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01-19-2009, 05:50 PM
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280SE Two-Tone Paint?
Anyone have any pix of a 280SE with anything like a two tone paint job or something someone did other than a stock paint scheme or color? Or does a paint job other than stock devalue the car to much? Any thoughts?
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01-19-2009, 07:10 PM
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No photos, but I have seen some. My understanding was that a two-tone paint job could be special ordered from the factory. If you paint it that way, it will most certainly devalue the car - anything that gives you a smaller pool of buyers devalues a car such as wheels, custom stereo, non-fact suspension pieces, etc.
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01-19-2009, 08:09 PM
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Here is mine before I painted it one color.
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01-19-2009, 08:10 PM
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On the other hand...
Would you enjoy the car more in two tone? Is it currently sporting the factory finish paint or has it been redone? If the latter, No harm in going two tone during your ownership and in the event you are desperate to recoup every red cent when you sell, restore to factory spec prior to selling... Nothing is too much trouble if the desire is great enough.
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01-19-2009, 08:13 PM
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I saw a lovely Orange and Black 220S last week. If I stop by again I'll photo it. It looked "factory" even though I doubt orange was ever available in the early '60's!
To each, their own. Ps. I like yours Alabbasi
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01-19-2009, 09:32 PM
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Factory two tone was available in quite few combinations It is even being offered on the new C class fpr 2009. Because it was a very rare option here in OZ ,I have had two argumants with know it alls who claim my 280 SE has a non factory paint job,although it has ( 58,000 miles from new )
 Zweifarbenlackierung UT + OT: bis dec 1967: 158 + 124 158 + 408 158 + 460 181 + 408 181 + 460 190 + 040 268 + 040 291 + 040 304 + 350 332 + 040 501 + 040 542 + 040 670 + 408 716 + 291 716 + 291 717 + 040 717 + 190 717 + 332 717 + 350 W108/W109 ab 1968 050 + 040 158 + 173 158 + 268 158 + 423 173 + 040 181 + 423 181 + 460 268 + 040 291 + 040 304 + 904 350 + 040 542 + 040 576 + 040 670 + 040 717 + 040 717 + 268 717 + 904 726 + 040 903 + 040 904 + 040W108/W109 ab Mai 1972 050 + 040 131 + 040 172 + 040 291 + 040 387 + 040 387 + 904 419 + 040 422 + 040 430 + 040 462 + 040 514 + 040 542 + 040 568 + 040 571 + 040 606 + 040 624 + 040 717 + 040 717 + 904 726 + 040 733 + 040 735 + 040 735 + 904 860 + 291 861 + 291 862 + 291 903 + 904 906 + 904 917 + 920 920 + 904
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#8
01-19-2009, 09:36 PM
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go here to have an idea of what these colors look like. Click on the list on the right to select a color.
http://www.sternschuppen.de/html/farben.html
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#9
01-20-2009, 05:36 AM
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Here's a two-tone factory paint job
http://www.californiaclassix.com/archive/73_280SE_c18.html  This I found on imcdb and it's not a factory job but nonetheless looks quite nice, gives it a taxi kind of feeling. http://imcdb.org/vehicle_153374-Mercedes-Benz-300-SEL-W109-1966.html 
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Tomas, Sweden 1966 Mercedes Benz 230S with OM617.912, automatic. Disk brakes from W108 1983 Mercedes Benz 300TD grey, OM617.912 and 5-speed manual 1983 Mercedes Benz 300TD blue 7-seater, OM617.912 and 5-speed manual
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