though i'd put some pictures of my on going project
full f/b/s/s airbag suspension 1/2" lines and valves 2 6 gallon tanks 2 viair compressors+engine compressor 10 switches back up and down front up and down left side up and down right side up and down (see saw) front to back opisites and left to right see saw, (pancke) all four corners up or down (dog leg) lifts rear wheel off the ground (3 wheel lifts front wheel of the ground..
18" Vault Savanna's (big money) still have the origional 16" AMG alloys
AMG body. tinted windows, big fockford fosgate sound system (punch series)
still got the origional bits and peices if i wanted to restore it to its origional state
i've owned evo's wrx's chev's bmw's but i'l never walk away from the silver arrow the most reliable vehicle i have ever owned and its done 164,000kms now! (100,000miles?)
Vehicle: 1989 Mercedes 300E, 106500 original miles
Location: Detroit, USA
Posts: 98
Meet the Mint Mojito aka "Minty". It's a 1989 300E with 106,200 original miles. I just got it a couple weeks ago, even though it's in o.k. condition, there are a few body issues I need to work on. I kick myself for getting such a hard color to find for spare body parts [color 261].
Last edited by mintmojito : 05-20-2008 at 12:46 PM.
Kick yourself? Why? You should kick yourself for thinking you could just swap body parts that are the same color without painting them....they will never match...
Vehicle: 1989 Mercedes 300E, 106500 original miles
Location: Detroit, USA
Posts: 98
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Originally Posted by ZorroAMG
Kick yourself? Why? You should kick yourself for thinking you could just swap body parts that are the same color without painting them....they will never match...
I have thought of that, but where do I find a willow green front left corner panel in decent condition? The color isn't easy to find!
I have thought of that, but where do I find a willow green front left corner panel in decent condition? The color isn't easy to find!
What zorro is saying is that, even if you find willow green panels, the odds are they are not going to be the same shade. One of the two cars might have spend more time in a garage or in the sun, or has already been painted due to damage so the paint might be newer.
So the thing you really have to look at it finding a fender [that is real easy and having a body shop paint it to match YOUR car. It still might not be dead on but it will be much closer. The best bet would be to color sand the entire car to insure all the car is as good as it can be then match up the new fender paint to that.
Expect to pay about $500-750 per fender for getting them painted. Don't get cheap paint.
Vehicle: 1989 Mercedes 300E, 106500 original miles
Location: Detroit, USA
Posts: 98
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Originally Posted by mcbear
What zorro is saying is that, even if you find willow green panels, the odds are they are not going to be the same shade. One of the two cars might have spend more time in a garage or in the sun, or has already been painted due to damage so the paint might be newer.
So the thing you really have to look at it finding a fender [that is real easy and having a body shop paint it to match YOUR car. It still might not be dead on but it will be much closer. The best bet would be to color sand the entire car to insure all the car is as good as it can be then match up the new fender paint to that.
Expect to pay about $500-750 per fender for getting them painted. Don't get cheap paint.
Ah, I read that wrong. Thank you for clarifying that! I just have these large chipped areas of paint, that the guy I bought the car from, he just slapped paint onto it quite sloppily. :/
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1989 willow green Mercedes 300E, with a palomino interior, and 106500 original miles!
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