11/08/2026
The technical report details the dismantling and teardown phase for the Mercedes Benz 250SL w113 restoration project.
This week we removed, dismantled and inspected the dashboard units and wiring. Technicians carefully extracted the main VDO instrument clusters, including the speedometer, tachometer, and central multi-gauge display. All rear electrical terminals, bulb sockets, and mechanical drive cables were disconnected, tagged, and systematically cataloged. Additionally, the main dashboard wire harness and underlying relay switches were fully unthreaded from the cabin structure to allow thorough continuity testing and harness overhaul.
Detailed photo documentation of this dismantling process is published at: https://www.rmw.lv/page/en/mercedes-benz-250sl-w113-dismantling/