Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: John W Mitchell Sr on September 22, 2022, 11:52:15
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do wheels match body color or silver or black on original
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"black" - may be such a dark grey they look black!
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Ive always assumed they match the body color. I have seen black on several cars regardless of body color. not sure if that is original or not.
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Didn't the rims match the body on early cars with 2 part hub caps/wheel embellishers? Think the big single units on later cars (280...) covered the rim so much they went with a black
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For cars equipped with two piece hubcaps, 230/250’s, the wheels were painted the color of the hardtop. For cars with one piece hubcaps, the 280’s, wheels were all painted a satin black. The only wheels which were silver, were the Bundt alloys.
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Yes Sorry I may have confused the question about wheel color. It makes sense that the dog dish type are painted body color as it shows through.
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And the back of the wheel body colored wheel is satin black.
Not sure they used the very dark gray - good question there.
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For cars equipped with two piece hubcaps, 230/250’s, the wheels were painted the color of the hardtop. For cars with one piece hubcaps, the 280’s, wheels were all painted a satin black. The only wheels which were silver, were the Bundt alloys.
I think that you'll find that the 230/250SL wheels are painted body color in all instances. It is the hubcaps that are painted to match the hardtop.
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On my 1966 230SL, the wheels were painted body color on both the front and the back. May have been different at another time.
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Thanks Mike Hughes for the correction. Body color for wheels, hardtop color for hubcaps centers on those with 2 pieces. I bet that looks really sharp on your two toned car!