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Trunk or Boot
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Regarding the pad under the trunk lid cross-member. I just measured mine on my 1967 230 SL. It's 3/8 inch thick felt. It's a little difficult to get an accurate measurement across the top of the bow of the X member, but I got 11.5 X 6 inches.
It is interesting that the earlier cars had felt. My 1971 was some type of dense foam rubber that really looked like new after 30 years and I hope to find an original replacement from a parts car.
On the right side floor of the trunk, I have two items: Jack, Lug-nut wrench, and then one empty metal "holder" - what item(s) am I missing?
You are missing the Wheel Block. To put under the tire, when jacking up the vehicle to keep it from rolling.
Do you have a "centering tool"? This is a little chrome tool that you use as the first lug bolt when putting the wheel back on. I guess it's supposed to be easier than using an acutal lug bolt when you are holding the wheel up with the other hand.
The "centering tool" you were mentioning has a special place for storage in the trunk - it slips into a little hole on the backside of that flap in the spare tire compartment. It's right next to a space for the lug wrench (makes sense the two would be side-by-side).
Does anyone know if there was originally a jute underpad under the rubber trunk mat? My car has one, but from its appearance it looks like it might have been a PO installation.
I've never seen any padding under the rubber trunk mat. My bet is that the PO put it in.
My 1969 280SL 4-Speed, US Version, did not have a trunk underlayment of any kind when I drove it off the showroom originally.
Tom Hanson says: the floor should just be black sheet metal. No padding.
The SL's never came with a trunk mounted rack, but a roof mounted rack that fits to the aluminum trim rails on the hardtop.
Doug says: there was no trunk-mounted luggage rack available from the factory, but according to some of the optional equipment gurus there WAS a rear-mounted ski rack available. Also, though there was no trunk-mounted luggage rack officially available for the 300SL, there’s an enthusiast in MD who has a 300SL roadster with a trunk rack that is reported to have come from the factory as a one-off (you may have seen his ivory roadster profiled in a fairly recent issue of the Star).
Pete Lesler: the only factory-offered luggage rack was designed to fit into the chrome roof top mouldings. I had one once and have seen it pictured in a factory accessory catalog.
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