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Old 09-18-2008, 04:15 PM
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It's amazing how wheels can completely change the look of a car ,its got some good poke on the rear-they really suit it.
Rolled arches and negative camber would look great when you lower it.
Euro light's are nice touch, i don't get why the U.S lights are so ugly.
You should use some proper aluminum wheel polish if they aren't lacquered it makes them more shiny and the brake dust can't eat at the alum,it's also good for cleaning off water marks- well worth it .I've got polished wheels on my other car and use stuff
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Belgom-Alu-Met...d=p3286.c0.m14 and swear by it


something similar must be available in U.S

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Sorry bro, my bad...lmao... I put the name and the picture together. I'm going to try kmac's but with the teflon bushings and im going to have to roll the rear fenders more because the sidewalls are going to hit since im running 245/40 tires
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Lookin good man!

Can we get another *** shot please? I wanna see the overall look with your tails.
Got a decent shot with my 8525 outside the post office the other day It looks much wider in person, very beefy. I'll try to get better shots over the weekend.



**ALSO**
Brand new OEM center caps came in today, and I must say those little circles make a huge cosmetic difference! Pictures tomorrow, I promise.
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Not bad not bad! I wanted to see a little more detail of the tail. How they look with light shining on them.

Next suggested mod: Rear filler panel!
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Originally Posted by rivcal4life
Not bad not bad! I wanted to see a little more detail of the tail. How they look with light shining on them.

Next suggested mod: Rear filler panel!
to make it easier for you lol

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help me see, or help him find one? haha

I got on my computer rather than my school computer and i can actually see a lot better now. Looks nice
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Originally Posted by rivcal4life
help me see, or help him find one? haha

I got on my computer rather than my school computer and i can actually see a lot better now. Looks nice
I went and got a few more pics after a nice wash. Also got a few pictures of the tails for ya!




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hey, you should get these:

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Looks better than I thought at first man. I think Zorro's right about them needing another coat of clear though. I love how bright mine look even through the tint. I see other cars with smoked tails and they barely shine through at all, even under braking. When mine are lit up, they look as if there is nothing on them whatsoever. w124's rock
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Originally Posted by rivcal4life
Looks better than I thought at first man. I think Zorro's right about them needing another coat of clear though. I love how bright mine look even through the tint. I see other cars with smoked tails and they barely shine through at all, even under braking. When mine are lit up, they look as if there is nothing on them whatsoever. w124's rock
Yeah, I'll have to clear it one or more times and get some night shots, looks pretty close to stock illumination give or take a few lumen's. Are you using nite-shades?

And good idea about the jack hole covers Zed!
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drop the sexy biiatch.... someone here is selling those brand new srpings

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Yessir, nightshades on mine. I could use some better automotive clear also.
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First off, I need to thank Cannonball here on these forums for A) Spotting that horrid W124 so we can make fun of it and B) For selling me these Mono's at an incredible price, superb packing, and fast shipment, Thank you!




are these AMG 17" Monoblocks the same wheels that were found on the AMG HAMMER ??


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No. These are Monoblock II's off the C36/C43. Monoblock I's are the ones off the hammer.
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Your wheels and your car all look great!!!

Originally Posted by appatula
Also just to clear things up now, I sanded and polished all of the rim lips to a nice shine. What do you guys think?
I'm interested in possibly polishing my lips too. The clear is pealing at the edge on 3 of my wheels and I do do have one wheel with some curb rash. How hard was it to sand and polish the lips? My 16" AMG Monoblock Aero I wheels have an extra squared-off edge on the lip, so I think I will have to spend a bit more time, but I just wonder how tough it really was to make your lips look so good.

Your car really does look awesome for a 1986 vehicle. My 1995 feels more and more like a classic every day. It does seem to turn heads, at least when it is recently cleaned an shinny.
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ksing...i think if you polished your wheels lips they would look so clean!

i always loved your wheels! mine came with a polished lip but i had to repaint them due to curb rash and whatnot.. i think when i re-spray them i'm going to polish them
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Originally Posted by ZorroAMG
No. These are Monoblock II's off the C36/C43. Monoblock I's are the ones off the hammer.
thanks. I did not know that.

Anyone have side-by-side comparison photos of the MONO I's and MONO II's ?
What are the differences between the two ?



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Originally Posted by ksing44
I'm interested in possibly polishing my lips too. The clear is pealing at the edge on 3 of my wheels and I do do have one wheel with some curb rash. How hard was it to sand and polish the lips? My 16" AMG Monoblock Aero I wheels have an extra squared-off edge on the lip, so I think I will have to spend a bit more time, but I just wonder how tough it really was to make your lips look so good.

Your car really does look awesome for a 1986 vehicle. My 1995 feels more and more like a classic every day. It does seem to turn heads, at least when it is recently cleaned an shinny.
Ksing44 Thanks for the compliments! This has been quite an extensive restoration as the car was ready for the junkyard when I bought it. Bushings, rust, paint....everything was a mess. The paint on the car is actually a respray from Macco! (all the prep work was my own of course). The lip polishing was not that hard of a project, it turned out to be much simpler than I had previously thought. Each wheel averaged about 45-60min each including the final polish.

Procedure as follows:

1) Chock up front wheels
2) Jack rear up and put a jackstand on only one side of the rear jackpoint so that one wheel is free and the other wheel is on the ground
3) I suggest removing the tires and valvestem, it'll make your life much easier
4) 2 nice layers of blue painters tape on theface of the wheel to that accidental "Opps" does not create an "ow"
5) Start the car up and put into drive so the lifted wheel spins freely
6) Get your 60-80 grit sandpaper and press firmly on the rim while spinning (it heats up so gloves might be a good idea). Also I had some 4x6 inch sheets of nice squared aluminum on hand and I used those to litterally shave off most of that rubbery plastic clear like a lathe and chisel technique, note that the aluminum is just as soft if not softer than the aluminum rim so you run very very little risk of putting deep scratches the rim . That clear stuff is super durable, and pain in the @$$ to sand off so shaving it off is a good way to save about 20min of cursing per wheel.
7) Once your down to the aluminum (you'll see the sheen/color difference) Hit it with 180, then 220, then 320, note that the car is in drive and the wheel is spinning throughout this whole process.
8) I have an air grinder with a buffing wheel and compound that I used to take the 320 down to a pretty nice shine easily so sanding with 400 wet, 600 wet, and so on might be another option without the buffer.
9) Then I took some "neverdull" and pretty much finished them off.
The result is a very classy nice shine, not a blinding chrome finish but a sparkely, semi brushed, clean look. I love it, and I hate chrome.

If you need me to clear anything up i"m happy to help you out.
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Originally Posted by appatula
Procedure as follows:[INDENT]
1) Chock up front wheels
2) Jack rear up and put a jackstand on only one side of the rear jackpoint so that one wheel is free and the other wheel is on the ground....

5) Start the car up and put into drive so the lifted wheel spins freely...


That is great idea to use the car like a lathe to spin your wheels. You are a truly innovative diy'er, although I really can't imagine doing it that way myself. I can just see me having my car take off down the road. I remember old slapstick comedies with all kinds of antics based on the idea of running the car when it was up on a jack. I also remember a scene from an old movie where they used the car wheel to run a ski lift. Actually, I wonder if you may be pulling my leg a bit because of some of my previous posts.

However you accomplished the task, your wheels look great and it sounds like your entire car really has been pulled back from the beyond.
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That is great idea to use the car like a lathe to spin your wheels. You are a truly innovative diy'er, although I really can't imagine doing it that way myself. I can just see me having my car take off down the road. I remember old slapstick comedies with all kinds of antics based on the idea of running the car when it was up on a jack. I also remember a scene from an old movie where they used the car wheel to run a ski lift. Actually, I wonder if you may be pulling my leg a bit because of some of my previous posts.

However you accomplished the task, your wheels look great and it sounds like your entire car really has been pulled back from the beyond.
hahaha, you just made me chuckle. No leg pulling here, I have a tendancy to try and make things easier for myself with what I have, so if you can picture that crazy college kid with his car jacked up shaving plastic clear coat off the lips of his AMG rims then I fit that picture! It worked and my arms didn't ache in the morning . However I would advise one to have a partner in the car ready to slam the breaks! Ski lift you say, now thats creative! I remember your posts from the past, we have all moved on I will be the first one to admit that these car can be a real headache at times but when I calm myself, tighten that last bolt, and disinfect all my scraped knuckles, I look at my car with such a perspective in that "my good ole' sedan" has been an exceptionaly realiable pain in the @ss over the past 2 yrs of ownership
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Originally Posted by Saprissa
thanks. I did not know that.

Anyone have side-by-side comparison photos of the MONO I's and MONO II's ?
What are the differences between the two ?



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Mono I's: Note the sharper edges, more blocky and lack of /// before amg...





Mono II's: New ///AMG logo and softer lines/edges

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i wounder how those black rims would look on my car? hmmmm tempting damm you zorro for showing them hahaha
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Mono I's: Note the sharper edges, more blocky and lack of /// before amg...



Zorro, thanks for the photos !

so are there 2 styles of Mono I's ?
those two-piece looking ones with all the studs around the edges,
and the smooth ones (like that black painted one you have there).

What Mono I type would an original HAMMER have come with ?


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i guess i will be power coating my wheels black with the silver lip.... will post pic when done lol should turn out nice


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