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Offline mellow yellow

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merc avantgarde wheels?
« on: 07 June 2010, 15:33 »
I've used the search to the maximum but cant find any pics of mercedes avantgarde wheels on a mk3.

Can anybody help? has it been done before? any pics? what will be needed to make them fit?

many many thanks  :smiley:

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Re: merc avantgarde wheels?
« Reply #1 on: 07 June 2010, 16:01 »
Adaptors will be needed, Merc is 5x112 your mk3 will be 4 or 5x100, you need to be carefull with the offset as well.

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Re: merc avantgarde wheels?
« Reply #2 on: 07 June 2010, 16:07 »
yeah 5x100 as its a 97.

i smell trouble ahead  :rolleyes: i guess thats why there arnt any pics lurking around!

oh well, all the more reason for me to try it  :laugh:

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Re: merc avantgarde wheels?
« Reply #3 on: 07 June 2010, 16:09 »
yeah 5x100 as its a 97.

i smell trouble ahead  :rolleyes: i guess thats why there arnt any pics lurking around!

oh well, all the more reason for me to try it  :laugh:

No trouble been done loads of times.

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Re: merc avantgarde wheels?
« Reply #4 on: 07 June 2010, 16:19 »
just get the right adapters mate and should be fine. its actually been done a few times and it really suits the mk3 i think. i've got a set waiting to go on but i need to get them refurbished

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Re: merc avantgarde wheels?
« Reply #5 on: 07 June 2010, 16:41 »
cooli!!!! get pics up when your sorted buddy  :smiley:

any pics of other 3's with them on?

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Re: merc avantgarde wheels?
« Reply #6 on: 08 June 2010, 17:58 »
Tried Google mate?
Merc wheels do look the bizzz, ask wayne for a pic of his old G3, had some nice ones on that ;)
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