[W126 Coupe] RE: Rim repair

[Sharan Bains]

Hi Axel,

Yes, spare parts are no longer available, but these wheels are ALWAYS on 
sale on German and UK ebay, if you ever find the need for a spare.

Not sure why they think the outer rim is 'soft'. It's no different from any 
other BBS/OZ/Ronal 3-piece wheel outer rim. Again, these are also often for 
sale separately on ebay. often going very cheap, iro 60/70 euros a pair.

The bolts also can be sourced separately on German ebay too. I have 90 spare 
original OZ Racing 10.9 fasteners and nuts in the garage, which I picked up 
for 40 Euros the lot!

If the cracks are repaired by a specialist aluminium welder, the they are 
good and safe. So long as it's a skilled aluminium welder,which there are 
few off.

The width dimensions are 8.5 and 10. Be careful on the 8.5's - they came in 
2 offsets, et30 and et18. The latter is the one you want for the w126.


talbir







>From: "Axel Wulff" <axelwulff at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] RE: Rim repair
>Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:13:06 -0400
>
>Markus,
>
>I just called the Wheel Collision Center and they have the proprietary 
>tools to fix the AMG/OZ Racing 3-piece rims.
>
>However, I was also warned that spare parts for these wheels are no longer 
>available and that the outer rim is very soft.
>
>I was advised to get an extra wheel in each dimension (8x17 and 10x17) to 
>be assured access to replacement parts.
>
>I also asked about the hairline crack issue and the answer was very 
>categorical; such wheels can not be repaired and are unsafe.
>
>Food for thought. Thanks for your help.
>
>
>
>Regards,
>Axel J. Wulff
>
>
>
>
>>From: "Markus Meyer" <mfmeyer at iwon.com>
>>Reply-To: mfmeyer at iwon.com,Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
>><mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>>Subject: [W126 Coupe] RE: Rim repair
>>Date: Tue,  2 Aug 2005 08:46:08 -0400 (EDT)
>>
>>  Axel, Check out:http://www.wheelcollision.com/index.html They aren't 
>>"too far" from us, about an hour from me I think, just above 
>>Allentown/Bethlehem.  A friend of mine used them before and was happy with 
>>the results.  I also have a body shop contact if you need other sources, 
>>although they may even be using the same place, his shop is in Exton, and 
>>they have one in WC too I think (Grand Sport Auto Body). MarkusFrom: Axel 
>>Wulff ^lt;no email&gt; Date: Mon Aug 01 2005 - 14:47:44 EDT
>>I have been looking for the OZ Racing made 3-piece AMG rims on US ebay for 
>>quite a while and have seen nothing of interest to date. (It's the model 
>>that looks like the AMG Aero II Monoblock, only in 3-piece form.)
>>However, on the German ebay they are available most of the time. I am 
>>considering buying a set in Germany and having them shipped over here. It 
>>is quite a hassle, with international money transfer, customs and import 
>>issues and all. As well as expensive. Talbir looked into the cost of 
>>shipping wheels to the US from the UK when he had some rims for sale and 
>>was quoted close to $150/rim.
>>Also of concern is receiving damaged goods, or just less than perfect. I 
>>understand from Talbir that you need special tools for these rims and I 
>>would therefore need to know where to find an authorized AMG/OZ Racing rim 
>>repair shop. I went on the OZ Racing website, but they did not have any 
>>service shops listed. Does anyone know of a US authorized repair shop? 
>>Hopefully close to Philadelphia?
>>Thanks.
>>Regards, Axel J. Wulff
>>
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