[W126 Coupe] RE: Rim repair

[Axel Wulff]

Talbir,

Thanks for the info.

I have put in a bid on a set on German ebay.

Who would you recommend to use as a shipping agent?



Regards,
Axel J. Wulff




>From: "Sharan Bains" <sharanbains 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 15:37:08 +0000
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>Hi Axel,
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>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.
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>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.
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>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!
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>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.
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>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.
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>talbir
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>>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
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>>Markus,
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>>I just called the Wheel Collision Center and they have the proprietary 
>>tools to fix the AMG/OZ Racing 3-piece rims.
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>>However, I was also warned that spare parts for these wheels are no longer 
>>available and that the outer rim is very soft.
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>>I was advised to get an extra wheel in each dimension (8x17 and 10x17) to 
>>be assured access to replacement parts.
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>>I also asked about the hairline crack issue and the answer was very 
>>categorical; such wheels can not be repaired and are unsafe.
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>>Food for thought. Thanks for your help.
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>>Regards,
>>Axel J. Wulff
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>>>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)
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>>>  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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