Did the 1985 300 CD ever come with Chrome wheels? I was looking at my spare and it appears that it's a chrome bundt type wheel that someone painted over with silver. I was able to remove some of the paint and it's chrome underneath. I'm not the original owner of this car. My other wheels are the silver non-chrome type. By the way, it appears that the wheels were never cleaned before they were painted over. I guess you can't count on a quality job to be done by someone when they're trying to sell a car....

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1967 Dodge Coronet R/T (SOLD)
2001 Volvo S80 (Accident; bought by Insurance)
1996 Volvo 850 Wagon (SOLD)
1982 Mercedes Benz 240D (Accident; bought by Insurance)
1988 Mercedes Benz 300CE (Deer Strike; bought by insurance)
2002 Volvo XC70
1985 300 CD

No, Mercedes never offered a chrome wheels option in that era... though many dealers may well have.

Unfortunately not all chroming jobs are created equal, and a good-quality job costs. So many older Mercedes show up with deteriorated chromed rims, either due to age and lack of upkeep, or poor quality chroming to start with.

My 300td came to me with the old chrome bundt wheels painted over, and the paint job had started to wear off too. Doubly attractive.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Thanks so much for you help!


Vr,
Kurt

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1967 Dodge Coronet R/T (SOLD)
2001 Volvo S80 (Accident; bought by Insurance)
1996 Volvo 850 Wagon (SOLD)
1982 Mercedes Benz 240D (Accident; bought by Insurance)
1988 Mercedes Benz 300CE (Deer Strike; bought by insurance)
2002 Volvo XC70
1985 300 CD

i think there was a chrome dealer option. my 300D has chrome vent cowls, chrome wheelwells, chrome door tips and (nasty, deteriorating) chrome wheels

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1981 NA 300D 310k miles