Nice! Yes, they are probably factory wheels, as there were several models in that time period that had staggered wheels. Different widths, different profiles as well. It does make a difference in how the car handles, for sure.
-D > On Jul 21, 2022, at 2:16 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Got plates today! Drove it up the road to the hardware store to get screws > for the license plate and the trunk lock assembly. It moves along with > alacrity! AC was BLOWING ICE COLD and all seemed ok, ABC suspension giving a > warning but seems to be working ok now. ABC Sport setting is solid, was > shaking me in the driveway. So turned that off and it was better. > > The steering wheel buttons started working! So was able to cycle through > settings for the instrument cluster and lighting delay etc. it is fairly > rudimentary what it will display but there is some useful info. > > The trunk release was working now it won’t, it’s some over engineered > electro-vacuum thing but it seems it is easy to repair. I can get it open > with the blade key. > > I discovered it has staggered tire sizes front/back, I’m not sure if the > wheels are different widths or what, all the tires/wheels are 18”. No > indication in the specs so maybe these wheels were put on after. They are > factory wheels though. Interesting. > > Going to do more polishing now. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
