![]() Scuffs are noted on the side of the driver’s seat side bolster. Equipment includes heated seats, a Schroth harness for the driver, SLK-branded floor mats, and an AM/FM stereo with a Bose speaker system and a trunk-mounted CD changer. The cabin is upholstered in Salsa leather (227) with carbon-look trim on the center console and door panels. A brake fluid flush was performed in April 2022. In November 2020, the front shocks, springs, steering damper, and chassis braces were replaced, and the wheels were refinished. Braking is handled by RENNTech-branded Alcon calipers, slotted rotors, and stainless steel lines. The suspension is fitted with Koni shocks, aftermarket springs, and rear subframe modifications. A touch-up spot is present on the left-front wheel arch, and additional scratches, stone chips, and scuffs are shown in the gallery.ġ8″ BBS RC wheels were also added in 1999 and Michelin Pilot Sport All-Season tires were installed in November 2020. The Carfax report notes a 2015 accident resulting in damage to the right-rear corner of the car. In March 1999, a RENNtech front spoiler, side skirts, rear wing, and badge were added. Additional features include fog lights, heated windshield washers, Kompressor front-fender badges, a single oval exhaust outlet, and integrated dual roll bars behind the seats. The car is finished in Brillant Silver (744) with a matching power-retractable hardtop. Recently acquired by the selling dealer, this RENNtech-modified SLK230 has 60k miles and is now offered with RENNtech invoices, a window sticker, manufacturer’s literature, a Carfax report, and a clean Massachusetts title. An oil change was brake fluid flush were carried out in April 2022. Service in November 2020 included changing the fluids and replacing the front shocks, springs, steering damper, rear muffler, engine mounts, transmission mounts, spark plugs, floor braces, tires, and filters. ![]() The body is finished in Brillant Silver over Salsa leather, and additional equipment includes a five-speed manual transmission, a power-retractable hardtop, fog lights, heated seats, carbon-look trim, and an AM/FM cassette stereo with Bose speakers. The base engine was paired with a five-speed manual, while the latter two were available with either a six-speed manual or a five-speed automatic.This 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor was modified by RENNtech in March 1999 with a 2.5-liter conversion, a limited-slip differential, suspension and braking components, wheels, and bodywork. Under the hood, Mercedes installed a range of three inline-four, naturally aspirated or supercharged engines producing between 136 hp and 190 hp. The instrument cluster sported three dials where the speedometer took the center stage flanked by a tachometer on the right and the fuel and coolant temperature gauges on the left. Behind the sport bucket seats, the carmaker installed a pair of roll-over protective bars covered in leather. Inside, Mercedes installed two seats only, separated by a center console with a small armrest. At the back, the carmaker installed a trunk system that helped the retractable hard-top completely disappear behind the cabin in 25 seconds. It showed a long hood, which was about a third of the car's length, racked and thick A-pillars, and a coupe shape when the car was closed. It was a surprising car coming from Mercedes-Benz. The SLK used most of its underpinnings from the first-generation C-Class (W202), which was already proven and reliable. Mercedes-Benz waited a little bit more to uncover the SLK due to technical challenges such as the so-called Vario-Roof. Its main rival, BMW, already had a sporty roadster on the market since 1995, and its sales were good. Mercedes-Benz introduced a light an unusual roadster in 1996, which it named SLK, and the three letters stood for Sport Leicht Kurz (Sport, light, and short).
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