[W126 Coupe] 500SEC Euro Cabriolet

[Axel Wulff]

The best conversions were done by SGS.
 
They had a car manufacturer license from the Germ TUV, i.e. the German authoroties no longer considered the car a Mercedes-Benz.
 
Does your car still have the center console in the rear seat? That's what I meant by the rear seats being squashed toghether.
 
Wheels for our cars is problematic. The OEM wheels limit tire choices. Period aftermarket wheels are mostly 16"x8" and are getting icreasingly difficult to find. Wheels of more recent vintage don't have the right (low) offset to, necessitating mucking about with spacers.

Regards,
Axel J. Wulff
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 18:58:37 -0700
From: theborgguy at yahoo.com
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] 500SEC Euro Cabriolet





I don't know who did the conversion, only that it was done in Europe when the car was new.  Much nicer than the Straman conversions from Southern California.  The seats are narrowed, but not squashed together.  Those wheels came on the car, as it was being converted to a low-rider when I rescued it.  They are the only remnant of the "abuse" the car was encountering.  I had a nice set of chrome 16" Centra wheels from an '84 380SL that I owned but found that the hubs from my 500SEC were too large.  I personally like the older Loriser wheels...the ones that are a flat, smooth disc.  I have two sets of stock wheels, one silver and one chrome, but the 14" wheels don't excite me.  I have some later 16" Mercedes wheels, but they don't clear the tie-rod ends.

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From: Axel Wulff <axelwulff at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] 500SEC Euro Cabriolet
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Date: Saturday, October 2, 2010, 10:11 AM




Gary,
 
Nice car and good luck with the restoration. Looks like you're starting from a good base.
 
Who did the conversion, and are the rear seats squashed together?
 
Oh, yes, it would look so much better with a set of period correct rims, or a set of color-coded AMG 3-piece rims. Those three-spoke rims only look good on classic SAABs.

Regards,
Axel J. Wulff
610-731-5453 Cellular
610-572-4611 Home



 


Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 07:27:20 -0700
From: theborgguy at yahoo.com
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Subject: [W126 Coupe] 500SEC Euro Cabriolet





Attached please find pictures of my 1984 500SEC Cabriolet.  I've had it for many years and am in the process of restoring it to it's former glory...Nice to find an enthusiast site!


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