SL60 ///AMG

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.

SL60 ///AMG

Sorry, did forget one item. Well, here it is...

nickg

Just had an "A" Service and am getting the alloys refurbished next week - shiny brand spanking new 18" AMG alloy wheels by the end of next week!

SL60 ///AMG

I´m going to do the same thing because one of the prior owners have painted the whole rims, and hide the polished edge. But that is´t any thing I do every year

SL60 ///AMG

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

ChrisB

The standard 1999 wheels on my car have a haze of black pit marks that never come off with washing. The condition varies from wheel to wheel. It shows up mostly where the wheel flares out where the rubber of tire beads with rim.

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?

SL60 ///AMG

Well, the black pit marks don´t sound like like the problem I have. Have you tryed realy strong wheel-cleaner? My problem is that have corrosive deep marks inside of the rims (se picture 1). On the front wheels the prior owner also have scratch the rims (se picture 2). Not much (just the paint) but I want it to be perfect. The refurbish of 4 split rims, new tires all around and petrol price of $5.82/gal makes this summer expensive
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SL60 ///AMG

Have anyone consider change air filter. Do that. Here is what I found, and the old filter compare to the new one
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blueSL

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.

nickg

Refurbished wheels on their way back to me this afternoon!! Am looking forward to getting home this evening...........

SL60 ///AMG

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.

Bigdot

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???????

TheV12pwr

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'!

SL60 ///AMG

I know what you talk about as I have similar power. I am looking forward to this summers first streetrace :v

Bigdot

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

ChrisB

I picked up some Armour All wheel cleaner today. Designed for spray, wait and wash off.

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?

SL60 ///AMG

I hope so. I´m doing my wheels after this summer.