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Started by My74W116, 17 March 2019, 03:38 PM

My74W116

Been transferring rear seatbelts from a donor '80 300SD to my '74 450SEL and after hours of working I had a moment of panic and now I'm worried I've been breathing and handling asbestos fibers for the last 3 hrs by moving and manipulation the insulating padding behind the seats of both cars?!?

Diesel 617

Horsehair is what the brown/green spongy/dry mess is. It pads the seats. The rear bench seat is some type of cotton plastic material. No asbestos worries.
X3 1980 300SD Blown Heads, trans -Retired
1980 450SEL Parted out/Scrap
1980 450SEL to Diesel Parted Out/Scrap
1979 280SE Euro Spec Cloth Seats Sold
1979 300CD Daily Driver - Sold


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TJ 450

They call it horse hair but it's really coconut husk material. The sound damping sheet underneath is either cotton or a synthetic material. The only asbestos you would need to worry about is in the brake pads and some gaskets potentially.

Tim
1976 450SEL 6.9 1432
1969 300SEL 6.3 1394
2003 ML500

My74W116

Thank you for the help. It definitely was that sound dampening sheet that I worried about.