Re: [MBZ] W123 Aluminum rims
Well, my '81 came with steel rims, that I swapped for the bundts that were on the 115 300D after it was totaled. On 9/30/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They are much lighter and easier to carry around. They usually came on all the 240D's after about 1980 or so. Bascially anything that didnt have bundts. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've exhausted all the alternatives. Sir Winston Churchill '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
[MBZ] W123 Aluminum rims
Just curious... does anyone know anything about the aluminum rims that some W123s came with, what year, good and bad points?? I don't mean the alloy Bundts we are all familiar with, these Aluminum rims look just like the steel ones but have four dabs of white paint and are way lighter. I put a set off a parts car on my 79 240D and I swear, I can tell the difference. Regards Steve 85 Euro 240D, 5 spd manual, 110K 79 240D, 5 spd manual, 20K on eng rebuild 94 Dodge/Cummins PU, 100K 64 VW Bug 65 D15, AC tractor
Re: [MBZ] W123 Aluminum rims
on 9/30/06 11:26 AM, Van Cleve at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just curious... does anyone know anything about the aluminum rims that some W123s came with, what year, good and bad points?? They came on 240d w123s, and are IIRC .5 narrower than the steel rims. Highly desirable if you were running steel rims on your 240d. No downside that I am aware of, and YEAH what a weight difference over those steel rims. -- Mac Steve MacSween Aylmer, Quebec (Canada) Mercedes: '82 300sd / '82 240d (x2) / '60 220s
Re: [MBZ] W123 Aluminum rims
VC, MB did this in '81/'82 to lighten the overall weight. I have two sets, the 5.5 and the 6 width. One set has the four silver strips and the other has the full circle silver ring. MB had a special wheel cover clip with a nylon cover to keep from damaging the soft aluminum wheel where the cover snaps on. Robby Ackerman put a set on his 190SL and painted them the Pea Green color of the car. He also put the three 'keepers' that the small original hub caps snap onto. I spotted them the first time I saw the 190SL because of the 'holes' in the wheels. BTW, they are light in weight. DWS Van Cleve wrote: Just curious... does anyone know anything about the aluminum rims that some W123s came with, what year, good and bad points?? I don't mean the alloy Bundts we are all familiar with, these Aluminum rims look just like the steel ones but have four dabs of white paint and are way lighter. I put a set off a parts car on my 79 240D and I swear, I can tell the difference. Regards Steve 85 Euro 240D, 5 spd manual, 110K 79 240D, 5 spd manual, 20K on eng rebuild 94 Dodge/Cummins PU, 100K 64 VW Bug 65 D15, AC tractor ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W123 Aluminum rims
Darrell Thanks for the info. I just went out to check my newest parts car, an automatic, 82, 240D. It has them (no white or silver markings tho) including the wheel covers with the rollers..yaahoo. I also have another parts car with the rims that have the holes all around but they are steel, That must have been the new style (after 81+-) and only the aluminum ones used the wheel cover clips with the rollers. What is the deal with the 5.5 vrs the 6 width, I assume the wider one for the bigger MBs and would'nt be found on a 240? Regards Steve Message: 14 Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:39:15 -0400 From: Darrell W. Sigmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] W123 Aluminum rims To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed VC, MB did this in '81/'82 to lighten the overall weight. I have two sets, the 5.5 and the 6 width. One set has the four silver strips and the other has the full circle silver ring. MB had a special wheel cover clip with a nylon cover to keep from damaging the soft aluminum wheel where the cover snaps on. Robby Ackerman put a set on his 190SL and painted them the Pea Green color of the car. He also put the three 'keepers' that the small original hub caps snap onto. I spotted them the first time I saw the 190SL because of the 'holes' in the wheels. BTW, they are light in weight. DWS Van Cleve wrote: Just curious... does anyone know anything about the aluminum rims that some W123s came with, what year, good and bad points?? I don't mean the alloy Bundts we are all familiar with, these Aluminum rims look just like the steel ones but have four dabs of white paint and are way lighter. I put a set off a parts car on my 79 240D and I swear, I can tell the difference. Regards Steve 85 Euro 240D, 5 spd manual, 110K 79 240D, 5 spd manual, 20K on eng rebuild 94 Dodge/Cummins PU, 100K 64 VW Bug 65 D15, AC tractor
Re: [MBZ] W123 Aluminum rims
They came on 240d w123s, and are IIRC .5 narrower than the steel rims. That seems odd, I wonder why they did that, anyway thanks for the info. I was pleased to see I had another set which will go on my Euro 85 :-) Regards Steve Message: 13 Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:32:45 -0400 From: Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] W123 Aluminum rims To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII on 9/30/06 11:26 AM, Van Cleve at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just curious... does anyone know anything about the aluminum rims that some W123s came with, what year, good and bad points?? They came on 240d w123s, and are IIRC .5 narrower than the steel rims. Highly desirable if you were running steel rims on your 240d. No downside that I am aware of, and YEAH what a weight difference over those steel rims. -- Mac Steve MacSween Aylmer, Quebec (Canada) Mercedes: '82 300sd / '82 240d (x2) / '60 220s
Re: [MBZ] W123 Aluminum rims
They are much lighter and easier to carry around. They usually came on all the 240D's after about 1980 or so. Bascially anything that didnt have bundts. Van Cleve wrote: Just curious... does anyone know anything about the aluminum rims that some W123s came with, what year, good and bad points?? I don't mean the alloy Bundts we are all familiar with, these Aluminum rims look just like the steel ones but have four dabs of white paint and are way lighter. I put a set off a parts car on my 79 240D and I swear, I can tell the difference. Regards Steve 85 Euro 240D, 5 spd manual, 110K 79 240D, 5 spd manual, 20K on eng rebuild 94 Dodge/Cummins PU, 100K 64 VW Bug 65 D15, AC tractor ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL #2, 86 300SDL, 84 380SE, 84 190D 2.2, 84 190D 2.2 #2, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.striplin.net
