debtinstruments

Received little help from the wheel forum so I've come to my immediate family in the C63 forum.



Hey guys- As I patiently await the delivery of my W204 I'm looking at what I can do for wheels. Started browsing ebay for a nice pickup and came across these, which come with off-brand tires, and Pirellis for a $300 fee: http://www.ebay.com/itm/19-Mercedes-...oAAOSwPgxVRHk9

Now, I'm a complete newbie with wheels, fitment, offset, rim diameter, rubbing concerns, the works. I know these are replica but I'm a firm believer in that if you do something to crack a replica rim you'd likely be writing off the OEM counterpart. If I do move forward with these do I need to worry about rubbing or anything else? It would be a move up from 18" to 19".

AMGonFire

The front will fit the rear will not. Looks like it's showing a 35 offset for both front and rear. You can go at best and its pushing it depending on tire size et 40. I wouldn't go lower then a 45 for the rear setup.

kickinrocks

You may want to look at 8.5/9.5 or 9/10 wheel width setups for a flusher fit and wider tires to control the power.

INS1GNIA

There are tons of vendors on here that can help you out with fitment and style. Personally I wouldn't trust eBay wheels. A lot of sites also have wheel configurations, like HRE for example. You can also browse through the wheel thread and see what other members are using.

SuperFastYo

I wouldnt trust ebay. Nothing like testing the muscle of your new pretty car just to have one of the spokes break at 120mph. Bye bye car.

Buy reputable, spend the money. You apparently have enough money to buy a C63 so you should have enough for upkeep and quality mods. Don't skimp where it counts

AMG3.2

This guy's right. I've been there and done that with cheap wheels. It's really just not worth it.

Wheels, tires, brakes: don't skimp on these.

SuperFastYo

Also don't forget we'll flame the sh*t outta you if you post a pic with ebay wheels.

zcct04

For info about wheel sizes and offsets, check out the FAQ thread in the stickies.

https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...-stickies.html

Slow_c63

iTrader: (1)

I would stay away. I would stay away from any wheel that wasn't tested for strength and durability. You dont want the wheel to crack, or collapse on itself the first time you hit a pot hole.

todthedod

You guys will flame regardless...lolol

kickinrocks

Speaking of flames, you should get some flames for it too!👍

BLKROKT

THIS

Nobody wants a heavy 500hp RWD car on the road with knockoff wheels

realjones88

You need higher offsets. Oem are 45 front/54 rear. 35/35 is no bueno. If your budget is like $1400 I'd consider some of the cheaper aftermarket ones like the Forgestar CF5V.

There are 19" replicas on ebay that are 45/45 offsets, but way too much $$ imo. Most replica 19" sets on ebay are around $800 (there are 45/54 offsets in other styles too)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/19-WHEELS-FI...VXGCnR&vxp=mtr

Alex.currie44

Just to confirm what others have told you.
Your stock wheels if staggered are 8.0 wide with a 45 mm offset in the front and 9.0 wide with a 54 mm offset in the rear.
The wheels advertised are both 35 mm offset.
This means these fronts will stick out 10 mm further in the front wheel wells and 19 mm in the rear. That is a lot.
You have no idea where and how these were made and may look pretty but be as porous as all get out and therefore unsafe.
Deal with a reputable online company who has been around for years.
As to style if your stock wheels are 19" and staggered I would trade you even up for my 19" multi spoke wheels for one reason and one reason only. Exposure of the caliper.

AMG6.3

Look into Renn RS52 wheels they are good wheels light weight and strong and probably in your price range. The offsets are perfect and 19 wheels are flush to fenders with no rubbing.

AMG6.3

Renn RS52

AMG6.3

realjones88

Does this company have an actual website? If they sell wheels for the same price as the Chinese ebay ones...they're made in the same factory and are of the same quality. It's not like Renn has some secret formula that let's them sell wheels for half the price of Forgestar.

sweet website
http://www.rennmotorsport.com

simandang

As usual everyone fear mongering about ebay wheels without probably ever having owned a set, I am surprised the infamous bbs replica wheel pic has not surfaced yet.

I had the OEM multispokes on my C63 and they cracked so easily due to the ****ty roads here in NYC. I was NOT going to pay 150 a wheel to fix those cracks when they were going to just crack again. Keep in mind these were OEM wheels that cracked.

I got these replica 507 wheels for my C63 as replacement, must have put 15k miles on them since July. The sizes were 19x8.0 and 19x9.0 et 35 with 235/235/19 and 255/35/19 p zero summer tires lowered on h&r coilovers. Fits fine but the rear has stretchy look which I do not like.

I drive my car everywhere and have hit TONS of potholes. The roads here in NYC are beyond trash and compare to roads in rural remote Iran and i bought these wheels just to see how long they will last. With that being said, after 15k miles more than half a year I have tested these wheels as much as I can. One wheel has very slightly bent but that is my fault, i hit a raised manhole cover at 80 on the BQE and slightly bent the outside lip, total cost to fix $75 NBD and best of all NO CRACKS or any other bends. That slight bend is so little I didn't even notice it and don't even feel it while driving.

I doubt your roads are worse than NYC, I think you should go for these wheels. i paid only around 800 mine came with no tires, I reused the stock tires from my oem 19s.

Hope this helps

simandang

heres a pic of them on my car

glennhl

Really great price on fully forged wheels here....

https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...-w204-c63.html

kickinrocks

You were saying that you have a 8.5/10 setup on your C63? Could I see a couple pictures of that wheel setup on your car please?

realjones88

I do have a set of ebay replica 19" multispokes probably from the same factory as yours. Ironic that your OEM multispokes cracked but my reps are still holding strong (as are your 507 reps).

simandang

I think they are solid wheels for the price. Do you have the black edition or eiditon 1 multispokes or the silver oem style?

I really want a set of black edition 1 wheels as well to switch things up.

SuperFastYo

OP starts a thread, never replies to his thread.

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