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That was what I had always understand. Forged wheels are stronger and lighter, but more expensive to make. Traditionally Mercedes always used forged alloys, like the ubiquitous Mexican hat alloys found on the 70s cars. the aftermarket wheels were generally cast.

In comparing some wheels I had on my car, I learned something today. The early W124s (until 1989) had forged wheels, same as the W126 and R107. Most of these were 6.5x15 ET48. Sportline are 7" and some base models were 6". Part 124 400 1802. Then, in 1989, they cheapened them, and...

I've had that in a few benzes. Always been calipers that have siezed up due to lack of use, mostly rears.

Yesterday I happened to drive a 380SEC. Its been many years since I drove a 380, and I don't recall ever having driven a 380 SEC before. Was probably an SEL. I had always remembered them having good performance, but even with that I was still left pretty impressed with the performance off...

I think KBA is some kind of government certification or standard as they all have that. The aussie ones don't have many markings. Unfortunately I looked at the photos I took of my set and they were not that zoomed in, so I can't confirm, but I suspect that is what you have. They seemed...

Note I should have said these are probably replicas. The most common seem to be the aussie made wheels that were all 6.5". My 450SLC had those fitted on my purchase. There were also the Italian ones (my 280 had them) and then other ones I've seen around the place, some german made too...

That is the standard wheel then for your car. Does it have stick on wheel weights on the inside?

I had a quick look in the 1981 technical data book. The W126 280SE also had 6" wheels, like a W116 280SE, so I would have thought they should fit. There is a note next to the W116 and W126 V8s saying the 6" rims should not be used, but it doesn't say more than that. it also lists the 6.5"...

Two other possibilities: 1) The brake dust shield is bent and touching the rim. 2) your lugs are too long and they are touching the handbrake mechanism inside the hub.

You shouldn't need the spacers and running spacers without engineering certification on the car would void your rego and insurance. What are the specs of the wheels? part number and width? was it a six? they had narrower wheels on the 116.

There shouldn't be. But the W126 was never fitted with the 5.5" and 6.0" wheels to my knowledge so perhaps only the 6.5" fit?

They sold so many 560SLs in the USA, they are only worth anything with super low mileage. plus the railway sleeper bumpers are a deterrent to many.

Lloyds results this month. Nothing jumped out at me this time from the mercedes section. The two w116s were not that great. the blue d-jet 450 was very tired and the silver-green 450 was very high km and a bit tatty. prices seemed fair for what they were. The 300 3.5 was a great...

This one is a Weslake-head 2.6-litre in a Rover 110. The twin-trumpet paper-filter air cleaner was characteristic of the Weslake-head engines. The 2.6-litre (non-Weslake) engine was used in the Forward Control Land Rovers. As you can see here, access for servicing wasn't altogether...

Here’s the second part of our look at the Rover IOE engine family, which had started life as a design before the Second World War and entered production in 1948. This part of the story is a lot less complicated than the earlier part. First of all, though, there’s an important correction to my...

sorry last one for now. not a moss box, but very cool: https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/LotDetails.aspx?smode=0&aid=40152&lid=4184046&pgn=2&pgs=100

So a MK2 Manual/Overdrive? Good choice. A 2.4 like John Thaw is driving above, or a 3.4 or 3.8?

https://auctions.shannons.com.au/auction/lot/lot-1979-mercedes-benz-280se-sedan/?lot=459&so=0&st=Mercedes&sto=0&au=&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=50&pn=1&g=-1