1972 Mercedes 280ce Coupe, low, slow, daily

[541NTT]

Also.

My merc has the factory fitted sunroof, which is busted, leaking and after pulling the entire assembly out today, has a fair bit of rust, i wire brushed it and rust converted and rust primed it and put it all back in just because it is my daily, but the sunroof still doesn't work properly and finding a replacement would be near impossible... so then i saw you can get universal folding ragtop kits, has anyone had any experience with these? if i could size one to fit between the factory roof rails, it doesn't look like there are any supports i would be cutting through to fit it, just roof skin.

Like this :


My other option is perhaps just a universal glass sunroof, drop that sucker in..

[loekaaz]

you should get your hand on one of those classic 'ivory white' steering wheels. Then the white rack would look in place

[541NTT]

you should get your hand on one of those classic 'ivory white' steering wheels. Then the white rack would look in place

I've got a black one, that was hard enough to come buy! Haha

[loekaaz]

Lol. Overseas struggles I guess

[MercTastic]

^dont do that!^
The rack you got is balling!
wire wheel the paint back then shadow chrome same as your steelies
I personally h.a.t.e boot racks ruins the flow of cars

btw your merc looks sick, and looks like shes in good condish

Everything this man said.

[541NTT]

post for a pic.. just got back from a cruise, been begging to drive this bad boy threw a mower on the rack just coz. and black and white due to artistic skills.

[#MrBenz]

Also.

My merc has the factory fitted sunroof, which is busted, leaking and after pulling the entire assembly out today, has a fair bit of rust, i wire brushed it and rust converted and rust primed it and put it all back in just because it is my daily, but the sunroof still doesn't work properly and finding a replacement would be near impossible... so then i saw you can get universal folding ragtop kits, has anyone had any experience with these? if i could size one to fit between the factory roof rails, it doesn't look like there are any supports i would be cutting through to fit it, just roof skin.

Like this :


My other option is perhaps just a universal glass sunroof, drop that sucker in..

I know a guy who did it on his VW, looks sooooo cool. I might do it on my SLC but it's hard to decide as my car is very very clean and cutting a hole in it would hurt my feelings a lot haha

[pattrick02]

this thing is so sickkk

[541NTT]

I know a guy who did it on his VW, looks sooooo cool. I might do it on my SLC but it's hard to decide as my car is very very clean and cutting a hole in it would hurt my feelings a lot haha

Haha yeah it is a tricky call, quite a big hole to cut! i have seen it done to a coupe before (see pic) but i am trying to get the size info i need from a website that supplies the rag top, it looks like the factory steel sunroof whole is too big, so i would need to weld in section of the sunroof, then cut the remainder length ways to fit one.. i was really hoping to be able to utilise the existing whole and work backwards with it!

this thing is so sickkk

Cheers man

[Hellalime]

cleanest mercedes I've seen to this day, keep up the awesome work man

[SD202]

wow man! she is gorgeous, I love me a well dressed vintage LOL keep up the good work dude!

[541NTT]

cleanest mercedes I've seen to this day, keep up the awesome work man

cheers guy, but not that clean in real life needs work but getting there

wow man! she is gorgeous, I love me a well dressed vintage LOL keep up the good work dude!

who doesn't like a MILF?


so today i pulled the rack apart, wire brushed it, and hit it with a can of silver hammer finish paint, just to tidy it up a bit, i think it needs to be chromed somewhere down the line



My garage is an abortion at the moment..

[Dome]

Cool, I like it

[aLaFleur]

I really want your rear bumper...

[541NTT]

Cool, I like it

Thanks

I really want your rear bumper...

Yeah your US ones suck! I'm thinking of swapping this to a stubby bumper from a sedan, not sure yet tho