Aftermarket Wheels
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Sep 2019
Posts: 24
Likes: 14
'17 GLS550; '18 M5
Aftermarket Wheels
Just a heads up to anyone that might also be putting a winter set on in place of the 23's that came with the car. In typical Mercedes fashion they created a new lug nut size that did not exist prior to our vehicle coming off the production line, not even Mercedes carries the part themselves. So when you go to change your wheels the lugs you have will not work to tighten the new rim properly as i found out this weekend when i went to change to winter wheels. Tire shop did find and aftermarket solution, just something for everyone to watch for if you are changing wheels.
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 6,774
Likes: 1,267
From: Lake Oswego, OR
2020 GLE 450; 2023 BMW M2 Coupe
Aftermarket wheel fitment
Just a heads up to anyone that might also be putting a winter set on in place of the 23's that came with the car. In typical Mercedes fashion they created a new lug nut size that did not exist prior to our vehicle coming off the production line, not even Mercedes carries the part themselves. So when you go to change your wheels the lugs you have will not work to tighten the new rim properly as i found out this weekend when i went to change to winter wheels. Tire shop did find and aftermarket solution, just something for everyone to watch for if you are changing wheels.
https://mbworld.org/forums/gle-class...u-wearing.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/gle-class...lug-bolts.html
I had custom titanium lugs made to adapt my W166 wheels for use as Winters on my GLE. I also got a manufacturer to make wheel mounting pins in this spec. I have quite a bit of info on this subject, so let me know if you have any questions.
