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If you're gonna add super fandango wheels like that you need to make sure it hasn't got that monster truck look to it. (i.e. lower it)
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior ![]() Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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IDK... Lowered would certainly make it look better... But I don't think they would clear the wheelhouse lowered...
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 560SL convertible 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! ![]() 1987 300TD 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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...Ahhh and then the boy racer learns about "offset"...
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior ![]() Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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I am now contemplating putting these on a 107, and stuffing an OM603 in there with my extra 5 speed...
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 560SL convertible 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! ![]() 1987 300TD 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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What do those wheels weigh? I hope not a 10 lb per corner penalty. Nothing woke up my '87 300D like forged CLK wheels. Sixto 83 300SD |
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they say these new carbon wheels are 10 pounds, but so expensive.That will really help fuel mpgs.
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I am with ' her ' .... I do not see that as an esthetic improvement...
and sure suspect that ride will be adversely affected...
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I do believe that a Mercedes should look exactly like what it is; an old turd. It should look like something your math teacher drives to work every day. (my dad did in the 90's, and he was a teacher).
![]() But..... I'm actually kinda diggin' the look of those rims on that car though. The sidewalls are a little too slim for my taste, but the wheels do look cool. Of course, that's all a mood point as your daughter doesn't want them, but I still think it looks nice. It just goes well together with that particular car and the color. Looks like a good deal if you got that at a pawn shop! I'd never put them on Betsie though. She's an old turd, and as such rolls around on 14" bundts... ![]()
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"The MB W123 is so bulletproof, you can drive them forever. Which is a good thing as it takes that long to get anywhere." Betsie: 1984 W123 300D (hobby, 280k miles) Myrla: 2001 Mazda Protege 2.0 ES 5spd (daily driver, 130k miles) The Turd: 2007 Toyota Camry (wife's car, 118k miles) |
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oh it's far from a moot point... I only stuck them on her car because it was easy in the driveway.
my car is parked tight, and covered... the wheels will likely go on my 85SD once I fix the VP / timing chain fail... OR I may put it on one of my recently aquired 107's... once I diesel them of course... and they are NOT thin sidewalls... 35/40 ar's are plenty of give... the weight though... WOW they are heavy!
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 560SL convertible 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! ![]() 1987 300TD 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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