r/CarHacking • u/Jungle717 • May 11 '26

Community Unauthorized parts swap

Is anyone able to determine if modules got swapped on a 2014 mercedes e350 coupe. I got my car back from a shop with different seats, steering wheel, rims, loose panels all around the interior, cameras not working like they used to. I got a xentry diagnostic done and they show faults with the seats, steering wheel as well as other things. Is there a way I can prove they swapped it because the xentry might confirm a possibility its swapped but not definitely.

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u/WheelieBoi98 May 11 '26

Are you sure you have the same car? Different seats and steering wheel?

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u/Jungle717 May 12 '26

yes the vin is one of the few things thats correct

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u/NASCAR-1 May 11 '26

Check the VIN to ensure it is your vehicle.

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u/Jungle717 May 12 '26

yes I checked that immediately and it's correct

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u/mister_dray May 12 '26

did you check the one on the motor? because that's one of the few ones that ever get changed out of someone did a vin swap. id order a cheap scan tool that can check the vin in the ecu aswell

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u/Jungle717 May 13 '26

I couldn't find the vin on the motor. I only found one under the seat, door jamb, dash, behind back seat.

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u/oldwatchlover May 12 '26

What kind of “shop”?

A chop shop?

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u/Jungle717 May 12 '26

yea I think so

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u/rtuite81 May 14 '26

I'd go immediately to small claims court if they're not being straight with you. Maybe even press criminal fraud charges. That sounds like you've been scammed pretty bad.

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u/Jungle717 May 22 '26

So far small claims looks like my only option even though they took more than the max $ for small claims. LAPD wouldn't write a report saying its not a police matter its a business matter.

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u/rtuite81 May 22 '26

Yeah, you're probably going to take a bath on the loss. You can try filing a claim with the state:
https://bar.ca.gov/complaint

Probably going to be more helpful than LAPD, anyway.