A friend had a new Buick that suffered peeling chrome wheels as well.
They were factory wheels that came on the car when it was new. He had
trouble with the tires losing air because the chrome on the wheel where
the tire bead seated was flaking off.
Randy
On 21/10/2021 4:21 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote:
Yeah this car came from the dealer in Santa Monica. Doesn't surprise me
that they would cheap out on the nickel. Most buyers would never know the
difference for at least 10 years.
Karl
On Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:41 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Sad that the dealers of that time did a lousy job getting the stock wheels
chromed. Peeling chrome is indicative that they didn’t nickel plate them
first, which a plating guy at Kohler once told me is critical for chrome
plating to stick to a surface.
The stock (chromed) wheels that were on my 97 SL500 were chromed by the
selling dealer (Beverly Hills, CA) and by the time I got the car in 2013
they were peeling like an onion.
-D
On Oct 19, 2021, at 7:37 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
I dont think I would sell our 560sel. It is just a great ride. People in
the back seat are so happy. For some reason the start is rough, but once
it
catches it runs like butter.
Does anyone have a set of SEL wheels? Mine were flakey chrome and it
costs
more to dechrome them than to buy another set, so I recycled them.
K
On Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 12:12 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
What’s the deal with the 560?
Fuel pump not running
Mine's running!
Kind of looking for a 560SEL.
There's still mine to be had! Runs well. Replacement tranny.
Not entirely pretty.
:-)
-- Jim
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