Let me know if you have any questions because i have restored 2 R129s.

I have a 1999 SL 500 I’ve owned for 2 years now. It came from Florida and is an absolute joy to drive. Getting ready to turn 38,000 original miles pretty soon. This car is definitely destined to be a collector item without a doubt. Triple Black and all original paint and never been damaged this is my keeper.

@SamAbraham

6 ай бұрын

Nice! Super low mileage, hope you enjoy it for many years to come!

Looking forward to seeing the improvements you make to it

@SamAbraham

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, lots of parts boxes already sitting in my room

Great video, keep us up to date on any work you do.

Super keen to follow your progress. I have a 98 and the rear hydraulics just leaked. I'm familiar with that special tool after many hours of cursing. Wish I had found your video sooner.

Welcome to the journey...

Great video I’ve also have a silver 2000 SL500 really cool classic Has 182k miles Still drives super smooth solid like a tank Also have a 97 S320 and 01 E320 like the older Benz models Looking forward for more of these videos thanks keep it up 👍

@SamAbraham

6 ай бұрын

Nice collection! Glad you like the video, more to come!

Hi, wow cool, I found one E39 vid and subscribed from that, how is the E39? I really love R129 too, soo cool that you bought it, I love that and 5th gen too.

@SamAbraham

7 ай бұрын

Glad u liked that E39 vid! My E39 is currently undergoing some TLC getting re-wrapped and some other cosmetic things. Will be back to dailying that as soon as its done! I agree, love the R230 as well. Hope to some day own a 55 or 65

12:00 look of envy with the guy in the car next to you.

@SamAbraham

3 ай бұрын

he's probably wondering why I'm talking to a phone mounted on my window haha

Hardtop sitting in the living room got me dying. 😂 R129 age very well. Great video.

@SamAbraham

6 ай бұрын

Hahaha thank you!

VERY NICE

Hey a fellow Gaucho! Your right on the money about the facelift R129. Everything about the pre-face lift looks way better, especially with an AMG body kit. But the pre-facelift M119 Engine harness and caps and rotors are definitely issues. Fortunately you can still source pre-face lift 93-95 OEM upper wiring harnesses for the SL500s, and caps and rotors have to be changed every 50k miles or so, but fortunately neither are difficult to do. Look forward to see you redo all the bushings and suspension components and a new fuel pump!

@SamAbraham

6 ай бұрын

Haha yup! Preface is a much cleaner design for sure, if I can source bumpers and side panels from one I may do that, the current bumpers require a respray at the very least. I might not mind it as much once I throw some monoblocks on. Biggest thing I did not want to deal with is the CIS mechanical fuel injection! New fuel pump is already in and it starts right up, getting ready to do some work under the valve covers soon

U have a 98 with 85k, had to fix roof and AC, I really love the car

Hopefully you find out a fix for the starting problem soon, as an owner to a M103 300E I feel your pain 🫡atleast your car doesn’t have the mechanical fuel injection.

@SamAbraham

7 ай бұрын

Was able to start it today! Found some debris clogging the fuel line.. seems to be all good now. Very thankful I dont have CIS hahah

I had a '92 - I hope you don't have the same problems as me - first was the convertible roof - but don't know if yours has hydraulics like mine - good luck

@SamAbraham

7 ай бұрын

Yup my roof is inop as shown in the vid haha. They're pretty much guaranteed to fail on ANY R129, so its not a matter of if, but when. Around $780 for all the parts from TopHydraulics with upgraded seals to get the roof working as it should, which isn't bad at all

OG plate >

@SamAbraham

7 ай бұрын

yessirrrr

Well better have deep pockets. Older SLs have endless electronic gremlins plus lots of expensive repairs and delayed maintenance. Then the green insulation fails.

@lawrenceralph7481

7 ай бұрын

My wife's 95 S500 had everything wrong with it. Too many to list. We have it away.

@lawrenceralph7481

7 ай бұрын

Yours looks like it has $20K of known problems.

@SamAbraham

7 ай бұрын

I have all diagnostic tools, do all the work myself, and have a post-biodegradable wiring harness car. Have plenty of resources at my disposal including many friends who own W140 S classes, R129 SLs, and early W210 E classes with similar control modules. This car is significantly simpler relative to my other cars.

oh Ive seen several pre facelift cars with starting problems beware beware . 1996-1998 are less prone to this.

@SamAbraham

5 ай бұрын

this is a facelift 97, since I changed the fuel pump it starts just fine.

Ghetto fab

The bottom of that car looks like you dug up a corpse

@SamAbraham

7 ай бұрын

Sure does lol, gonna look great once Im done with it