SL/R107: got a new car
05-02-2006, 10:19 PM
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got a new car
ok, it's not new. Well, it's new to us at least...
(not my photos; from the eBay listing)
...sending the bank check tomorrow, and will hopefully be up here next week!
(not my photos; from the eBay listing)
...sending the bank check tomorrow, and will hopefully be up here next week!
05-03-2006, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Zaki
recent ebay win?
05-06-2006, 07:40 PM
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Wow Steve! That's a beauty! I smell either a newer 4.3 or 5.5l swap!
LOL!
LOL!
05-07-2006, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by conboy84
Beautiful car thanks for posting.How many miles on her.
05-07-2006, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by coolcarlskiC43
Wow Steve! That's a beauty! I smell either a newer 4.3 or 5.5l swap! LOL!
LOL!
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05-08-2006, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by HLG600
Nice 560. Any thoughts on a wheel change and replacing that bulky muffler. Let that big 8 breathe! 
05-10-2006, 09:43 AM
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2012 W212 E350 Bluetec
Originally Posted by c55m8o
Is it? Thanx. I have a lot to change due to age 1st, but I'll put that on my list. Wheels, I was thinking AMG Aero 1 , if I can find the series 1 rims anywhere. I'm even considering the stock previous gen SL's painted hubcaps alternatively though.
05-10-2006, 04:57 PM
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I wonder how these rims would look on it...?
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05-10-2006, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by c55m8o
Is it? Thanx. I have a lot to change due to age 1st, but I'll put that on my list. Wheels, I was thinking AMG Aero 1 , if I can find the series 1 rims anywhere. I'm even considering the stock previous gen SL's painted hubcaps alternatively though.
05-11-2006, 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by HLG600
Is your 560 the more powerful Euro version?
05-11-2006, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by c55m8o
I wonder how these rims would look on it...?
(yes, a poor photochop. I should have used a perspective transformation for the rear rim image instead of just resized the aspect ratio...)
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05-18-2006, 07:31 PM
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correct. ...thinking of them.
06-18-2006, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 1985MB380SE
Had no idea Mandrus rims would fit on R107's
06-21-2006, 10:54 AM
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2012 W212 E350 Bluetec
Originally Posted by c55m8o
Been a while, late response; hope you read this. But I just learned something worthy of sharing .... not only does Mandrus make rims that fit MBs, but the MB dealership nearest to me even sells them! They have both rims I'm interested in right on display on the showroom floor! Not surprisingly, they also sell them for 3x - 4x more then if I were to buy them online...
Did you find Mandrus rims that fit your R107 without spacers?
Haha, 3-4x the online price...
06-21-2006, 11:35 AM
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Ah, now I understand the point. Thanx for your patience.
No, I didn't research proper offset requirments at different widths yet on the 107. Mandrus had a lot of options with the 5x112 bolt pattern however, so figured there would be a match.
http://www.1010tire.com/wheel.asp?wh...heelmodel=Emil
But I'll be sure to investigate that soon. Bad news is though, I find now I have about $10K of spending already earmarked for other projects, so the rims might not be until the winter or next year at this rate...
edit: I know there's an 'enormous' amount of space from stock on the outside of the wheel to go wider both front & back. Do you happen to know how many millimeters I can go wider on the inside of the wheel w/o rubbing the shock or wheelwell of something else (both front & back again)? thanx much.
I just love this tool:
http://marksink.com/tire_wheel_offset/offset.html
No, I didn't research proper offset requirments at different widths yet on the 107. Mandrus had a lot of options with the 5x112 bolt pattern however, so figured there would be a match.
http://www.1010tire.com/wheel.asp?wh...heelmodel=Emil
But I'll be sure to investigate that soon. Bad news is though, I find now I have about $10K of spending already earmarked for other projects, so the rims might not be until the winter or next year at this rate...
edit: I know there's an 'enormous' amount of space from stock on the outside of the wheel to go wider both front & back. Do you happen to know how many millimeters I can go wider on the inside of the wheel w/o rubbing the shock or wheelwell of something else (both front & back again)? thanx much.
I just love this tool:
http://marksink.com/tire_wheel_offset/offset.html
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07-03-2006, 02:20 AM
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Beautiful purchase. Congratulations. I agree with Mongoose, the stock look on these is still very classy. Most of the time the custom rims look a little too pretentious for these classics. Very nice color btw, what is it called? I don't remember seeing one like it.
07-18-2006, 12:22 AM
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Thanx for the comments all. I am liking the classy stock look. However still think'n too.
As I'm tired of bending all my nice rims on my C43 because there isn't enough sidewall height, thinking of putting tires that are 0.5" larger then I use now, that the SL uses, on my nice rims and using them on the SL.
I finally sat down and did a Photochop of how it might look. Would have blended better is I played with the hue on the rims to give it an orange/burnt cast from the setting sun perhaps... :
As I'm tired of bending all my nice rims on my C43 because there isn't enough sidewall height, thinking of putting tires that are 0.5" larger then I use now, that the SL uses, on my nice rims and using them on the SL.
I finally sat down and did a Photochop of how it might look. Would have blended better is I played with the hue on the rims to give it an orange/burnt cast from the setting sun perhaps... :
Last edited by c55m8o; 07-18-2006 at 12:26 AM.
