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Old 05-26-2012, 07:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Chrome wheels on Ebay

Saw these on Ebay. They look nice. Someone might want them. Not my wheels nor do I konw any thng about them.

NEW SET CUSTOM MERCEDES SMART CAR FORTWO 451 17" CHROME RIMS WHEELS BY ALBA | eBay

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ET +42, yikes!!! you would need 15mm (front) & 17mm (rear) spacers........

For that price I got a used set of Schimdt's shipped in from Germany....just say'n.

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15 mm spacers

Assuming you can find the spacers,

The existing ball seat lug bolts are 24-25mm

So you would need 40mm...
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Needs a wheel stud conversion or hub adapters, the extended wheel studs I'm using let me use up a 12mm spacer, but 15 & 17mm is quite a stretch for M12x1.5 threads, Motorsport-tech can make the proper hub adapters w/ studs, but they are close to $300.
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Wow... Those are really quite ugly.
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Wow... Those are really quite ugly.
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Wow those are ghettotastic. I don't like them yet I can't look away. Seem like they are the type of wheel that would grow on you. Too many spokes IMO is what gives them a look like they should be on a jacked up '76 Impala.
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Wow those are ghettotastic. I don't like them yet I can't look away. Seem like they are the type of wheel that would grow on you. Too many spokes IMO is what gives them a look like they should be on a jacked up '76 Impala.
Not the kind of wheel I would choose. I didn't notice before but they are directional. The smart at the bottom of the page doesn't look that bad with wheels like these on it. If you were the only bidder it would be a good price for chrome 17's.
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Not the kind of wheel I would choose. I didn't notice before but they are directional. The smart at the bottom of the page doesn't look that bad with wheels like these on it. If you were the only bidder it would be a good price for chrome 17's.
I didn't notice notice the directional either. I was looking at the pic of them on the car which is why I was saying they would grow on you. Far from my style. I'm more of a Torq Thrust D sort of guy, then Radar. Those would be out of place on a smart though.
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Never claimed otherwise. Some folks think Veg-O-Matic spinner hubcaps look cool, too.
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