SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Chrome on an SL55?
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Chrome on an SL55?
I was at the dealer yesterday and noticed that the SL600 has a chrome plated grill and was wondering if anyone has done the conversion on an SL55. I have distronic if it matters. I forgot to check if the "side vents" and "hood vents" where chrome as well. Also, where is the best place to buy the new AMG 19" SL65 style wheels/tires w/ silver centers. The dealer offered a set to me for $5380.00, but tire rack is the only other place that I saw them. Thanks in advance and I will work on a more creative post next time.
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I bought the 19" SL65 wheels almost 2 years ago from a guy in Opa Locka named Ernie's Alloys and it was $3500 i think for the swap. Call information to get the number. The thing is that the wheels i bought dont have the gunmetal color in the middle, but im sure he can get those for you.
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Originally Posted by Doctodd33
I bought the 19" SL65 wheels almost 2 years ago from a guy in Opa Locka named Ernie's Alloys and it was $3500 i think for the swap. Call information to get the number. The thing is that the wheels i bought dont have the gunmetal color in the middle, but im sure he can get those for you.
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Originally Posted by Doctodd33
i paid less than tirerack.com that's for sure. Here is a pic.
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![](http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jazzman/centerwheel.jpg)
Actually, the reps sell for $249 ea. 8.5" front and $259 ea. for 9.5" rear from Tirerack. I double checked what I paid for mine and it was actually $US996 all up, slighty less even than Tirerack. Therefore, my all up package cost $US3496. From you photo you also got only the 19x8.5 fitment all around which you can see from my bad mobile phone taken photo when you look at mine that the 9.5 rim is deeper to accomodate the 295's:
![](http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jazzman/Image007.jpg)
I hate to say it, but it looks like your friend at Ernie's got a nice set of genuine stock rims from you for nix actually...unless you didn't mean you traded them when you said swap...
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If he sold me replicas, he is going to pay hell. He is a reputable guy, does alot of business with MB dealers and Porsche dealers. He preaches OEM wheels until you are tired of hearing it....for warranty purposes. I have seen the same rims at MB dealers and they look exactly the same. Some have been 18".
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Originally Posted by Doctodd33
If he sold me replicas, he is going to pay hell. He is a reputable guy, does alot of business with MB dealers and Porsche dealers. He preaches OEM wheels until you are tired of hearing it....for warranty purposes. I have seen the same rims at MB dealers and they look exactly the same. Some have been 18".
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Originally Posted by OzSL55
There is an SL55 for sale on my local MB dealers floor which is owned by a guy who distributes geniune AMG wheels here, he has a set of Style IV's on it. I can tell you that they do not have the three pioint star in the middle, just the AMG stamp offset a few inches from the blank centers. There are are plenty OEM models and sizes that feature the star but it is not a feature of the AMG Styles IV's. For the most part AMG's have the AMG logo instead of the star to differentiate them as an AMG line product (throwback from when AMG was a separate company). The replicas feature the star because they have to be different enough to be allowed to be sold legally.
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Originally Posted by v8plus4
In the US, the AMG Style IV's come with the offset AMG stamp near the lugs, and the three-pointed star in the center cap.
They only true way to know at the end of the day is by the presence of the AMG stamp...
Pic from tirerack.com:
![](http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jazzman/wheel.jpg)
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Originally Posted by OzSL55
Actually looking at your photos, those are the same replicas as mine. The way to spot them is the is the reps have the MB star in the center and the AMG's don't:
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![](http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jazzman/centerwheel.jpg)
The SL's are original, the one from my car is a replica.
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Originally Posted by theine
Actually the originals do come with the MB star center cap.
The SL's are original, the one from my car is a replica.![thumbs](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
The SL's are original, the one from my car is a replica.
![thumbs](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
BTW, your reps are more along the lines of the C32 style IV's.
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Does the center circle "pop out"?? I bought some Porsche Carrera Cup replica wheels and the center cap could be replaced with a factory center cap.
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Originally Posted by briansyphard
Does the center circle "pop out"?? I bought some Porsche Carrera Cup replica wheels and the center cap could be replaced with a factory center cap.
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Yes the center cap is removable, and yes tirerack ship the wheels with the MB center cap. As a matter of fact I have them all, the standard star (signature picture), the one posted in the picture above and the amg center caps.
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Originally Posted by theine
Yes the center cap is removable, and yes tirerack ship the wheels with the MB center cap. As a matter of fact I have them all, the standard star (signature picture), the one posted in the picture above and the amg center caps.
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Originally Posted by OzSL55
BTW, your reps are more along the lines of the C32 style IV's.
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Originally Posted by theine
The C32's are different as per the picture, the ones I have are exactly the same as the SL55.
Sorry man, but yours aren't exactly the same as the SL55, not by a ways. Compare these pics:
Mine:
![](http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jazzman/mbwheels/Image029.jpg)
SL55 gen. AMG:
![](http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jazzman/mbwheels/Image028.jpg)
Yours:
![](http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jazzman/mbwheels/CLK-Double%20Spoke.jpg)
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Originally Posted by theine
Yes the center cap is removable, and yes tirerack ship the wheels with the MB center cap. As a matter of fact I have them all, the standard star (signature picture), the one posted in the picture above and the amg center caps.
![](http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jazzman/mbwheels/Image027.jpg)
I now go back to my other comment as the sole means of telling the difference, the AMG stamp on the geniune Style IV's.
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Originally Posted by OzSL55
Sorry man, but yours aren't exactly the same as the SL55, not by a ways.
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Is that a magnified pic of my SL55's wheels which i posted in this thread a couple of days ago?
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl55-amg-sl63-amg-sl65-amg-r230/97369-my-morning-dealer-some-pics.html
If so, it has the AMG stamp near the center which you just stated means it is NOT a replica. So which is it, are my wheels replicas or not? Maybe ill reread this thread again.
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https://mbworld.org/forums/sl55-amg-sl63-amg-sl65-amg-r230/97369-my-morning-dealer-some-pics.html
If so, it has the AMG stamp near the center which you just stated means it is NOT a replica. So which is it, are my wheels replicas or not? Maybe ill reread this thread again.
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Originally Posted by theine
Alright, mine are 18"s, yours are 19"s therefore your spokes are a little straight, but the point was that mine don't look at all like the C32's, by the way tirerack will ship the wheels with the MB center cap of your choice, that's how I got mine. ![Cool](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/cool.gif)
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Originally Posted by Doctodd33
Is that a magnified pic of my SL55's wheels which i posted in this thread a couple of days ago?
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=97369
If so, it has the AMG stamp near the center which you just stated means it is NOT a replica. So which is it, are my wheels replicas or not? Maybe ill reread this thread again.
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https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=97369
If so, it has the AMG stamp near the center which you just stated means it is NOT a replica. So which is it, are my wheels replicas or not? Maybe ill reread this thread again.
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