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| roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398  | Very High Spec G rescued Nice little 1985 280 GE recovered from certain death in a barn, very high spec when it was new. Wood dash and door caps, 15"alloys and arches, air con, electric windows, sliding windows, electric mirrors, (first I have seen this age) long range fuel tanks, started and is running nice, now for the MOT test. Edited by roughneck 3/26/2007 7:48 AM (FrubG 001.jpg) (FrubG 002.jpg) (FrubG 003.jpg) (FrubG 004.jpg) (FrubG 005.jpg) (FrubG 006.jpg) (FrubG 007.jpg) Attachments ----------------  FrubG 001.jpg (67KB - 2 downloads) FrubG 002.jpg (69KB - 1 downloads) FrubG 003.jpg (53KB - 1 downloads) FrubG 004.jpg (57KB - 1 downloads) FrubG 005.jpg (53KB - 2 downloads) FrubG 006.jpg (36KB - 1 downloads) FrubG 007.jpg (71KB - 1 downloads) | |
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| roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398 | ||
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| elevatorbernie Expert Date registered: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver B.C. Canada Vehicle(s): 1989 280GE Posts: 1347  | ||
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| gwagen460swb Extreme Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Vehicle(s): 280GE SWB, Toyota Highlander, BMW530i, RR HSE Posts: 513  | ||
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| DesertStar Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: San Diego, CA USA Vehicle(s): 85-280GE/95-G320/08-G500 Posts: 2156 | ||
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| roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398 | ||
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| hus55 Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: north cyprus,lapta. Vehicle(s): 300GDS, G300 LONG,300GDT CLK55 AMG CAB. Posts: 2230 | ||
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| Jonathan Joseph Expert Date registered: Oct 2006 Location: Charleston, South Carolina Vehicle(s): 2004 G55 Posts: 1538 | ||
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| thairish Date registered: Jun 2006 Location: hk/th Vehicle(s): 461: 230ge/swb & g300cdi/lwb  | ||
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| DesertStar Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: San Diego, CA USA Vehicle(s): 85-280GE/95-G320/08-G500 Posts: 2156 | RE: Very High Spec G rescued Hey Roughneck, what is that knob to the right of the T/C shift lever ? One thing I always thought was annoying with MB cars was the radio fader dial on the console, I notice this has one too. I must be the only one that adjusts the sound/fader once and leaves it...any upgrades to the radio usually renders it useless. Wiring it up as a dash/interior light control makes more sense to me. All that wood in there reminds me I have to dust.  Mike | |
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| roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398 | RE: Very High Spec G rescued DesertStar - 3/27/2007 10:06 AM Hey Roughneck, what is that knob to the right of the T/C shift lever ? One thing I always thought was annoying with MB cars was the radio fader dial on the console, I notice this has one too. I must be the only one that adjusts the sound/fader once and leaves it...any upgrades to the radio usually renders it useless. Wiring it up as a dash/interior light control makes more sense to me. All that wood in there reminds me I have to dust. Mike Electric mirror control. one each side. | |
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| roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398 | RE: Very High Spec G rescued After minor work ( front brake flexy pipes changed) MOT passed.  | |
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| Ed Mclass Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Vehicle(s): 1958 180a, 2010 GLK, 2000 G 500, 2005 SLK 350 Posts: 1215 | ||
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| roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398 | ||
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| Dave P Veteran Date registered: Jun 2006 Location: Ashford,UK Vehicle(s): Posts: 184  | RE: Very High Spec G rescued roughneck - 3/26/2007 7:34 PM To answer all your Qs, Colour is factory and original, I suppose at the time it was ordered it was a big departure from the colours available at LR. Mil colours vary widley too dependant on Army and function, It has always been a source of bemusment to me that different armies see the need for different camo or DP even on the same terrain. The roof rack is something you can buy in a builders merchant as a ladder rack, No rust just a bit of England stuck on here and there. The woodwork is factory, the shift pattern plate is UK market dealer fitted and is seen a lot on RHD Gs, for any one interested I do make half a dozen or so a year. Bill,you're right,this was the colour of the 280GE LWB we "Borrowed" from MB in Berlin in 1980,to send over the other side to see if our "Friends" would allow us to use them permanently!  Dave | |
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| hus55 Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: north cyprus,lapta. Vehicle(s): 300GDS, G300 LONG,300GDT CLK55 AMG CAB. Posts: 2230 | RE: Very High Spec G rescued well bill, what you gonna do with this one matey  looks really tidy.who owned her previously? knowing you,there must an interesting story to her past  ( as i mentioned to you on the phone today,you must have a bad earth connection or clogged injector for that baklava not to work instantly  ) | |
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| Photoman Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5 | RE: Very High Spec G rescued Nice looking G - and of course I love the colour (280GE .jpg) Attachments ---------------- 280GE .jpg (104KB - 1 downloads) | |
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| hus55 Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: north cyprus,lapta. Vehicle(s): 300GDS, G300 LONG,300GDT CLK55 AMG CAB. Posts: 2230 | RE: Very High Spec G rescued i was waiting for that comment photoman | |
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