Author Topic: What's the correct color for the Wiper Motor?  (Read 3166 times)

Douglas

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What's the correct color for the Wiper Motor?
« on: August 05, 2004, 08:36:26 »
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
« Last Edit: August 05, 2004, 09:34:00 by Douglas »

mal

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Re: What's the correct color for the Wiper Motor?
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2004, 12:37:32 »
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

SL113fan

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Re: What's the correct color for the Wiper Motor?
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2004, 05:35:16 »
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.
« Last Edit: August 06, 2004, 15:00:03 by SL113fan »

Mark in KS

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Re: What's the correct color for the Wiper Motor?
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2004, 13:18:11 »
If you're looking for a trend, my '67 230SL (#018272) has a bare metal motor just as described in SL113fan's message.

A Dalton

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Re: What's the correct color for the Wiper Motor?
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2004, 21:09:18 »
250sl
 Black base ...
 No paint on  motor winding frame and end bell...