[W126 Coupe] BBS RS Wheels

Thu, 6 Jan 2005 18:51:45 EST

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Greetings, all, and Happy New Year--------

I just received my shipment of 17 inch BBS RS 200 wheels from Germany.  These 
are the 1980s-vintage 3-piece "honeycomb" wheels with 34 bolts holding the 
two flanges onto the central hub.  I will be disassembling them to clean them, 
repaint the centers and exchanging the inner flanges on one pair of the wheels 
to make a "staggered" set for my 1990 560SEC Euro conversion project.

My questions:  Does anybody know a source for the gaskets which go between 
the three pieces?  What are the torque values for the bolts used to attached the 
pieces together?  Has anybody found an interest group, and are there any 
directions for disassembly/reassembly?  I've only seen one set in the members' 
cars pictures.  Who else has a set on their SEC?

Thanks in advance.........Jim Rothrock, Windermere, Florida

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gs, all, and Happy New Year--------<BR>
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I just received my shipment of 17 inch BBS RS 200 wheels from Germany.&nbsp;=
 These are the 1980s-vintage 3-piece "honeycomb" wheels with 34 bolts holdin=
g the two flanges onto the central hub.&nbsp; I will be disassembling them t=
o clean them, repaint the centers and exchanging the inner flanges on one pa=
ir of the wheels to make a "staggered" set for my 1990 560SEC Euro conversio=
n project.<BR>
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My questions:&nbsp; Does anybody know a source for the gaskets which go betw=
een the three pieces?&nbsp; What are the torque values for the bolts used to=
 attached the pieces together?&nbsp; Has anybody found an interest group, an=
d are there any directions for disassembly/reassembly?&nbsp; I've only seen=20=
one set in the members' cars pictures.&nbsp; Who else has a set on their SEC=
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Thanks in advance.........Jim Rothrock, Windermere, Florida</FONT></HTML>

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