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Old 03-18-2011, 10:30 AM
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Clean up in my pants please.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300536380450#ht_1146wt_1141



If only they were 16 or 17...

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Old 03-18-2011, 10:34 AM
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are they rare? I've got a set... not that pretty though.
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"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

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Old 03-18-2011, 11:43 AM
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are they rare? I've got a set... not that pretty though.
They're not rare here - but with postage that probably won't help...
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Old 03-18-2011, 01:30 PM
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If it helps, think about how much time you'll spend cleaning the mesh area and polishing the lips...

Love polished lips but hate trying to keep them clean.
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Old 03-18-2011, 01:51 PM
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Not overly rare but those are quite pretty. Polished lip is easy to keep clean, its the mesh thats a PITA.
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Old 03-18-2011, 01:59 PM
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Not overly rare but those are quite pretty. Polished lip is easy to keep clean, its the mesh thats a PITA.
powerball...
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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Old 03-18-2011, 02:04 PM
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powerball...
That's a dishwasher tablet over here - that wasn't what you meant was it?
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Old 03-18-2011, 02:50 PM
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are they rare? I've got a set... not that pretty though.
You have a set of everything anyone mentions...Whole cars,etc !!! I am looking to see you on Dr.Phil at any moment when he addresses " Hoarders"....
which of course we all just consider ' parts collectors '..
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Old 03-18-2011, 03:04 PM
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That's a dishwasher tablet over here - that wasn't what you meant was it?
Yah over here we put rims right in the dishwasher, two at a time, and throw in a "Powerball"
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Old 03-18-2011, 03:06 PM
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oh, I'm well aware of my hoarder status... you should see my house...
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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Old 03-18-2011, 03:08 PM
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That's a dishwasher tablet over here - that wasn't what you meant was it?

there is a large and a small size, also a cone type...
this is the small size for polishing wheel orifices...
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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Old 03-18-2011, 03:11 PM
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oh, I'm well aware of my hoarder status... you should see my house...
No, you should see my house.... LOL
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Old 03-18-2011, 03:15 PM
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Not overly rare but those are quite pretty. Polished lip is easy to keep clean, its the mesh thats a PITA.
Agreed on the mesh, but gotta disagree on the lips. Clean is one thing, but keeping that mirror-like shine is a whole different ballgame.
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Old 03-18-2011, 08:50 PM
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oh, I'm well aware of my hoarder status... you should see my house...



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No, you should see my house.... LOL
The problem is not hoarding, you just dont have a big enough shed !!!
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Old 03-19-2011, 07:21 AM
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don't this 15s have a better ride...(if you are adjusting the tire size as to maintain the correct speedo calibration)?

On my 83, I put rims from a 2nd gen w126 and had to install lower profile tires to maintain speedo calibration. And as a result, the wear on the outside of the tires is more severe than the inside. I'm going to go add 5lbs into each tire right now. Be back in a bit.

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