I just got the rims painted on the 82 300sd but the lugs look terrible. I had them painted off the car so the original lugs are still on.

Would you go with a new set of chrome lugs or the plastic covers over the original ones?

I found a set of 12 mm chrome ones on ebay for 29.00
It is a full set.

Or does anyone have a full set of w126 lugs I could buy and paint and swap out with mine?

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1982 300SD Light Blue
2002 Honda Accord SE
1974 Toro Wheel Horse Tractor
2000 Toyota Tundra Pickup

I bought that same set on ebay and they look fine. You can see them with the new replica rims in my gallery.

Bill

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1988 MB 560 SEL 138k - Desert Taupe w/ Cream Beige Interior.

Mods:
Euro Headlights w/Smoked Corners
New seats from a `91
ASA 15-Hole Replicas
Sony HU, JL Audio 400/4 Amp, JL Audio 2-way Components on rear deck, JL Audio 3-way Components in door & dash.


2000 BMW Z3 2.3 Roadster 33k
2002 Toyota Rav4L 50k

I bought that same set on ebay and they look fine. I would rather have had bolts that weren't chrome but didn't feel like buying oem or refinishing mine. You can see them here.



Bill

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1988 MB 560 SEL 138k - Desert Taupe w/ Cream Beige Interior.

Mods:
Euro Headlights w/Smoked Corners
New seats from a `91
ASA 15-Hole Replicas
Sony HU, JL Audio 400/4 Amp, JL Audio 2-way Components on rear deck, JL Audio 3-way Components in door & dash.


2000 BMW Z3 2.3 Roadster 33k
2002 Toyota Rav4L 50k

I eBay'ed a set from the same guy (I think) some time ago and one of the bolts had a fairly visible defect on it (and someone at the factory plated and buffed it anyway). I was sent a replacement very quickly. Still, made me a little nervous about things I CAN'T see.

Before this bought a set of those plastic covers; they really aren't bad for what they are. However, I had to do a bit of sanding on the bolt heads (mostly to remove rust) to get them to fit well. I put a bit of grease inside them to stop rust underneath. I broke one of the provided tools getting them off until I got the hang of it. They are larger (obviously) than the bolts themselves and are a bit more eye-catching, maybe too much so.

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86 560SL
With homebrew first gear start!
85 380SL
Daily Driver Project

http://juliepalooza.8m.com/sl/mercedes.htm

I have a set of the plastic covers on the SEL, looks good to me