I have decided that I like the clean look of the hubcaps, with the color matching centers, instead of the brake-dust encrusted "Bundt Cake" wheels, so I went to the local Euro Car boneyard & picked up 4 rims & hubcaps, got the color match paint from MBz (why so expensive the paint, Mercedes?) and painted the hubcap centers.

Everything turned out nice, and when I went to put the hubcaps onto the old 123, I found out what I had stupidly failed to observe - one of the 4 hubcaps that I had spent such care on to paint perfectly was missing the little "tangs" around the inside that clasp into the inside of the rim to hold the hubcap on.
Damn!
What are those things called, anyway? Can they be purchased and somehow attached to the hubcap? Or do I have to go back to the wrecker for another hubcap, and redo it all over again?
Double Damn! I am out of that expensive MBz paint, too.

Arrgh!

I can't answer your question, but I do agree with you on the look of the hubcaps.

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

I think you can use clips from other hubcaps. For cheap paint in the right Mercedes colors go to PaintScratch. I had some good experience with them.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

just go to your local junkyard and take away from the other hubcaps...they can be replaced.

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1975 200 - Sold (no pix);
1978 200 - Sold - http://www.pbase.com/hboy/redbaron
1979 300TD - Sold
http://www.pbase.com/hboy/greenwagon
http://www.geocities.com/hboy726/300TD.html
1985 230E - now my daily driver...

I just did the swap ro hubcaps on my 240, wow it looks real nostalgic now..

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79 240D my current toy
42 years a Diesel addict

240D sold
250SE sold
220D sold
280C sold
280S sold
300D (2) sold
300CD sold
300DT sold
300SD sold
380SL sold

...Or get new ones from the dealer or phil. The are replaceable

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1994 S350
1987 300 SDL (for sale)

I like the hubcap look myself. I have a set of cream colored ones on my winter wheels, they sort of match my champagne gold paint. And yes, the clips can be pulled from another cap and installed. Just need a good set of channel lock pliers.

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'83 240D with 617.952 and 2.88
'01 VW Beetle TDI
'05 Jeep Liberty CRD
'89 Toyota 4x4, needs 2L-T
'78 280Z with L28ET - 12.86@110
Oil Burner Kartel #35

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Can you guys tell us how to do it right; how did you mask it? Tried it ones with blue tape, took me hours to mask it "right" and still the results where unsatisfying.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

There are dust covers to put inside the Bundts to keep the dust off of them.

I like the hubcaps too. I grabbed a set for next to nothing but have no plans to use them.

Looks great.

I too have the painted-to-match OEM hubcaps on my 240D. I really like the look.

And when it comes time to replace the tires, I'm going with whitewalls too!

- Patrick

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1982 240D. 198k, Marine Blue/Blue, 4 Speed, Crank Windows, No Sunroof, No Rust, No Oil Leaks
2001 TDI. 197k, Lagoon Blue/Black, 5 speed, Chip, G60/VR6

How many do you need. I am pretty sure that I have some in a drawer of one of my work benches.

Woops! I didn't notice that this was an eight year old thread.

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

Ya I knew it was an old thread and a lot of the members are long gone, but was answering old smokey.

I`ll take your plastic Hub Cap Clips also if you want to get rid of them.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

I need a handful of the plastic ones myself (eight, specifically).

so you have 6 alloy hubbie rims? I need a single 5.5 alloy rim- do you have one for sale?