An interior restoration is mostly a logistics exercise. The work itself is rarely difficult; what slows projects down is discovering, halfway through, that a clip is broken, a cover is missing or a part arrived in the wrong colour. This checklist is designed to front-load that discovery.
Before you remove anything
- Photograph every panel from several angles, in good light, before touching it.
- Note the interior colour and trim code from the car's data plate or paperwork, if available.
- Note whether the car is left- or right-hand drive, and its build date.
- List the factory options that affect trim: electric seats, sunroof, air conditioning, centre-console switches.
As each panel comes out
- Bag and label fixings by location.
- Photograph the back of every trim part — this is where the part number lives.
- Record each number in a list alongside its location and side (left or right, as seen from the driver's seat).
- Mark anything cracked, brittle, missing a tab or faded beyond cleaning.
If you're unsure how to read the numbers, see our guides to Mercedes-Benz part numbers and verifying OEM numbers.
Area by area
- Dashboard: vents and their blades, switch surrounds, speaker grilles, instrument surround, glovebox lid and catch.
- Centre console: lids, catches, ashtray and lighter panels, switch blanks, screw covers.
- Doors: handle surrounds, mirror-adjuster covers, speaker covers, window switch frames, caps and plugs.
- Seats: side covers, rail covers, recline and release levers, seat-belt trims.
- Roof and pillars: sunroof trim and mechanism, pillar trims, seat-belt outlets, grab handles.
- Boot or load area: lining fixings, handle trims, covers.
Ordering
- Order everything for one area at once, so it can be refitted in one go.
- Check side, drive side, version and colour for each line before ordering — our guide to identifying the right version covers the common mistakes.
- Allow for lead times. Our parts are made to order and typically take 3 to 14 days to produce before dispatch, so plan around it — see what to expect on shipping and lead times.
- Order small caps, plugs and clips with larger items. They're easy to forget and expensive to ship on their own.
Refitting
- Warm the cabin before refitting plastics on a cold day.
- Test-fit before final fixing, especially where a part meets an original neighbour.
- Replace visible pairs together so colours age evenly.
Where to start
Browse by model from the Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche or Jaguar ranges, or search any part number directly. If a number from your list doesn't turn up, send it to us — we'll check it before anything is made.