AMG Penta Lug bolts

[alabbasi]

All

I have bought a set of AMG penta Alloys for my silver 6.9. Do they require different lug bolts to those of the 14 inch bundts that I have on my car currently?

[Mundaychris]

Al, not sure, when I had mine fitted I wanted a set of "lock" nuts (or coded nuts) and I know the Tyre fitter only charged me a few bucks for a new set. I'd just buy a nice new set of shiny chrome ones like I did; And dont forget the new AMG centre caps - just order them from Mercedes, they are still available. Chris

[oxymoron]

Al;

I bought Ronal R-9s, which are Penta clones and I was able to use the lugs from my 14" alloys.

Make sure the rears are not too long so as not to crash into the rear's emergency drum brakes.

Ken

my gallery on this site has a picture, albeit a crappy cell phone picture

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=304

[oxymoron]

Al:

On second thought, I seem to remember your Pentas having a larger offset, like over 30mm. is that right?

better be real sure your lugs are long enough to get a good grip on the wheel hubs.

you could measure what will extend beyond the mounting face where it meets the hub, using your 14" alloys as a guide and then put the lug through the new wheel and compare measurements

Ken

[chandlerGTi]

Originally Posted by Mundaychris

Al, not sure, when I had mine fitted I wanted a set of "lock" nuts (or coded nuts) and I know the Tyre fitter only charged me a few bucks for a new set. I'd just buy a nice new set of shiny chrome ones like I did; And dont forget the new AMG centre caps - just order them from Mercedes, they are still available. Chris

The AMG caps available aren't right for the time period though. They have the ///AMG. Not that it matters to most people but....