Can someone tell me urgently...

[Mobb]

What wheels were originally on a R129 SL320 AUTO from the factory?


Thankyou!

 

[Sp!ke]

What year?

Not sure if a VIN decoder says which wheels were fitted but if you post the VIN # I'm sure someone will check for you.

 

[Doodle]

Depends on vintage. Probably 16" Alamaks (aka 8-holes) for earlier ones; Monkars, Albalis or Sadors on later cars.

 

[Mobb]

1998 R, Sorry I dont have the VIN

 

[Sp!ke]

I'd take a stab that the most common option for that year would be Albali's

 

[grober]

Mercedes-Benz R129 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

can't vouch for the accuracy. went from 16 to 17 inch in 1997??


and

http://translate.google.co.uk/trans...echnische-daten.html&sl=de&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

 

[Doodle]

I'd take a stab that the most common option for that year would be Albali's

I would concur, although perhaps the smaller Monkars on a 320?

 

[Mobb]

Are they easily found on ebay? how much am I looking at for a set?

 

[Doodle]

Not hugely common, but you stand a good chance of finding a set from someone who upgraded.

They're largely ignored by buyers in favour of AMG's, so they don't command massive sums.

 

[Mobb]

What should I be searching for? A search done on ebay (SL Alloys, wheels) both with and without tyres turned up one set of Albali's and they are 700 pounds..

 

[neilrr]

These have a 129 part number! - http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/clas...0-genuine-18-amg-monoblocks-wheels-x-4-a.html

 

[grober]

you might also like to take a look at the special models -click on the small pics to get a larger one. Mercedes-Benz R129 SL-Club e.V. | Sondermodelle

 

[Doodle]

It will be a case of keeping up the general searches, they are rarely listed on ebay by their model names.

Place a wanted ad here, as I mentioned a lot of people have them from upgrades but have never really considered selling. I have a set of 8-holes and a set of Brabus Monoblock IV's in storage from previous fitments to the SL.

 

[Mobb]

Thanks guys

 

[BTB 500]

Just to add that on the '96-'97 SL280/320/500 the standard wheel was actually the 12-hole alloy. 8-hole wheels were a factory option (£189.23 ).

The SL600 got 8-holes as standard, and the SL60 had the AMG split-rims.

 

[Doodle]

Just to add that on the '96-'97 SL280/320/500 the standard wheel was actually the 12-hole alloy. 8-hole wheels were a factory option (£189.23 ).

The SL600 got 8-holes as standard, and the SL60 had the AMG split-rims.

This one?

 

[BTB 500]

That's the one.

On the price list they are just referred to as '12 hole design' and '8 hole' ... doesn't even give the diameter (16")!

 

[Doodle]

Lovely, according to Chris Murray's site they are 16" Monkars.

 

[Sp!ke]

Are they easily found on ebay? how much am I looking at for a set?

I'll be needing to get rid of my Albalis soon as I'm going to be upgrading. They are alright but probably worth refurbing before use. I doubt they'll be worth an awful lot (maybe £200 or so for the set).

 

[Doodle]

What you looking to upgrade to?