My apologies for any misinformation I may have sent, I was unaware that Mercedes uses 14mm ball seats. My information about lug and seat diameters on Mercedes wheels is limited to my personal experience with the BBS wheels I have, and the information in the wheel and tire info section on Vanagon.com. The original post had no information on lug diameter, so I incorrectly assumed that modifications to the lug seat would probably be required. As for lug seat changing, I chose a conical seat because a 60 degree countersink bit was inexpensive and readily available, changing a ball seat to a conical seat would remove less material than enlarging a 12mm ball seat to a 14mm ball seat, and 14mm conical seat lug nuts are readily available and inexpensive. Tim Hannink Winter Park, Florida Goldibox - 1987 Wolfsburg Edition Westfalia Camper http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=1443607 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Benjamin Tan" <BenTbtstr8@aol.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 5:12 AM Subject: Re: Tire Rack Steel Mercedes wheel for Syncro & Vanagon
> In a message dated 4/27/01 4:49:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > tjhannink@earthlink.net writes: > > << CB might be for Center Bore, which at 66.6mm (2.62") is more than large > enough for any Vanagon or Bus. The lug holes and seats are probably 12mm > ball seat. You would need to open them up to 14mm and cut a new seat. I did > this to my BBS rims using 60 degree countersink bit to get a standard > conical lug taper, then ordered 20 - 14mm conical lug bolts and 10 - stud > kits for the front rotors. >> > > I believe Tim's situation is slightly different in that he is using wheels > which originally used 12 mm lugbolts. I believe the discussion is concerning > wheels with 14 mm lugholes. Those should already have the correct ball seat. > I have some ML320 and S-Class MB factory alloys. Anyone nearby is more than > welcome to inspect them for confirmation. purposes. > > When redrilling to a different size hole, anyone can change to any kind of > lug seating they prefer. > > BenT |
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