newbie question: bolt thread
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A-Class (w169)
newbie question: bolt thread
saw this come up when i was looking for some alloy wheels....
ive got the new shape A-Class (w169) and saw that the older shape ( and some other mercedes cars....mainly the older ones) have a different size bolt thread..
eg. "The alloy wheels for the Mercedes 169 series use a PCD5x112, centre bore 66.5mm and M14x1.5 bolt thread
The alloy wheels for the Mercedes 168 series use a PCD5x112, centre bore 66.5mm and M12x1.5 bolt thread"
does that mean that the wheels from the w168 wont fit the w169....or would it need to be modified????
ive got the new shape A-Class (w169) and saw that the older shape ( and some other mercedes cars....mainly the older ones) have a different size bolt thread..
eg. "The alloy wheels for the Mercedes 169 series use a PCD5x112, centre bore 66.5mm and M14x1.5 bolt thread
The alloy wheels for the Mercedes 168 series use a PCD5x112, centre bore 66.5mm and M12x1.5 bolt thread"
does that mean that the wheels from the w168 wont fit the w169....or would it need to be modified????
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From: Twin Cities, MN
'08 C300 Sport
From what I can gather the studs on the hub are upsized with the new model. In my case the W204 c-class now has 14mm studs and as a result the W203 wheels cannot be used. They will not fit without mod'g the wheel so that studs on the same bolt circle and pitch can pass through but I would never mod a wheel though, the cost of the right wheel isn't that great.
