Lowering / Raising Mercedes R107 SL Soft Top 

Thanks so much for your video! Very helpful to me in learning how to open and close the soft top on my ‘77 450SL. Well done!

Good video. A quick tip. When putting the soft top away, I put a thin towel across the length of the plastic windows. I feel like this reduces scratches from forming where the plastic rubs/folds against itself.

I had a problem opening the soft top , but your video helped me to open mine . Thanks much

I didn’t realise it took so long, it was daylight when you started 😉 Fantastic video 👍👍👏👏

Thanks so much for your video. Saved me from a lot of bad words.

Flip the tool the other way so the bend is facing down. This will prevent your hand and tool from hitting the roof.

The importance of understanding a vehicle and respecting it!

I have found that 1) putting the windshield mounts in, tightening those, 2) putting the rear pin in, 3) cinching the rear down with the handle works best for me. Windows down for all steps.

I am glad my R129 is a piece of cake.

Nice video! I have a 1984 107 here in Calif. Have had it since new. I do follow the same process as you cover in this video, paying strike attention to folding the corner windows in as I stuff the top into it's well. This help prevent the corner windows from getting pinched and eventually cracking at the pinch. I also put a micro fiber cloth over the center back window to prevent chaffing in the fold where the center rear window folds on it's self. Interesting that you look pretty tall. I am only 5'5" and seem to have to have my seat as far back as it will go. I hate the fact that the seat back jams up against the pillar that the seatbelts are attached to. What's your secret? LOL My car currently has only 83K on it, however it's just occasional driver. Aside from that issue, the car has pretty much trouble free. Cheers

Helpful video. I find releasing hood tension first makes dropping the hood a bit easier when it comes to releasing fasteners above windshield. I’m looking forward to more videos on your SL project or has that come to an end. ?

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How do you protect the sealing when folding the soft top?

If only those soft tops were insulated against our Arizona summer highs of 115° F/46°C! The heat just radiates right through the fabric. Mercedes a/c of that era wasn't designed to handle these highs.

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that doesnt look right, the front screws dont turn all the way and the back sits wonky

Way too much work

What a pain in the ass!!

I just dropped in to see what condition the condition of your R107 was in. I found it's a poor thing. Shame on you.

Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing petrol stations to only one state operated central gas station per city. From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime....