I've done wheel myself, but they are a royal PITA to deal with. I took my old 15 hole wheels on my 300SDL, stripped them, sanded them, primed them, sanded them again, applied adhesion promoter, sanded again and applied the paint.
It held for a while, but the first time they go dirty for longer than 2 weeks they are shot. My advice would be to send them to Prince Wheel Service here in Monroe, NC. The guy does great work refinishing and straightening wheels for the local MB and BMW dealerships. He only charges $100 per wheel and will either apply a baked powder coat or traditional paint. My AMG Monoblock II's look great. Contact for info. TE -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Hendrik & Fay Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:30 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Q: What kind of rims are these? A: the round kind No 16's didn't really appear widespread till the late 90's, those are the stock mags used from about 84 (14 inch) until the early 90's (15 inch). I have a 14 inch set suitable for 123 and early 201(different offset) and a 15 inch set for post mid 85 MB's (all 124's and 201's, not sure about the 126's). I am toying with the idea of painting the 15 inch set to colour match my blue/black TE, anyone been there, done that and have a write up? Hendrik with a 8 foot stack of rims and tires E M wrote: > I thought all original Mercedes rims of that style were 16" ?? > > Ed > 300E > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
