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W202 wheels on a W124?
A friend of mine just bought a w124 300D. 1987. His wheels are showing their age, and I have an extra set of wheels from my w202 C280. I believe the w202 8-hole wheels are ET37. Will they work on the w124?
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I have the machine polished W202 wheels from my wife's 1998 C230 running on my 87 300E. The offset is different, and they 'stick out' from the hub about an extra 1/2 - 3/4" on each side, but still are within the fender line. (see the web site at http://toy4two.home.mindspring.com/offset.html to determine the exact change in how they fit - I believe the E wheels ar 49 offset, and the C wheels are 36, if I recall. You get a wider track than stock,
I installed them because I was tired of cleaning the 15 hole stock wheels, and she took my wheel budget and bougt 16" C sport rims for her car. They look a lot better than I thought they would, and I am going to keep them on instead of buying new wheels. If your friend is interested in pretty clean stock E wheels, have him contact me. A pic of the E with the C rims are in my signature link, below. If you need a better pic, I can email one to you.
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John-
Thanks for the reply. I dont think I have ever gotten a more direct, dead on the spot, answer to a post on this forum since I can remember. How lucky that you did the same fitment I am inquiring about. I would love it if I could get more photos e-mailed to me! My email address is teammulholland@aol.com Those wheels look sharp on the W124! I love the way 8-holes look on the w123, but I prefer the W202 8-holes deeper face. If only theyd fit a w123! I guess my friends w124 300D will be sportin a sharp set of tracks in the near future!
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Sorry to revive this 16-year-old post -- and I don't even know if the original posters are still here -- but I am trying to mount 15" AMG wheels (202 400 01 02) from a W202 on my 1995 E420. The stock offset on my E420 is ET49 and the AMG wheels have an ET37 offset. Has anyone else tried this? I am planning on using 12mm spacers. Thanks in advance.
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The stock offset on a E420 wheels is not that high. You should be able to bolt on the 15" monoblocks as is assuming there is no issue with the clearance on the brakes.
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Thanks. That's the problem -- the inside of the rim is hitting the brake caliper.
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1993 400E, 256,000 miles (totaled) 1994 E420, 200,000+ miles 1995 E420, 201,000 miles |
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From the part number on the wheel, these are W202 wheels on my old Imperial Edition convertible, but they also had spacers.
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Nice looking car! I did end up using hubcentric spacers on the fronts (10mm) and I had to get longer lugbolts (from 40mm to 50mm). Without the spacers the wheel rubbed on the brake caliper.
On the rear, I am still experimenting. With the stock 40mm lugbolts there is a clicking noise inside the right rear hub, but only when there is weight on wheels. Using 2.4mm washers between the wheel and hub stops the clicking. If I try the 10mm spacers with the longer 50mm lugbolts I still get the clicking. I plan to have a machine shop take 3mm of thread off the 50mm lugbolts and use the spacers in back too, so it looks more balanced. I think the lugbolts are just long enough to be hitting something inside the hub, like the parking brake mechanism. There is no rubbing of tires and I'm using 205/60-15. Also, no detriment to the ride and handling qualities with the new wheels.
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1993 400E, 256,000 miles (totaled) 1994 E420, 200,000+ miles 1995 E420, 201,000 miles |
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