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rutger kohler

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Paint colour and finish for electric cooling fan on 1972 280se 3.5
« on: November 09, 2015, 07:51:16 »
Hi there, I am cleaning up my enginebay and am going to give the electric fan that sits in front of the radiator a birthday (see photo). Can anyone tell me if the metal frame that supports it, and the steel fan housing are painted the car colour or matt black plse? I can see that the two horns are matt black I thnk?

As a matter of interest were there any 280SE 3.5's introduced into the american market. When looking at american vendor websites they only seem to list the M130 engine or the M116 4.5 litre.
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1969 280 SL Manual gear shift
1972 280SE 3.5 auto

hkollan

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Re: Paint colour and finish for electric cooling fan on 1972 280se 3.5
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2015, 10:45:34 »
Hi,

The fan-frame was satin black, not car colored. The parts that appear matt black I believe is due to age and wear.
 W111 3.5 versions were available in the US market, not sure aboutthe  limo 3.5s,(108/109s)

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1968 280 SL 387 Blue met., parchment leather
1971 280 SL 462 Beige met, Brown leather
1968 280 SL 180 Silver, Red leather
1964 300 SE Lang 040 Black w/Red leather
1985 500 SL 735 Astral Silver w/Black leather
1987 560 SEC 199 Black met., Black leather

rutger kohler

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Re: Paint colour and finish for electric cooling fan on 1972 280se 3.5
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2015, 19:59:28 »
Hi Hans, thanks for that.

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