[W126 Coupe] European wheels

[Sharan Bains]

You wouldn't need to buy the outer rim on a 3-piece - if your single piece 
was repairable, then so would bee outer rim on a 3-piece.

And it would most likely be cheaper as handling of the outer rim (dish) will 
be far easier for than the handling of a bulky single piece wheel.

BUT why repair the outer rim on a 3-pece for $125 when you can buy one new 
for 50 gbp...which is approx 90 USD. So buying the outer rim IS cheaper than 
refurbing.

As I said before, it is NOT the components of the multi-piece wheels that 
aer expensive - it's the cost of labor/assembly process which adds to the 
cost, as well as the benefits of multi-piece wheels over single piece 
wheels.


talbir




>From: "Richard" <richard@davisson.com>
>Reply-To: mbcoupes@mbcoupes.com
>To: <mbcoupes@mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] European wheels
>Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 00:58:26 -0500
>
>Slid into a curb and ground (not just bent) the driver's side 18" AMG  
>monoblocks.  A local company came to the house, picked up the rims, welded, 
>machined, polished, powder coated and clear coated  and balanced in two 
>days. Looks perfect. Cost me $125 per wheel. I doubt you could buy the rim 
>for a 3 piece wheel for that price...
>-Rich D.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>     From: "Sharan Bains"<sharanbains@hotmail.com>
>     Sent: 1/7/05 5:10:10 PM
>     To: "mbcoupes@mbcoupes.com"<mbcoupes@mbcoupes.com>
>     Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] European wheels
>       The guy probably repairs more BBS / Oz wheels simply because one is 
>more
>     likely have it repaired - due to the fact it is a more expensive wheel 
>in
>     the first place.
>
>     You bend/kerb a one piece non-BBS alloy, you simply bin it.
>
>     But damage a multi-piece BBS and you'll want to repair it as the cost 
>of
>     replacing it is far greater than the cost of refurb. And if you do bin 
>it,
>     what will you replace with ? Nothing better than a BBS or OZ wheel out
>     there...
>
>     It's like damaging your SEC and damaging you daily driver Ford Fiesta. 
>Dent
>     the Fiesta, you'll live with it, dent the SEC, you'll get it in the 
>workshop
>     asap.....I bet workshops see more MB's and Beemers  than other car 
>makes....
>
>
>     Talbir
>
>     >From: "Ronny Geenen" <ronny.geenen@verizon.net>
>     >Reply-To: mbcoupes@mbcoupes.com
>     >To: <mbcoupes@mbcoupes.com>
>     >Subject: [W126 Coupe] European wheels
>     >Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 14:01:02 -0800
>     >
>     >I know a  guy in Monrovia, California, who makes custom wheels and 
>also
>
>
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