Mercedes 380SL Sun Visor Replacement: Rolling Restoration Continues on Cherry

[@patrickhervieux4918]

I’m speechless how good and clear you are in your explanations ! I’m an absolute disaster in term of manual work but with you it sounds easy! Thank you so much !! Pat

[@Mercedessource]

Thanks for the kind comment

[@herbedwards8156]

Thank you very much, the clip on the drivers side of the visor on my '87 SL is broken. Your videos are excellent.

[@OB928]

Sure wish you’d do a R107 top mechanism “tuneup/maintenance” video.

[@OB928]

This is great! I’ve been wrestling with the passenger side visor for years! Finally replaced both male and female clips that fail (visor falls) if it ever gets too hot inside the car.

[@joewellborn802]

Visors look great, Kent! I'm lucky and my '85 380sl has the upgraded plastic visors with lighted vanity mirrors that weren't available for earlier models, so no problems for me with the infamous puffy visors that you just replaced. On a side note, I would love to know how you recolored the "pinkomino" leather and carpets. Maybe a new on-demand video for that?

[@ryantoth5823]

Visors look great! Do you have any recommendations for carpet dyes for the Palomino interior? Thanks

[@jonstadman6051]

Great explanation I am in Spain where can I order a new sun visor for my 1985 Mercedes 380 SL

[@doubleozero007]

Beautiful

[@6foot7dad]

Great timing. We also have an 83 380. We wanted to get new visors too. We need the front seats recovered but we have no idea what color it is. How do we know what leather to get?

[@Mercedessource]

Just google the subject. There is lots of info on line how to determine the color code of your interior.

[@Voxted24]

Great to some TLC is done to Cherry 😊

[@doubleclutchonline5811]

This is awesome. Any reliable source for replacement, new visors for the 560sl? They seem harder to find.

[@pablogutierrez1009]

I bought one from ebay originating from Turkey. Check it out.

[@faressh772]

Amazing caaaar

[@michaelb7071]

Absolutely!

[@dannyc.jewell8788]

I always wondered about the visors being made so crummy ,and the little plastic tabs that broke and cost like $55 to replace , ,and why did they use a single length timing chain on U S models that failed to soon

[@Mercedessource]

I am sure the engineers thought the flux capacitor would compensate for any potential problems.

[@300DBenz]

I wish I could get new visors for my W123, the plastic mirror inserts are disintegrating.

[@shatoyancy9102]

Ken, where can I find replacement wood veneers for around my heater controls in my 1985 300D? Thanks for all the years of info!

[@Mercedessource]

I have a good used one for sale. I think someone is Europe is making one but not sure. Google it.

[@shatoyancy9102]

Ken, we still have ours but it’s bowed/warped so we can’t refasten it. Is your used one flat so it can be glued? Thank you so much!

[@katenastasi7578]

where do you get the new clips for the visors?! my passenger side visor always falls down because the clip broke!

[@Mercedessource]

Try eBay

[@johnadona3014]

first time i seen him work without gloves lol

[@Mercedessource]

I know it was touch and go. I did get a few finger marks to the new visors... :-)