18" AMG wheel lug bolt dilemma...
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18" AMG wheel lug bolt dilemma...
Hello all- I was doing a bit of preventative maintenance, and while going to check my lug bolt torque I realized that the wrench in the tool kit does not fit the chrome lug bolts on the factory 18" AMG rims.
It's a 17MM wrench, so I would imagine that the bolts are 19MM. The have, however, very little side clearance. My 4-way autozone tire iron is too big to get in there. Any ideas? Did the car come with some adaptor that I no longer have? Grrr!
Chris
It's a 17MM wrench, so I would imagine that the bolts are 19MM. The have, however, very little side clearance. My 4-way autozone tire iron is too big to get in there. Any ideas? Did the car come with some adaptor that I no longer have? Grrr!
Chris
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Hello all- I was doing a bit of preventative maintenance, and while going to check my lug bolt torque I realized that the wrench in the tool kit does not fit the chrome lug bolts on the factory 18" AMG rims.
It's a 17MM wrench, so I would imagine that the bolts are 19MM. The have, however, very little side clearance. My 4-way autozone tire iron is too big to get in there. Any ideas? Did the car come with some adaptor that I no longer have? Grrr!
Chris
It's a 17MM wrench, so I would imagine that the bolts are 19MM. The have, however, very little side clearance. My 4-way autozone tire iron is too big to get in there. Any ideas? Did the car come with some adaptor that I no longer have? Grrr!
Chris
THe standard OEM lug is not chrome unless the OEM wheels are chrome.
AMG uses the same lug as other OEM wheels unless they are a replica.
Is is just the pic or are your rear wheel chrome and yur fronts aren't??
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...alriiiiigghhhhhttttt, guys, get ready to laugh.
They're the stock lugs, but with the factory chrome option with the sport package, covers were included on them! Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know.
Anyway, they pry off to reveal the standard bolts.
They're the stock lugs, but with the factory chrome option with the sport package, covers were included on them! Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know.
Anyway, they pry off to reveal the standard bolts.
