Re: [MBZ] Wheel Upgrade?

2006-01-19 Thread John Berryman


On Jan 18, 2006, at 2:44 PM, BimotaBiker wrote:


Roger,

I put a set of stock 16" S Class wheels from a 2003 model on my  
1985 300D.  You can find a set of 4 complete with tires on Ebay for  
3-400 dollars depending upon the condition of the tires.  My  
fitment required a set of adapters which I also found on Ebay.  The  
seller's name was something like "Ernie's".  Everybody that sees it  
comments on how good it looks.  Some have even asked if it was a  
new car!  It was the best $600.00 I spent in a while.


-Scott


Photos? How's the offset?


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Re: [MBZ] Wheel Upgrade?

2006-01-18 Thread Desert Rat
Roger, here's another thought.

Log on to www.tirerack.com and see if they offer that wheel size and
tire size in their upgrade area for the W126.
If yes, it would be a go as they are very good about this sort of thing.

On 1/18/06, Roger Conlon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What makes you think they would rub?
> They sell 18" for W126 models
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> > > The rims are a 7.5Jx16H  ET23.
> > > It's about a 3hr drive one way to pick them up.
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> >Going to mount them there and drive 3 hours back with new rims rubbing?
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Re: [MBZ] Wheel Upgrade?

2006-01-18 Thread Ed Booher
On 1/18/06, Roger Conlon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The rims are a 7.5Jx16H  ET23.
> It's about a 3hr drive one way to pick them up.
>
> Roger

Going to mount them there and drive 3 hours back with new rims rubbing?

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Re: [MBZ] Wheel Upgrade?

2006-01-18 Thread BimotaBiker

Roger,

I put a set of stock 16" S Class wheels from a 2003 model on my 1985 300D.  You 
can find a set of 4 complete with tires on Ebay for 3-400 dollars depending 
upon the condition of the tires.  My fitment required a set of adapters which I 
also found on Ebay.  The seller's name was something like "Ernie's".  Everybody 
that sees it comments on how good it looks.  Some have even asked if it was a 
new car!  It was the best $600.00 I spent in a while.

-Scott   






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From: "Roger Conlon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date:  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:29:37 -0600

>Any opinions of these style and size wheels/rims for a upgrade 15" to 16"
>on 126 300SDL?
>To high priced?
>
>Ebay Item # 8030036342
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>Thanks
>Roger
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Re: [MBZ] Wheel Upgrade?

2006-01-18 Thread Desert Rat
Without knowing the offset (ET), hard to tell if they will fit or not.
The W126 takes an offset of around 25.

I bought some tires with wheels a few years ago and while the tread
was fine, they were sidewall checked and lasted only about a year
before I had an internal separation. Wouldn't do it again.

Price seems OK for now but the shipping seems awfully high.

On 1/18/06, Roger Conlon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Any opinions of these style and size wheels/rims for a upgrade 15" to 16"
> on 126 300SDL?
> To high priced?
>
> Ebay Item # 8030036342
>
> Thanks
> Roger
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