SteelJones Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Hi All, I am in the process of swapping out my stock wheels on my 2008 Mercury Milan. The old wheels will stay with me and be mounted with winter tires. The new Menzari Custom Wheels arrived this afternoon. All I need now is the hub rings that I ordered and I will get these on the car. I cannot wait to see the difference; I think the new rims should be a vast improvement over the stock offering. STOCK WHEEL MENZARI CUSTOM WHEEL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 That'll look good! While you have them in the house, put a coat or two of MSS or other wax on it. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelJones Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 That'll look good! While you have them in the house, put a coat or two of MSS or other wax on it. Chris I don't have any Machine Superwax just yet, does buttery wax offer any benefits to a wheel at this point or is it strictly cosmetic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGenCoupe Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Nice wheels. What are the Specs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelJones Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 Nice wheels. What are the Specs? They are 17X7.5 inch wheels with a 5/114.3MM bolt pattern and a 45+ offset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I don't have any Machine Superwax just yet, does buttery wax offer any benefits to a wheel at this point or is it strictly cosmetic? Ok but remember... It's Machine Super Sealant!!! MSS... Buttery is good too! Wheels REALLY benefit from a good sealant with the abuse they take from heat and brake dust... BW would need to be applied more often. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelJones Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 Ok but remember... It's Machine Super Sealant!!! MSS... Buttery is good too! Wheels REALLY benefit from a good sealant with the abuse they take from heat and brake dust... BW would need to be applied more often. Chris Thanks for the heads up... still trying to grasp all of the acronyms used on the Adam's board... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGenCoupe Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Nice, same bolt pattern as mine. Im selling some chrome lug nuts if your interested. special design so it makes them impossible to steal. http://www.adamsforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelJones Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 Nice, same bolt pattern as mine. Im selling some chrome lug nuts if your interested. special design so it makes them impossible to steal. http://www.adamsforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12100 Blue Gen... I'll keep you posted. The seller of these wheels also sent me a lug and lock kit for these wheels at no extra charge. Problem is he sent them separately, so now I have to wait a few more days to mount these wheels. Hopefully the locking lug kit will provide me with the same security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 That'll look good! While you have them in the house, put a coat or two of MSS or other wax on it. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 mount them up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiterp199 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Nice, same bolt pattern as mine. Im selling some chrome lug nuts if your interested. special design so it makes them impossible to steal. http://www.adamsforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12100 Nothing is impossible. All they will do is slow a thief down. They are good to have though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelJones Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 Hi Guys, Well the wheels are on the car, but I am still having one annoying problem. I have not posted any photos of the wheels to this link because the car is filthy. I will do a quick detail tomorrow morning and post pictures of the new wheels on the car tomorrow. On to my problem, does anyone have any experience with Tire Pressure Monitor Systems (TPMS) and Fords? NTB and a very reputable Tire shop with a Master Certified Technician are unable to "wake up" the tire monitors I had installed today, so I am driving a car with an annoying "Low Tire Pressure" warning light that is not accurate. I have been told that the only way to fix it is to take it to an authorized Ford dealer since they may have the correct scanner communicating at the right frequency to "wake up" all four sensors and override the error message. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill-V8V Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I heard that if you get them up over 160 MPH they will wake right up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelJones Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 I heard that if you get them up over 160 MPH they will wake right up Bill... you must have mistaken my poor little Mercury for a C6 Corvette! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelJones Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 That'll look good! While you have them in the house, put a coat or two of MSS or other wax on it. Chris By the way, Chewy what % of tint did you go with on your car? Now that I have my rims mounted I am thinking of getting my car tinted next weekend, but I don't want to go dark enough to be hassled by the police! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelJones Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 I had some sunshine today, so as promised here are the new wheels. Next weekend I hope to get into a local shop for a window tint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianT Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Did you try unhooking the batt. for 10 minutes to see if she will reset on her own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelJones Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Did you try unhooking the batt. for 10 minutes to see if she will reset on her own? Brian I had a Master Certified mechanic on the phone with a Ford Master Certified mechanic for hours and they went through every reset procedure known to Ford. They even wiped the system clean and let the car sit for 30 minutes and it still would not relearn. The mechanic told me that one of two things is going on... NTB may have damaged the new sensors during the install, or his scanner doesn't communicate at the frequency required by Ford to reset the sensors. I have no idea, but I am hoping that Ford can tame their own product when I bring it to them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelJones Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 Hi Adams Gang, The Milan's wheel sensor issue has been resolved. I took the car over to the Ford Dealership this morning and they determined that I actually had one bad sensor. I brought four replacement sensors with me, but as it turns out they diagnosed the bad sensor popped off the wheel and replaced the sensor in about 20 minutes. They charged me $20.00 and I was on my way with no more "TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAULT" error messages on my heads up display... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Hi Adams Gang, The Milan's wheel sensor issue has been resolved. I took the car over to the Ford Dealership this morning and they determined that I actually had one bad sensor. I brought four replacement sensors with me, but as it turns out they diagnosed the bad sensor popped off the wheel and replaced the sensor in about 20 minutes. They charged me $20.00 and I was on my way with no more "TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAULT" error messages on my heads up display... Good to hear man. After reading your post's, I can't believe it took that many "Master Mechanics" to determine a sensor was bad! :lolsmack:That's insane. I'm glad it worked out for you though....some time's these compute/sensor faults can drive people crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMA82 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Looks Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelJones Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 Good to hear man. After reading your post's, I can't believe it took that many "Master Mechanics" to determine a sensor was bad! :lolsmack:That's insane. I'm glad it worked out for you though....some time's these compute/sensor faults can drive people crazy. I have learned the error of my ways. I think that NTB initially screwed up the sensor and the second so called master mechanic was not as good as he claimed. When I took the car to Ford today they diagnosed and fixed the problem in under an hour! From now on I will take the car to the dealer for this sort of work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VRG37S Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Those look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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