Exactly, and the same on Mercedes wheels as well. However, trying to get them to look it up or send a picture is often the challenge. More often than not they think you can tell what they are by describing the car they came off of or just the tire size and rim diameter, which may not even be the car they were originally built with.
Grr. -D > On Mar 17, 2023, at 9:09 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > The very best thing about VW wheels is that the size and offset are stamped > (well probably cast) on the inside of every wheel. Usually people include a > picture of it but if not you can usually direct a potential seller to it. If > I can't get a seller to figure that out I figure the wheels are probably > ruined anyway... > > -Curt > > > On Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 09:19:53 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > You should try buying wheels! > > If you’re lucky people are smart enough to put the size, but rarely, if ever, > the offset. Trying to get the offset from someone who barely knows what a > wheel is can be trying at best. > > I’m trying to find a set of 18” staggered “sport” wheels for the CL600, and > it’s to the point where I’m just about ready to toss in the towel and just > buy a set on eBay from a seller who knows what they’ve got. > > -D > >> On Mar 16, 2023, at 9:13 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I have a trailer for sale on Fakebook. Very first lines of the ad mention if >> you see ad it’s available. As usually I get flooded with is this available. >> I even put in that ad that I will not respond to these. I have probably 30 >> is this available messages and 2 actually real messages. Normally I do not >> respond to these at all but Fakebook has buttons the seller click so I just >> click “yes, are you still interested?”. Can just as well send back this >> stupid message as quick as not sending anything at all. Most don’t respond. >> Have had a few reply with simply yes. Some have replied no. Wtf? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
