SL/R129: At last - spring
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At last - spring
Here in Sweden the spring is storming forward. How do you prepere your SL for the spring and summer, besides from checking tyre and so on. Here is my way to go.
New air filters for the engine.
New fuel filters.
New oil filter.
New dust filter.
Leather care foam.
Convertible impregnating spray.
and lots of expensive high quality syntetic oil.
New air filters for the engine.
New fuel filters.
New oil filter.
New dust filter.
Leather care foam.
Convertible impregnating spray.
and lots of expensive high quality syntetic oil.
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Originally Posted by nickg
......shiny brand spanking new 18" AMG alloy wheels by the end of next week!
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For the first time since the winter, the car is out from the garage. The engine filter and the dust filter is changed and the car startet on the first turn. Change of the oil, oilfilter and fuelfilter tomorrow. Eight month left before I put it in the garage again
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Originally Posted by nickg
...am getting the alloys refurbished next week - shiny brand spanking new 18" AMG alloy wheels by the end of next week!
I don't know if brake dust is corrosive ... I clean regularily. I inherited this condition from the previous owners.
Also ... I also have managed to scratch the spokes when brushing & scrubbing the brake dust out of the the inside of the rims.
Does the refinishing you netion dela with those types of problems?
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Originally Posted by ChrisB
The standard 1999 wheels on my car have a haze of black pit marks that never come off with washing. ..... Also ... I also have managed to scratch the spokes when brushing & scrubbing the brake dust out of the the inside of the rims. Does the refinishing you netion dela with those types of problems?
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Once the lacquer deteriorates, it's very easy for corrosion to set in underneath it, which is what is happening here. The best solution is to strip the lacquer and replace it. Well worth doing to keep those wheels looking good.
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I was also trying to get my weels done, but they don´t take any split rims in during spring or summer. Too much to do. Hi asked me welcome back in october. The price for total refurbished wheels is estimated to 11400 SEK (£853 / 1243 EUR / $1602). Look forward to se some pictures of your wheels.
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my spring and summer list-
K&N air Filters (2) 80$
german hipreformance oil (5quarts)- 68$
new raceing shocks-(4) 800$
springs lowerded- 150$
breaks, sport rotors, trunk seal -658$
total- 1,756$
now how to pay back mom and dad???????
K&N air Filters (2) 80$
german hipreformance oil (5quarts)- 68$
new raceing shocks-(4) 800$
springs lowerded- 150$
breaks, sport rotors, trunk seal -658$
total- 1,756$
now how to pay back mom and dad???????
There is No spring in CA ...Just put the top down and let the horses run...400 of them! Feels like flyin',but just a bit more excitin'!
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Originally Posted by TheV12pwr
.....Just put the top down and let the horses run...400 of them!....
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speaking about street racein' i was commin back form Fletcher Jones (06 ML) and a BMW Z4 was tailgatin me and i was going about 110 on the 73. he went in the lane next to me and "dropped it" he got to about 125mph, so i showd him what the 5 litres ment...... at 140 i passed him with ease. :v
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Originally Posted by SL60 ///AMG
Well, the black pit marks don´t sound like like the problem I have. Have you tryed realy strong wheel-cleaner?
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I also bought a long haired nylon bristle brush intended for cleaning deep wheel spokes.
I sprayed and scrubbed away and now the better wheels look like new and the badly pitted wheels lokk not too bad.
There definitly has been some laquer breakdown and corrosion on the poorer wheels.
Do alloy wheel refurbishing shops make these problem wheels look new?
