C63 507 Model Register
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Oscar 473
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Having spent an hour or two under the back of mine today I’m not sure if the chrome tips will simply “pull off” if the tack welds are cut away
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My tips on my old W215 CL55 where Stainless and would not come clean no matter what i used + they where part of the exhaust. I ended up having the sawn off and replated, they looked new and lasted the six years i had the car
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Probably need to cut the exhaust pipes and then weld back on afterwards?Having spent an hour or two under the back of mine today I’m not sure if the chrome tips will simply “pull off” if the tack welds are cut away
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Having spotted a ”Unicorn” while I was out getting my daily exercise I‘m still looking for two more , a company that refurbishes the 507 black alloys to an OEM finish and a way of replacing or getting the C63 exhaust tips back to “New”.
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What is it that wheel refurbishers get wrong with the 507 wheel?
Having spotted a ”Unicorn” while I was out getting my daily exercise I‘m still looking for two more , a company that refurbishes the 507 black alloys to an OEM finish and a way of replacing or getting the C63 exhaust tips back to “New”.
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The problem appears to be the sunken silver thread around the edge of the wheel. We aren't able to find anywhere with the correct milling machine/toolset to cut this correctly. The edges are the weak spot on these wheels and are very susceptible to being caught on potholes etc. I have covered up a few marks on my wheels with very careful grinding and some matt black paint but they could do with a factory finish refurb to keep my OCD under control.
As Yex said , it’s the silver lip which is the problem, you can see the marks left by the 5 Axis milling machine during manufacture. Most of the black 507 alloys end up being finished all black and loose the silver lip. As of yesterday I’ve definitely seen a Unicorn (albeit an inflatable plastic one) but I’ve never seen a black 507 alloy refurnished to the OEM finish.
Lee. I’m sure there will be plenty of folk interested if you do come up with the right answers
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As Yex said , it’s the silver lip which is the problem, you can see the marks left by the 5 Axis milling machine during manufacture. Most of the black 507 alloys end up being finished all black and loose the silver lip. As of yesterday I’ve definitely seen a Unicorn (albeit an inflatable plastic one) but I’ve never seen a black 507 alloy refurnished to the OEM finish.
Is there a raised lip between the machine edge and the painted sections?
As Yex said , it’s the silver lip which is the problem, you can see the marks left by the 5 Axis milling machine during manufacture. Most of the black 507 alloys end up being finished all black and loose the silver lip. As of yesterday I’ve definitely seen a Unicorn (albeit an inflatable plastic one) but I’ve never seen a black 507 alloy refurnished to the OEM finish.
Yes, the silver outline around the rim is a groove cut into the rim with a milling machine. As far as I’m aware the black 507 alloys are the only AMG ones with this feature, there was a similar design available for the SLS but I’m not sure if they had the same groove or just a diamond cut lip
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Yes I believe the lip is just diamond cut, I have a similar design on some of my wheels. That must make it trickier to refurb.Yes, the silver outline around the rim is a groove cut into the rim with a milling machine. As far as I’m aware the black 507 alloys are the only AMG ones with this feature, there was a similar design available for the SLS but I’m not sure if they had the same groove or just a diamond cut lip
What do refurbishers do, paint the whole wheel with the milled section masked (assuming there’s no damage to the milled area)?
I guess if the milled area is damaged then they must cut the lip?
That is the proverbial $64,000 question. I’ve not seen any photos of a wheel that’s had an OEM refurb
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This image illustrates the problem, taken from some for sale right now on eBay. One still has the lip but has been painted black and the other has been turned down so has lost the lip. It's also possible it started life as the diamond cut version as that doesn't have the lip.
Looking at the photo I’d guess that the wheel on the right has had the ”groove“ cut away to remove some damage. A set of 507 reps would look far better than those, and a lot cheaper.
I was quite lucky with my wheels MB Edinburgh supplied me with a brand new full set under warranty a while back as mine seemed to be flacking around the edges I was really surprised as I never really asked for them it was the service manager who sorted it
