PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - 1995 E300D OEM 8 hole wheels -correct stamping on inside of wheels?

Jeremy5848 · #5 03-29-2012, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Zulfiqar

Exactly same wheels on mine except the say made in Germany. These wheels have a nasty clearcoat that yellows and flakes off - makes the wheels look real bad. - To date I have not found a decent wheel place that can refinish them to factory finish.

My '95 has the same problem. The factory machined the outer surface of the wheels and then clearcoated them. Looks great until the clearcoat ages. Japanese motorcycle manufacturers used to do the same thing with their engines and got the same long-term results. The only reasonable fix is to paint them.

Benedict, it is highly unlikely that the factory shipped a car with mismatched wheels but something might have happened at the dealership. Your research into what cars might have had your wheels would be valuable. It's possible that whoever did the swap didn't even notice the difference.

Offset indeed varies over the W124 model run. Early 124s (like my '87 300D Turbo) have ET49 15-hole painted wheels. OTOH, my '95 E300D has ET44 8-hole clearcoated wheels. The later W210 models started off with painted 10-hole ET41 holes. AFAIK, the 8-hole ET44 wheels are the correct ones for your car, unless someone knows of a manufacturer-approved alternative that was offered as an option at the time of purchase.

Jeremy