Overview: 1. Center Caps 240GD: 2. Rims 240GD: 3. Wintertires / Summertires: 4. tirepressure 240GD/270CDI: |
5. Tires for G55AMG: 6. Wheel bolts 240GD 7. Wheel bolts 270CDI 8. Wheel change |
Center Caps before | Center Caps painted | Center Caps painted | Holiday feeling ;) | done |
1. Paintjob Center Caps:
Periodically I was forced to change my center caps of the 240GD, because the color was fading or breaking. Especially cleaning with a pressure cleaner at gas stations was not good for the center caps. In addition, these were not available in the color of the vehicle, since I have painted my rims in Colorado-Beige (DB-color code: 1470). I decided to rework the old center caps. A new one (A4604010025) is not expensive (3,14 Euro incl. tax), but you don't get them in special colors. First of all you have to clean the plastic material. The old color has been removed and wet grinded with 600 series sand paper. Now a Plastic Primer (Primomat, Elastic Haftgrund, 3304 from Spies&Hecker) has been used and the surface has been finished with a brush with the original color (you can spray instead, but this was too much work). |
2. Paintjob Rims:
On the 240GD I still use the steel rims (5 1/2JK x 16 H2, ET 63mm, A4604000202, 102,31 Euro inkl. tax). The silver color is not my favourite, so I decided to paint them in the same color as my car. Remove rust, grind the paint and use rust primer (see rust protection). A turntable is a good tool because the rims are heavy. For the turntable an old wheel bearing has been used. The rust primer will be washed away with some thinner, since it should only stay inside the rust pores. Now a rust protection paint will be sprayed, a 1K-primer with filler and then the rim will be painted in the color you like. |
Rim on turntable | Derust rim | Rim with rust primer | Rim with rust protection paint |
1K Primer |
Basic Paint |
3. Winter tires / Sommer tires DMZ2: |
240GD: painted rim with DMZ2 |
240GD: profile DMZ2 | 240GD: Tire quartet | left: 240GD, right 270CDI: | 270CDI: M+S u. DMZ2 | 270CDI: similar | 270CDI: Alu rims at DMZ2 |
Since couple of years I use the DMZ2 from Bridgestone, size 215/80 R16 103Q for all season and I am really happy with it. After the years to 4 mm reduced profile depth tires (Rubber is getting hard, tire last longer in summertime's) will be used in the next summer up to 2mm. In the Winter period the new tire set will be used (with rims). Especially the fine segments of the profile was the decision maker for this kind of tire. You can use them especially for snow, mud and for black ice. Over the whole year these tires show good rain performance. For the forest I still have the snow chains.
In addition this tires are very good balanced, if you take the yellow dot to the valve position when mounted. Valves: A0004016713 - 2.22 Euro incl. Tax. In 1979 tubes has been used from OEM. Under normal conditions these can be spared. The first rims can be used tubeless. |
In addition the DMZ2 carries the snow flake - Symbol. quote:" the improper used M+S stamp on the serial equipment of many off-road vehicle is an abbreviation for mud and snow and indicated in the past real winter tires. The sign is not protected, so every tire manufactures can decide in its own, which tire will use it. To cope with that the NHTSA has introduced a snow flake symbol on the flange of the tire. This symbol can taken on the tire only, if some independent testing has been proved the possible usage as a winter tire". (translated from Spiegel-online, 20. November 2003, SUV und Winterreifen). |
b) Tire size comparison:Winter tire for the 240 GD and 270CDI Left a DMZ2 215/80 R16 for the 240GD and right the Dueler H/T 265/70 R16 for the G270CDI, both of Bridgestone. |
7. Wheel bolts 270CDI
For the Alu Rims longer bolts have to be used. The torque is 130 Nm, for hex size = 17 mm. These bolts have different head sizes (A1404000170, 5,36Euro incl. Tax.). |