Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: Douglas on August 05, 2004, 08:36:26
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What is the correct color for the wiper motor? Did it change over time?
I've always thought the body should be a satin black and the cover should be bare metal/silver, but an elderly friend of mine recently said he thought it was all black. Perhaps it was different on earlier models, re-built units, or on non-Pagoda Mercedes.
Here's a photo of one snatched off the Web just to help visualize the part:
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Douglas Kim
New York, NY
280 SL #016220
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Hello douglas
I think the motor in the picture seems right, at least this the way it is om my car!
Regards
Malek Mrowa - Beirut, Lebanon.
280SL 71- Light Blue-/Blue
190SL 61 - Silver/Red
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Douglas,
The wiper motor on my '70 280SL (# 15,xxx) is bare metal (silver), base inclusive. It is mounted to the body with three cad-plated socket head cap screws.
An interesting thing to note is that mine does not have any torque stripe markings on the 2 flat head machine screws located on top of the cylindrical section. This contradicts the blue torque stripe markings I saw on Hatch & Sons’ restored 280SL shown at Starfest. However, I've never seen torque stripes on any other 113's wiper motor screws--the professionally restored examples go a little overboard with the torque striping.
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If you're looking for a trend, my '67 230SL (#018272) has a bare metal motor just as described in SL113fan's message.
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250sl
Black base ...
No paint on motor winding frame and end bell...