Here she is, my new Black Beauty
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Here she is, my new Black Beauty
Hey all, based from the original post, where I told you that I took over my parents car, I have finally got it, and cleaned it up. I was off on the year from the original post, it is a 1997 Mercedes S420. 45,000 miles, and rock solid. When my parents brought the car over the weekend, the exterior was plenty dirty. Had a nice coating of dust and dirt. My parents live right near Atlantic City, so there was little layer of salt air on the car. I promptly washed and two coat waxed it just to protect it until I can get more nitty gritty with it to do a complete detail. The inside just needed some basic wipe down, my parents kept it very clean inside. I noticed that the "0" in the S420 was loose, and it gave me an excuse to debadge it =) . I will discuss how much of a pain in **** that is in another post. Anyway, here are some pictures.
My other Mercedes in the background
My pain the **** debadge, still working on (my son the reflection) all that dust is wax dust.
My other Mercedes in the background
My pain the **** debadge, still working on (my son the reflection) all that dust is wax dust.
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1997 S600 - Bentley Turbo R (black/black)
Congratulations...
Very low mileage on that car.
You sure its a 97 though?
97 had the updated lights (rear)...as well as one color scheme, not the two tone black and gray ! ?
Very low mileage on that car.
You sure its a 97 though?
97 had the updated lights (rear)...as well as one color scheme, not the two tone black and gray ! ?
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Nice car. that looks like a 96 to me. That car will last you for a long while.
I have a 96, and I had the body trim painted to match the body. Only cost a few hundreds but it will give your car a whole new different look.
I have a 96, and I had the body trim painted to match the body. Only cost a few hundreds but it will give your car a whole new different look.
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2011 E350 Bluetec, 1996 S320 & 2006 E320 CDI Sold to my son & 2017 GMC 2500 Diesel Pick up
Awesome car guy..... With that low of mileage you will have that car a long time. Just check out the thread on how many miles some have..
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Well, I know of one way to tell. In 1996, MB updated its cars to the driver-adaptive 5SP transmission. If your car has a 4SP, then it is 1995. If it has a 5SP, then it is at least a 1996.
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debadging isnt a big deal/ i debadged my s320. put some updated tail lights on it, have the botton gray panneling sprayed black and youres set. and later on if you have/saved up more money, get it some sharp looking wheels, but none of that ghetto rappa' ****.
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what type of shop did you have your painting done at? like a local place or a chain?
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Also, the rear receiver for the remote is filled for 1996 and on, because they switched to a IR/RF type of remote, rather than IR remote of earlier W140s.
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