drrobertjfrank

Here's my more "upscale" 96 S500: added a S600 grill and custom made much of the extra Burl Walnut trim myself! the last one is the pict from when I bought it - it took about a year to rebuild to exceed original condition, and it has been my daily driver for the past 8 years! A labor of love... but every valet has commented on it, and the dealership always asks if I want to sell...

johnny conkaroo

wow man i love your instrument cluster. how do you make your own trim, were do u get the material from?
also im curious, how much did all the reconstruction cost if u dont mind?

ayhan

My '92 600SEL
All factory spec,I'm the second owner...Enjoy...
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geebee

At first glance of the instrument facing I cringed. But the more I looked at it, the more I like it! In fact, it looks like it sort of belongs there. One of the nicer "class" mods I've seen on a 140 actually.

This is all good news for the 140. IMHO they hit a dip around 2009 where they were a dime a dozen. Now much more serious owners have them, are much more educated in their engineering and upkeep, and they're following the path of true collectors cars.

But remember - a lot of cars you see at Barret Jackson are original. Many a Ferrari, Cadillac, 40 Ford, 56 Chevy, 60s muscle cars etc have been hacked to suit the owner. In that case, only the owner/hacker really appreciates it, and they often go unsold. I saw an old SL that easily had $50k in mods that sold for $2500.00, much to the disgust of the owner. Harley's are the worst along these lines.

But hey, that may be where this model of Merc is going - toward very extravagant mods. I mean, the owner bought it, he can do whatever he wants to with it. So if he's never going to resell it, it doesn't matter who else likes it (other than the wife lol). But my point is a lot of these cars with $30k in mods are worthless on the open market - unless you can find that ONE person that agrees with your thinking/work.

Dealers will simply not buy some of the units depicted in this photo thread, as they know they'll never sell. I saw one come in for purchase one day, and the GM said he could never have something like that "stinking up the lot" lol. Such is the commercial market. However, some of the more original units with superior upkeep etc will experience people knocking on their door with $20k of cash in hand when it sits in the driveway

JUICEDW140

Not mine.

E55Dimon

Always been a huge fan. Would love to see more pics in this thread.

ready2style

Hello,

Glad to be a part of this forum. Just got my 1996 Mercedes S320 in Oct. of 2012. This is my first one and I love the way it drives. When I got it there was only 94,000 miles and was garage kept.

grays

not mines but sweet

ghost87

My Baby

stuntflyr1

180k miles and still draining my wallet!

fluffyfreak

I really like most of the modded rides posted up. My favorite is the RENNtech S74, because im a performance junkie when it comes to cars lol. Wouldnt mind having that badboy in my garage next to a bagged one next to my bagged suburban

The Von

Nice cars, is there a club in Jakarta for W140?

The Von

mbswbw140

do any of u guys know where i can get an adapter for my 4pin connector to make it plug into 5pin connector headlights???is that possible ???? if not-----where can i get a set of 4pin connector headlights for my 94 w140 s320 ???? got a headlight cracked and gotta get an inspection sticker soon paper tags on it its 3 days old

oldsinner111

try EBAY

mbswbw140

old sinner 111 i appreciate your help,too if it wasnt for you and zed style, i'd b up ****z creek----no paddle !! so thanks once again if i have any questions at all -----i wont hesitate to ask

Ifari

I really like these cars.

Chucky300

I almost just threw up...

schwarze_sonne

Here's my 1992 500SEL, 135k miles.

ghost87

1999 S420

drrobertjfrank

Man, somehow I missed this post! Sorry for the LONG delay!

I did purchase the instrument cluster wood trim on eBay - that is the only "fake" wood but for $40 versus $200+ I am REALLY happy with it! I bought my burl walnut veneer online from a wood supply place - that stuff is almost (if not more) expensive per ounce than gold! Each sheet (12" x 12") was about $20-30 (VERY thin!) I layered it on thin hardwood forms for the rear light trim, dash trim, and without backing for the buttons on the door locks, rear armrest button, rear ashtray buttons, and B pillar trim (in the style of the 600). Custom mixed wood stain to make it perfectly match the rest (MB uses a slightly reddish tint/redwood stain). It takes a lot of hours to layer up the lacquer!

Reconstruction: man, don't ask! LOL! Back in 2003 when these were still only the "previous model" and it went for $20-30K for a good used one, I bought it for $4500 and spent about $17K to rebuild it RIGHT. A couple costly mistakes added to that (the moonroof blew out while in transport to the shop since I forgot to rebolt is on after doing some minor repair!) But, as I did the rebuild, I loved it and had things rebuilt back to "new or better" condition, AND got to know my baby inside-out! It's now 11 years later, up to 193,700 miles, and still runs/looks like a champ, and everything works!

drrobertjfrank

THanks! After a month, I couldn't imagine a W140 w/o the wood dash trim or rear air vent/lights trim! It makes it such that vallets will park it right next to a Bently and Rolls and it holds its own!

...and yes, I had a guy walk up to me in a parking lot one and say "OK - right now: how much do you want for it?!" He was serious. But when I told him I couldn't sell my baby, he smiled and nodded. W140. Gotta love 'em!

MB_Fahrer

At least they ruined a measly S320. Could've been a V12.

MB_Fahrer

Looks great! Very nice color What wheels are those?

oldsinner111

I don't want a gas guzzling v12.