Rebuilding speaker cover on w114
by Patryk Rebisz

The interior of my 1973 w114 280 looked pristine... except the gash in the speaker cover.

I grabbed 1 yard of black vinyl from this place ( https://www.perfectfit.com/product.aspx?d_id=15989&p_id=167820 ), traced the opening in the metal that's hiding under the vinyl/plastic original cover to know where to punch the holes, punched the holes, added black grommets and reupholstered using a thin black felth to put some space between metal grommets and the metal cover. Use E6000 glue as it's stronger then contact cement to wrap the vinyl around the edges.

Here is the result: