My new tires and rims...pics
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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!
Paul h.
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!
Paul h.
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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 !!!
Carlos
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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 !!!
Carlos
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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!
Paul h.
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!
Paul h.
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1959 220S / 1979 230 G / 2002 A210 AMG / 2003 C320 SC / 2004.5 C320 SS / 2005 ML350 SE / 2008 smart
Originally Posted by mj50
18" spare fits in the trunk?
Complete waste of space, and dead weight !
thank you German engineering !
