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Topic Started: Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:42 am (106 Views)
khimani_mohiki	Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:42 am Post #1
Member Posts: 336 Group: Members Member #3,735 Joined: January 16, 2009	anyone know anywhere decent in the UK that sells wire wheels in merc fitment?



Stempies	Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:55 am Post #2
Hot Lips Posts: 3,305 Group: Members Member #2,380 Joined: March 6, 2008	Maybe worth checking out 'lowrider' sites as have seen alot of early Mercs with them fitted. Think you'll find they would be special order & very expensive, or you could try finding an adaptor kit to fit knock off hubs!



RobertE	Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:46 am Post #3
Serial victim... Posts: 6,868 Group: Members Member #1,403 Joined: June 13, 2007	Motor Wheel Services, at Langley, near Heathrow. But it will look vile, I'm sure. Some cars are just not suited to them. MWS make Dunlop and Borrani pattern wire wheels. As stated, the hub will be your problem. Also, you'll need tyres with inner tubes, which rather restricts you... Also, there used to be a make called Cobra, but I don't know what happened to them. In short: DON'T DO IT! IT WILL LOOK SILLY! Edited by RobertE, Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:05 am.



khimani_mohiki	Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:23 am Post #4
Member Posts: 336 Group: Members Member #3,735 Joined: January 16, 2009	its for the SEC, seen a few W126's with them on and dont look too bad



RobertE	Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:36 am Post #5
Serial victim... Posts: 6,868 Group: Members Member #1,403 Joined: June 13, 2007	Wire wheels do not suit any Mercedes, unless it's a very curvy one. Sorry, but it will look awful. Can someone photoshop some wire wheels onto a pic of the SEC?



khimani_mohiki	Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:00 am Post #6
Member Posts: 336 Group: Members Member #3,735 Joined: January 16, 2009	its no SEC but still not too bad



RobertE	Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:04 am Post #7
Serial victim... Posts: 6,868 Group: Members Member #1,403 Joined: June 13, 2007	See what I mean? Dreadful...



Stempies	Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:10 am Post #8
Hot Lips Posts: 3,305 Group: Members Member #2,380 Joined: March 6, 2008	An old member Northern_pete used to have them!! Low with wires!



MadMike	Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:18 am Post #9
Member Posts: 3,805 Group: Members Member #1,062 Joined: March 15, 2007	Have to say I am with Robert on this one, sorry.



twopointsix	Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:37 pm Post #10
Member Posts: 517 Group: Members Member #1,732 Joined: September 26, 2007	I'm with Robert & Mike on this. I had them on my E-type and although it looked the part (as they do) they were an absolute nightmare to keep clean.



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