TLMercedes

TLMercedes Enthusiast owned classic Mercedes repair shop in the DFW area specializing in pre-1991 model Mercedes

Anyone wanna guess what we're replacing in this 280sel 4.5? Ill give you a hint, there's 2 of them in these cars
10/28/2025

Anyone wanna guess what we're replacing in this 280sel 4.5? Ill give you a hint, there's 2 of them in these cars

Had this gorgeous 300sdl come in to fix a rust "repair" job gone wrong. The previous shop cut out the rust but then just...
06/26/2025

Had this gorgeous 300sdl come in to fix a rust "repair" job gone wrong. The previous shop cut out the rust but then just screwed some plate over the areas and called it good. A car like this deserved a proper fix. So we cut out the old repair, prepped the area, and welded in a section from a parts car that way it would be the same metal and thickness along with the proper seams and lines. Scroll through the phots to see the before and afters. Overall the repair came out great and you can barely tell that its there. The customer plans to sell this car but we needed to square this issue away first before it could go to its next owner. If you are interested in purchasing the car, feel free to send me a message. It is currently at my shop but resides in Houston. It has 144k miles and the owner is asking $20k for it.

This 240D came in needing a new transmission because it was towed on a dolly in neutral (dont do that) we installed a go...
06/24/2025

This 240D came in needing a new transmission because it was towed on a dolly in neutral (dont do that) we installed a good used transmission and also got the ac working just in time for this Texas heat.

A customer of mine just picked up this 30k mile 280sel 4.5 and immediately sent it to the shop for me to go over it. Whi...
02/09/2025

A customer of mine just picked up this 30k mile 280sel 4.5 and immediately sent it to the shop for me to go over it. While some people may think "Oh it's basically a new car" that's not true. It being completely original means nothing has ever been replaced and everything is 50+ years. Old. That being said, the internals of the motor, the body, and the interior are all in great shape so once the rubber/deteriorated parts have been replaced this will be an amazing driver for him.

190SL on the way to the shop for some brakes, clutch work, and just a solid once over
09/20/2024

190SL on the way to the shop for some brakes, clutch work, and just a solid once over

Drug this 1985 300sd with 669k miles on her out from where she had been sleeping for 11 years just 5min from my shop. Th...
08/25/2024

Drug this 1985 300sd with 669k miles on her out from where she had been sleeping for 11 years just 5min from my shop. This car was bought brand new by the father of the lady I bought it from and he put every single mile on it. What's even cooler is he owned an auto service shop right here in Comanche TX. We fired it up and drove it to the shop. Plan to put it back on the road. It's not in perfect shape but the motor and trans are in very good condition.

This 84 300TD came to me a while back to be put back together due to the previous owner pulling the interior apart cause...
07/25/2024

This 84 300TD came to me a while back to be put back together due to the previous owner pulling the interior apart cause it wouldn't start (don't ask idk why either) turned out to be a bad NEW starter. So we got it put back together, ac working, and the basics all done. Now the father/son duo are rolling home in style

One of my customers sent me this picture calling it "The Spires Effect" (Spires being my last name) when I first met him...
07/08/2024

One of my customers sent me this picture calling it "The Spires Effect" (Spires being my last name) when I first met him he had just the 87 300SDL on the far right and the black 99 SL500. The next day, I went with him and bought the 70k mile tan 300SD. About 2 months later, the red E320 cabriolet shows up. And a month later he's flying me to pick up the 06 E500. Funny thing is he's still looking to buy some more. A W108 4.5 is on his list along with a 560SEL. I'm sure some others may pop up too

This 1980 450SLC had been sitting since 1994. The owner had bought it for his mother new back in 1980 and she enjoyed it...
05/29/2024

This 1980 450SLC had been sitting since 1994. The owner had bought it for his mother new back in 1980 and she enjoyed it until she passed. Unfortunately, it had sat since. Today she took her Maiden voyage for a quick wash and to stretch her legs. It still needs a ton of work to get it back in tip top shape, but I still consider today a victory

This 74 450SL was bought by the current owner and driven 30 miles before it just died on her. She contacted me and I dro...
05/27/2024

This 74 450SL was bought by the current owner and driven 30 miles before it just died on her. She contacted me and I drove 3hrs to pick the car uo and bring it in. This was a great example of "garaged and low miles" yet still needing a lot of work. Fuel pump, drain and flushing of tank, flushed the fuel lines, replaced all the rubber lines under the hood, new injector seals, cleaned all the injectors, fixed vacuum lines, and tons more work done with more to come. Customer was definitely happy to drive it all the way back home with 0 issues this time.

This 1979 450sl hadn't been on the road in 25+ years. Today she took her Maiden voyage down the road and got a much need...
04/02/2024

This 1979 450sl hadn't been on the road in 25+ years. Today she took her Maiden voyage down the road and got a much needed bath. Another one saved and back on the road.

Gotta say what a trip. 5000 miles, 89 hours in the truck, and a ton of monsters later it's over. Left the shop Thursday ...
02/14/2024

Gotta say what a trip. 5000 miles, 89 hours in the truck, and a ton of monsters later it's over. Left the shop Thursday at noon and made it back Tuesday at 3pm. Got to finally meet John woods and Jaime Kopchinski aling with getting to go to Pierre Hedary and Stone Belvin place again. All while hauling classic mercedes around. Ready for the next one

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