Do realize that there are a lot of people out there who don't understand the air suspension and as a result kludge it up badly.
My former W112 wouldn't stay up until I went through and adjusted all the valves per the factory procedure. After doing so, it would stay up for three weeks at a time without being run. Rear bags in it were toast when I got the car, but were easy to replace. Dan Sent from my iPad > On May 27, 2015, at 7:20 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Air bags can be had for about $300 each per corner. Valves are more. But > you don't necessarily need them to be rebuilt to have a driveable car. > > I'm rebuilding my second air suspension car right now, a W112 coupe. > They're really not so bad, it's a simple system. But parts are expensive, > they add up. > > The 300SEL was available with M189, M130, M116, M117, and M100. Lots of > different engines over the years, but the 6.3 M100 is the most famous. > > Jaime > > > On Wednesday, May 27, 2015, LarryT via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> It's on jackstands - probably to hide the collapsed air bags in the >> suspension. IIRC that's around $1000 per corner to fix. But that would >> be a stunner when repaired and painted! I'm thinking Astral Silver would >> do it justice. Wonder what condition the engine is in. That could be a >> real money pit. Even the parts costs would be significant IMO. It doesn't >> say but I believe many (all?) 300SELs were supplied with the mighty 6.3L? >> >> I'm a sucker for those old cars - love the 108, 109, 111's. >> >> Larry >> >>> On 5/26/2015 10:52 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> 1969 Mercedes Benz 300 sel >>>> http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5043713776.html >>> >>> >>> >>> One of the few gassers I might put up with! The 4 door 300SL! >>> >>> One of the best looking MBs ever! Better looking than a 108! modern >>> enough, but no electronics. >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
