W140 armoured take 3

[love w123]

SPECS:


Height: 58.5 in. (149 cm.)
Length: 205.2 in. (522 cm.)
Width: 74 in. (314 cm.)
Wheelbase: 123.6 in. (314 cm.)
Weight: 8,500 lbs. (3,855 kg.) Armored
Armor Specifications...

* Full protection, A9 Level, equivalent to Level III NIJ & B6+ CIN
* All original glass is removed and replaced with NIJ tested multi-layered ballistic glass
* All opaque material surrounding the passenger area are replaced with hardened ballistic steel
* Additional areas of armoring are fuel tank (Explosafe® tank is used), battery and computer module.
* Protection against high power rifles such as 7.62x39, 5.56x45, 7.62x51 and M80 ball
* Roof (60 angle) and floor (Anti-Mine protection including DM51 grenade/fragmentation)
* A complete set of four (4) high grade run flats installed
* Additional protection for the floor and the radiator
* Patented designed armoring for firewall and wheel well

[aristotled]

those are some amazing pics. i had no idea how they did that. THANKS!

now i need to see if i can get some lessons on welding....hmmmm....

[1996_S500]

Those are very nice pictures. That is a really nice W140 as well.

[love w123]

Thank you guys for comments, love the looks of the thick glass..... amazing!!!!!!!
Imagine peoples faces when you roll it down...... id go to the drivethrough all day long :P (bad joke)

[fabbrisd]

Depending on the level of body armor inside the doors, and the level of window protection for the rear passengers - a good part of the time "full" armored MB's have inoperable rear windows.... I believe operable front windows sacrifice some protection or use another type of ceramic glass, since most countries the front windows must be operable for import.. I have ridden is some MB's where all (4) side windows are inoperable due to armor and glass - you get real woozy looking out at the countryside rolling by in this kindof quatz-thick material - almost a fun-house mirro effect, not quite as bad...

[1996_S500]

Originally Posted by love w123

Thank you guys for comments, love the looks of the thick glass..... amazing!!!!!!!
Imagine peoples faces when you roll it down...... id go to the drivethrough all day long :P (bad joke)

well, on most of the cars that are armored, the rear windows are made not to go down, and the front windows made to be made to be able to open ONLY halfway, so you wouldn't be able to get the bag from the drive-through person.

[bayhas]

Originally Posted by love w123

Thank you guys for comments, love the looks of the thick glass..... amazing!!!!!!!
Imagine peoples faces when you roll it down...... id go to the drivethrough all day long :P (bad joke)

i get people asking me if my car is armored with stock W140 shielded glass!

[bayhas]

Originally Posted by 1996_s500

well, on most of the cars that are armored, the rear windows are made not to go down, and the front windows made to be made to be able to open ONLY halfway, so you wouldn't be able to get the bag from the drive-through person.

now imagine living and Texas, Arizona, UAE, or Saudi arabia, and having one with blown AC condencer:

<<< the four passengers...litterly!!


for real tho... look at all of the common problems in W140, most, if not all, will be amplified 1000000000000 times if the body is fully armored:

-front suspention and control arms
-rear hydrolic shocks
-rear windows regulator
-door closing assistant pump
-shimmy in the steering wheel, due to tires getting out of round
-AC condencer leaking
-moon roof mechanism
-etc tec...

i would like to see how they fixed the cosing pump issue, IMO fully armored W140 would need a small V6 engine in the trunk to drive the vaccum pump reliably!!!

[NZ Benz]

Originally Posted by bayhas

now imagine living and Texas, Arizona, UAE, or Saudi arabia, and having one with blown AC condencer:

<<< the four passengers...litterly!!


for real tho... look at all of the common problems in W140, most, if not all, will be amplified 1000000000000 times if the body is fully armored:

-front suspention and control arms
-rear hydrolic shocks
-rear windows regulator
-door closing assistant pump
-shimmy in the steering wheel, due to tires getting out of round
-AC condencer leaking
-moon roof mechanism
-etc tec...

i would like to see how they fixed the cosing pump issue, IMO fully armored W140 would need a small V6 engine in the trunk to drive the vaccum pump reliably!!!

Funny you should say that Bayhas there is a guy on www.mbworld.org who has an armored S600 in Mexico city and they want 28 grand American to replace some oversized brake pump!!!

[bayhas]

i dont know about you all, but to me, its cheaper to die...