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126 sunroof in 116

Started by nathan, 07 August 2009, 07:34 AM

nathan

so in the gold 6.9 resto project, all 3 sunroofs i had at hand were average and not suitable to repair.
so i pulled the blue one out of my 1984 500sel donor car (preupdate 126)
went to see the painters today and theyd fit it to the 6.9...they noted only two of the rear mounting brackets needed to be moved and that was simple.  the interesting thing this means is that we could fit the later 126 roofs which have both slide and tilt mechanisms (as opposed to just slide mechanisms on our 116s and preupdate 126 roofs)


1979 116 6.9 #6436
2018 213 e63
2011 212 e63
2011 463 g55
2007 211 e500 wagen
1995 124 e320 cabriolet
1983 460 300gd
1981 123 280te

s class

Wow, thats amazing.  It looks as if the curvatures are all the same?


[color=blue]'76 6.9 Euro[/color], [color=red]'78 6.9 AMG[/color], '80 280SE, [color=brown]'74 350SE[/color], [color=black]'82 500SEL euro full hydro, '83 500SEL euro full hydro [/color], '81 500SL

nathan

the thing seemed to fit fine. and if the 126 lid fits in the hole, there is no reason to suspect its any different to the 116...regardless, even if it is marginally different, you could always mount your 116 lid to the 126 roof...will have to wait a few more months before its all done before we can test it when powered up!
1979 116 6.9 #6436
2018 213 e63
2011 212 e63
2011 463 g55
2007 211 e500 wagen
1995 124 e320 cabriolet
1983 460 300gd
1981 123 280te

TJ 450

#3
Awesome, so it can in fact be done... very successfully too, I might add. I wonder if a 123 version would fit as well?

Tim
1976 450SEL 6.9 1432
1969 300SEL 6.3 1394
2003 ML500

s class

That is very useful.  I may need to do the same in my trusty rusty as decent W116 sunroofs are pretty nonexistent here. 


[color=blue]'76 6.9 Euro[/color], [color=red]'78 6.9 AMG[/color], '80 280SE, [color=brown]'74 350SE[/color], [color=black]'82 500SEL euro full hydro, '83 500SEL euro full hydro [/color], '81 500SL

robertd

GREAT upgrade, I'm going to look into this for my gold 6.9 as it has begun to leak through the sunroof, I'm guessing the pan must be rusted through in the front corner.
So what about fitting a left hand mirror from a W123 that has remote adjustment to our W116's in stead of having to lean over across the passengers to make adjustments?(my gold one already had this upgrade when I bought it.)
116   1978 450SEL 6.9 #  4848
116   1979 450SEL  6.9 # 5884
116   1979 450SEL  6.9 # 6225  SOLD
116   1978 450SEL  6.9 # 5128  SOLD
116   1979 450SEL  6.9 # 5884  SOLD
116   1974 450SEL  DJet

nathan

RD,
i like teh mirror idea, id thought about this too...however, im not sure what 123 years got this? our 81 doesnt have it but our 85 does...
1979 116 6.9 #6436
2018 213 e63
2011 212 e63
2011 463 g55
2007 211 e500 wagen
1995 124 e320 cabriolet
1983 460 300gd
1981 123 280te

TJ 450

The mirror upgrade would be good... you could also get one off a later R107. Mirror adjustments in a 116 are not particularly easy at the best of times, although it is usually a "set and forget" type of adjustment.

There would also be the added bonus of a joystick to play with in the centre console. ;D

Tim
1976 450SEL 6.9 1432
1969 300SEL 6.3 1394
2003 ML500

Big_Richard

Quote from: TJ 450 on 09 August 2009, 09:07 AM

There would also be the added bonus of a joystick to play with in the centre console. ;D

Tim

untill it falls to peices - like everything else on 126 era cars ;)

TJ 450

You mean like the electric seat controls?  ;)

Tim
1976 450SEL 6.9 1432
1969 300SEL 6.3 1394
2003 ML500

oversize

I've heard even a W140 sunroof will fit and at least some of those were glass....  So you could upgrade to a moon roof!
1979 6.9 #5541 (Red Bull)
1978 6.9 #4248 (Skye)
1979 6.9 #3686 (Moby Dick)
1978 6.9 #1776 (Dora)
1977 450SEL #7010 white -P
1975 450SEL #8414 gold -P

s class

Well the way I connect the dots is that its now been proven that a 126 roof fits into a 116, and according to some old Benzworld postings, a 140 roof fits into a 126, so ultimately would the double jump of a 140 roof into a 116 work?

I want to try a 140 glass roof in my project 500SEL 126. 


[color=blue]'76 6.9 Euro[/color], [color=red]'78 6.9 AMG[/color], '80 280SE, [color=brown]'74 350SE[/color], [color=black]'82 500SEL euro full hydro, '83 500SEL euro full hydro [/color], '81 500SL

floyd111

Could you please re-upload the pics? Can't see them..

nathan

ill have a look for them Floyd. not sure why they dropped. I normally do photo bucket or imageshack so don't know why they died?!
1979 116 6.9 #6436
2018 213 e63
2011 212 e63
2011 463 g55
2007 211 e500 wagen
1995 124 e320 cabriolet
1983 460 300gd
1981 123 280te