Author Topic: Any 280SL Beige steering wheel - tan leather - standard shift ?  (Read 6411 times)

csjose

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Hello Pagoda SL Group,

I'm interested to buy a 280SL standard shift, tan leather with beige color steering wheel.

I live in Texas, however I'm currently in Miami till January 30th ....in case some car like that is in south Florida.

Best rgds,
Jose

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Re: Any 280SL Beige steering wheel - tan leather - standard shift ?
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2018, 18:06:26 »
So you want a car of any color, with tan leather, and you want an Ivory steering wheel?   Steering wheel is an easy swap.
Scott Allen
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Re: Any 280SL Beige steering wheel - tan leather - standard shift ?
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2018, 12:28:14 »
Hi Scott,
Well....it has to be standard shift (manual speed ) .....my body preferred  color is gold (not copper)..........however I can handle other non dark colors.

If steering wheel is that easy ....How easy is to find it ?

Thks for respond,

Jose 

P.D. Attaching my mini die-cast NOREV replica of Pagoda 230SL
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Re: Any 280SL Beige steering wheel - tan leather - standard shift ?
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2018, 14:58:55 »

If steering wheel is that easy ....How easy is to find it ?

P.D. Attaching my mini die-cast NOREV replica of Pagoda 230SL
Steering wheel is easy but may set you back $800 or so.  So if you want an ivory one then that's easy to change.  Finding a gold car is a long shot but might happen.  Finding manual transmission isn't that difficult.  Does it need to be a 280 SL or would a 250 or 230 also be fine?  So far it seems like you aren't looking for a needle in a haystack like some people are. 
Scott Allen
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Altadena, California

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Re: Any 280SL Beige steering wheel - tan leather - standard shift ?
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2018, 14:39:49 »
Thanks for your valuable advise Scott.........I keep looking the market.
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Re: Any 280SL Beige steering wheel - tan leather - standard shift ?
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2018, 09:31:13 »
hello,
I am offering brandnew steering wheels in original design with a reduced diameter of 38 cm.
Look into section: parts offered.

Alfred

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Re: Any 280SL Beige steering wheel - tan leather - standard shift ?
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2018, 16:01:22 »
Hi Alfred,
Good to know..........first I need to find and buy my dreamed Pagoda 280SL.....je je.
Thanke,
Jose Altuve
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Re: Any 280SL Beige steering wheel - tan leather - standard shift ?
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2018, 22:03:56 »
Its a pity that someone has gone to all the trouble of making a reproduction steering wheel and then not doing it to the correct size.
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Re: Any 280SL Beige steering wheel - tan leather - standard shift ?
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2018, 22:43:22 »
Its a pity that someone has gone to all the trouble of making a reproduction steering wheel and then not doing it is the correct size.

+1

Not to take anything away from the manufacturer but if I wanted a smaller wheel I would buy a Nardi or a racing wheel  or something else.  A smaller original wheel just looks weird.  But that's me.
Marcus
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Re: Any 280SL Beige steering wheel - tan leather - standard shift ?
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2018, 12:54:14 »
Really late respond, but for what it is worth:

I have the car the OP is looking for, just not a manual, but automatic.

There was no 'gold" color but two metallic paints that seem "gold" : Tunis Beige and Sandy Beige. The interior is called "Parchment". I have a Sandy Beige car according to the original data card. When I was still in Germany, I heard the color being called "Champagne Metallic". Don't know what the original German color name was. Unlikely it was "Sandy Beige". Not a German term.
1970/71 280SL Automatic
Sandy Beige
Parchment Leather
Power Steering
Automatic
Hardtop
Heated Tinted Rear Window
German specs
3rd owner

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Re: Any 280SL Beige steering wheel - tan leather - standard shift ?
« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2018, 23:27:09 »
Quote
Sandy Beige". Not a German term.

Sandbeige Metallic, DB 467H

https://www.sl113.org/wiki/DataCard/PaintCodes


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Re: Any 280SL Beige steering wheel - tan leather - standard shift ?
« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2018, 16:41:32 »
Just a question, out of curiosity: Why do you want a manual shift?
Biggest downside of a manual is the major wear part in that set-up - the clutch. It will have to be replaced long before you should have any trouble with any part in an automatic transmission.
1970/71 280SL Automatic
Sandy Beige
Parchment Leather
Power Steering
Automatic
Hardtop
Heated Tinted Rear Window
German specs
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Re: Any 280SL Beige steering wheel - tan leather - standard shift ?
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2019, 23:49:47 »
There is/was a gold-color one on Bring a Trailer.