How many of us line up the star in the center of the wheel with the name on the tire? I'm betting around 50%.

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- Jeff

I have to admit that I've never even thought about doing that.

Could be a medical condition: OCD

Or you are watching too much "Monk".

Try keeping all 4 center cap stars pointing the same direction.

Thats not even possible.....


I also admit to never even having thought about doing that. I do other OCD things....(keeping hood star perfectly straight)....and so on....but the wheels I don't think about because the tire place does it for me.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

+1

I even have three different brands of tire on the 240. Two Dunlops on 14x6.5 (peeling) chrome bundts on the front, a mostly worn out studded snow on a 14x6 (I think) steelie with a brown hubcap on the RR, and an old Firestone on another 14x6 (I think) steelie with a white hubcap on the LR.

I at least have four of the same tire/rim on the 300.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

My brother suggested trying to rig them up with some sort of ball bearings and a weight so they always point the same direction

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1990 300D 2.5 Turbo -155k
2000 E430 - 103k
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ecodiesel 4x4 - 11k
2014 VW Passat TDI SE - 7k Bro's Diesel
2006 E320 CDI - 128k Pop's Benz

Pre-glow - A moment of silence in honor of Rudolph Diesel

Lol....like the odometer on a semi trailer wheel.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Rolls-Royce already did that on the Phantom.

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

Done that before car shows.. Also had the writing on the tire valve step caps lined up. Talk about an OCD moment.

... Correct way is to line up one of the points of the star with the valve stem.

Learned that years ago while acting as a concours judge.

Jim

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles

Haven't you people ever heard of AAA and MB Roadside???!!

That's THEIR job...

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

I line all my hub cap stars up with the hood star to create my own little Bermuda Triangle inside the car.

I'm as OCD as anybody on here, and never even thought about that.
Must check the hubbies, must check the hubbies, must check the hubbies......

Now, I will pull over and adjust the hood start straight.....

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'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

Line up the star with the name on the tire? never thought about it. now I have something else to worry about.
The hood star, now that is important. I have noticed it a little off while driving and pull over and get out and straighten it up. my wife probably thinks Iam nuts.
Keeping the aluminium shined up under the hood is important also.

I do pull the wheels and keep the insides of the rims washed.

Charlie ☺

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works