17 INCH AMG ALLOY WHEELS for my 420 CL

[planetzog]

Guys,

Hopefully someone can advise me before i buy a set of wheels for my 1996 440 CL (C140).

The wheels are 17" AMG with an ET of 35 and 8.5J rim width.

I have read the chart (thanks to poster), the Merc and AMG wheels listed have a ET47 whereas the Carlsson wheels have a ET35.

Couple of questions, will the wheels i want to buy fit my vechicle? I love the ride of the car, will changing the wheels add looks but reduce stability etc? Lastly, is a 17" rim going to look balanced with the rest of the car?

My thanks to anyone who can help

 

[BlackC55]

I am far from a wheel expert but I think that a 17" will look a little lost on a 140. Thats just my opinion.

 

[KLP 92]

Normally the ET for that width wheel is ET44 for a S Class. !7" wheels will look odd unless they look standard.

Ideally you want 18" wheels, 19" if you want to look bling.

 

[television]

As you say hte Carlsson wheels are 35 for that size of wheel

these are the same as for a 129 I think the size is OK the wheel will be 10mm further out than the 45

 

[Howard]

Monsieur Walker has a set of 18 inch AMG S class wheels for sale ...

They are off a w220 S class , you would need to check if they would fit a w140 CL ...

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=50586

 

[television]

Monsieur Walker has a set of 18 inch AMG S class wheels for sale ...

They are off a w220 S class , you would need to check if they would fit a w140 CL ...

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=50586

The front are fine but there is not a wider one shown for the 140 rear

 

[KLP 92]

Monsieur Walker has a set of 18 inch AMG S class wheels for sale ...

They are off a w220 S class , you would need to check if they would fit a w140 CL ...

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=50586

They'll fit fine.

 

[planetzog]

thanks, great advice. So as long as i get wheels with an ET of circa 45 with an 18" rim i should be ok....