DanSL55
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Thank you
Nice! Which BT & DAB receiver have you used? I've had a look around at some options but nothing has grabbed me yet.
I'm not convinced they will be proud of the bodywork. I think the angle the pic's were taken aren't helping. The wheel specs are slightly less aggressive than Brabus would fit to the R230.
Talkwrench - lovely job you're doing there.
I've just bought an SL55 too after a while with an SL500.
In answer to the question about BT/DAB receiver, on the SL500 I wired a tiny BT adaptor from the aux input in the glove box, behind the trim so it popped up in the ashtray, and the unit (including a built in mic) just plugged into a USB power adaptor in the cigarette lighter. It is literally the size of a USB plug, so that was very well hidden, but frankly not as good as I'd hoped in terms of reliability or sound quality. They're all over amazon if you go that route.
But for the SL55 I've bought a Pure Highway 600, about £70, and it's good as gold. it involves removing the A-pillar trim to run the wires but you end up with a proper mic on the visor, a DAB aerial on the windscreen, wired into the glove-box aux socket and again popping up for power from behind the ash tray. The actual unit with the buttons on is the size of a matchbox and completely wireless, so you can put it anywhere. I really hate wires hanging around the dashboard, so I'm very pleased with it, great sound and it's completely reliable. Saved me £1000+ on replacing the head unit, which I'd expected to do.
Great thread, wish I had the time and space to do a fraction of the jobs you're doing on yours. Good luck!
. I'm certainly not a fan of the bloated / balloon tyre look and will stick with what I feel is correct and wont be over-sizing the tyres.
I have done headlinings, parcel shelves, pillar covers etc before, basically anything that doesn't need stitches but have considered getting a cheap sowing machine and having a go. I do have a little piece of trim missing in the rear so I'll have to get stuck into it at some point and remove it, I'll be 3D printing the repair piece because I've already learned you can't by the little piece, you need the whole panel which its part of and its big bucks and prone to breaking. Im guessing the best bet will be to half open the roof and have a look underneath the trim when it lifts up. If I figure it out I'll post some pics etc.
I know its been done a thousand times on the SL so im not concerned, tyre sizing is always little subjective as we all like something different. Why did you go up a tyre size on the 10.5J? traction? Did the 295 look stretched? Any pictures of the two tyres mounted on the 10.5J?
I have now seen the extent of the plastic, thats utterly shocking considering the original purchase price of these cars, I actually even thought that about the pleather dash and door cards when I first started looking at these cars. I have a Autobiography Range Rover as a daily drive and its covered head to toe in the best leather I've seen in a car, even the roof liner. This car should be up to that standard. I think I'll now HAVE to trim these panels too.
Cleaned all that off and now waiting for clips.
