While I do keep an eye out for "nuances" in body style changes over the years, I am perplexed as to why you guys want to do conversions on such perfectly good vehicles?

Down here, most "average Joes" can't tell the difference between a 1990 and a 2001 SL (and to be honest, until I got one, neither could I).

Any worries about resale value? I don't know about everyone else's disposable income, but I enjoyed giving the SL to my wife for a birthday present, but the payments really hurt me every month...

My Beetle has gone through extensive modifications, but hell, it's a Bug! This thing went for $3000 new back then, whereas I could get a decent 3-bedroom house for the price of a new SL600!

Granted, I think the conversions are really awesome (I'd like to do one too)! But wouldn't that hurt when the time comes to trade it in?

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car