[W124] Tyres on 17"

[Jay Hirsch]

Curious
Why would you have to change  the wiring harness on  a 13 year  car, 
yet alone a  Mercedes?
thank you
Jay H
On Sep 23, 2006, at 10:28 PM, Greg Aylmer wrote:

> Gentlemen,
>  
> I have a 93 300CE Cabriolet W/ 60K miles ( W124) just replaced the 
> wiring harness in Dallas, Tx., $2800 USD, ouch !!. Need recommendation 
> on new tires, currently running the original 15" wheels with michelin 
> tires. thought about moving up to 16", didn't know 17" was an option, 
> wish to keep mercedes wheels, rather than after market. Any 
> suggestions ??
>  
> Thanks & Regards
>  
> Greg Aylmer    now in Houston, TX.
> 93 300 CE CV.
> 65 230 SL
>
> Steve Nervig <dakota at mac.com> wrote:
>> OH, nice catch Declan. I completely missed the info from the other
>> post on the tires. Those two tires sizes have a difference of 4.8%.
>> Could absolutely be the problem.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> On Sep 23, 2006, at 8:33 AM, Declan Mc Dermott wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Frank,
>> >
>> > I have 17" x 71/2" (et35) on my 124 cab which also has sportline
>> > suspension. It runs 215/45 tyres both front and rear with no
>> > problems. I have no problems with the ride quality and this size
>> > tyre also keeps the speedo reading accurate.
>> >
>> > I agree with Steve's advice re the ABS problem but I just wonder if
>> > the problem is not connected to your tyre sizes. You have not got
>> > ASR on your car so your ABS operates on the two front wheel sensors
>> > and the one on the rear diff. As you have differing size tyres with
>> > differing rolling circumferances fitted front to rear I imagine
>> > this is the cause of your intermittent ABS problem.
>> > Particularly at higher speeds, the differing speed signals from
>> > front to rear will cause the ABS unit to interpret this as a
>> > skidding problem. I have heard of this problem happening when
>> > somebody fits a spare wheel which is not of the exact same size as
>> > the wheel it replaces. So maybe if you sort your tyres first the
>> > ABS problem may just go away !!!
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Declan McDermott.
>> > Cork.
>> >
>> >
>> >> From: "Frank Smyth"
>> >> Reply-To: W124 CE Coupes and Convertibles
>> >> To:
>> >> Subject: [W124] Tyres on 17"
>> >> Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:03:13 +0100
>> >>
>> >> One more question now that I see that my tyres are well worn :-)
>> >>
>> >> I have 17" rims, with 225x45 on the rear and 215x40 on the front -
>> >> previous owner must have like the "jacked up rear" '70s look.
>> >> However on Irish roads, those 40-profile tyres are way too harsh.
>> >> What would be the tallest profile possible with 17" rims ? Not too
>> >> concerned with messing up the speedometer reading, more concerned
>> >> with fouling the arches etc.
>> >>
>> >> Anyone have 17"s ?
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