This top is in excellent condition, color is magma Red. I have a 95 SL500 and do not want to keep the metal top. It lists for $20,000 at Mercedes; I will sell this one for $14,000. This is a very good deal, if you need a top for the 95 or similar SL's.

Please reply is interested; my email is: benblueeagle@att.net

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1976 Mercedes 450SEL 130K (Just sold - 06)
1961 Mercedes 220Sb (sold years ago)

i must be missing something. is this the hard top that can be placed over the passenger compartment?

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Yes, this is the full metal top that fits the SL and it can be removed easily if the owner wishes
to just use the convertible top for instance -- in the Summer, etc etc.

If someone has a similar SL500 without the metal top, they really need the full metal top to
sell the car at top dollar.

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1992 Mercedes 300CE 89K
1995 Corvette 29K -- Sold Dec 09
1989 Mercedes 420SEL 99K -- (Sold 4/08)
1968 Mercedes 230S (106K) (Sold 9/06))
1976 Mercedes 450SEL 130K (Just sold - 06)
1961 Mercedes 220Sb (sold years ago)

$14,000 - Fourteen thousand??? did you mean $1,400?
I got a Silver one off CL with storage rack and cover for free.
Usually see them for $100-$500, more for pano, almost all are garage kept, excellent condition.

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used updated engine harnesses, ETA's including v12 c/s/sl 600
m119 aluminum cam oilers
Parting out:
92 500SL White Blue/White 110k -scrapping soon
92 500SL Sm Silver(bronze)/Tan -scrapped have all body parts + trans
92 500SL Blk/Palomino -scrapped have hood,trunk, pass fender+door
+ Lt Grey (white car) and Black front bumpers
+ Grey kinder / rear seat r129 90-95 style

These cars in average to better condition don't bring $ 14,000 with a top.

I bought one 3 years ago with stand and cover for $ 200 ( Two hundred and 00/100 dollars ) , the last one I bought was $ 80 ( Eighty and 00/100 dollars ) and came with the wind deflector that clips to the roll bar.

Every R129 came with a hard top so nothing is rare about them. Even the 97 and up somewhat rare Panorama glass tops can be had for ~ $ 3,000 to 4,000.

I bought them to have spare weatherstripping and insurance that a meteor will never strike my good car. ( I always leave the hard top on. )

i have had 2 parts car r129's and sold each hard top for <$500. i don't think they were metal (seemed to be fiberglass/composite of some sort but i could wrong). i know the panoramic roofs sell for a couple grand

local to me examples:
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/pts/5354956028.html


here is one with a car attached to it for $3k
http://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/5385082604.html

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I don't know what experiences you all have had, but the top (METAL) costs $20,000 at Mercedes. I feel that the $14,000 price is realistic, if you want to have a complete SL.

Any reasonable offer would be considered, but not in the hundreds or low thousands.

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1992 Mercedes 300CE 89K
1995 Corvette 29K -- Sold Dec 09
1989 Mercedes 420SEL 99K -- (Sold 4/08)
1968 Mercedes 230S (106K) (Sold 9/06))
1976 Mercedes 450SEL 130K (Just sold - 06)
1961 Mercedes 220Sb (sold years ago)

quoting list prices from MB is sort of useless as the dealer would likely discount that part deeply to a valued customer.
nobody is trying to be disrespectful but if this is like the regular hard tops (like the ones in my last post) you will not get close to the price you have listed.
if this a truly unique item and doesn't warrant comparison to these standard hard top options then I, for one, stand corrected.

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Centrally located in North East Central Pa.

All of them I've seen are aluminum, weigh about 70#.
The last one I sold for any offer, took $200, with a new headliner I installed, got tired getting in the way, after a year on CL.
I see one at a upullit (maybe $50) every few months, I don't look twice.
Good Luck

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mercedestopseals custom seals to rebuild your r129 hydraulic top cylinders
used updated engine harnesses, ETA's including v12 c/s/sl 600
m119 aluminum cam oilers
Parting out:
92 500SL White Blue/White 110k -scrapping soon
92 500SL Sm Silver(bronze)/Tan -scrapped have all body parts + trans
92 500SL Blk/Palomino -scrapped have hood,trunk, pass fender+door
+ Lt Grey (white car) and Black front bumpers
+ Grey kinder / rear seat r129 90-95 style

I would suggest doing an eBay search and scaling the price accordingly -- MB will probably sell us complete engines for our old cars too but that's not what the secondhand market brings.


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I'd only look at _completed_ e bay top sales as asking price means nothing.

Our $ 14,000 top guy needs to jump on this one and make nearly 28 X original investment.

The c list seller claims they bought it from Mercedes for $ 1,200. . . . .

https://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/pts/5384868523.html
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For sale is a hardtop for a sl Mercedes will fit 1990-2002 it is in good condition headliner will probably need to be released upholstered glass is good no cracks no scratches it is a charcoal grey color and is from Mercedes paid $1,200 new asking $500 O.B.O call or text show contact info will consider trades


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A top for $ 14,000 is delusional , A top for $ 1,400 is wildly optimistic , a top for $ 140 is priced about right. And, just why would our original poster want to devalue their car by $ 14,000?

Here are some complete cars with hard tops in the Dallas area.

https://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/5385891275.html
1992 Mercedes 500 SL - $2900 (Ft Worth)
1992 Mercedes 500 SL Convertible. Also comes with removable hardtop. 91K miles. Runs and drives but has a top end noise in the engine


https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/5331840744.html
1993 Mercedes 600 Sl convertible - $6500 (Dallas)
Selling my Mercedes . His car runs and drives good , but convertible top needs to be fixed. Estimate price to repair is $1500. Hardtop and soft top are in good condition.

https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/5378727707.html
1997 Mercedes sl 500 - $3350 (Arlington)
I have 1997 Mercedes sl500 running and Drive great.. anything working 112k miles
Ac and heat work with 6 Cd . Hard top and soft top i want to sale $3350 cash ,

I have one I'll sell you for $100.00. That way you can make 140,000.%

mods should sticky this in the spirit of "do some research on asking price before posting".....

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The "Cars for Sale" has this so the parts section needs something too.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-cars-sale/356698-1987-benz-diesel-wagon-sale-rare-pics-link.html