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  1. simon1966

    Straightening a bent steering wheel?

    Hi All I wanted to change the steering wheel on my E55 for the later type with paddle shifts from E63. I bought one online, but it has been badly damaged in transit:mad: It has come complete with full steering column, switches etc so is quite heavy and has clearly been dropped from a great...
  2. developer

    Alloy Wheel Straightening And Unbuckling

    When I bought my 19" wheels recently, they were second hand from ebay. It seemed sensible to have them checked for "trueness" before fitment, even though they looked OK to the eye. My local tyre shop ran them up on their balancer and they pointed out that one didn't run perfectly true. They...
  3. developer

    Alloy Wheel "Straightening" Tool

    You may have read that I'd got a pothole derived flatspot on my nearside front and had been looking for a new wheel (Alloywheeldirect £500 :shock:). After a bit of Googling, I found a guy local to me with this machine. He rotates the dolly to identify the flatspot (pic 1) and then, after heating...
  4. Gucci

    Straightening stranger's bonnet stars

    Somebody along our road has a W203 with the bonnet poking over their driveway. Obviously too much temptation for "an idiot" to twist their bonnet star. I feel compelled to straighten it...but what if it were damaged and I bust it off!?! An E-Class pulled up at the lights with a bent over...
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