Hi guys i'm about to start restoration on my 1982 240D with 100,000 miles on the clock.



I have been thinking about changing the color of the car and now i need some ideas from you regarding what color to use.

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600SEL '91
300E 4Matic '88
240D '83
280SE '77
350SE '73
The most complex systems can fail in the simplest way.
Contra verbosus noli contendere verbis, sermo datur cunctis, animi sapientia paucis.

i don't believe in the lord! He's never bought me a Mercedes Benz.

If it were me, I would not change the color. Just my opinion.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

What he said.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

I'm sortof leaning towards blueish.











Also i like green color scheme of the W123, if you have any good pictures og green W123's please submit.

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600SEL '91
300E 4Matic '88
240D '83
280SE '77
350SE '73
The most complex systems can fail in the simplest way.
Contra verbosus noli contendere verbis, sermo datur cunctis, animi sapientia paucis.

i don't believe in the lord! He's never bought me a Mercedes Benz.

The w123 I drive is blue, I like it.

The problem with a color change is you HAVE to do it right. Inside of the trunk, door jambs, bottom of the hood, under all the trim, its just an epic pain in the ass.

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68 280SL - 70 280SL - 70 300SEL 3.5 - 72 350SL - 72 280SEL 4.5 - 72 220 - 72 220D - 73 450SL - 84 230GE - 87 200TD - 90 190E 2.0 - 03 G500

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

I've never seen a green W123. I'm still kicking myself for not buying the only green W108 I've ever seen.

That much being said, color changes are a pain to do right, and color changes done wrong just detract a lot from the aesthetic value of the car.

Edit: Come to think of it, I have seen a picture of a green W123 before. It was a right hand drive 280E for sale somewhere in California. It looked good and I would have appreciated the novelty of a right hand drive car in the States. I've still never seen a green one in person.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

Just get another one with the color you want.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

I would say that to a buyer in America or on the continent, but the OP is on a rather small island and I'm sure that affects market availability.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

Classic white is just...classic!

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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7271/7...144c3fc1dc.jpg

I've been quite busy restoring the wheel to its former glory.

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600SEL '91
300E 4Matic '88
240D '83
280SE '77
350SE '73
The most complex systems can fail in the simplest way.
Contra verbosus noli contendere verbis, sermo datur cunctis, animi sapientia paucis.

i don't believe in the lord! He's never bought me a Mercedes Benz.

__________________
600SEL '91
300E 4Matic '88
240D '83
280SE '77
350SE '73
The most complex systems can fail in the simplest way.
Contra verbosus noli contendere verbis, sermo datur cunctis, animi sapientia paucis.

i don't believe in the lord! He's never bought me a Mercedes Benz.

Oh my goodness lookah the rust

White rocks. Stay white.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Well obviously changing colors is not longer an issue. With that level of deconstruction you can do any color.

Amazing work! That rear window repair looked flawless!

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1991 560 SEL / 185k miles
1992 750il / 17k miles - project car

Go for blue!!

In the immortal words of one "Gaff" to "Deckard"...

"Youve done a mans job sir!" That is truly an inspiration to folks who write off cars on account of far lest rust than this one displayed. I Will say that you can change it to any color you'd like at this point, but I still say stick with white. Though to be honest in my opinion "hellelfenbein" is possibly the best color for a 123. Though the safety orange that MB used might be a good choice in Iceland. Anyway, whatever you do I hope you do it as well as you have done the work so far. It's really fantastic what you have accomplished.

But I still think you should stick with white

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S