Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: Markbhai on April 11, 2012, 20:53:16

Title: Is my carpet original
Post by: Markbhai on April 11, 2012, 20:53:16

I have a 1967 230 SL. 

Its carpet is a square weave, in a colour which I have seen on websites in original Pagoda's but ithe colour is no longer avaialble today.  It has the original plastic footmats and it is showing signs of age, all of which lead me to believe it is original and should be preserved.  However, I have read that the original carpets had a moulded rubber surround around the gear lever, mine is trimmed in MB Tex.

If it is original, then I would be happy to preserve it, if not, then I may as well replace it.

Does anyone have a 230 with original carpets? - Mine was ordered in Oct 66 and delivered in Jan 67.

Thanks

Mark.

Title: Re: Is my carpet original
Post by: badali on April 12, 2012, 03:16:25

Here are my original carpets to compair...

Title: Re: Is my carpet original
Post by: ghenne on April 12, 2012, 09:20:53

Do you have a manual or automatic?

Title: Re: Is my carpet original
Post by: thelews on April 12, 2012, 12:30:10

Here is original early 250.

Title: Re: Is my carpet original
Post by: 114015 on April 13, 2012, 21:23:26

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If it is original, then I would be happy to preserve it

Mark,

Keep it, you can only discard it once. ;)

Just only the question that you cannot get "your" color anymore should be reason enough to keep your old one.
Often a sympathetic (professional) cleaning does already a great job!

Yours is surely original if you have the molded rubber pad next to the accelerator pedal on your front tunnel carpet in exactly (!) the same way as John's and Badali's cars.
If it is different, yours is aftermarket.
The surround around the gear lever should be a glued rubber grommet for any 230 SL; maybe that was repaired once in the past on your car. You can see on John's homepage how the later molded rubber surround should look like.
Sadly the separate rubber ring of the earlier cars (111 997 1081 Grommet 230SL, 250SL up to VIN#001092) is NLA. :(

As I said: Keep it; you can only discard it once.
And a brand new carpet in the wrong color in a slightly aged but well preserved interior environment just looks a bit displaced.

Just my 2 cents....

Achim
(with faded but original pepper&salte square weave carpet)

Title: Re: Is my carpet original
Post by: Markbhai on April 13, 2012, 22:52:25

Thanks Guys,

I have to say, the foot protection is on mine so it would appear original.  It is suffering from age in some places (some loops missing), but I dont mind this so I think I will take your advice and keep it.

Thanks.

Mark