Widebody Project Started.. - Page 2

Jul 5, 2009 | 11:19 AM

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88-300CE TWIN TURBO, 99-C43, 05-G55K, 71-280SL, 94-E320 CAB, 08 CLK63 BLACK SERIES

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Originally Posted by Pavka007

Come on Ed, any new pictures?

You know that we are waiting for them.

Looking good so far and I have to say like everyone above. The wheels are great.

Hopefully the week of July 13 when the body mods begin...

Jul 6, 2009 | 07:13 AM

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P.S.

Anything on the V4?

Just put the deposit on it now. Trying to figure out the shipping

Jul 17, 2009 | 05:04 PM

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Was 89' 300E, Now 93' 500SEL

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DHL just delivered the AMG/OZ 3 piece Aero I wheels...

Tires to be ordered and once mounted and bolted to the car, the sheetmetal can begin

Body kit also ordered and due in by the end of the month...hopefully it will look like an AMG Gen I...

They dont make those any bigger do they?

Jul 17, 2009 | 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by hellah fresh

They dont make those any bigger do they?

Widest standard AMG size was 10".
Made by OZ and it is a three piece wheel which means you could widen it with a different barrel

Jul 19, 2009 | 04:12 PM

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E220 Coupe

i am with the same wheels , but im runnig 225/45 and 245/40 , next week the car is going for E500 look

Its 220 coupe.

Jul 20, 2009 | 10:48 AM

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Where did you find the wheels?

Jul 20, 2009 | 11:01 AM

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From: REHOBOTH BEACH DE

88-300CE TWIN TURBO, 99-C43, 05-G55K, 71-280SL, 94-E320 CAB, 08 CLK63 BLACK SERIES

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Where did you find the wheels?

They are the original AMG / OZ 3 piece that were refurbished and had the rear offset modified.

Purchased them from "Wheel Wizard " in the U.K. ( email: wheel.wizard@yahoo.co.uk )
He can be found on the MB Club UK forum under the screen name Aka$h.

Not inexpensive but almost impossible to find refurbished in the USA

Jul 20, 2009 | 03:47 PM

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are they available in 20"s?

Jul 20, 2009 | 04:22 PM

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are they available in 20"s?

No such thing as 20's when these wheels were made in the mid eighties.
16" and 17" only in 7.5" to 10" wide....

Jul 20, 2009 | 05:35 PM

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No such thing as 20's when these wheels were made in the mid eighties.
16" and 17" only in 7.5" to 10" wide....

Haha, yea that was a funny question! 20" wheels didn't exist, you were pimping if you could afford the 18" wheels at that time

Jul 21, 2009 | 12:47 AM

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LOL yes you are right what was i thinking. I was just wondering because those would look lovely on my w140 of they were bigger. Other then that 17 is still nice.

Jul 21, 2009 | 02:32 PM

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Interesting, thanks for the info... Do they usually have them in stock, and what was the turnaround time? I'd love to pick some up for my w202 and make it more DTM VIP style.

Jul 21, 2009 | 03:37 PM

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Interesting, thanks for the info... Do they usually have them in stock, and what was the turnaround time? I'd love to pick some up for my w202 and make it more DTM VIP style.

The "stock" situation varies.
These wheels haven't been made for over fifteen years.
Some of the parts such as lips and centers are a bit more available.
It took him about four weeks to do the work as he had to locate front centers.
Installing the front centers in the rear barrels changes the offset from +17 to -7.
This pushes the wheel out an additional 1".

For the W202 you might want to consider the later style 3 piece that was used as an option on the R129 SL600 and SL500.

Jul 2, 2010 | 05:10 PM

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Yo Ed!

I didn't realize this thread was a year old, but are you still plugging ahead with this project? I'm totally impressed with this project and one on mymbonline (http://mymbonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7159) so definitely keep us updated. You need to do a photoshoot with your black series and what a black series from the era of the 124s would've looked like. Hope you're doing well.