SL-Class (R230) 2003 -- 2012: Discussion on the SL500, SL550, SL600
View Poll Results: What is the best colour on the SL?
Obsidian black metallic
8
11.59%
Firemist red metallic
8
11.59%
Desert silver metallic
3
4.35%
Brilliant silver metallic
16
23.19%
Diamond silver metallic
7
10.14%
Topaz blue metallic
5
7.25%
Green black metallic
1
1.45%
Pewter silver metallic
6
8.70%
Alabaster white
7
10.14%
Other
8
11.59%
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SL/R230: What's the best colour on the SL?

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Old 08-14-2002, 01:47 AM
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Tansanitublau is Capri Blue in the US (both share code 359)

Jaspisblau is Orion Blue in the US (both share code 345)

Your first photo looks like Capri Blue, but the second could be Orion Blue.

As to the interior Alpakagrau (code #208) is probably ash in the US.

If not, it is Kieselbeige which goes by the code #205 in Europe which is probably stone in the US.

In any event, the interior is either ash or stone and the exterior is either Capri Blue or Orion Blue. As to the interior codes your dealer can match up by numbers which is which, but the Mercedes brochure in the US only gives the code numbers for the exterior paint colors.

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It is indeed capri blue and stone interior!
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It is indeed capri blue and stone interior!
And that is a beautiful combination, looks gorgeous!
Old 06-27-2019, 02:41 PM
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I'd definitely go for the blue over light grey.

I'm having silver and red which I know is a little lacking in imagination since so much of the promotional stuff is this color combination but since I already have a blue 129 SL with grey interior (which I'm keeping), I wanted a change.

A brochure I've seen advises berry red only with brilliant silver and black though I'd be interested in seeing it with the dark green metallic. Seeing but not buying....

They did the SLK in yellow and if you wanted to make a statement, that was it, but not exactly a stealth car. How about yellow with red interior? There's a color combo to transport you back to the 60's...
My 2003 Mercedes sl55 AMG is Jasper blue I was going for a colour change my self a Mercedes pearl white
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I like this color. lol
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It's a love affair.
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Old 06-29-2019, 11:16 AM
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It's a love affair.
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Wow, I have NEVER seen a yellow SL before! Is that a factory color?
Old 06-29-2019, 12:23 PM
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Wow, I have NEVER seen a yellow SL before! Is that a factory color?
It sure is, right down to the deviated yellow stitching on the interior leather.
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Old 06-29-2019, 12:25 PM
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Not sure if it belongs in this thread, but I just saw this maroon R230 for sale here in Sweden. I've never seen this color before! But I like it.

(Please note the pictures are not mine, they were downloaded from a local ad site.)


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Wow, I have NEVER seen a yellow SL before! Is that a factory color?
Wow. Superb color.

Those V12biturbo signs are they factory? I don't have these
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For a price, MBZ will build a car for you and paint it any color of your choice. Back in 2004, it was a $6000 custom order fee PLUS the cost of paint.
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Originally Posted by ponchik
Wow. Superb color.

Those V12biturbo signs are they factory? I don't have these
Time to pop the hood and check and see if there's a v12 LOL

But I think silver is the best, It ain't a Mercedes if isn't silver (GULLWING days), BUT best custom paint will hands down be the sl65 black series paint (gun metal grey or dark metallic grey)
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Time to pop the hood and check and see if there's a v12 LOL
This morning it still was there. But maybe someone replaced it with a regular v8 and a link from throttle directly to the drain in the fuel tank

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