mluis

AMG Rep Cost $620 set of 4
Berman Cost $580 set of 4
Touring Cost $520 set of 4
MSR 045 Cost $568 set of 4

235/40/18
Hankook W310 Cost $ 228 each tire

225/40/18
Semprit Speed Grips Cost $735 set of 4


ALL CANADIAN pricing

tiredistrict.com is where I am thinking of purchasing my tires from

Questions:
- Do these prices an types look reasonable?
- What do you guys things about the SEMPRIT Speed Grips (feedback please)

Roswell

The price sounds about right.. But make sure the rims clear our bbk.

As for the tires, I would go for a more reputable company as Michelin Latitude or Bridgestone Blizzak for safety reasons. But I can't comment on ur choice as I never heard of them. Good luck!

mluis

Thank you for the feedback - what do you mean "RIMS clear our BBK"

jakio

Roswell is right.Anyway i dont drive in winter.

noodleman

Blizzaks WS70 does not come in sizes we need (235/40/18) I'm in the hunt for a set of winter tires to mount on my OEM rims too...

Roswell

What i mean is make sure the rim does not hit the big front calipers. Our cars has weird offset, u almost need a custom rim.

noodleman

spacers sometimes cures this problem, but depends on the clearance that the rim gives you. It's more about caliper clearance than offset.

JeffDL

you can run 235/40's on all 4 OEM wheels, did that last winter. the rears look a little odd but work fine really isn't much of a stretch in fact is in the range for the rear rim width. with that being said I'm switching mine to 255's this year.

noodleman

i'd rather run as skinny of a tire as possible, i'm not not overly concerned with looks in the winter time.

Thanks for the heads up though.

kart125

I might have a deal for you... I'm trying to transfer my lease on leasebusters and I have a set of 235/45/18 ContiWinterContact on 18" AMG wheels. If the taker does not want winter tires they could be yours... Paid 4000$ for the kit. Could let them go for 3000$. They are almost new. I got the car in february 7th and got the summer rims installed end of march at 1800km... The car was not even broken in! I'll let you know if they are available.

mluis

Thanks for the feedback - $3000K is out of my price range - I might as well buy it from MB Toronto - they are going for 3500 approx -

mluis

I am going for all four winter rubber - 235 40 R18

Currently I have pirelli tires and its utter rubbish! Once season and the rears are gone - the grip was not up to par - I drive my C63 in two winter storms - deep snow, challenging but made it!

Anyhow, this year - I have to get one set of new tires and I gong to try out the SEMTERIT SPEED Grips - they got very good rating in Europe!

I think we sometimes overly brand local

Feedback if any

justpetef

I was there yesterday and inquired. They were asking $4500 + 800 for TPMS in parts... who did you talk to?

Roswell

Yeah, OEM rims are expensive as hell at the stealership. Plus dont buy ur tires there too.. Unless u want to get lube.. Lol

mluis

Sorry your right - I was mistaken, its 4300

mluis

TPMS - Do i need that for this car when I put the winters on? I have very basic knowledge on this matter - Do the new rims need to be fitted with them? I have C63 2011 P31 package

Can i just got with out TPMS (Canadian Car) -

Roswell

Here u go, so kart offer is not too bad considering they are OEM rims barely used. (for whomever wanting OEM wheels that is)

noodleman

canadian cars have TPMS? I was under the impression that it doesn't.

justpetef

why on earth wouldn't they?

Even more important during the winter months.

justpetef

Does that price include TPMS? I'm interested, if so.

noodleman

https://mbworld.org/forums/showpost....23&postcount=5

I've told before that the canadian cars don't have them as well, one of the reasons being people needing to swap out winter tires for it, and this "wheel speed sensor" will make swapping wheels much easier.

justpetef

Although we may not "Require" them - I'm pretty certain that they still have them. My Canadian Infiniti G35 had the system as well. The Parts advisor at Mercedes also quoted me $800 for it as well.

/edit - Although it's Canadian Tire - http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/Resea...TPMSBuying.jsp

"A Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) is an electronic system for monitoring your vehicle's tire pressure. Most cars manufactured after 2007 already have TPMS installed. Before changing your tires, check with your service advisor if your car has TPMS installed."

Also - I bought my Infiniti Winter set from Tire rack, and did not include the TPMS option. Whenever I had my winters on, the dash showed that it thought the tire pressure was low. However, given the controversy in this thread https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...ms-canada.html, I'm not certain what to believe with regards to Benz's.

mluis

I am not paying 800 for censors - I am check air pressure twice a month - bugger that!

noodleman

i know the nissan/infiniti cars have them (i owned one previously), but all signs point to the C63 in not having them. There's no option to check the actual pressure of the tires in the menus, and in the owners manual there's a section for TPMS for US cars only, and a different system for Canadian owners.

edit:

straight from the manual:

Tire pressure loss warning system
(Canada only)
While the vehicle is being driven, the tire
pressure loss warning system monitors the
set tire inflation pressures by evaluating each
wheel’s rotational speed. This allows the
system to detect a significant loss of pressure
in a tire. If a wheel’s rotational speed changes
due to falling tire inflation pressure, you will
see a corresponding warning message in the
multifunction display.

justpetef

To the contrary, my menu has a spot to check Tire Pressure. Will confirm in an hour or two for both the menu, and check the Manual for an alternate entry for Canadian cars...

Although, maybe it's in the 2011's in Canada?

ps, my Infiniti was an 04'. I'd be surprised if Infiniti was that much ahead of the curve on Mercedes on this - especially on an AMG?