I have found the bolts to be larger on the audi than the benz. Fatter
actually, but maybe the holes are the same in the wheel, just a step up
from the 17mm on the benz. 19mm?
On Tuesday, December 27, 2005, at 04:59 AM, Lee Levitt wrote:
Casey,
5 bolt Audi wheels have the same bolt size and pattern but the
center mounting hole is slightly different (I can't remember
whether it's larger or smaller...). As a result the wheels will
not be hubcentric (ie either they won't fit or they won't be
centered on the hub, which will lead to vibration at speed).
Aftermarket wheels (BBS, OZ and some others) have multiple
hubcentric ring adapters available, so you can adapt their wheels
to either Audi or MB. The rings run roughly $15 to $20 per ring.
The Audi OEM wheels don't have the same flexibility as the correct
opening is cast into the wheel.
If you want to go to 17" wheels, I have a set of OZ Superleggera
wheels available :)
Lee
On Mon Dec 26 23:41:32 PST 2005, Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Has anyone successfully adapted wheels from another (preferably
German) car make into the MB realm? I'm fantasizing about
upgrading my 124 to 16" rims, but I'm not too smitten by the
prices or choices
out there. These Audi units seem to be nifty looking and run the
same
5x112mm bolt pattern, w/35mm ET as 17" AMG monoblocks:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?U2F612F5C
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