AMG 20”multispoke - are these things alloy?
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AMG 20”multispoke - are these things alloy?
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I’m making myself nuts over wheel locks. The McGard’s are purportedly OEM - different unit for steel or alloy. I presume AMG would be alloy, right? Thanks for any help.
I’m making myself nuts over wheel locks. The McGard’s are purportedly OEM - different unit for steel or alloy. I presume AMG would be alloy, right? Thanks for any help.
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Mc guard is mcgarbage. Im also assuming most are alloy. I have some pretty good german wheel locks, name slips my mind right now I can get the brand if you need?
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All S-Class wheels are alloy. Not steel. I do wonder how high the risk is of the wheels being stolen. I had wheel locks once and it turned out to be a major nuisance when we had a flat and couldn't find the adapter at night
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Originally Posted by Jason B
The other question is are all AMG wheels FORGED? I don't think so. Some might be, but no way every AMG wheel is forged.
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Non-AMG cars (sport models or sport packages) never have forged AMG wheel but some special-edition non-AMG cars may have them, typically on the higher-end.
AMG models will typically have cast aluminum wheels with forged wheel options during build.
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thanks for the replies all.
i ordered and received the mcgard yesterday - i'll have put on in the next few days. Car shop mentioned the risk of wheel theft is pretty low - they just steal the car!
i'm doing what i can to go out,get back to my car, and have all 4 wheels.
doing the same for flats - i swapped out the run flats for the continental all seasons.
i think i read somewhere the AMG 20" multispoke are actually forged - doesn't much matter to me - but the wheel locks in general had version A for alloy and version B for steel - not sure of the difference - maybe alloy is softer?
thanks again!
i ordered and received the mcgard yesterday - i'll have put on in the next few days. Car shop mentioned the risk of wheel theft is pretty low - they just steal the car!
i'm doing what i can to go out,get back to my car, and have all 4 wheels.
doing the same for flats - i swapped out the run flats for the continental all seasons.
i think i read somewhere the AMG 20" multispoke are actually forged - doesn't much matter to me - but the wheel locks in general had version A for alloy and version B for steel - not sure of the difference - maybe alloy is softer?
thanks again!
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if you really want to ensure your wheels don't get stolen, install twenty different combination lock bolts. lol
The forged wheels have a plastic cap surrounding the wheel bolts like a faux center lock. They are usually a few pounds lighter and very expensive. Unless you installed them yourself the S550 does not come with forged wheels.
The forged wheels have a plastic cap surrounding the wheel bolts like a faux center lock. They are usually a few pounds lighter and very expensive. Unless you installed them yourself the S550 does not come with forged wheels.
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the car does have the plastic hub but i thought i read forged - not a big deal to me either way.
i did actually consider buying 4 sets of mcguard, and maybe putting a different color dot on each one and the matching keys - then 4 per wheel, and one regular lug. however, everywhere i read said install the lock last, and remove first - that tells me the lock is possibly weaker than standard lugs - plus i didn't want the tire shop to hate my guts.
i did actually consider buying 4 sets of mcguard, and maybe putting a different color dot on each one and the matching keys - then 4 per wheel, and one regular lug. however, everywhere i read said install the lock last, and remove first - that tells me the lock is possibly weaker than standard lugs - plus i didn't want the tire shop to hate my guts.
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Most wheel thieves will walk away from a car with even one lock on the wheel. Too much hassle. Have heard that the locks actually increase the odds that they will break into the car looking for the key to the locks if they really want the wheels though so that is something to consider.
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thanks, i thought of that too - not that i want any of this nonsense, but i'd rather have a broken window and get to where i want to go, than a nice window, no wheel, and waiting for the tow truck and then i guess what, Uber? not loving any of the choices...at least if i had a spare tire, i could still get home/to my destination (unless i found the thing perched on 4 cinder blocks...)
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thanks for the replies all.
i ordered and received the mcgard yesterday - i'll have put on in the next few days. Car shop mentioned the risk of wheel theft is pretty low - they just steal the car!
i'm doing what i can to go out,get back to my car, and have all 4 wheels.
doing the same for flats - i swapped out the run flats for the continental all seasons.
i think i read somewhere the AMG 20" multispoke are actually forged - doesn't much matter to me - but the wheel locks in general had version A for alloy and version B for steel - not sure of the difference - maybe alloy is softer?
thanks again!
i ordered and received the mcgard yesterday - i'll have put on in the next few days. Car shop mentioned the risk of wheel theft is pretty low - they just steal the car!
i'm doing what i can to go out,get back to my car, and have all 4 wheels.
doing the same for flats - i swapped out the run flats for the continental all seasons.
i think i read somewhere the AMG 20" multispoke are actually forged - doesn't much matter to me - but the wheel locks in general had version A for alloy and version B for steel - not sure of the difference - maybe alloy is softer?
thanks again!
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if you really want to ensure your wheels don't get stolen, install twenty different combination lock bolts. lol
The forged wheels have a plastic cap surrounding the wheel bolts like a faux center lock. They are usually a few pounds lighter and very expensive. Unless you installed them yourself the S550 does not come with forged wheels.
The forged wheels have a plastic cap surrounding the wheel bolts like a faux center lock. They are usually a few pounds lighter and very expensive. Unless you installed them yourself the S550 does not come with forged wheels.
