[W126 Coupe] AMG 3-Piece Rims

[Axel Wulff]

Talbir,

Thanks a lot.

I guess the item on ebay will not be of use to any of us as a spare part.

Your comments does make me wonder why they had both ET 17 and ET 18. Why go 
through the problem of having them 1 mm different? Is that 1 mm really that 
crucial for clearance?

If it is, you can't use an ET 17 wheel as a spare for an ET 18 wheel, 
regardless of what you do to the outer rim.

Just curious.

Regards,
Axel J. Wulff




>From: "Sharan Bains" <sharanbains at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] AMG 3-Piece Rims
>Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 19:18:08 +0000
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>Hi Axel,
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>On those 3-piece rims (and indeed any multi-piece rim),  it is the centre 
>piece that determines the offset.
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>The outer rim (which is the thin highly polished deep dish) is what 
>determines the width of the wheel. You can change the width of these 
>3-piece wheels by simply changing the outer rims. That's how they become 
>8.5J, 10J and 12J (which was an option on the widebody).
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>The inner rim, which is the fat inner section of the wheel and what the 
>centre piece sits in, is exactly the same dimensions on all these OZ 
>3-piece wheels. There is no differnece between the inner rim on a 10J and a 
>8.5J wheel. So when you split them, you don't have to worry about getting 
>these right - it's the outer rims and centre pieces you have to match up, 
>i.e. the lower offset centre piece must go with the deeper dish on the rear 
>10J wheel.
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>ET18 is what's needed for the front 8.5's and ET17 for the rear 10's.
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>ET30 was for the 8.5J's on the widebody w124 AMG versions.
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>talbir
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>>From: "Axel Wulff" <axelwulff at hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>>Subject: [W126 Coupe] AMG 3-Piece Rims
>>Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:42:12 -0400
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>>I have been looking for a set of the AMG 3-piece rims for a while and one 
>>set for sale on ebay made me a little apprehensive.
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>>The set I saw for sale had one rim with a hairline crack at the center 
>>hole. I checked around a little bit and was told that such a rim would not 
>>only be unsafe, it cannot be repaired.
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>>To make matters worse; spare parts for these rims are no longer available.
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>>The solution would be to buy extra rims for spares.
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>>Browsing the German ebay, I came across this item.
>>http://cgi.ebay.de/3-tlg-Amg-8-5-x17-ET30_W0QQitemZ7991799721QQcategoryZ40262QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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>>It is the center section of a 3-piece rim and is listed with an offset/ET 
>>of 30. Which is not the right offset for our cars.
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>>Does anyone know whether it is the center piece that determines the 
>>offset, and not how is mated to the two other pieces?
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>>Would be useful as a spare part if it doesn't determine the offset/ET. 
>>Otherwise it would only be an expensive paperweight.
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>>Appreciate your inputs.
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>>Regards,
>>Axel J. Wulff
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