Cheap SL300

[Setanta]

The seller of the S500 that I was on the verge of buying wanted me "as a condition of sale" to let him use the car till the end of November....after I bought it! I thought he was joking but he was serious. Can you believe it. Said fine, let's defer the sale to the end of the month and I was told that he needed the money now. Needless to say, I walked. On all other areas, he ticked the right boxes for me as a seller but I was dumbfounded.

He did not see an issue! *laughing*

 

[Setanta]

Not really - I spoke to David at d class and you're looking at circa £150/£175 per seat. The pads come out so it's "plug and play".

That said, I'd like to make this car a little "different" - the one problem I have is the market has collapsed in these since I bought it and I have so much £ in the car I may as well make it really nice, and at 140k miles it's never going to attract the "concours original" market anyway. Its a nice colour (gun metal grey ish) and I have the staggered Carlssons to go on so maybe two tone seats may look good and lighten it up bit inside?

Two tone...don't! There is something about the SL's that they don't take two-tone well. I think it is because the cabin is so small, and overall 'busy' with so many surfaces and textures (the dash is mismash of materials and panels) that it looks wierd.

A deep burgandy/claret colour would go amazingly well if you were do the same colour all over.

 

[jonnyboy]

A deep burgandy/claret colour would go amazingly well if you were do the same colour all over.

You think ?

Still not sure what to do with the wheels - they've been at the refurbers for four months and I am struggling to get hold of him. I was just going to paint them silver, now wondering whether to do the centres in body colour.

 

[dinoy]

am after black actually.
only need the pads, not the frames (look at the postage costs as those seats are ****** heavy!)

I cant tell if they are late or early seats (mine is a '92)

the other set is early and in black actually he has grey blue black and biege, but u can arrange your own shipping or pick up, i am bidding on some stuff i will be driving in large american pickup probably to pickup if u wanted it picked up, but then again we will bve drivin 5.4 hemmi so it is probaly as expensive,

 

[Seamster15]

You think ?

Still not sure what to do with the wheels - they've been at the refurbers for four months and I am struggling to get hold of him. I was just going to paint them silver, now wondering whether to do the centres in body colour.

Was that Matts car? from Cornwall?

 

[jonnyboy]

Was that Matts car? from Cornwall?

Yep, it is.
New engine going in next week hopefully. Wings and roof replaced.

 

[Seamster15]

Yep, it is.
New engine going in next week hopefully. Wings and roof replaced.

Nice one, looked familiar, fantastic colour combi.

 

[jonnyboy]

the other set is early and in black actually he has grey blue black and biege, but u can arrange your own shipping or pick up, i am bidding on some stuff i will be driving in large american pickup probably to pickup if u wanted it picked up, but then again we will bve drivin 5.4 hemmi so it is probaly as expensive,

I'll have a word

 

[dinoy]

here is one which 300sl-24 with black interior and does not look bad either!

MERCEDES 300SL-24 AUTO SILVER 1991 MOT JUNE 2011 TAXED on eBay (end time 15-Nov-10 20:05:05 GMT)

 

[Setanta]

There is a Maser Gransport convertible thing running around where I live that is dark grey like yours with a dark burgandy interior - it looks absolutely stunning.

That being said, any SL in any colour is always good