[W126 Coupe] Silver or Brilliant Silver AMG rims?

[Markus Meyer]

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Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Silver or Brilliant Silver AMG rims?
From: "Robert Karl Stonjek" <rstonjek at bigpond.net.au>
Date: Wed, February 13, 2008 12:26 am
To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

Alex,
where I live you can get wheels restored - they do a great job.  You might have a better outcome with four fully restored wheels than one perfect and three warn wheels.
 
The cost to Seers should be about the same or a little less.  I paid about $400AUS to get mine done - they dismantled the two piece AMG wheels, machined the rims (where the curb had been slapped by previous owner - managed to scratch all four wheels), renickled the outer part of the rim and repainted the inner part.
 
Worth considering this option if suitable replacement wheel can not be found.
 
Robert
 



Well I knew it was going to happen sooner or later:
 
I bragged ~ 3 months ago how I got a set of four Genuine 17" AMG rims for a steal on Ebay. Other than a few very minute scratches on two of them, look virtually like new. I added a set of 12mm spacers to get the right offset and I was happy as a pig in ____ to get rid of my old, pitted original rims. The rims even came with mounted tires, but I knew I had to replace them. So finally this week-end I went to Sears. I argued for 15 minutes the "technician" who informed me he is the premiere expert and will not touch a car with modified hubs with spacers. They would however put on new tires if I bring in the wheels alone. So I said OK, you win, went home took them off and brought them back. Before I let the "technician" take them out of my car I told him - "these rims are $500/pc from MB. Be careful, lay them down on the back side only & do not stack them, as the aluminum face protrudes the tire on the front and will easily get scratched." I'm sure he heard "bla, bla, bla..."
 
So he took the first over to his work bench, and before I could get another word out he drops it on the tire, and it falls flat on the concrete floor on the outer face. I cold not believe my eyes. He could not have found a rougher patch of floor to drop it on, and the rim is cosmetically beyond repair - scratched and pitted beyond belief!!! To make a long story short, and not relive my aggravation, after 30 minutes of discussions I got it in writing that Sears will buy me a new rim.
 
So now it's my problem to find a replacement. I do not know what car they came off of, but I did find the source below. The question is they come in "Silver", or "Brilliant Silver". Other than going to my not so local MB dealer, does anyone know how to tell which is which? They look silver to me, but what constitutes brilliant??? (certainly not me).
 
BTW: I put on a set of Goodyear 225, 50s. The outside diameter of this set-up matches the original perfect and the speedometer is right on the money with the GPS. Between that and the loose upper control arm bushing fix, the 89' rides like a dream now. Not hint of any vibration anywhere, at any speed. Love it. Did not think an 18 year old car could drive this nice & I get lots of compliments on the new look. Any help on the ID of the finish is appreciated.
 
AND BTW(2):  I posted the some of the plans for the supercharger project a few weeks ago, but I don't think it ever made it to the mail-list, probably due to the attachments. What do I have to do to post this? Last time Axel posted this on his Web site - Axel are you out there?
 
 
Here is where I found the replacement.
http://statusimports.homestead.com/amg.html
 

 
Thank You,
 
Alexander Hochhausl, PE
Tel: 516-909-3794
'89 SEC



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