I bought a beautiful 1997 SL500 that I just love.
As a newbie, I also unwittingly bought the "wrong" AMG wheels (they are the ones I want!) that fit a new body style SL. Seems the lugs are shorter.
IS there a different lug bolt I can use to use these wheels?
Dave Wright

 

Yes you need the longer lugs. I have a set of mb lugs for just this reason. let me know if you need them.
davidlhorne@charter.net

 

Longer or shorter lugs to fit the new SL wheels on the old bodystyle?

You have a set you want to sell or know the MB P/N?


Dave Wright
8549 W. Highland
Mequon, WI 53097-2701
davewrit@execpc.com

 

the tires will rub on the fender. u should use 245's in the front instead of the stock 255's.

 

I nearly made the same mistake but was able to try before I buy as the wheels were used ones with tyres fitted. The rear wheels are a very close fit but I found the front wheels rubbed the wings both on partial lock and on bumpy roads. The offsets are wrong as well.
In the end I fitted some really nice E class 17 inch wheels using a German sourced set of wheel spacers that have the wheel centering machined into them




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Are these the amg wheels you are talking about? I have the 245's onthe front and they still rub like you were saying. It's only when the going gets bumpy and only once in a while. I love the look so much that it's worth it to me to let it rub once in a while.

 

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283BENZ you have very beautiful AMG wheels, I love this kind of wheels.
My prefer ones are not AMG but.....see the image if I arrive to post it, so the model wich was on the Silver Arrow in USA or on th "SL Edition" in Europa.

Or this one: AMG on the "Final Edition"