Re: [MBZ] 115 wheel question

2005-06-16 Thread OK Don
My '76 300D owners manual lists disk wheels for both the 240D and the 300D with: 5 ½ X 14 with 175 SR 14 tires on the 240D and 6 X 14 with 185 HR 14 tires on the 300D. The exploded view parts book also only shows steel wheels. The EPC doesn't list the option codes for my old car, and only shows

[MBZ] 115 wheel question

2005-06-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I think I might have asked this before but I cant remember. Does anybody know for sure if the 115's, more specifically, the 115 300D could be ordered with alloy wheels, or were all 115's with steel wheels and hub caps? I know the standard equipment was the steel wheels but I want to know if

Re: [MBZ] 115 wheel question

2005-06-15 Thread OK Don
Both of my '76 300D 115 cars came with alloys -- now I didn't buy the cars new, but I doubt that both POs did an after market switch -- On 6/14/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I might have asked this before but I cant remember. Does anybody know for sure if the 115's,

Re: [MBZ] 115 wheel question

2005-06-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Yea, OK. That sounds reasonable, but I still would like to hear from somebody who knows for sure if it was optional or not. OK Don wrote: Both of my '76 300D 115 cars came with alloys -- now I didn't buy the cars new, but I doubt that both POs did an after market switch -- On 6/14/05, Kaleb

Re: [MBZ] 115 wheel question

2005-06-15 Thread Steve MacSween
On 6/14/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I might have asked this before but I cant remember. Does anybody know for sure if the 115's, more specifically, the 115 300D could be ordered with alloy wheels, or were all 115's with steel wheels and hub caps? Anyone here

Re: [MBZ] 115 wheel question

2005-06-15 Thread OK Don
Try http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~mtor/mbcodedsc.html There are a lot of alloy wheels in the codes - just have to dig through them. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '87 300SDL '81 240D '78 450SLC

Re: [MBZ] 115 wheel question

2005-06-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I seem to recall I have a 76 one laying around somewhere, let me see if I can dig it up. Steve MacSween wrote: On 6/14/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I might have asked this before but I cant remember. Does anybody know for sure if the 115's, more specifically, the

Re: [MBZ] 115 wheel question

2005-06-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
thanks OK Don wrote: Try http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~mtor/mbcodedsc.html There are a lot of alloy wheels in the codes - just have to dig through them. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74

Re: [MBZ] 115 wheel question

2005-06-15 Thread Sunil Hari
I could have sworn that they were all alloys, and some were in the Bundt shape, and others looked like standard wheels and came with hubcaps. Reason I thought they were all alloy was because they felt so light compared to my 14 steel wheels on my Civic. On 6/14/05, Marshall Booth [EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] 115 wheel question

2005-06-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
no, they were not back then, about 81 up they were alloys with hubcaps. Sunil Hari wrote: I could have sworn that they were all alloys, and some were in the Bundt shape, and others looked like standard wheels and came with hubcaps. Reason I thought they were all alloy was because they felt