got an '82 euro w123 model 250 with some wheels i haven't come across before. can somebody identify them, and also tell me WHERE i can get a key for the wheel lock? (and/or if there's some tool i can "make" to get 'em off in the meantime)

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-lee
'83 300CDT (286k)

former proud owner of:
'85 mercedes euro 300TD
'80 mercedes 300TD
'77 mercedes 280e
'80 mercedes euro 250
'82 mercedes euro 250

look on the back of it... do you see a mercedes star anywhere on it? or a part #?

I've seen those before and IIRC they are not factory

Those are Centra wheels. Those look like 15" version. Not sure where the key comes from, but they are not factory and were much more common on the 126 chasis. I haven't seen them on the 123, but I can't imagine they'd look that great.

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-Zack K.

http://www.maj.com/gallery/Boardmong...-Drive/si2.jpg


1983 300d Turbo (Daily Drive) -- 243,000 miles
1979 280ce AMG (Beginning extreme restoration) -- 141,410 miles
1979 Yamaha Chappy LB50 (Awating new points) -- 1411.6 miles

1981 300d Euro 4 speed -- 188,421 km -- SOLD
1979 300d Euro 4 speed (Sold to Brother) -- 257,000 miles

A Collection of w123 AMG Cars and Parts

to remove the cap use a larger flat head screwdriver, insert it in the nut head and wedge it in and turn, see area marked in red

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1967 250 S
1967 280SE
1968 250S
1971 280 SE
1973 220
1974 280 S
1975 450 SEL
1976 220 D
1979 300SD
1983 300 SD
1985 230 TE euro
1986 280SL
1986 500 SEL euro
1986 190E 2.3
1990 300 SE
2003 C230 K
2004 C230 K
1987 560SEL
1987 300SDL now in canada
2005 C230
1998 C43 AMG Sold to DON
1993 190E 2.6
300TD Former daily driver Totaled
current:
R320 CDI
Ram 2500 Cummins

Those are pretty cool looking wheels. Anyone have a pic of them on a W126?

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

I think they look fine too.

Tom W

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

after taking off the center caps, i found some letters stamped into the wheels: "CENTRA | MADE IN GERMANY | 7J x 16 H2 | e23 112 | 139706"
(good job Boardmonger!)
do those numbers mean anything to anybody?
i'm guessing 7J x 16 means they're 7" wide x 16" diameter?
and e23 112 means they're 5x112 bolt pattern?
and 139706 has gotta be the model number of the wheel.

STRANGE, though: after some poking around for info, it appears that these are identical to RONAL wheels model R31, which appear to have been marketed for the "older Mercedes SL's."

what's the relationship b/w Centra + Ronal? are they the same?

i heard that these suckers used to cost $600/each!
image from Ronal's website:

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-lee
'83 300CDT (286k)

former proud owner of:
'85 mercedes euro 300TD
'80 mercedes 300TD
'77 mercedes 280e
'80 mercedes euro 250
'82 mercedes euro 250