New wheel fitting tool...
 

... much better than the cr**py plastic one that comes with the car. And it's aluminium too!:)

It's a Merc tool, apparently,and just a few quid on flea bay - sorry about the lousy photo, but you get the idea.

That's why it's Mercedes :ROFL:

A piece of Merc that won't rust :D

Guys,.
I do completely judge your assessment. I'm noticing that on Tire rack when I am searching by vehicle it is showing wheels with wheels ranging from 38mm offset to 43mm offset. Nothing above 45mm?

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this is set to be quite funny

I think photos with Bird's custard are about to be called for

Or maybe the wife's high heels

:D

Does anyone have a Merc part number to search on ebay for one of these?

Struggling for search terms that don't bring up 1,000s of results!

Closest I've got is this one which looks up to the task

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2520890222...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Adrian try looking up the Q7 one, one of our German friends has suggested that those ones may be metal also due to heavier 4WD wheels +++

Because it is made of metal I'm worried that it can scratch paint in the wheel hole when the wheel hangs on it and promote corrosion.

I learnt the hard way as when I replaced my brakes I didn't know about this tool and had to resort to calling her indoors to come and put her foot on the brake so I could put the bloody wheel on without the disc moving! Still didn't stop the hub from rotating:(

Once I found that there was a tool in the tool tray I went out to check but as it happens, it was broke!

Would not have this problem if Audi would just use disc screws :tuttut:


bought one from eBay, I think it's a draper brand!

Thanks folks - snapped the plastic one yesterday after I drilled out one of the caliper mounting bolts!

Neil's info looks correct - part number is 7L0012223 and RRP is £6.18 and it's shared with the Toureg as well.

It's got a rounded end, unlike some of the options, so hopefully won't damage the paint. I'm pretty careful using it anyway, it just failed due to age I think.

I'd go for this one. The Merc one that I bought doesn't fit very well (different thread I guess) and you could always wrap this one in fabric tape to prevent scratching the wheel. I think the diameter tolerance would allow that.

I ordered the q7 one this morning - should be able to pick it up tomorrow from TPS - looks like it'll work out cheaper than the aftermarket one and fingers crossed it will fit the slot in the toolkit :)

There's 12 and 14mm options for the merc tool but think thread pitch should be the same?

Collected the q7 wheel aligning pin yesterday - change from £6 with a bit of discount :)

Its LONG!!

Fits the bolt holes perfectly but doesn't fit in the slot in the boot. I've just put it in the larger space towards the back of the car

Can't add more than 1 pic to a post from my phone....