Just bust my front wheel

[dazzler1976]

Hey Ho,

Yesterday while driving to the recycing compound, tried to turn a corner and the car decided that the kerb looked like a better option. Front tyre blown off and alloy pretty much RIP. Gutted!

Top tip, when trying to change a wheel on a very icy road, dont pull the wheel to hard, as the whole car slides towards you and the jack slips off! Luckily stubborn, fecked alloy took the weight and I managed to get it jacked back up and wheel replaced.

Can anyone recommend a good Alloy specialist, as I now need new rims!

Happy New Year

 

[verytalldave]

I had pretty much the same experience a couple of months back. My front nearside wheel went down a massive pot-hole and ruined the wheel and tyre.
Had buy new - no other option. Got mine direct from Mercedes. Not the cheapest option, but it was the quickest by far.

 

[Uberwagon]

Most MB wheels are around 160 I believe, my 500E alloy was.

Dave!

 

[Druk]

Anything suitable here?

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__merc...scZ1QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQ_sopZ2QQ_scZ1

 

[x332race]

Just as a matter of record, I had a flat over the weekend and the wheel was welded onto the hub...no amount of pulling etc would shift it....rang MB and a very helpful man called Duncan advisded me to loosen the bolts, lift car on jack and then very carefully lower the car back onto the wheel...hey presto, the weight of the car broke the wheel away from the hub....the bolts were slack enough to allow this to happen...so no more pulling to get wheel off!

 

[dazzler1976]

Just as a matter of record, I had a flat over the weekend and the wheel was welded onto the hub...no amount of pulling etc would shift it....rang MB and a very helpful man called Duncan advisded me to loosen the bolts, lift car on jack and then very carefully lower the car back onto the wheel...hey presto, the weight of the car broke the wheel away from the hub....the bolts were slack enough to allow this to happen...so no more pulling to get wheel off!

In a less controlled fashion, thats how I managed to get the wheel off! Your technique sounds much better though.

 

[dazzler1976]

Anything suitable here?

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__merc...scZ1QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQ_sopZ2QQ_scZ1

If I cant find a similar wheel, I will be selling three very nice alloy wheels with lots of tread on the tryes!

Ebay can be great for spares, wish folks would stop advertising AMG "style" parts, waste of time.

 

[BTB 500]

Ebay can be great for spares, wish folks would stop advertising AMG "style" parts, waste of time.

You can put

-style

in your search

 

[partsspecialist]

PM me your VIN and ill check the dealer network for you, see if anyone has one on their obsolete stock (12months no movement) that they will do a deal on.
If they came on the car from new, If not just let me know which wheels they are and ill look for you.

 

[dazzler1976]

PM me your VIN and ill check the dealer network for you, see if anyone has one on their obsolete stock (12months no movement) that they will do a deal on.
If they came on the car from new, If not just let me know which wheels they are and ill look for you.

Sorry for being so dense, what do you mean you PM? They look like AMG II but they are not AMG. They are 17".

Cheers

 

[BTB 500]

Sorry for being so dense, what do you mean you PM?

Private Message. Unfortunately you can't use this till you have 30 posts!

 

[Dieselman]

I suspect you mean the 17" version of the Mekab wheel.

http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/mercedes_alloy_wheels/e_class_saloon_w210

EDIT:
Just checked your previous posts for what car you have and it wont have 17" wheels as supplied by Mercedes, so probably no good looking for anything from a dealer.

Hello all,

Just bought my first Mercedes a, E 240 Elegance (2000 W).

 

[dazzler1976]

I suspect you mean the 17" version of the Mekab wheel.

http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/mercedes_alloy_wheels/e_class_saloon_w210

Nope not Mekab, definately look like AMG II on same website. Maybe I have been running "style" wheels all along.

 

[dazzler1976]

Private Message. Unfortunately you can't use this till you have 30 posts!

Thanks for explaining. 25 posts last time I checked, nearly there.

 

[BTB 500]

Thanks for explaining. 25 posts last time I checked, nearly there.

No problem. It's an anti-spam thing .. we had a few instances of people signing up just to send spam PMs to all members.

 

[SilverSaloon]

if you need to get wheels referbished, then i know a good guy around Kinross:

Premier Wheels LtdCrawford Place Milnathort, Kinross, Fife KY13 9XL

01577864100

Kevin did my 7 Series alloys and it was a superb job. Stone blasted, the full works.

Recommended.

 

[dazzler1976]

if you need to get wheels referbished, then i know a good guy around Kinross:

Premier Wheels LtdCrawford Place Milnathort, Kinross, Fife KY13 9XL

01577864100

Kevin did my 7 Series alloys and it was a superb job. Stone blasted, the full works.

Recommended.

Cheers, much appreciated.

 

[Howard]

Can you post a picture of the wheels please ?

 

[maddog]

Sorry for being so dense, what do you mean you PM? They look like AMG II but they are not AMG. They are 17".

Cheers

Do they look like these ??

 

[dazzler1976]

These links should still work,

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=57837