Don't you have a post below on wheel locks? I would run 30mm conical seat locks to be on the safe side but if HRE said that it's ok to run 26mm, then go with that. I have 30mm on the rears and 39mm on the fronts on mine

 

Hey everyone,

i will be gettin in a set of 19" iforged and am confused on what lugs will fit. I was told to get the 12mm X 1.5 ones but when i called a distrutor of mcgard splinedrive they said it wouldnt fit and i would have to measure all these different things to figure out what will fit (i would need the new rims to measure). He also said i need "bolts" not lugs and i got all confused.. can anyone with iforged give me a hand with this? does the offest effect what length bolt i will need? i did a search and all i could find was one thread that specifically talked about iforged and lugs. any help would be appretiated!! thanks

06 c230 ss

 

First off, Mercedes use lug screws, so that's what he was referring to (it screws into the spot, not locked in like the lug). But despite your offset, for any aftermarket wheels on our C-class we need a regular 12mm x 1.5 for the front, that'll fit fine, but then for the rear, it's the same size, just a MUCH shorter length, like, the size of your replacement lug screws that go on the spare, about 22-24mm in length, otherwise it'll scrape against the rotor walls and knock out the e-brake assembly springs. It's about a $300 repair job at the stealership. I learned that the hard way

 

i c now thanks for explaining the screw thing but r u sayin i can get any standard 12mm 1.5 for the front but have to ask for a specfic size for the rear? u mentioned 22-24 mm. but r the front 12mm? or is the 12mm 1.5 a different mm then the length? thanks again in advance!!

 

Are you buying them new or used? I'm guessing iforged should be able to help you out with the size lugs you'll need, or at least point you in the right direction. Maybe not?...

 

new wheels, thats a good idea. i'll call iforged.. although ive heard horror stories bout their custom service. from what i read i have to wait til i get the rims to do all this measuring to determine how long of screws i'll need. thats goin to suck.. waiting for screws while my new rims sit in the garage! hehe

blake how did u get teh screws for ure car? did u have to measure or hre set u in the right direction?

thanks

 

Luckily the shop where I get all my work done (CarLAB in Santa Clara, CA) knew exactly what size lug bolts I needed.

 

u lucky west coasters! not too many hooked up benzs here so shops have no idea normally.. well thanks for the info!

Tony

 

Taking a trip to Detroit, MI and NEED to be protected!

Okay when i got my rims, they came with different lugs, shorter than stock. I have searched all the wheel lock threads and couldn't find an answer.

My question is, will these locks have the right depth to correctly fit my wheels ? the lugs on the current setup sit REALLY deep into my wheel, even more so in the front. What do you mb guru's think or can suggest on wheel locks, i would like to order asap. Not trying to end up on cinder blocks leaving the club or something.

Thanks in advance.

McGard Wheel Locks
http://www.purems.com/products/product.php/II=699

 

I got mine straight from the benz dealer. take out one of ur current bolt and talk to the parts guy and see what they got.

 

Lock wise ?

 

yes.. a set of wheel locks. they have different measurements... find the one that fits what you have now. I got a wheel lock set of the E55s after I put on the AMG Mono 18s on my w202.

 

lol afraid wheels get stolen??

 

Wheel locks might slow someone down from taking your wheels, but if they want them, they'll take them. Your wheels are replica Brabus, right?

 

outaurleague, could you help me out and start to do some searching and post in older threads, instead of starting new threads about things like this. Trying to keep the forum clean and easy for peeps (especially because this is the last year of production for the w203), so that when people search, they can actually find it easy to get all the information that's already there in a few threads, rather than 15-20.

This is another one of those topics that has been discussed a lot of times.

 

Rad
McGard
Mercedes OEM
Gorilla


Which is best i.e most secure, and I am not interested in buying 2 sets

 

I've heard nothing but good things about the Brabus wheel locks, but don't know if they are cross compatible for other wheels.

 

I've heard to NOT use wheel locks [bolts, i guess in our case] on mercedes. anyone have some insight to that? I'm gonna have to get new bolts when I upgrade to rims/tires.

 

Was there any reasoning why people have said "not" to use wheel locks on Benzos? I've never heard that before.

 

Memory isnt doing a thing for me right now. But something [maybe] about how the bolts could possibly snap off or something. again, just something i heard. dont know exactly how true to tale it is.

 

Yep, my BBS came with RAD locks. RAD = Brabus wheel locks too.

 

From what I've seen/heard it doesn't really matter which locks you use on ANY car... if a thief wants your wheels, they will take them. I remember taking my Accord in to a shop once and forgot the wheel lock. They said "no biggie" and I don't think it slowed them down one bit.

 

I got your point but IMO if the thiefs saw the wheels have lock, they might think twice and probably might change their mind or get other wheels instead...again this is just my .02cents.

I hope none of us here will have to get thru that bad experience though

 

Guys, i just put on the Hre's on my car, now I am considering a set of wheel locks. Are they necessary? what brand do you recommend?

 

RAD wheel locks from purems.com