[W126 Coupe] Silver Paint Code for 9 hole & 15 hole OEMMercedesRim???

[Sharan Bains]

I think you'll find 744 to be the closest.

MB produced the 8-holes in 8J x 16, but the offset was et34, which isn't 
quite right for the fronts of a w126. Do you know the offset on these wheels 
?


talbir



>From: Dick Spellman <spell.yy at verizon.net>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Silver Paint Code for 9 hole & 15 hole 
>OEMMercedesRim???
>Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:36:57 -0500
>
>Hi Talbir:
>
>http://www.landiss.com/paintcodes.htm lists no sterling silver.  As for the 
># of holes, I can't count!  The 8's or 9's are OEM Mercedes rims that are 
>16 inch and have the correct wheel offset for the 126 chassis even though 
>they take a wider tire.  Maybe, I"ll scuff up the center caps and shoot 
>them at the same time to solve any differencing in color match as you 
>suggest.
>
>In any event the following silver's are listed, it's just a question of 
>which one is right:
>140 silver Grey
>180 silver grey*
>702 smoke silver*
>706 moonlight silver*
>723 cubanite silver*
>735 astral silver*
>744 brilliant silver*
>745 crystal silver*
>761 polar silver*
>* denotes metallic paint
>
>Thanks Talbir.
>
>Dick
>
>Sharan Bains wrote:
>
>>I think MB call it Sterling silver.
>>
>>9-hole wheels ? That would be the Brabus Monoblock III wheel.
>>
>>MB wheel was 8-hole, although the Brabus wheel is pure class.
>>
>>Not sure of a colour code, but I had centre caps painted by my bodyshop on 
>>a set of Brabus wheels and despite me giving no colour match or the wheel 
>>itself.
>>
>>talbir
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