2008, 07:07 PM	#14
Foreverfortune Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 23 Drives: 2004 CLK55 cabrio, 2006 ML500	yes that is correct, for the discription it says oil-break switch

08-07-2008, 07:24 PM	#17
wal Almost a Member! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 57 Drives: AMG-feet	when i gave him the part number to check the price he mentioned a name which i could not get clearly over the phone due to the noises in my office but when i started to describe what i am looking for then he asked for VIN and he did some checking and said yeah the part number is correct and yes it is $8.85 each to be more precise

08-07-2008, 09:22 PM	#20
wal Almost a Member! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 57 Drives: AMG-feet	OOPS Thanks BelaMeca

08-12-2008, 12:01 PM	#24
wal Almost a Member! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 57 Drives: AMG-feet	so i went yesterday to pick up the knobs from the dealer after i received a call from them in the morning that they have arrived. left the work early because it is a 1 hr drive and they close at 6. The guy at the parts department had no clue what i was there for and he kept looking in the system for something says knobs, buttons, caps ...etc but no luck , finally he typed my name and there they are under the name of oil switches . Anyways i ordered 5 which was for $ 40 and because the parts guy felt that they should not have such a name so he gave me 10 more knobs for free so I think i got a good deal here

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