I recently purchased a '79 280 SL that has the cloth hounds tooth inserts in the seats. This car is probably an European model based on the headlights. Does anyone know a source for this material? As a side question, where's a good place to purchase a manual for this vehicle that describes how(pictures too) to disassemble and replace different components?
Thanks in advance.
John

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...it IS a euro. You have the M110 6 cylinder - a real workhorse MB used extensively. You'll want to find a manual for that engine and another manual for the 107 chassis.

Post in the SL forum or ask over at sl107.com - I can't remember offhand where to source them other than MBUSA.

Of course, these forums here will help immensely. You'll find lots of info in the Vintage forum where we have a lot of 280/M110 people.

Welcom to the forum!

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Stable (in order of acqusition):
'84 500SL, 280SEL (Euros)
'77 280SE. '90 560SEL
'79 450SEL 6.9,
'95 C280 (totalled by daughter 8/07)
'81 280SL (rescued) '88 300CE
'86 560SEC '95 C36
'01 CL55

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