Classic car technician John has been working on one of the new arrivals into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop – our 1988 Mercedes 420SL
Part of his work included repositioning the immobiliser and replacing the rivnut for the rear number plate. The front bumper rubber was also replaced.
Our 1988 Mercedes 420SL continues its stay in the workshop but it won’t be too long before it’s back out on the road with its owner.
Work has begun on our 1988 Mercedes 420SL with classic car technician Brian getting to work on repairing the interior trim of the classic Mercedes.
Brian removed the old centre console wood trim panel before removing the heater control wood trim panel and all switches. The glovebox wood trim panel and lock were also removed before the wood trim from the dash panels was removed too.
When Brian removed the trim from the ashtray, he cleaned the old mastic off before fitting a new wood trim panel to it. New wood trim panels were fixed to the glovebox too. Brian then re-fitted the lock and put the glovebox back into the car.
More replacement wood trim was fitted to the dash centre and side panels. The heater also had its wood trim replaced. As this was being made, the hole for the switch was found to be in the wrong place so Brian had to modify this to fit.
Rubber surrounds were fitted to the switch and to the gearshift panel before Brian fitted everything back into the car.
Work wasn’t done on our 420SL though as Brian also repaired a scuff in the roof hood.
We have welcomed yet another new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 1988 Mercedes 420SL.
While it is with us, our team of technicians will be looking to repair some of the interior trim as well as looking at some other areas that may require attention.
This stunning 1986 420SL has just come in for a re-commission. Our technicians will take a look over this classic to evaluate what needs to be done. At a first glance there are some serious signs of rust on the lower sills, worn and torn interior, paint bubbling, chips and blemishes as well as cracks in the glass. We’re looking forward to getting this charming classic back on the road and looking healthy again.
This metallic green classic 1986 Mercedes 420SL is coming in soon to be re-commissioned and assessed to see how much needs doing to it. We can’t wait to get started!
