Me too! Surprised to hear myself say that as I've always loved aluminum wheels - unsprung weight and all that. I just like the character the steels and caps give (or as wife calls it "cute").
Here's a question I've had: Has anyone seen or heard of the wheelcovers popping off a Mercedes under hard cornering? I know that this happens on a lot of cars, and it's why police cars would always have "hubcaps" (just covering the middle of the wheel), rather than "wheel covers" which cover the whole diameter, attaching to the outer lip of wheel (and thus are succeptible to popping off under wheel flex). I know on that old TV commercial that was posted to the list some time ago, that orange 300D was cornering at the limits of its capability, and the wheel covers stayed on. Unless I'm forgetting and it had bundts. Or unless they sneakily adhered them to the wheels in preparation for the handling demonstration. Brian 83 240D On 4/5/06, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Personally I prefer steel wheels and > hubcaps. > > At 09:52 AM 4/5/2006, you wrote: > >I have been negligent in washing.my wheels are looking bad..the rear cleaned > >up well, but the front ones are not comming clean and it feels rough in some > >places..some pitting I guess...any suggestions on what to clean them with, > >to keep from making it worse? I know about the "clean wheels" but have > >heard discussions about overheating...some have said not to use, some say ok > >if slotted..another said if one has a habit of "riding" the brakes while > >driving, it is problematic...what to do..I don't have time to clean wheels 3 > >- 4 times a week...... > > > >thanks > > > >Rhonald > >1985 300D > >Black/Palomino > >290,000 miles > >Washington, DC > > > > > > > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.striplin.net > >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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
