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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 04:36 AM
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Hi,My new 1995 sl500 has 86000kms on speedo,should I be replacing any of the belts yet or is there anything else I should be doing re- maintanence.
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 03:47 PM
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Hi,My new 1995 sl500 has 86000kms on speedo,should I be replacing any of the belts yet or is there anything else I should be doing re- maintanence.
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I recently fitted these 2006 amg rims and tyres to my '95 sl500
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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I recently fitted these 2006 amg rims and tyres to my '95 sl500
fitted no problem 255/40/18 front and 285/35/18 on the back
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Old May 1, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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didnt you use spacers on the front? i had to on my 02 Silver arrow
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Old May 2, 2008 | 12:52 AM
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No the wheels fitted great,no problems with full lock,it is not permitted in New Zealand to use spacers on vehicles.We have a government enforced six monthly warrant of fitness check on our vehicles and they would fail that test.I did a lot of homework on the wheels beforehand and checked et sizes and overall wheel/tire diameter etc and they were very similar.Wheel diameter has to be within 10mm of original size to be legal in New Zealand.
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