MartinMOwen

Hi. I have a 2007 SL550. It's Obsidian Black with a gray leather interior. Delivery paperwork shows it as having Ash leather interior. There are two leather colors, a light ash on the seats and lower part of the doors and dash, and a darker gray for the top of the dash, door pulls etc.

I need to do some touching in of some small scratches. I found leather dye from Leather World Tech and matched the lighter color perfectly Ash EL155. However I can't tell what the darker color should be. I can't find any color code for the darker leather other than guessing between Medium Ash EL391 and Dark Ash EL294.

My local dealer couldn't help, I quoted the VIN and they told me it was Alpaca - which according to the 2007 brochure wasn't even an option!

Can anyone help?

Plutoe

post the VIN again!!

MartinMOwen

WDBSK71F07F125701

Plutoe

Based on your original post and a look at the VIN docs--then there is a discrepancy.

The VIN color code in EPC for your leather door panels is alpaca not ash!!

Why, WTFK---I would call MB Canada for an explanation!!

MartinMOwen

Thanks. I have to confess to being confused. The code shown on my VIN decode is 218A, which is Ash. Ash was shown as being available for the 2007 year, when Alpaca was not.

I have matched the light ash color to the seats, and that's a perfect match.

It's the dark colored leather on the dash top and door pulls/handles that is eluding me.

It seems a standard color combination.

Thanks for the help and suggestion to contact MB Canada. Is there a reason fir Canada? As far as I can see, the vehicle was new to the USA.

Thanks again.

Plutoe

I think you have confused yourself---your IC panel is 7J92=dark alpaca; your door panels are 7J91=alpaca gray.

Regarding contact, I screwed up regarding your location--yes MB USA would be more applicable!!

PS: 210A=leather
218A=leather gray
197U=obsisdian black

MartinMOwen

OK. Many thanks. I'll try them.

I'm grateful

MartinMOwen

Just to close this out, MB-USA came back and confirmed that my VIN indicated an interior leather trim as Ash.

Further to this I gather that the Ash interior consists of three colors - light ash for the seats, medium ash for the lower dash and door panels, and dark ash for the dash top and door handles/pulls.

It all makes sense now!