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Wheel Fitment for 2003 E500

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Old 04-09-2013, 07:32 AM
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Wheel Fitment for 2003 E500

What's the best method to determine which Mercedes Benz OEM alloys will fit on my 2003 E500? My original 17" OEM wheels were 38mm offsets and the 18 inch OEM replacement wheels I'm using are stock on the 2007 E550 and are also 38mm offset. Since I have a bent rim on one wheel, I'm thinking of replacing these wheels with some different Mercedes Benz OEM wheels that can be bought refinished from various wheel vendors. The ones I like are 18 inch that were available for 2004 - 2006 E500s but are 30mm offset. How can I determine whether these rims will fit my vehicle.......ask my MB Dealer parts department, MB database, or what?
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those will fit fine, 03 and 07 are identical cars. the lower off set is just gonna push them out 3/10 of an inch out.. i doubt you could notice that
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agreed.
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Guess my question wasn't clear. I'm currently using 2007 E550 OEM wheels with 38mm offset on my 2003 E500. The new ones I want to buy are OEM on 2004 - 2006 E500 vehicles with 30mm offset. Will those with the 30mm offset fit on my 2003 E500. I did also notice that this wheel also comes with a rear wheel version that is 39mm offset......maybe that would work best on all four wheels?
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It's still the same response, 03-09 are all identical vehicles when it comes to wheel fitment. The difference is still going to be that 3/10 of an inch
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Do a forum search , there are loads of suggestions, especially in the antenna area
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those will fit...lower offset just has a small difference. there are guys running way lower offsets than that on our cars.
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We're talking about a few millimeter difference here, as long as it's within a reasonable range it will fit - so it should...my OEM wheels were a different offset by (I think) 10mm in comparison to my new Eurosport wheels and I don't really notice a difference (maybe a little more wheel "poke").

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