SL/R129: '98 SL500 Sport/AMG Styling Package
09-29-2014, 08:15 AM
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1999 SL500 Sport, 2002 E430 4Matic, 2005 E320 4Matic, 2011 Chevy Silverado
'98 SL500 Sport/AMG Styling Package
Good morning. New guy here... Recently purchased the '99 SL sport with 49,xxx miles and she has turned out to be a fantastic car with no issues at all. Love the MB so much that I bought an E430 4Matic 3 weeks later. My question is this: Other than the wheels, badging, and plastic ground effects, what other body modifications (if any) make up the SL500 "sport" package? Local stealership ran the vin and gave me an elementary build sheet and claimed there was a factory mod to accommodate the wide rear tire/wheel package. When comparing my sport to my sisters non-sport I see wider rear quarter wheel flares. Mine white, hers green. Optical illusion?
(Text error in title. 1999 SL is correct)
(Text error in title. 1999 SL is correct)
Last edited by Coach1153; 09-29-2014 at 08:30 AM. Reason: Text error on year of vehicle
09-29-2014, 10:20 PM
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1999 MB E430 1998 SL500
Offset wheels
I have a 1998 Sport and the rear wheels are actually wider than the front
but that is due to the 1 inch wider rims in the rear plus a 4mm wider offset.
but that is due to the 1 inch wider rims in the rear plus a 4mm wider offset.
10-07-2014, 10:07 PM
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99 thru 02 SL features
Attached is a Word document that summaries the SL's from 1999 to 2002, along with a MBCA version of the window sticker for my 99 sport.
