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i just bought a ‘86 mercedes 560SL which was recently imported from the US. although arguably most people here drive a EU spec car, i really like the US specs much more, such an 80’s vibe. i can’t wait to clean, preserve and enjoy it! all the best from Holland 🇳🇱
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Favourite Mercedes model:450SEL (W116). I like the 450SL ("Sport Leicht"), but I'm a 4-door person.
300SLR
This model has always been my favorite Mercedes. It’s the Audrey Hepburn of convertibles.
That is a beauty of an iconic Mercedes! Those cars, the R107 were in production from 1971-1989… but still seem like 80’s cars. The numbers on Mercedes models used to have to do with displacement so 450 is probably 4.5 liters(ish). You did a fantastic job, and I hope you find the key! What a treat to wake up and watch this on a stormy Saturday morning!
SL = Sport Light. 450 = 4.5L V8. Great vid!
SL actually means "Sport-Leicht", I know it's nitpicking, just had to correct. :)
Is the number code correct? If so what do you think about the rest of the line, I have an e class (executive) 300, but the literage is 4.1 v6, what is the relevance of the 300, I normally assume it has to do with trim as you go down in number you lose features
@@DG_427 We know that mr. obvious, but the official english translation by mercedes is indeed sport-light. Posting the original german phrase doesn't make any sense here to help people understand the names.
@@jujub5557 As time has gone on Mercedes has become less and less strict about making sure the number actually aligns with the vehicles literage, however up until the early 2000's the numbers did correlate directly to the engines literage on every single model variant, with the exception of the W201 generation where they just went with some variation of the name 190(E, D, LE) and typically just added the correct literage as an additional number at the end of the name on models that didn't use the base spec 1.8L engine, eg 190E 2.3, 190D 2.5, 190E 3.2 AMG etc. Except Austrailia did get a W201 180E with the 1.8L engine so there is at least one car in the W201 generation that's name does correctly line up with its engine literage without an extra number at the end of the name.
@@DG_427 Leicht means light in English. Burkebell isn't wrong in his comment.
The other cars in that garage look awesome, too. Especially the Lincoln
aee the Lincoln slammed to the ground with bags on all 4 corners.
Even with the airbags down, the Lincoln has a lot of potential. The first thing to be done is to get in the trunk to check out the air bags pump. Like the tires, perhaps the bags would hold air long enough to get it out of the garage. Fix or replace the pump. Whoever the owner of those luxury vehicles really shouldn’t be intimidated by the work needed. Good luck with those cars.
The other cars in there all l just looked like old American cars so no great interest in those?
Yea I like the caddy eldo in the background
Brent is an angel for ensuring we get our weekly video, despite being sick. RJ and Mike are just jokesters because they recognize your greatness and how you can hang in there while you're feeling under the weather. Lol but for real, I hope you start feeling better! And, if you've learned anything from this video, remember to change your toothbrush afterwards. Otherwise, Mike will come for you. 😂
Hello, how are you, my dear? I am Ahmed
I have a 1982 Mercedes 380SL in excellent condition that looks to be in a similar color called Ivory - same interior - dual timing chain aluminum V8 - but with a dark brown convertible top - plus the removable hardtop. The owner's manual suggests you visit your local Mercedes dealer to have the hefty top removed in the spring and put back on in the fall - of course they will store it for you for a "small" fee. The thing is built like a panzer - not fast, but very smooth on the highway. I tell folks to just open and shut the doors - they close with a thud unlike what you hear with todays cars. The heavy chrome and other trim pieces still shine like new.
Sprayway is THE best glass cleaner. So glad to see the floormats being hung against a clean white surface. Gravity being well used. Heard your comment about pressure washing bottom to top. Still processing that one. 😉 Keep the details coming!!
try invisible glass spray can
Dedication and humility are the secrets to your success. Keep shining.
Wow, we even get bots on car washing videos??😮
It's mechanical fuel injection. CIS. The thing your pushing down is called the barn door. Let's air in and that door when pushed down in connected to a lever that Let's fuel in. That round thing behind it, is the fuel distributor. The lever works with lever and connects to a piston in the fuel distributor. All those lines coming out the fuel distributor go directly to fuel injectors. Cool design but a pain to work on and get right as they work in conjunction with a bunch of other parts of the full system. I know as I have the same fuel system in my Porsche 928 Euro. Sadly been sitting over 10 years since I blew the seals out of my transmission. Sweet detail guys!
The barn door is also known as the metering plate.
@jackgray1402 yes sir. Aka flapper valve. Whole system is Bosch K-Jetronic.
I love waking up on Saturday and watching and getting motivated to clean my whips!!!! But I love when yall have these smooth beats going!!!
Lookin good gentlemen. Another sweet video. Your interactions with each other really make the videos more interesting and fly by!
I'm 62 years old and enjoy your videos. I used the same steel wool trick on chrome when I detailed cars as a teenager. I used to charge $50 per car to used car lots to detail cars back in the 80's.
Am 50,I sell cars,hi
Thanks for the closeups, really satisfying to watch the power wash!
People who criticise about detailed the wheels don’t realise the charm and purpose of these videos is purely asmr, satisfying cleaning. Great video.
Wheels can make or break what a car looks like. Nice, clean wheels finish off the car!
First, I would love to see you guys detail that Marquis, Continental, and Cadillac in the warehouse as well. I'm sure that Marquis in particular would be a real treat, as I don't recall you ever having worked on a big Mercury. My favorite window cleaner is made by Sprayaway. And of course, it looked amazing once you boys finished it!
Hell yes!!
Beautiful! I could watch these transformations all day!
always so impressive how those old mercs clean up! Interior will outlive us all!
Beautiful! I can’t believe how rust free it is. Great job dudes
Nice transformation on the 450SL! I think the quality of the build material helped. Enjoy your channel Gentlemen, Thanks.
That Mercedes looks remarkably rust-free for a 1978. Great detail on it! How about that ‘60’s era Lincoln in the background of the garage it came from? That would be nice to see what your magic can do to it!
Great job on the Mercedes, thanks guys!
I'd love to see the old Lincoln!
Amazing job guys Realll detail ! That's why quality cars restor so gorgeous!
😮 wow what a great job guys it never cease to amaze me how you guys bring a car from near death back to life no matter what kind of car it is they all need life and love TLC awesome video awesome music as well 👍
Good Afternoon from South Africa 🇿🇦 great show
I noticed the garage you got this Mercedes out of had some nice looking old Cadillacs. Would love to see you do some of them. I love the old Cadillacs from 50's, 60's and early 70's
Love this car. Awesome inside and out. Excellent job boys!!!
Another fantastic restoration. You guys are truly amazing at what you do.
Always great videos..... and excellent work ✌🏾💪🏾
Such a beautiful car, I love those big Mercs, they're like smooth running tanks!
You did a great job as usual and don’t listen to stupid comments. We like when you all talk ,it makes the program fun and sometimes people don’t recognize a great personality because they are no longer exposed to great personalities anymore. That’s why so many people are sad.maybe someday things will get good again! God bless..
The mighty 450sl 4.5 v8, it's like riding a wave of torque, from the Golden era of Mercedes. Doors shut like a bank vault
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Love the tan interior, tan roof against the white bodywork. Wish this car was mine, I've always loved these models. Great work guys! 👍😎
13:40 - how crazy - this is the exact setup that DeLorean engine uses. Another great video! 🏁🏁🏁🏁
Great video - great job! BTW - very good use of ambient music in all of your vids.
Very nice. These are very desirable classic MBs, fully mechanical, so much better than today's MBs.
The best channel!🔥🔥🔥🔥
Cool detail, that 73 ElDorado in the left corner looks like it needs to be saved too 👍
I've been watching you a couple of years. You're coming a long way. You guys are good. I have a detailed business myself.. You'll reach a million before summer good luck boys
As always, a beautiful turnout guys!!! I'm a huge mercedes fan!!
Check everywhere for one of those metal magnetic hide-a-key gadgets that were very popular when this car was built. I found an old Mercedes sedan no keys and sure enough there was a hide-a-key in the transmission support. OEM Mercedes key copy can be obtained through the Mercedes Classic Center. They will mail it to your local dealer. Just need to prove ownership. Guaranteed to work unless the ignition lock cylinder has been replaced. 450 engine pretty bulletproof. Just thirsty with that 3-speed and rear axle. I've heard that installing a 280 SEL 4.5 sedan axle improves top speed and gas mileage.
Beautiful job, Guys. That is a beautiful car in really rather nice shape. Glad the MBTex upholstery came up so well. Those 14 inch wheels really are magnesium, which is why they do not corrode or deteriorate badly. A lot of people upgrade to later 15 inch wheels because the options for 14 inch tires is depressingly small. The old Radial T/A is about as good as it gets. Get into a 15 inch wheel, and the Michelin Defender 94H is a terrific tire for these cars. With that Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection, when it works, it works well and is very reliable. The key is finding someone who understands the system. The good news is that mechanical parts are easy to come by. Ehen working on an old Mercedes, always check the dealer for price and availability first. Often times the dealer is both the easiest and least expensive source for parts.
She came out beautiful 🤩 great job guys 💯🔥😊❤
I admit I did make a post earlier on another job about you guys washing from the bottom up and not from the top down like it should be done, but I do agree with you on the aspect of not disturbing the effects of the pressure washing from the bottom up to show the before and after of the clean, so KUDOS on that and your right and I was wrong, but only on the filming part LOL.
Wow, that car turned out looking 1,000% better. Great job guys!
Love the vids! Sprayway is the best glass cleaner I’ve found, but elbow grease is the essential ingredient.
Brent thanks for finally explaining why you guys don’t start at the top and work your way down! It’s been driving me crazy for the last few years watching the videos.
Quality of old MB is insane!
Pre-Lexus, Mercedes built to a quality standard and priced the car accordingly. Lexus undercut them on price, so to retain market share they had to build down to a price.
Doing a great job with these crazy barn finds . Have you ever used Dow Bathroom cleaner to clean the covertable tops. I have in the past and swear by it it is made to remove mold and it's also very mild so it's not going to discolor it.
Excellent job!
What an awesome detail 👍🏽❤🔥
No preference Outstanding Job 👌
This car is awesome. I’d love to owe one. Nice job you did
Just love these video’s guys!
you guys did an amazing job !!!!!
Beautiful car. Brent I hope you get to feeling better
White with a saddle interior our fave combo
Nice job guys!!
Great job!
As a Mercedes specialist, I don't study other brands so here is a quick 101 on the Mercedes models or nomenclature as you mentioned. Mercedes models used to indicate the engine capacity first and then the different body shape numbers. Each bodyshape has a chassis code - for example the SL (Sport Leight = light sports) you were detailing is a R107 chassis and the shape after that is the R129. The R107's models were available in 280SL, 300SL, 350SL, 380SL, 500SL and the flagship 560SL. Around 1994 Mercedes swapped the numbers around for ease of grouping models together, thus the 500SL became the SL500. Another big change came around production cost savings and Mercedes models no longer indicate the actual engine size - more that their models perform like an average engine of a certain size would perform. A 2.0L with a turbo or supercharger would be dubbed a 230 to indicate more power than a standard 2.0L. This way costs are kept at bay by using the same engine and just adding a cheaper asthma pump. The latest C63 for example, is powered by a 2.0L turbocharged 4 cylinder combined with an electric motor - which produces more power than the 4.0L twin turbo'd jack hammer sounding V8s....
As far as I know, in Mercedes-speak, numbers indicate engine size and letters indicate model series. In this case, 450SL is an S-series with a 4.5 liter V8. This isn't always 100%, as there are other nuances, but it's a place to start. Another great job, btw.
Some time in the 90's the number system lost all meaning. Today 4ds are called coupé'. Logic is no more.🤣
Great job!!!
I can't wait to get the subs y'all got❤
Really nice video!
Those were the cars, man.. Quality, endurance, classic style.. 🤗
Bravo pour votre travail ❤🇩🇿
Great Job Guys! I have no preference on window cleaner as long as it is tint safe.
Nice R107.. the American bumpers are great for putting your drink on at tailgate parties. too bad you didn't detail all the cars in the garage,, the Cadillacs and Lincolns are awesome....
Buen trabajo bonito video, estupendo Mercedes, 👍🇪🇦
@14:00 - Delorian use that type of intake as well. It's not that uncommon outside the US. :)
Man... That turned out stunning! Nice work. BTW... I'm assuming you never did find those keys though huh?
Stunning old Benz ❤
You guys need to ask the guy if he will let you detail that early 60s Lincoln that was parked in front of the Mercedes.
Soon must mean in the next 5 years for your products to come out 😀 Thanks Brothers for sharing! Take care!
We’re trying 😅 hopefully in the next 2 weeks!
Bowdens own glass cleaner, product over here in Australia. Great company
Great job you guys WOW
4:18 You guys have Timbits there? Right on. Canada is taking over! 😂
450 SL means the car has a 4.5L V8 engine. SL stands for "sportlich leicht" in German, so sporty and light 6:20
Lovely 450 Super Light although there is nothing light about the way its made! I have a R129 that is a better SL but these are magical in my view - great clean and finished product boys!
I love these Mercedes convertibles. Especially the SL's this car is beautiful. Amazing how it would end up abandoned in a barn or wherever.
Bosch fuel injection. The air intake is the air metering valve. Early fuel injection. Very complex and used by various European manufacturers at the time.
La Mercedes toujours belle..😍😍
Now this is a gorgous car~!
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Man, something about those old Mercedes interiors 😍
One thing I noticed about Mercedes interiors, you always find them *inside* the Mercedes. Kinda weird huh?
What a beautiful car!
Love the OG shirt!
Hope you feel better soon, Bratt. You’re so awesome and very handsome
Aside from the antenna, Mercedes and model badges missing on the trunk it turned out to look very nice! It'll need a few touch ups on the paint and the badges of course but once that's done it will look really nice, let's hope that the 4.5 L V8 runs.
Bonjour de France .... exelent travail .....🎉
That decontamination solution is amazing. But how do you deal with keeping distributors, alternator etc from power wash?
Brent is a Legend! Throw away your sicky toothbrush! 😂😂😂
I always use the Armor All products for cleaning my car. They've never failed me in the past, nor have they let me down in the present, whenever I detail my car after a good washing. But for tire cleaning/shine results. I switch it up with either Black Magic tire shine or Armor All tire foam protectant. The only thing I really need to learn is Buffing my car, but I don't have a good buffing kit, yet.
Tbh guys it’s satisfying to see when we get the right process of powerwashing I’m not hating or anything I love y’all’s content but just sayin
What a beautiful car… Why people don’t care about these kind of gems… These machines are history of world automotive industry. Each of them are one of milestones of technological evolving of us…
Stoner Invisible Glass cleaner. Great content! Keep shining on!
I enjoy using the SprayWay glass cleaner myself. Does pretty well.
My window cleaner preferences are rain-x fir exterior and windex for interior windows
DAMN!!!!!! The interior of that car looks like it just rolled off the assembly line! Minus the floor mats, they got kinda tattered! Great job as always guys!
Yea the floor mats need replacing, waste of time cleaning them if you ask me.
My favourite car - want one before I die!