matthew@leisure
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- C107 450 slc
Good afternoon all,
New to the forum and new to MB. Took the plunge on a slc 450, so here we go , rollercoaster of classic MB emotions.
I am out of the country and need to get the car collected and serviced, anyone know of a good specialist in Middlesbrough area? Spoke to Merc Tec but they seem to be more focussed on current models now.
Car will need a fluids and filters service and mechanical once over etc.
Next, the conumdrum of wheel /tyre combinations. The car sits on 14 painted steel wheels and i think it would look better on larger alloys. As such thought 16" would be the route to go, seems everyone is agreed that 7.5 x 16 is the size but i have seen offsets of between 11 and 27mm, then either 205/60 or 215/55 tyres as recommended. Then use of spacers, rubbing on trackrod end etc.
So can anyone enlighten me as to what the no faff 'plug and play' wheel & tyre combo ahould be and whether 16" is the way to go. I have no real preference as to whether the wheels are bundt 8 hole or manhole. If anyone has an old set of wheels kicking around that will do the trick please reach out.
New to the forum and new to MB. Took the plunge on a slc 450, so here we go , rollercoaster of classic MB emotions.
I am out of the country and need to get the car collected and serviced, anyone know of a good specialist in Middlesbrough area? Spoke to Merc Tec but they seem to be more focussed on current models now.
Car will need a fluids and filters service and mechanical once over etc.
Next, the conumdrum of wheel /tyre combinations. The car sits on 14 painted steel wheels and i think it would look better on larger alloys. As such thought 16" would be the route to go, seems everyone is agreed that 7.5 x 16 is the size but i have seen offsets of between 11 and 27mm, then either 205/60 or 215/55 tyres as recommended. Then use of spacers, rubbing on trackrod end etc.
So can anyone enlighten me as to what the no faff 'plug and play' wheel & tyre combo ahould be and whether 16" is the way to go. I have no real preference as to whether the wheels are bundt 8 hole or manhole. If anyone has an old set of wheels kicking around that will do the trick please reach out.
