I am a cheap SOB, so not ready to put good cash out the door for bigger wheels and then more rubber. Bundts could probably be found used that I can refurb if I want to wait. New rims are too far out of budget and the compromise of bucket of cash to make the car look wrong versus bucket of cash to keep it original are what I am facing today.
clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On Jan 3, 2013, at 1:36 PM, Rusty Cullens wrote: > There are still 15" bundts too. But very expensive. > > Rusty Cullens > buyMBparts, Inc. > 6755 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. > Suite 260 > Atlanta, GA 30360 > > 800-741-5252 > 770-452-7320 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of clay > monroe > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 4:34 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] R107 wheel upgrades > > Thank you for the offer. > > Tom Hanson makes mention that there are 15 inch steel wheels that take hub > caps. I want to keep the hub cap look, but have trepidation about investing > good cash in rims that will have obsolete tire sizes in a few years. I can > buy obsolete tires now for big cash or spend reasonable cash on a larger > size tire on a more modern wheel > > clay > > > On Jan 3, 2013, at 6:43 AM, Rusty Cullens wrote: > >> I have the 15 hole 15" wheels new for $125.00 each plus shipping. >> >> Rusty Cullens >> buyMBparts, Inc. >> 6755 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. >> Suite 260 >> Atlanta, GA 30360 >> >> 800-741-5252 >> 770-452-7320 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of >> clay monroe >> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 6:43 PM >> To: Mercedes Discussion List >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] R107 wheel upgrades >> >> I do too. >> >> I am in a bind over being able to source a tire that performs to the >> design specifications of the car. I can put lower speed tires that fit > the OEM >> rim, or upsize to rims that will fit current formulas of rubber. Tom @ >> Classic center says to put lower grade rubber or purchase, from >> classic center at great cost, the 15 inch wheels used on the 560SL. >> I have a budget of $600 to solve this puzzle >> >> clay >> >> On Jan 1, 2013, at 5:24 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: >> >>> I think those wheels will look horrible! >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Jan 1, 2013, at 3:10 PM, clay monroe <redgh...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Had a blow out on right rear, classic center says to use >>>> underwhelming >> tires on stock rims or upsize to a 15inch. Both 14 & 15 inch are >> becoming harder to source so I looked at upsize x2, I still need good >> rubber for Froggy. I was able to pick up some 8 hole 16 inch benz >> rims. What does the group mind think I will have problems with? >>>> >>>> 1150 is cast on the front side. >>>> >>>> 7 1/2 Jx16H2 >>>> >>>> ET-96 >>>> >>>> PCD 112 >>>> >>>> Made in Italy >>>> >>>> I looked at tire sizes to fit and came up with best seeming to be a >> 205/60/16 in H rated or V. That would have minimal impact on speedo, >> which is far off anyway. Are these wheels too fat to fit under the >> fender? 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