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I still have the 2007 and am taking care of the 2006 (Red) as well I believe this the only P30 in this color This P30 got a custom repaint in 2019
Herman, great to hear from you. Yes, so far, yours is the only Teal Blue (Topaz/Aegean Blue) #946 that I have come across. Over the past summer, I did a deep dive on the 2008 models. According to AMG Private Lounge, there were 464 SL55s sold in the US. I have managed to locate the VIN numbers for all but 3 of them so far. Of those, 63 were P30s that year. There were also 27 SL55s sold in Canada and 11 of those are P30s. I know of at least one that is now in the US- it was for sale in Seattle earlier this year and said 'clear Washington title'. Not sure how they got it into the US and registered. My next project will be to tackle the 2007s (583 sold in the US), as time permits.
I started this thread in the hope of creating a common forum for all US/Canadian P30 owners, or prospective owners. There is a lot of misinformation floating around out there about these cars and it would be nice to set some of it straight. Besides, they are getting increasing interest and attracting good prices on Bring a Trailer, etc. I emailed all of the P30 owners that I have come across and hopefully, they will also start using this thread. If anyone knows of any other cars that I can add to the list, maybe they will find their way here and we can add their info.
Here are a couple of pics of my baby. Didn't realize how dusty it was, just from sitting in the garage.
Disappointing, to say the least, response to this Vlad. Have you any better success elsewhere?
Still hoping to find a nice one in a color other than black or silver...
Steve O
Disappointing, to say the least, response to this Vlad. Have you any better success elsewhere?
Still hoping to find a nice one in a color other than black or silver...
Steve O
Agreed, Steve. it is a bit disappointing. Would like to hear from more owners. As for your quest, there have been very few for sale for the past few months in any color. Maybe spring will flush out a few more...
Found a P30 at my yacht club. Silver with black interior. I will get the vin number next time I see it parked and also try and track down who the owner is. It has a red light on the trunk lid as opposed to a white one which mine has. I assume it is a 2006.
john M
Found a P30 at my yacht club. Silver with black interior. I will get the vin number next time I see it parked and also try and track down who the owner is. It has a red light on the trunk lid as opposed to a white one which mine has. I assume it is a 2006.
john M
Thanks John. I wasn't aware that there was an option of a clear central brake light. My '08 has red as well. Maybe yours was an aftermarket replacement (I would be interested in that). Replaced my front marker lights last year with clear aftermarket ones (with amber bulbs). BTW- the easy way to distinguish an '06 from an '07 or '08 is by the grill. '07s and '08s had a 3-bar grill while '03s -'06s had the 4-bar grill.
Hi, thanks for that I didn’t know!
The lens is an MB part. It has a star emblem on the lens itself. The part number is SC02 E1 2058. I need to source another one because upon inspection I think my soft cleaning brush chipped a piece off the lense.
I would be interested to know where you purchased the side marker lights and part number for those because the white lens with amber bulb would look better on my white car than all amber
cheers
Originally Posted by VRV000
Thanks John. I wasn't aware that there was an option of a clear central brake light. My '08 has red as well. Maybe yours was an aftermarket replacement (I would be interested in that). Replaced my front marker lights last year with clear aftermarket ones (with amber bulbs). BTW- the easy way to distinguish an '06 from an '07 or '08 is by the grill. '07s and '08s had a 3-bar grill while '03s -'06s had the 4-bar grill.
Hi, thanks for that I didn’t know!
The lens is an MB part. It has a star emblem on the lens itself. The part number is SC02 E1 2058. I need to source another one because upon inspection I think my soft cleaning brush chipped a piece off the lense.
I would be interested to know where you purchased the side marker lights and part number for those because the white lens with amber bulb would look better on my white car than all amber
cheers
Ooops! Getting my cars confused. Just walked out to the garage to find that the SL55 does have a clear center brake light- its the Porsche that is red! The clear turn indicators were not OEM. They are aftermarket and I found them on eBay . Quality is quite good. Fitting them was a *****. I valet-parked the car at a restaurant early last year and the next day I noticed that one light was cracked, as well as rub marks on the surrounding paint (of course, total denial of liability from the valet company). The rub marks buffed out, but I had to replace the light. To gain access, you need to jack up the car, remove the wheel and then completely remove the inner plastic fender lining, which is held in place by a number of different screws and fasteners. Once it is out, replacement of the light itself is not that hard. You will find that by the time you get to do the other side, you will know all the tricks and it will go quite quickly. BTW- my OEM MBZ jack decided to seize up and twist, even though it was on a level concrete garage floor and the wheels were chocked etc. I don't have a floor jack, so a few anxious moments trying to figure out how to get the car back on the ground and the jack disengaged. Luckily the scissor jack from my Range Rover did the job perfectly. This exchange just reminded me that I still need to find a replacement MBZ jack (plus probably a low profile floor jack for the garage).
Just came across a Red/Black P30 on Craigslist in NY. 45k miles, asking $26,500. VIN checks out as a P30. Maybe seller doesn't know what he's got. Only downside- it has the regular SL55 wheels rather than the split rims.
I am new to this thread. I am trying to find a particular Mercedes AMG. Does anyone have a 2007 or 2008 AMG SL55 with the performance package p30 they would like to sell? Do you know of someone who would like to sell?
You can run the VIN number of any car you're looking at through www.MBEpc.net to make sure that it is a true P30. Some regular cars recently for sale have had the P30 wheels or even the 'safety car' front bumper, but weren't real P30s. As a guide, there were 135 MY2007 and 61 MY2008 P30s sold in the US. Most of the 2007s were manufactured in 2006 and the 2008s were made in 2007, so don't go by the month and year sticker on the firewall. Look for option code 807 or 808 ('year of modification') on MBEpc. The last digit is the year model (200-7 or 200-8).
You can also create a custom search on www.autotempest.com, save it and return to it every few days to see what pops up. It won't let you set a 'P30 filter' but you can go as far as 2007 and 2008 SL55s and then search from there.
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