230 sl turn signal switch

[Benz Dr.]

I ordered a 280SL switch today and they're not available anymore.  Nice, really@#@# nice.

[sandcrab59]

Dan:
Sam in Wisc (Euro cars )sent me place in Europe for $550 US $ .
Ask him for the website.
$500 too rich for me.
Tom M

[66andBlue]

..
I see you changed your old email address so I cannot contact you any longer.
Let me know if you need any 3mm balls.
I owe you from Blacklick.
Tom Mrowka

Yes Tom, I do need at least one. I send you a PM later.

[sandcrab59]

Alfred:
PM answered.
Tom

[merrill]

hopefully someone will respond to a new post on this old thread

the plastic that goes over the chrome stalk on my 66 230sl is cracked eventually the whole end will break off.

could i take parts from a w114 to repair mine?

unfortunately the pin the secures the outer part of the switch is deep inside the outer part and i cannot easily remove it to inspect the inner plastic...  (i have the oldtimer replacement outer case)

thanks in advance
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[BobH]

I've read that these switches are in short supply, but there are some listed on ebay at the moment

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/benzrestorer/m.html?item=265456530593&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562

[dirkbalter]

The reproduction ones are available again from Oldtimer 24 for $450 out of Germany (just received one) and Vintage sells the same for $800 here in the US.

[Pawel66]

You may enquire if this is available or will be available: https://oldtimer-ersatzteile24.de/Griffstueck-fuer-Mercedes-W113-Blinkerschalter

[merrill]

hi all,

thanks for the replies,,  i was hoping to try to fix mine for less than the reproduction assemblies.

BobH - wow at $800 that is expensive

dirkbalter - i saw the one at oldtimer,   today they were just over $500 USD after converting from Euro.  What was your landed price. it seems that by the time you pay shipping and any vat you add another $100.

Pawel66 - i have the oldtimer cover but what is broken is the insides not the cover. 

i have located a 114 assy for less than 100 and was thinking of attempting to repair mine.   this may be a futile effort...

 

[Pawel66]

When you read descriptions you not always get what you mean by cover

I have no idea if W114 would fit, but if the functionalities are the same...

[dirkbalter]

hi all,

thanks for the replies,,  i was hoping to try to fix mine for less than the reproduction assemblies.

BobH - wow at $800 that is expensive


dirkbalter - i saw the one at oldtimer,   today they were just over $500 USD after converting from Euro.  What was your landed price. it seems that by the time you pay shipping and any vat you add another $100.

Pawel66 - i have the oldtimer cover but what is broken is the insides not the cover. 

i have located a 114 assy for less than 100 and was thinking of attempting to repair mine.   this may be a futile effort...

Probably more like  $466 after conversion. (You don’t need to pay taxes). Shipping is more, but I needed a bunch of parts so it wasn’t a big deal. Shipping took 6 weeks with regular mail. No comparison to SLS which is freaky fast.
I discovered with the help of Achim and Alfred that my switch was not a 113 switch to begin with And I didn’t want to buy a very expensive 55year old original part that may or may not need rebuilding to work properly.

[merrill]

Dirk
hi,
thanks for the reply,

 the old timer price is much less than sls.    roughly $463 vs $533 (converted)

Pawel66
sorry for the confusion,  attached is a picture of the outer cover i purchased from oldtimer

[merrill]

thanks everyone for the replies,

after reading this post and many others i have decided to buy a repro unit from old timers.

i could have attempted to repair mine with the 114 i found but i'd be repairing mine with parts that are also 50 years old.
in the long run it makes sense to bite the bullet and purchase a repro unit.

[114015]

Good choice, Merrill.

The inner part of the handle is the most vulnerable part of the complete turn signal assembly and absolutely unique to the W113 column switches - which were made by VDO.
All the other column switches of this kind (108, 111, 114/115 and so on) are made by Kostal in Lüdenscheid...; the single parts are NOT interchangeable.
Unless you have someone 3D-printing this part (or that like), your old handle is usually "unrepairable".
So, best choice is to obtain another complete switch - e.g. from Oldtimer-Ersatzteile...
Yes, these are expensive - but at least available again.

Sorry to hear about your pain...

Best,
Achim