Which coil ?

[Dave]

I have a black coil in my 1967 230sl that has a black top.  What do I replace this with?  The parts places I see online and in person seem to have only one for the pre-1969 cars.  Is there such a thing as a "normal" 12v coil, and would the ballast resistor .9ohms then restrict the power to the proper level?   I see blue, red, etc. coils but no tan top black.  It's gotta be all about the output, so maybe an off the shelf coil would work just as well. ??

[ejboyd5]

Call the M-B Classic Center in California:

Tom Hanson
Supervisor, Parts Operations
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center USA
MBUSA, LLC
thomas.hanson@mbusa.com
949 598-4842 direct.

[ctaylor738]

I just replaced the (incorrect) Bosch blue coil on a 230SL with a Bosch red coil from AutohausAZ.  Works perfectly, cured a 4K rpm cut-out.

[Dave]

Thanks Chuck
Looks like I'm going red.