...and some detailing:

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Flockin' sweet!

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

VERY NICE

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The new wheels lend themselves better to the; custom steering wheel, spoiler, and exhaust pipe.

The previous smooth edged wheels looked fine to me.

It's a sharp looking car nonetheless.

What's your thought on the steering wheel?

I have not installed my Nardi in my 84 280SL, I'm having second thoughts about how much it will block the instruments. I'm 6'1" and the stock wheel already blocks my view, but the Nardi would also get the wheel off my lap....

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

That's the reason I bought one. At 6'2 the stock steering wheel was too large. Now I'm fine.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

From the side (like in my signature) the stock wheels looked fine. The problem was the high offset that set the wheels too far in to the wheel well.

The spoiler is factory... All 500SLs had them.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

100000x better than the CLK wheels. CLK wheels are very nice, but something about period correct mods has always done it for me.

Dude, that SL looks *****ing! Saw a SL500 AMG the other day in my neighborhood, all chrome painted black like the car, black penta's, amg steering wheel. Like yours in perfect shape.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

I really like the new wheels.

Tyler, your present collection matches mine perfectly... 107 SL, 124 wagon, and 202 sedan. If you ever want to trade outright for the whole lot, mine are in perfect, as new, condition. Yea right.

I got the 202 as my work car in 1999. It now has obscene miles on it. I got the wagon in 1999 when we were expecting our first child and it has been well used in the last 11 years and still carts the kids all over creation. The SL is new to me from 2007 and is now my daily driver.

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Michael

1988 300 SL (5 Speed)
1994 E320 Wagon
1997 C230

Maybe it is you who is too large, did you ask the steering wheel its opinion?

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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)

6'2 and 160 pounds too large?

My legs are too long, that was the problem.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

looks great.. now about those lights under the front bumper....

So wanna come back down, watch me detail, fail, then jump in and do the rest for me? I usually let Joe do that, as you saw, but you know I figured you could have a hand at it.

Looks really good Tyler, much better then the old rims. Definitely makes me want to get mine fixed and installed...

...after the motor mounts and oil cooler lines of course.

I did wonder about those too.

Everything on that car looks great especially the steering wheel.

Are the amber lights add-ns? or were they part of the AMG package (I kinda doubt that, but don't know fer sher).

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6