So comfy!

"NaturallyAspirated" (NaturallyAspirated) 10/02/2014 at 12:16 • Filed to: Chair, seat

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Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Mercedes-Benz E190 office chair, Mk I.

It's very, very comfortable. It's the passenger seat from this '84 Mercedes:

Future plans for the Mk II include painting or covering the plywood so it's less visible.

Thanks to Nibby for the how-to.

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mcseanerson > NaturallyAspirated 10/02/2014 at 12:18

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Damn that is a fine looking chair.

 > NaturallyAspirated 10/02/2014 at 12:19

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Cool. The junkyard that I go to uses Montana minivan seats. They are easy to convert.

Imirrelephant > NaturallyAspirated 10/02/2014 at 12:20

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If you could integrate arm rests somehow, It would be perfect.

NaturallyAspirated > Imirrelephant 10/02/2014 at 12:23

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Actually, I intentionally decided on a chair without armrests. They seem like they get in the way a lot, especially with the L-shaped desk I have.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > NaturallyAspirated 10/02/2014 at 12:25

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So, what about that bass and what appears to be a mandolin?

Imirrelephant > NaturallyAspirated 10/02/2014 at 12:25

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Makes sense. I'm just a fan of office chairs with arm rests.

Also, that leather is immaculate!

NaturallyAspirated > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! 10/02/2014 at 12:49

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The bass is a mid 80's Japanese Charvel with Jackson active PJ pickups and neck-through body construction. It was a gift from a friend of mine. It sounds great and is very easy to play. I have the action ridiculously low with no buzzing, and it sustains forever.

The mandolin is a cheap Rogue A-style that I paid nearly nothing for and bought on a whim. I had a thought of learning to play it as part of a bard costume for the local Renaissance Faire, but the mandolin is of course way too modern for that. I'll probably try to pick it up at some point, but for now it's sadly just collecting dust.

NaturallyAspirated > Imirrelephant 10/02/2014 at 12:51

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Yeah, I am really impressed with the durability of the Mercedes leather. It's still soft and supple, from a 30 year old car.

Pancake > NaturallyAspirated 10/02/2014 at 13:22

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Real leather or mb tex? Impressed too if that is real leather; looks way too seamless to be real esp after 3 decades!!

NaturallyAspirated > Pancake 10/02/2014 at 13:48

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I hadn't heard of MBTex before, I had to Google it.

Now I'm thinking it pretty much has to be MBTex, as I would have trouble believing leather would last this long and still look so good.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > NaturallyAspirated 10/02/2014 at 14:00

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Thats awesome! I actually got the captain chairs out of a Kia Sedona minivan like a month ago to do the same thing! Now I will be attempting it to fit in!

Nibby > NaturallyAspirated 10/24/2014 at 23:34

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DAT BENZ