{"id":3154,"date":"2023-08-30T07:44:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T05:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?p=3154"},"modified":"2023-08-30T07:44:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T05:44:45","slug":"mercedes-w211-oem-wheels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?p=3154","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes W211 OEM wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Default wheels<\/h2>\n<p>The W211 E-class came in three trim levels: Classic, Elegance, and Avantgarde. All came from the factory with alloy wheels of different styles, which were changed with the facelift. 16&#8243; was standard.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-facelift:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;Classic : 7-hole design<\/li>\n<li>Elegance: 13-hole design, a reinterpretation of the classic &#8220;manhole cover&#8221; wheels<\/li>\n<li>Avantgarde: 5-spoke design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3154 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3158'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7loch-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7loch-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7loch-466x350.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3159'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ele13loch-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3157'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5speiche-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Facelift:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Classic: 7-spoke design<\/li>\n<li>Elegance: 11-spoke design<\/li>\n<li>Avantgarde: 5 dual-spoke design, depending on engine 16&#8243; or 17&#8243;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3154 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3161'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7speiche-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3162'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ele11speiche-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3160'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5doppel-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Sport package<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sport package: 10 dual-spoke design, 18&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>AMG sport package: AMG 5-spoke design, 18&#8243; (new version for facelift)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-3154 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3165'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sport-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3163'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/amg-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3164'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/amg2-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Optional wheels<\/h2>\n<p>These are wheels that could be ordered instead of the default wheels.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-facelift:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5-spoke Avantgarde wheel in 17&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>13-hole Elegance wheel in 17&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>5 dual-spoke design in 16&#8243; and 17&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>AMG 5-spoke design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Facelift:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11-spoke Elegance wheel in 17&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>7-spoke Classic wheel<\/li>\n<li>5 dual-spoke design in 16&#8243; and 17&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>AMG 5-spoke design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-3154 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3166'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/5doppel2-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Add-on wheels<\/h2>\n<p>These are wheels that could be ordered as dealer-installed option.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-facelift:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vela 6-spoke 16&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Fidis 6-hole 16&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Megrez 7-spoke 16&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Markab multi-spoke 17&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Almach 5 dual-spoke 17&#8243; &#8211; very similar if not identical to the facelift Avantgarde wheel<\/li>\n<li>Tarazed 9-spoke design<\/li>\n<li>Alresha multi-spoke design, 18&#8243;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-3154 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3172'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vela-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3173'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Fidis-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3171'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/megrez-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3168'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tarazed-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3169'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/almach-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3170'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/markab-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3167'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/alresha-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Facelift:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vela,<\/li>\n<li>Fidis<\/li>\n<li>Megrez<\/li>\n<li>Mebsuta 5 double-spoke 16&#8243; and 17&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Almach<\/li>\n<li>Tarazed<\/li>\n<li>Markab<\/li>\n<li>Minelauva 7-spoke 17&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Mekbuda 5-spoke 18&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Alresha<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-3154 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3175'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/mebsuta-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3174'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/minelauva-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?attachment_id=3176'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/mekbuda-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Conclusions<\/h2>\n<p>As you can see there are quite some options in 16&#8243;, 17&#8243;, and 18&#8243;. The facelift wheels are clearly a bit more edgy than the rounder pre-facelift wheels. One thing to keep in mind is the list of permissible wheel\/tire sizes. Cars that came with 16&#8243; wheels are, if built before august 2007, technically not allowed to be equipped with 17&#8243; wheels due to changes in emission. Cars need different front bump stops when going from 16&#8243; to 17&#8243; as well, the exception being facelift Avantgarde models, which already came with 17&#8243; wheels. I do get the impression that this is more of a precautionary measure than an absolute requirement.<\/p>\n<p>My favourites are the 5 dual-spoke designs, but I think that the Mebsuta is a bit too edgy for the rather round W211. I definitely like the 13-hole design the least<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mercedeswheel.style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mercedeswheel.style<\/a> also has pictures of most of these, as well as those for other models.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Default wheels The W211 E-class came in three trim levels: Classic, Elegance, and Avantgarde. All came from the factory with alloy wheels of different styles, which were changed with the facelift. 16&#8243; was standard. Pre-facelift: &nbsp;Classic : 7-hole design Elegance: 13-hole design, a reinterpretation of the classic &#8220;manhole cover&#8221; wheels Avantgarde: 5-spoke design Facelift: Classic: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[78],"tags":[88],"class_list":{"0":"post-3154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tech","8":"tag-cars","9":"czr-hentry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/megrez.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/plKIk-OS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3154"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3177,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3154\/revisions\/3177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}