Mercedes-Benz W113 250SL Full Retrim

Another Mercedes-Benz W113 through our doors at d:class. If you are unfamiliar with our work, we are Mercedes specialists and have a huge variety of documented Mercedes projects here on our website.

At the time of writing this blog post, this is the most recent W113 Pagoda we have completed. For as long as we can remember, we have always had an ongoing Pagoda project on our premises. However, once this vehicle is completed, we will be without one for some time.

Starting with the seats, we have these adoring blue leather seats, which have been retrimmed to traditional Mercedes-Benz OEM specifications. Our customer was presented with a choice of three blue leathers which Mercedes originally offered from new. The leather selected is middle blue old-timer nappa leather, with basket weave centres in the same blue leather. We also created piping to the correct size with the same blue leather. Brand-new foam flutes were created and installed into these flutes. Additionally, new "horse hair" foams were replaced, which are now made from coconut hair.

Box weave blue carpet was selected for this retrim. Mercedes-Benz only offered one shade of blue, so this lighter tone really works well with the middle blue nappa leather. Definitely the right choice. The same blue leather has been used for all carpet binding, completing the lower half the vehicle nicely.

To some unfamiliar with W113 models, it was possible to have a third seat installed as an optional extra. This specific vehicle did not come with this option, however, our customer managed to source a third seat for us to retrim for their car. We also installed a seat belt for this seat to make sure any daring passengers are as safe as possible.