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Finally got a W116...

Started by bb, 01 November 2007, 08:44 AM

bb

Thanks for the welcome everyone.

SELfor50: Thanks for the offer. Would quite like to catch up at some point.

bb

#16
Ok, finally had a chance to take some pictures of the beast.

Couldnt work out how to upload pictures to the bloody gallery, so I used imageshack instead.

Found some howto guides in the forums but despite being logged in, I could find nothing to click that would allow me to add anything.

These pictures are of the car as I bought it; please excuse the fact that I have not had a chance to clean it yet. Overall, with a bit of work and a good tidy up, I think it will be quite a good example.


















116Benz

Very nice bb, very very nice.

Andrew280SEL

Holy moly, it's like looking at my car, albeit yours is a lot cleaner in areas. Same interior colour, dash mat, same white, same model etc...

But yes, very very nice! ;D ;D
'79 280SEL- 560,000 Kms
'73 350SE- getting an AMG facelift
'79 450SEL 6.9

bb

Can someone have a good look at the pictures of the inside and tell me what the covering on the seats is. I'm thinking the mb-tex vinyl...

CraigS

I would say that without a doubt that it is MB-Tex. If it was leather, it wouldn't look half this good. Do you have the data card ?
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Andrew280SEL

Easily MB-Tex. There's none of those Leather creases and lines.
'79 280SEL- 560,000 Kms
'73 350SE- getting an AMG facelift
'79 450SEL 6.9

bb

Quote from: CraigS on 07 November 2007, 05:42 AM
I would say that without a doubt that it is MB-Tex. If it was leather, it wouldn't look half this good. Do you have the data card ?

I was thinking the same thing. It has held up well given the age of the car.

Unless this data card is stuck to the car, no I dont have it. I got it with no documentation at all other than the rego papers :-(

That said, I do know a bit about its history and who owned it for most of its life. I am currently following that lead up in the hope of getting some sort of documentation.

bb

Quote from: Andrew280SEL on 07 November 2007, 05:45 AM
Easily MB-Tex. There's none of those Leather creases and lines.

Cool. Thanks for the info.

OzBenzHead

bb: Welcome to the joys of the W116 and the M110!  May you get many years and kms of pleasure out of it.

Without a doubt those seats are MBTex - almost indestructible, far more serviceable than leather, and more flexible so, in my opinion, more comfortable, as the leather becomes hard, unyielding, and shiny with age.   I have MBTex in all but one of mine, and even in the 42-year-old it's in amazingly good nick.   And it requires no more care than the occasional wipe over with a damp cloth. 

Warning: do NOT, under any circumstances, use Armorall on your vinyl: certain and quick death will ensue from the application of that muck.   Best treatment for the dash-pad vinyl and doorcard trim is an occasional application of vaseline / petroleum jelly or baby oil.  I use petroleum jelly.

Your interior colour is Bamboo.
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oscar

bb that looks fantastic, inside and out.  That engine bay is pretty schmick too.  Congratulations ;D
1973 350SE, my first & fave

Andrew280SEL

Quote from: OzBenzHead on 07 November 2007, 06:23 AM

Warning: do NOT, under any circumstances, use Armorall on your vinyl: certain and quick death will ensue from the application of that muck.   Best treatment for the dash-pad vinyl and doorcard trim is an occasional application of vaseline / petroleum jelly or baby oil.  I use petroleum jelly.


Oh dear.... :-[

Quote from: Michel on 07 November 2007, 02:23 PM


However, can someone tell me what is the secret behind 'blocking' the number plate?



I'd say he used Paint in Windows and drew a black square box over the plate area. ;)
'79 280SEL- 560,000 Kms
'73 350SE- getting an AMG facelift
'79 450SEL 6.9

OzBenzHead

Quote from: Andrew280SEL on 07 November 2007, 03:00 PM
Quote from: OzBenzHead on 07 November 2007, 06:23 AM[...] I use petroleum jelly.


Oh dear.... :-[ [...]

Well, Andrew, you could try KY jelly, but I'm sure it won't do your MBTex much good.    ;D ;D ;D
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editjunk

Those wheels look very nice. Saw some of those on a 114. They shine up a treat.

bb

hehe... I was waiting for someone to ask why I blocked the number plates out.

I suppose there is no real reason other than to maintain a bit of anonymity on a public forum. For the 2 seconds it takes to put a rectangle on a picture, I thought why not.

Obviously that is separate and not connected to the fact that I will meet people from here and go on drive days etc.