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Old 04-29-2005, 08:39 PM
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My new tires and rims...pics

I have a 2002 C230 Coupe I bought as a leftover in 2003...

18x8 Sport Edition TK5 rims
Kumho tires

I picked them up from The Tire Rack....also got a full spare. I am so sick of potholes in Rhode Island--I lost a rim and two tires to them this winter!

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I like 'em Paul.
They look like a more subtle version of the OEM 2004-05 C-Class 17" wheels.
Meaning the TK5 spokes are a little bit thinner.
I like the color on your Coupé too. Mine is just Brill Silver.

Looks like the Rhode Island snow & salt have really beaten up your undercarriage and wheel hubbing. I lived in Middleton / Newport, RI for 6 months back in 1995. COLD !!!

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looks nice & clean!
18" spare fits in the trunk?
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No way does the full spare fit the right way...it's way too big! It takes up quite a bit of room in the trunk above the flap that hides where the collapseable spare would be.

But I refuse to go without a real spare from now on...the price you pay to not deal with that blasted inflatable spare that comes with the car!

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nice! reminds me of the stockies.
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18" spare fits in the trunk?
not even the original 16" OEM wheel fits in the spare compartment.

Complete waste of space, and dead weight !

thank you German engineering !

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