My AMG/OZ splits dont fit on my E500....

[pupsi]

But how has this guy managed to put 11's on?

These wheels must fit somehow.
Am trying to email him but i dont speak very good german and he doesnt speak very good english!

 

[Mudster]

They are either a custom build, or they still protrude beyond the arches even with silly stretched tyres on.

 

[mattc]

send me what he has sent you with his email and I will email him in German if you like..this is of interest to me as I have some e500 wheels I want to put on my coupe so the issues may well be similar

 

[Dieselman]

You can see the stretch in the top picture, it looks to be about an inch each side of the tyre.

 

[MBK]

only way you can get those wheels to fit is by Milling the insides.

 

[pupsi]

I wouldnt imagine there is a lot of stretch, only a tiny amount.
Hes running 235/45/17 on the 9.5j fronts and 265/40/17 on the 11j rears.

Heres his original thread:

http://www.w124-board.de/thread.php?threadid=8947

mattc, you have PM.

only way you can get those wheels to fit is by Milling the insides.

Ive found a place that'll do this for me. After looking at the wheels however, taking away 10mm is the most that can be done safely in my view.
There is a lot of meat on the inside but im more concerned about meat between the wheel nut seating hole and the rear hole. 10mm is the most i would mill in that respect.

However, if you look at these pictures, 10mm just doesnt look like it would be enough.

 

[MBK]

i've seen wheels like this on a VW golf Mk4 they skimmed the inside to get the offset right, but as you say they are Prone to cracking where the bolts go. Personally i would go for skimming the insides 10mm and then reducing the lip by either 0.5 or 1 inch.

 

[mattc]

Can the milling be done without damaging the outer face? Mine are mint and would like them to stay that way.

 

[Doodle]

Perhaps it's just my eyesight/optical illusion, but the rear wings on the German one look a little more flared?

 

[jaymanek]

Id say he has either milled the back face down or has used a slightly different lip... readily available in Germany..

 

[mattc]

Id say he has either milled the back face down or has used a slightly different lip... readily available in Germany..

A coule of people have mentioned the lip and Ikeep thinking on the front face.. what bit do you mean Jay? the hub?

confused as usual, matt

 

[jaymanek]

yes the split rims come apart and the actual lip (shiny part) can be bought in various sizes...

 

[Mudster]

I guess "Outer Rim" would be a better description...but as Jay says...three piece wheels, they come apart and you can build them back up again at a different width/offset as required.

Not cheap if you need to pay for it, time consuming to do yourself, but worth the effort IMO.

 

[Darrell]

I think the arches on the black car do look a bit more flared than Pupsi's car.

 

[mattc]

I've emailed the bloke who tells me the wheels have an ET of 17 so they just fit straight on . he sent a picture that shows the tyre sitting flush with the wheel but they do stick out a bit. I would post it but its just over a Mb - If anyone can point me in the direction of some free compression software I will try and reduce it.

 

[kwakdonut]

I've emailed the bloke who tells me the wheels have an ET of 17 so they just fit straight on . he sent a picture that shows the tyre sitting flush with the wheel but they do stick out a bit. I would post it but its just over a Mb - If anyone can point me in the direction of some free compression software I will try and reduce it.

Just reduce the size of it when saving - use Photoshop or similar if you have it installed!

 

[Crazyjester900]

I've emailed the bloke who tells me the wheels have an ET of 17 so they just fit straight on . he sent a picture that shows the tyre sitting flush with the wheel but they do stick out a bit. I would post it but its just over a Mb - If anyone can point me in the direction of some free compression software I will try and reduce it.

you can use photobucket...

you choose what size you upload it to the net.

it's all free

 

[pupsi]

I've emailed the bloke who tells me the wheels have an ET of 17 so they just fit straight on . he sent a picture that shows the tyre sitting flush with the wheel but they do stick out a bit. I would post it but its just over a Mb - If anyone can point me in the direction of some free compression software I will try and reduce it.

I was thinking, tyre brands differ in size.
Maybe my goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3's are oversized?
They have a kerb protector which does stick out a bit.

 

[pupsi]

Right, have seen these wheels on a 124 cabriolet and they were sitting INSIDE the arch, werent sticking out at all.
Had a chat with the guy and hes a top bloke, he'll help me fit mine after the new year as hes going away in a few days.

 

[Will]

Right, have seen these wheels on a 124 cabriolet and they were sitting INSIDE the arch, werent sticking out at all.
Had a chat with the guy and hes a top bloke, he'll help me fit mine after the new year as hes going away in a few days.

Out of interest, was it an Azurite blue 124 cab?

Will