my '82 300d has the bundt rims, but i'd really like to change them to the matching paint color capped 240 rims, just think they have a more classic aura to them, even if they are hubcaps. are these rims the same size, and will they make the car perform any differently? any other difficulties that i don't see? thanks for the input. if i do end up changing them, i promise to put the bundts up for sale here .

They weren't just for 240's. They are also a 14" rim, and being steel are slightly heavier than the bundts. I just changed out the bundts on my wagon to the steel wheels and hubcaps. First, my bundts were completely void of any and all paint, so of course anything else will look better. But had they had perfect paint I still 100% prefer the steel wheels and hubcaps.
I noticed no difference at all in drivability, as there isn't enough weight difference to make any feel difference.
It is really bizarre how that one little change makes the car look totally different.

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Jimmy L.
'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 they came in an aluminum version also. My old 240D had them, they looked different from the steel ones, had round holes instead of slits but still had the hubcaps...

I'm planning on putting the steel rims and hubcaps on my 85 300D too. I think they look more classic that way. My budnt wheels look awful though. When I get them off I will get them bead blasted, repainted and several coats of clear on them, then I shall see if I like them. The biggest thing is the perpetual coating of brake linings I can't seem to keep off for more than a few days. If they turn out good though I will have summer and winter wheels.

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1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12
1982 380SL
1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing
1987 300 D
2005 CDI European Delivery
2006 CDI Handed down to daughter
2007 GL CDI. Wifes

I can't tell you how pleased I have been with ceramic brake pads!!!!!! No dust at all, and they work great! I put them on all my jalopys.

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Jimmy L.
'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

Yes, they came in aluminum also, my '82 240 had them. The handling etc will be the same if they are aluminum. Probably won't notice any difference if they are steel.

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1984 300Sd 210k

Former cars:
1984 300D 445k (!!) (Strider) Original (and not rebuilt) engine and transmission. Currently running on V80 ( 80% vegetable oil, 20% petroleum products). Actually not, taking a WVO break.
1993 300d 2.5 275k. Current 120/day commuter
1981 300SD 188k (Hans) Killed by a deer

The hubcaps are the same for the steel and aluminum wheels. But the steel wheels are used with wheel covers and the aluminum wheels are not.

P E H

The thing about ceramics is that even though they don't dust they kill rotors since they are so hard. But the brake dust on rims get pretty annoying.

Remember the wheel bolts for the steel and aluminum wheels are different lengths.

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Jeff M.
Mercedes W123 DIY pages are now located here.
1983 / 1984 300D Sold
2000 CLK430 Cabriolet ~58k Sold
2005 Avalanche 4x4 ~66k