face lift
i have a 460 and am thinking of doing a bit of a facelift can anybody sugest the best place to get wheels grill arches etc
E-bay germany is going to be your best resource for parts. Most of my conversion parts came from Germany , i have had a quick look for you and found these .If you search for the following article numbers on e-bay germany ;
#150960839773 Headlight panel
#251096554562 Headlight panel
#380600427429 Rear light units (w463 type)
#330874673234 Grille (black) also do silver @199 Eur
#111029814014 lower headlight panel
Some of these parts are from a company called G&W , they have an ever changing stock so may have the passenger lower panel in stock. I have used them for bit and they are good.
for the clear indicator lens's MBUK are cheaper than anywhere :
Wing top lens A4638260057 @ £13.72 each
side repeaters A4638220020 @ £5.99 each
Bumpers are a real problem as they are rare and so expensive , the end caps alone are £ 250 each from MBUK so there is a grand before you start. I an getting some folded up out of 2.5mm sheet and fabricating the end caps i think , although i did see some rather nice tubular bempers someone had manufactured so i may yet change my mind.
I Hope this is of some use ,
Steve
be ready to dig your pockets ! Much cheaper buying 463 straight away .. Hard to sell when convertion done ... Original car will always hold its value much better.
Plenty parts for sale on e bay germany .
If you buy the parts carefully and you are doing all the labour yourself , the cost can be reasonable. The days of being able to pick up a 463 for less than 6k seem to be over. As for originality... as long as you are not trying to pass a 230ge off as a G55.......or transplanting a Rover v8 into one. Some people seem to have a problem with updating the appearance of a 460 and yet the same people will rave about a 606 engine conversion.... as long as any update is done well i don't have a problem .
Steve
I have some of these bits for sale for a w463!
251096554562 Headlight panel
380600427429 Rear light units (w463 type)
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/content/original-w463-left-and-right-side-headlamp-surrounds-plastics
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/content/w463-x2-original-rear-lamps-leftright
I have some of these bits for sale for a w463!
251096554562 Headlight panel
380600427429 Rear light units (w463 type)
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/content/original-w463-left-and-right-side-headlamp-surrounds-plastics
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/content/w463-x2-original-rear-lamps-leftright
i tried to buy the top lenses from MB GLASGOW and inc vat £27 but i have to say they are allways more expensive that anybody else, do MB have a web site that we can buy direct?
regards alan
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i was not thinking of doing to much just a bit of a refresh, the arches are a bit rusty so covering them and then painting on the waxoil might be cheeper than replacing them , the wheels are the steel and just look a bit narrow for the car. and i will colour code the grill and lights so not to much money in that.. i noted that a 86 300gl went for almost 10,000, it had been dressed up like a almost new, so they do sell, i saying that he must have spent a fortune on it, but it looked ok