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Does Mercedes still sell a complete W460 LWD body?

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Posted 10/12/2020 4:58 AM

rhd280
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Date registered: Dec 2014
Location: New Zealand
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Does Mercedes still sell a complete W460 LWD body?

Back in 1997, before moving to NZ, I sold my restored W460 and also sold the parts car that had rolled over on the freeway at 60mph, bent or road-rashed every single panel (but the doors still opened), with no power train, interior, glass or much else. Listed it on Hemmings for US$7,000 and the first caller bought it over the phone. I advised him that he really should look at it first, but he said "I only have two questions: Is the chassis straight and does it come with a legal US title?" When I answered yes, he told me he was going to buy a complete new body from Graz factory as well as all new mechanicals and interior, and it was still going to cost half of what Europa was selling grey-market G-wagons for. Until that point, I did not know that MB Graz sold a complete body preassembled in primer in a crate.

I fear the answer will be in the negative, but does Graz still offer the complete assembled body for sale?

BTW, the 3rd caller in response to the 1997 Hemmings advert had a 1982 RHD 280GE impounded at the border (port) because it was under 25 years and could not legally be imported. When I told him mine was sold, he offered to sell me his for the cost of wharf storage. I bought it sight unseen, had it moved from one dock to the next with a bonded service and sent it down under in a container. NZ$12,000 worth of restoration in NZ (when shop rates were NZ$35/hr (US$21) it became my mechanical elephant. Now, 23 years later it needs a wee bit of attention, and I thought it would be worth enquiring if one can still order a complete body in a crate.

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Posted 10/12/2020 7:15 AM

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RE: Does Mercedes still sell a complete W460 LWD body?

Very doubtful.

I would ask on the G-Class Forum on Facebook. There are a lot of very knowledgeable people there, but I'll bet that you'll get the same answer as I just gave.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/gclassforum/

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Posted 10/13/2020 7:42 AM

Inkblotz
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Re: Does Mercedes still sell a complete W460 LWD body?

So wouldn't the 461 body do the trick?

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Posted 10/17/2020 10:22 PM

Otiswesty
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Re: Does Mercedes still sell a complete W460 LWD body?

461 body and 463 body are the same now. It appears that the last of the G350d's made by MB had some questionable emissions programming issues. The company took all of the unsold units back from dealers and is selling off the bodies with complete interiors. There is a German only site direct from MB and some resellers as well that could probably get one to you. The body/frame mounts are a bit different and the fire wall as well, but should not be insurmountable.

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Mercedes-Benz-orig-Fahrzeugkabine-G-Klasse-4...

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Posted 10/17/2020 10:30 PM

Otiswesty
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Re: Does Mercedes still sell a complete W460 LWD body?

Here is another option on eBay.com
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2018-MERCEDES-BENZ-G-WAGON-G500-G550-G65-G6...

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Posted 10/20/2020 9:32 PM

Otiswesty
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Re: Does Mercedes still sell a complete W460 LWD body?

There is a seller here in Portland that has a rust free 2000 G500 body. I looked at it today. It has a small dent on the roof but otherwise is pretty nice. From Calif all 20 years with 130K miles.

I have been offered a good discount on it if you want me to help facilitate a purchase. I bought a lot of parts from this car already.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-Mercedes-W463-G500-cab-body-shell/3929...

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Posted 10/20/2020 9:37 PM

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Re: Does Mercedes still sell a complete W460 LWD body?

Tschiewagon near Graz has a couple of LWB car bodies.
A new folding windshield version and a used Puch 230GE open top.
Here is the new body
https://puchg.net/p/karosse-g-460-461-neuwertig

And the used one
https://puchg.net/p/rohkarosse-g460-461

I bought a single cab body from them 2 years ago and got a really good discount over the website price, so send them an email to ask about price and shipping if you think it would work for you. These bodies have been sitting there for a couple years already.

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Posted 10/29/2020 3:48 PM

rhd280
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Date registered: Dec 2014
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RE: Does Mercedes still sell a complete W460 LWD body?

This just came in from MB

Thank you for contacting Mercedes-Benz G GmbH.

Unfortunately we do not have complete bodies for your W460 on stock any more.

Regarding your suggestion to use a W461 body instead we must admit that we do not support this idea as there are some technical differences between the W460 and W461 that prevent the use of a W461 body (mounting point of the safety belts e.g.). Above that your W460 is a quite rare right-hand drive vehicle.

With reference to the above mentioned arguments we from our side unfortunately can not offer any solution to your request.

Kind regards

U. Quast
Mercedes-Benz customer service

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Posted 10/30/2020 3:36 AM

Luky
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Re: Does Mercedes still sell a complete W460 LWD body?

Try to contact S-Tec (fromer service company for gov´t clients). If I remember they had some bodies a few years ago but they were not cheap, like 16-17k.

https://www.s-tec.at/en/contact/

Or maybe try to ask at GfG they should have several used bodies in good condition.

https://www.gfg-shop.de/en-gb/impressum

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