Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: Thierry du Laos on April 18, 2016, 09:15:46

Title: 280SL 1968 -- Soft top color
Post by: Thierry du Laos on April 18, 2016, 09:15:46

I am looking for pictures of existing cars to decide on the color of the soft top for mine.
The body is Ivory with red interior, and I hesitate between brown, tan or red Burgundy...?

(http://img15.hostingpics.net/thumbs/mini_557936IMG2102.jpg) (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=557936IMG2102.jpg)

Title: Re: 280SL 1968 -- Soft top color
Post by: 66andBlue on April 18, 2016, 17:34:08

If you go with the original Sonnenland-Classic material (http://www.sl113.org/wiki/Tops/SoftTop#Cloth) then you are limited with what is available with a tan (not black!) inner layer.

Title: Re: 280SL 1968 -- Soft top color
Post by: DickLewis on April 23, 2016, 21:47:11

When I was going through the same process I would Google "Mercedes 250SL DB304 Horizon Blue images"  and then take days to go through them.  Eventually I found a pic with the combination that I liked.  I also suggest getting samples from the different vendors and carefully looking at them.