This Mercedes-Benz glass panoramic removable hardtop is finished in Firemist Red Metallic (548) and was built for use on 1990-2002 R129 series cars of the era. The top features a steel frame, a glass panoramic roof with a retractable sunshade, glass windows, and Beige vinyl trim. The seller is willing to assist the buyer with shipping needs as neccessary and can also meet half way depending on location. This R129 SL hardtop comes with the original stand and cover, and is now offered from the seller in Bellingham, WA.
The top is finished in Firemist Red Metallic (548) and features a panoramic glass roof and glass windows with painted steel bodywork along the frame. The original Siglia glass markings and alarm code stickers from the factory are present on the windows and visible in the gallery below.
The interior of the top features a retractable sunshade and grab handles on both the driver and passenger sides. The sunshade operates smoothly and extends/retracts as designed without issue.
The non-glass interior surfaces are trimmed in Beige vinyl and photos showing the condition of the interior surfaces are provided in the gallery. The top has been tested and all latch points operate correctly when mated with an R129 chassis vehicle. Rubber and felt trim points appear in good condition with no major deterioration or obvious wear.
This rare pano top has no chips, cracks or scratches in the glass and is now offered by the seller in Bellingham, Washington. The seller is willing to assist the buyer with shipping needs and can also meet half way depending on location.
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$4,750 bid placed by @gtgoff
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Ooooh, this one's gonna get expensive! Fun!$4,250 bid placed by @gtgoff
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I'm heading out for some "Pickleball" and might not be back in time for the finale, so All the best to you and thank you for your interest in the top.I ran a "quick" check on Uship and got back 5 carriers running from $1700 to $2300. That would be shipping by truck freight. There are many other options, of course, but that gives you a context to work from.Hi there.. Just a quick question, If I need this to be shipped to Tampa FL 33624, how and what would be the estimated cost?I will of course facilitate whatever you decide to do, yet, for me, whenever faced with many options, take the one I think will be the best "story" to tell afterwards.Thanks again. May end up trying to ship for simplicity/convenience but will see. Either way can work.$2,500 bid placed by @gtgoff
$2,200 bid placed by @adamlink
@gtgoff I did research shipping a roof before listing the top. It can be done. Moving vans can haul them with household goods. They can go with auto or motorcycle shippers and they can go as freight on a pallet. I the buyer wants it shipped, I will do whatever is asked on this end, like deliver it to the shipper, wrap it with shrink wrap or crate it. The buyer will need to arrange and pay the shipper and purchase insurance on the roof (and reimburse me for material cost, I won't charge anything for my time.) To your specific request for "meeting up", Roseburg Oregon is almost exactly half way between us and can be done one day there and one day return. Again I would not charge anything for my time, but would want my travel costs and expenses (food and lodging) taken care of and a bottle of Red and a bottle of White wine.......... I don't know if you have plans for your current top, but we might negotiate that as part of the deal ( I don't need it, but discussing options is "free"). To say you car is a "cream puff" seems a gross understatement but i don't think another thousand miles on it would change anything. I have a "yearning" to keep mine under 50K, but it's not going to happen and I think it could "pass" for a car with less than 20K if someone had to guess without seeing the odometer. It's my intention to be as helpful as possible for the buyer to get the roof.@JohnSW have you ever shipped one of these? Wondering what it would take to get it to SF. Or are you willing to go as far as say somewhere in Oregon to transfer it? My SL is a bit of a creampuff at 14.5k miles but might be worth a roadtrip if great weather and all.$2,000 bid placed by @gtgoff
$1,500 bid placed by @adamlink
@FatherO2 I have owned many R129's. All had roofs yet never a Panoramic Roof. Frankly, I found the tops to be very inconvenient and I stored each one of them until the car was sold. My current R129 came with this top and when I picked up the car, my mindset completely changed about the Roof. The experience is like having two completely different cars and being in the car with this roof on is a "spiritual" experience. I have a 2013 SL550 which has a "Panoramic Roof" built into the hardtop and it's neat but it's not the same. I understand owners with the standard R129 top want the PR because it's rare, hard to get and sets their car apart from all the other R129's but until you have been in the car with the roof on, you really can't appreciate what a sublime, unique experience it is. If you read the "forums" it's a universally shared experience. I say all that to acknowledge that you obviously know much more about the engineering and technical aspects of the roof than I do. I had no idea what your two questions were about. I researched a little and can pass on that "the channel" is on all roofs, but apparently the rubber "seal" on this one was taken off, before I got it. I think a bead of Silicone weather striping would seal it beautifully (And I can do that for the buyer before shipping, if so requested) The items referred to in question 2, I had never heard of, but I see they are for sale, in all interior colors, online. Thank you for the inquiry, I know much more now.@JohnSW 1. Can you please describe what we are seeing in photos 74 and 75? Is that a channel / grove for water to drain? Also, is that visible with the hardtop on the car? 2. Do you have the sun blind brackets? Hardtop looks good and thank you for the abundance of photos.Yes, for me, the Joy of owning these cars is multifaceted (The beauty of the design, the incredible engineering, the fun of driving with the top down, well, you know what I mean) but maybe the most enjoyable part of owning them is the "stories" . A "meet up" would be a great story and I can't think of a more beautiful drive.@JohnSW thank you! Yeah, I think that makes sense. And even if they’re different-enough, any respray will be easier with this as the base and not having to worry as much about areas under seals, behind trim, etc.; I’ll keep bidding ‘til what I can afford to spend on it. And might be a fun road trip to meet and put the roof on mine somewhere between SF and Washington.Crimson and Firemist are very close in color and are colors that change in different light and settings. Both are deep, dark reds. They are often taken for each other, though different. I think with the windows and trim pieces creating a "break" between panels, few people would actually discern the top to be a different color than the car. In fact you might come to prefer the look.$1,250 bid placed by @gtgoff
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Has anyone here compared Firemist to Crimson Red from the 40th Anniversary Edition cars? I’ve got a 40AE here in San Francisco and am looking for a pano roof, but not sure how close these colors are (ie, whether I’d still need to respray if I buy this one).