Here at last!

[SL63 Mark]

Lovely car, congratulations. According my 2004 R230 SL specific colour chart Fire Opal Red (590) was plain non metallic pillar box red. It does not look like your car.

It could be amber red metallic, (548).

Do let us know we are all agog.

 

[Srdl]

Well done and congratulations. Definitely not Fire Opal.

 

[Rhoda]

Congratulations, well worth the wait by the looks of things - I think the colour is ‘Firemist Red Effect’ looking at the MB 2005 colour chart

Thank you Malcolm, I think you are right, it is Fire Mist Red, I got it wrong! I knew it was fire something! I will double check with the paint code.

 

[Rhoda]

Lovely car, congratulations. According my 2004 R230 SL specific colour chart Fire Opal Red (590) was plain non metallic pillar box red. It does not look like your car.

It could be amber red metallic, (548).

Do let us know we are all agog.

Thank you Mark. I am not certain where the paint code is at the moment but I think Malcolm is right, it is Fire Mist Red.

 

[Rhoda]

Well done and congratulations. Definitely not Fire Opal.

Thank you SRDL, I had no idea they did so many reds on one model!

 

[malcolm E53 AMG]

Forgot to add it the code is 548

2005 Mercedes-Benz Paint Charts and Color Codes

2005 Mercedes-Benz Paint Charts, Color Codes and Real Color Samples

www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au

 

[00slk]

Yah, not silver or black, nice one Rhoda

 

[Rhoda]

Yah, not silver or black, nice one Rhoda

Thanks 00slk, nothing wrong with silver or black and it was very popular in the day, certainly a wider choice but I wanted Tanzanite blue until I saw this red one! The paint code is C548 which I believe is Firemist Red but some places have that code as Amber Bernstein Red. The guy I bought it from told me it was Firemist Red - which ever it is, she is beautiful! I just need to find my ideal private plate now, unfortunately R11ODA is allocated to a 2010 Honda so is already someone's private plate.

 

[LostKiwi]

Thanks 00slk, nothing wrong with silver or black and it was very popular in the day, certainly a wider choice but I wanted Tanzanite blue until I saw this red one! The paint code is C548 which I believe is Firemist Red but some places have that code as Amber Bernstein Red. The guy I bought it from told me it was Firemist Red - which ever it is, she is beautiful! I just need to find my ideal private plate now, unfortunately R11ODA is allocated to a 2010 Honda so is already someone's private plate.

R110DAX is available (but not cheap)

 

[Rhoda]

R110DAX is available (but not cheap)

Thanks Lostkiwi, a bit too much money for pure vanity! I think RH52ODA will do, the plate has to be younger or the same age as the car as I found when I was buying one for my other car yesterday.

 

[Blobcat]

Thanks Lostkiwi, a bit too much money for pure vanity! I think RH52ODA will do, the plate has to be younger or the same age as the car as I found when I was buying one for my other car yesterday.

No, the plate can be the same age or older than the car. You can't make a car appear younger by fitting a newer plate

 

[00slk]

Thanks Lostkiwi, a bit too much money for pure vanity! I think RH52ODA will do, the plate has to be younger or the same age as the car as I found when I was buying one for my other car yesterday.

If you were living in New Zealand you could have 'RHODA' if that is available.......Just thought I'd say that

 

[00slk]

Thanks 00slk, nothing wrong with silver or black and it was very popular in the day, certainly a wider choice but I wanted Tanzanite blue until I saw this red one! The paint code is C548 which I believe is Firemist Red but some places have that code as Amber Bernstein Red. The guy I bought it from told me it was Firemist Red - which ever it is, she is beautiful! I just need to find my ideal private plate now, unfortunately R11ODA is allocated to a 2010 Honda so is already someone's private plate.

There was a red one near me for sale about a year ago in this similar, can't remember if it was a 500 or 350 though.
You could have bought my Money Pit, it's Tanzanite Blue, just got a roof on it.....Lol

 

[Rhoda]

There was a red one near me for sale about a year ago in this similar, can't remember if it was a 500 or 350 though.
You could have bought my Money Pit, it's Tanzanite Blue, just got a roof on it.....Lol

Mine was bought by the previous owner about a year ago from a dealer in the West Country so it could have been the same car. It is a kind offer to have your money pit but I an sure I have one of my own! I gave it a bath and there were a few drops of water in the boot, I have cleaned out the bits of tree stuck in the rubbers and hopefully it was nothing more than that. It will be kept under cover most of the time anyway, it will only get wet if I get caught out in a shower. I have new boot struts for it as these are a bit weak (the third car in a month I have had to do them on!) and one of the 'flaps' is a little loose but only about 10mm of play, I am hoping it will be sorted with a little adjustment. The SatNav disk is probably 2003 so I will have to take out a mortgage for an updated one! The music (Radio 2 or 4) only comes out of the passenger door speaker which actually sounds blown but I am hoping that will just be balance control - haven't fiddled with anything just yet as the train journey to collect it has done my back in!

 

[Rhoda]

If you were living in New Zealand you could have 'RHODA' if that is available.......Just thought I'd say that

I may just have to move in that case!

 

[LostKiwi]

Mine was bought by the previous owner about a year ago from a dealer in the West Country so it could have been the same car. It is a kind offer to have your money pit but I an sure I have one of my own! I gave it a bath and there were a few drops of water in the boot, I have cleaned out the bits of tree stuck in the rubbers and hopefully it was nothing more than that. It will be kept under cover most of the time anyway, it will only get wet if I get caught out in a shower. I have new boot struts for it as these are a bit weak (the third car in a month I have had to do them on!) and one of the 'flaps' is a little loose but only about 10mm of play, I am hoping it will be sorted with a little adjustment. The SatNav disk is probably 2003 so I will have to take out a mortgage for an updated one! The music (Radio 2 or 4) only comes out of the passenger door speaker which actually sounds blown but I am hoping that will just be balance control - haven't fiddled with anything just yet as the train journey to collect it has done my back in!

Does this car have Bose (it'll be a little badge on the speaker)?

 

[Rhoda]

Does this car have Bose (it'll be a little badge on the speaker)?

No I don't think so Lost kiwi, does that make it different?

 

[LostKiwi]

No I don't think so Lost kiwi, does that make it different?

It makes life easier and cheaper!
Bose speakers use a weird low impedance speaker and a fibre optic coupled amplifier. Non-Bose use higher impedance wire connected speakers from the head unit so giving you an option of third party head units and speakers. Replacing Bose stuff is a nightmare.

 

[00slk]

It makes life easier and cheaper!
Bose speakers use a weird low impedance speaker and a fibre optic coupled amplifier. Non-Bose use higher impedance wire connected speakers from the head unit so giving you an option of third party head units and speakers. Replacing Bose stuff is a nightmare.

I had to replace one of my Bose speakers in the 55, it was £35 from a breaker. The Bose ones are made in China, though I can't fault them

 

[00slk]

No I don't think so Lost kiwi, does that make it different?

You know if you have a Bose system Rhoda, if you crank up the volume you'll blow your ear drums
I've had mine up as load as I dear and it is still clear with no distortion but it get to the stage that it's scary plus your ears are ringing for sometime after you have got out of the car