Mansory Carbon Fiber Body kit set for Mercedes SLR McLaren C199

MANSORY Renovatio — carbon widebody for the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (C199 / R199)

The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is one of the rarest production cars Stuttgart has ever signed off on — built in Woking by McLaren between 2003 and 2009 across Coupe (C199), Roadster (R199) and the limited 722 series, with the supercharged 5.4-litre V8 putting out 617 hp at the crank and a top end past 330 km/h. Mansory's Renovatio programme is the only widebody build that the SLR ever received from a recognised house. It debuted at the 2008 Geneva Auto Salon as a complete carbon body conversion plus an optional power package, and it is still the build that the SLR collector community considers the canonical Mansory take on the car.

Sister Mercedes builds in our catalogue: SLS AMG soft kit and SLS AMG Cormeum for the SLR's gullwing successor; AMG GT S Coupe, AMG GT 63 4-door and AMG GT 63 S E Performance for the modern V8 GTs.

What's in the Renovatio set

The Renovatio is supplied as a full body programme, not an aero accessory. Every external panel of the SLR is touched. Pieces are autoclave-cured carbon, hand-laid for the C199 / R199 mounting points only.

Front:

• Front apron with redrawn dive lines that direct airflow into the upgraded intercoolers
• Carbon bonnet with central air outlet
• Fender set with integrated fender fins (front)

Sides:

• Side skirts with side-pipe exhaust outlets integrated directly into the rocker line — the Renovatio's signature visual
• Carbon mirror replacements

Rear:

• Rear apron with integrated diffuser
• Rear fender set
• Rear spoiler in carbon

Wheels are part of the build: Mansory forged ultralight in two-tone polished centre / black barrel, sized to clear the wider Renovatio fenders without rubbing the SLR's pushrod-actuated front suspension.

The side-pipe detail

The single biggest acoustic and visual change on a Renovatio SLR is the side-pipe exhaust routed through the skirts. The OEM SLR runs side-exit pipes ahead of the rear wheel, but they exit through small ovals inboard of the skirt; Mansory's set re-routes the same exit angle through enlarged carbon ports that read as part of the skirt itself. The pipe terminates in a polished aluminium tip flush with the rocker line. This part of the kit is what makes a Renovatio identifiable in a single static photograph — the SLR's profile is otherwise close to the OEM silhouette, even widened.

Engine — the optional Mansory tune

The carbon body programme on its own does not change the SLR's running gear. The factory M155 5.4-litre supercharged V8 stays at 617 hp / 780 Nm in the C199 base spec, or 641 hp in the 722 trim. Mansory offers a separate compressor and exhaust package that pulls the 5.4 closer to ~700 hp at the crank and 880 Nm via re-mapped fuel injection, an upgraded supercharger pulley, sports catalysts and revised manifolds. The package can be ordered with the body kit or after the body work is finished — most owners spec it together so the side-pipe exhaust and the engine tune are commissioned as one shop visit.

Fitment

The Renovatio is designed for the C199 Coupe and the R199 Roadster across the full 2003–2009 production run. Roadster bodywork shares the front, rear and side panels with the Coupe — only the engine deck and the soft-top tonneau cover differ; dedicated SKUs are supplied for the Roadster shell. The 722 Edition shares the C199 body with mostly cosmetic changes (specific 19-inch turbine wheels, red brake calipers, 30 mm lower ride) and the Renovatio panels fit it with no modification. The SLR Stirling Moss speedster (2009, 75 units, no roof, no windscreen) uses a unique body and is not in scope.

Why this matters for an SLR

Two reasons. First, scarcity: only roughly 2,150 SLR units total were built across all body styles between 2003 and 2009. The car is already a collector — the Renovatio is the only Mansory programme that exists for it, and Mansory has not released a second SLR build since. Second, the donor: the SLR's bonded carbon monocoque is what made it possible to widen the body without a structural rebuild, because the structural box is the chassis and the panels are decorative. That is why the Renovatio could be a true widebody build in 2008 when widebody for road cars was still rare. Today the build is more relevant than ever — a numbered SLR with Renovatio carbon and the Mansory compressor tune is a defined collectable inside the Mansory historical line.

Where the kit ships

The SLR's installed base is small and concentrated. Most live in collector hands — private museums, marque collections, vintage-Mercedes garages — and the shipping map for Renovatio orders looks more like a fine-art logistics route than a tuning shipment. Recent destinations:

For SLR owners outside these corridors we ship case-by-case — past deliveries have gone to Japan, the United States and Hong Kong via private logistics. Email us before ordering so we can size the freight to the donor's storage location.

Ordering & lead time

The Renovatio is built to order. Production from the workshop is six to eight weeks for a complete carbon set; the optional compressor and exhaust package adds another two to three weeks because the supercharger pulley and the cats are sourced through a separate upstream supplier. We strongly recommend that the body work and the engine work are commissioned together on a single shop visit — the side-pipe exhaust ports through the skirts have to be aligned to the upgraded exhaust tips. Email [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 7488 818747 with the SLR's chassis number (or 722 / Roadster designation) and we will quote landed including paint, wheels and freight to your storage location. New Mansory historical and current programmes sit on the Hodoor Mansory blog; for one-off interior trim or a fully custom carbon project see the Custom Design & Build service.

FAQ

Will the Renovatio fit my SLR Roadster (R199)?
Yes. The Roadster shares front, side and rear panels with the Coupe; only the engine deck and the soft-top tonneau cover differ. R199-specific pieces are supplied with the Roadster set at no surcharge.

Does the body work alone touch the engine?
No. The carbon Renovatio panels and the side-pipe exhaust outlets are bodywork only. The factory M155 5.4 supercharged V8 stays at OEM output (617 hp on the C199 base, 641 hp on the 722). The Mansory compressor and exhaust package is a separate option ordered alongside the body kit.

Will the Renovatio fit a 722 Edition?
Yes. The 722 shares the C199 chassis and panels — the Renovatio fits with no panel modification, though the 722's lower ride height should be checked against the front splitter clearance before installation.

Does the Renovatio fit the SLR Stirling Moss speedster?
No. The Stirling Moss (75 units, 2009) uses a unique body without windscreen or fixed roof — it is mechanically an SLR but visually unrelated, and the Renovatio panels do not transfer.

Why is the Renovatio considered a collector kit and not a normal Mansory build?
Three reasons. The donor was built in 2,150 units total. The kit was unveiled at the 2008 Geneva Auto Salon and has never had a successor. Mansory has not released a second SLR programme since 2009 — Renovatio is the only carbon widebody for the chassis and the only path to a Mansory-finished SLR. That makes a Renovatio-spec SLR a defined sub-set inside the SLR collector community.

Can the kit be reversed?
Partly. The carbon body panels are bonded and screwed to OEM mounting points on the SLR carbon monocoque and can be removed cleanly. The side-pipe exhaust ports through the skirts are part of the carbon skirt itself — reverting that piece means re-installing the OEM skirts, which we can supply on request. The compressor pulley and the sports catalysts swap back to OEM as part of a normal service.