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col320ce

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Hood safety catch colour
« on: February 11, 2021, 21:41:43 »
Hi
What colour should the hood safety catch be?  I have only found one picture of a possibly original car and it was unpainted.
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1965 250SE coupe
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Re: Hood safety catch colour
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2021, 21:47:23 »
I think it’s black CAD. Not painted.
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1969 280sl (Aug 1968 build)
Signal Red
4 Speed

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Re: Hood safety catch colour
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2021, 12:17:36 »
Thanks!
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Re: Hood safety catch colour
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2021, 21:59:53 »
I did a yellow cad on mine, but I think originally it was gray cad.
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Robert Hyatt
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Re: Hood safety catch colour
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2021, 04:26:40 »
Definitely not yellow cad. Mine is a dark gray color not quite black. If it were paint, the wear surface (back of the hook} would be completely gone.  There is only a thin line worn to bare metal.  A very tough coating!
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1969 280SL, 4 Speed Manual, Dark Olive (291H), Parchment Leather (256), Dark Green Soft Top (747)
1972 Mercedes-Benz 280SEL 4.5
1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL
2007 BMW 328xi (E90)
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Re: Hood safety catch colour
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2021, 04:28:49 »
Dunkelgrau CAD🤣
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