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W203/CL203 Aftermarket Wheel Thread - All you want to know
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C320 coupe
just use spacers if it doesnt... but should be a problem
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2006 C230 6spd > C300 4Matic
Im not a happy camper right now, got my wheels this afternoon, changed the front two wheels and I have rubbing on the front bumper and slight rubbing on the spring.
Called the place I got them from, theyre gonna call me back. The guy reassured me they would fit fine.
19*8.5 with 235/35/19 and 19*9.5 with 265/30/19.
Any ideas?
Called the place I got them from, theyre gonna call me back. The guy reassured me they would fit fine.
19*8.5 with 235/35/19 and 19*9.5 with 265/30/19.
Any ideas?
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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, eh!
2003 C230 Sports Coupe, Paprika Metallic Red, Auto, Pano, Leather
Im not a happy camper right now, got my wheels this afternoon, changed the front two wheels and I have rubbing on the front bumper and slight rubbing on the spring.
Called the place I got them from, theyre gonna call me back. The guy reassured me they would fit fine.
19*8.5 with 235/35/19 and 19*9.5 with 265/30/19.
Any ideas?
Called the place I got them from, theyre gonna call me back. The guy reassured me they would fit fine.
19*8.5 with 235/35/19 and 19*9.5 with 265/30/19.
Any ideas?
Likely,... your front wheel offset is,... OFF!
First of all,... I really don't recommend your wheel-tire set up,... unless you'll only be driving at school zone speed limit on baby-*** smooth airplane runway. If you'll be driving on pothole plagued city streets then 19" rims WILL cause suspension damage to your car. I wouldn't recommend anything larger than 18".
That said,.... you're currently running the MAX wheel-tire size combo that you can on W203-CL203 without requiring wheelwell-fender roll, bodywork, wheelwell liner work, steering limiter, etc,.. if you had the correct offset!
When you run 19x8.5 235/35R19 on the front,... with Brabus 29 Offset you `should` be fine with no rubbing. But with 28 offset like on Carlsson you WILL need a crapload of wheelwell-fender roll and bodywork,... with these huge rims and tire setup it really is a game of millimeters!
What offset do you have on the front?
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2006 C230 6spd > C300 4Matic
Likely,... your front wheel offset is,... OFF!
First of all,... I really don't recommend your wheel-tire set up,... unless you'll only be driving at school zone speed limit on baby-*** smooth airplane runway. If you'll be driving on pothole plagued city streets then 19" rims WILL cause suspension damage to your car. I wouldn't recommend anything larger than 18".
That said,.... you're currently running the MAX wheel-tire size combo that you can on W203-CL203 without requiring wheelwell-fender roll, bodywork, wheelwell liner work, steering limiter, etc,.. if you had the correct offset!
When you run 19x8.5 235/35R19 on the front,... with Brabus 29 Offset you `should` be fine with no rubbing. But with 28 offset like on Carlsson you WILL need a crapload of wheelwell-fender roll and bodywork,... with these huge rims and tire setup it really is a game of millimeters!
What offset do you have on the front?
First of all,... I really don't recommend your wheel-tire set up,... unless you'll only be driving at school zone speed limit on baby-*** smooth airplane runway. If you'll be driving on pothole plagued city streets then 19" rims WILL cause suspension damage to your car. I wouldn't recommend anything larger than 18".
That said,.... you're currently running the MAX wheel-tire size combo that you can on W203-CL203 without requiring wheelwell-fender roll, bodywork, wheelwell liner work, steering limiter, etc,.. if you had the correct offset!
When you run 19x8.5 235/35R19 on the front,... with Brabus 29 Offset you `should` be fine with no rubbing. But with 28 offset like on Carlsson you WILL need a crapload of wheelwell-fender roll and bodywork,... with these huge rims and tire setup it really is a game of millimeters!
What offset do you have on the front?
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From: Diamond Bar, CA
W206 PHEV AMG
Likely,... your front wheel offset is,... OFF!
First of all,... I really don't recommend your wheel-tire set up,... unless you'll only be driving at school zone speed limit on baby-*** smooth airplane runway. If you'll be driving on pothole plagued city streets then 19" rims WILL cause suspension damage to your car. I wouldn't recommend anything larger than 18".
That said,.... you're currently running the MAX wheel-tire size combo that you can on W203-CL203 without requiring wheelwell-fender roll, bodywork, wheelwell liner work, steering limiter, etc,.. if you had the correct offset!
When you run 19x8.5 235/35R19 on the front,... with Brabus 29 Offset you `should` be fine with no rubbing. But with 28 offset like on Carlsson you WILL need a crapload of wheelwell-fender roll and bodywork,... with these huge rims and tire setup it really is a game of millimeters!
What offset do you have on the front?
First of all,... I really don't recommend your wheel-tire set up,... unless you'll only be driving at school zone speed limit on baby-*** smooth airplane runway. If you'll be driving on pothole plagued city streets then 19" rims WILL cause suspension damage to your car. I wouldn't recommend anything larger than 18".
That said,.... you're currently running the MAX wheel-tire size combo that you can on W203-CL203 without requiring wheelwell-fender roll, bodywork, wheelwell liner work, steering limiter, etc,.. if you had the correct offset!
When you run 19x8.5 235/35R19 on the front,... with Brabus 29 Offset you `should` be fine with no rubbing. But with 28 offset like on Carlsson you WILL need a crapload of wheelwell-fender roll and bodywork,... with these huge rims and tire setup it really is a game of millimeters!
What offset do you have on the front?
I'm on ET27 8.5 and 9.5 BBS LM btw.
Last edited by FrankW; Apr 27, 2010 at 03:14 AM.
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2006 C230 6spd > C300 4Matic
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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, eh!
2003 C230 Sports Coupe, Paprika Metallic Red, Auto, Pano, Leather
FrankW's 27 ET (BBS) have NO rubbing
28 ET on Carlsson will cause rubbing
29 ET on Brabus have NO rubbing
http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/inf.../mercedes-benz
30 ET on ??? causes rubbing
Huh,... why do we look at offset (ET)????
Oh, now I get it,... odd number offsets will NOT cause rubbing,... while even number offsets WILL cause rubbing. 
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From: Diamond Bar, CA
W206 PHEV AMG
Ok,... so let's summarize,.... for 19x8.5 front wheels with 235/35R19 tires:
FrankW's 27 ET (BBS) have NO rubbing
28 ET on Carlsson will cause rubbing
29 ET on Brabus have NO rubbing
http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/inf.../mercedes-benz
30 ET on ??? causes rubbing
Huh,... why do we look at offset (ET)???? Oh, now I get it,... odd number offsets will NOT cause rubbing,... while even number offsets WILL cause rubbing.
FrankW's 27 ET (BBS) have NO rubbing
28 ET on Carlsson will cause rubbing
29 ET on Brabus have NO rubbing
http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/inf.../mercedes-benz
30 ET on ??? causes rubbing
Huh,... why do we look at offset (ET)????
Oh, now I get it,... odd number offsets will NOT cause rubbing,... while even number offsets WILL cause rubbing. 
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From: Minnesota
06 C230 6 Speed FTW
Would I need spaces for these? They are off a c320.
19"
5x112
Standard Offset for a c320 +35
Staggered 8.5 and 9.5
Edit
Did not fit the front needed spaces and would not look right, not sure if it would of rubbed then.
19"
5x112
Standard Offset for a c320 +35
Staggered 8.5 and 9.5
Edit
Did not fit the front needed spaces and would not look right, not sure if it would of rubbed then.
Last edited by omg its nate; May 5, 2010 at 10:07 PM.
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2005 c230 Sport Coupe Evo
Hello everyone, this is my first post EVER so please dont be too harsh on me.... So I'm looking at upgrading my rims on my 05 cl203 evo pkg. The problem I'm having deals with size, offset, and width. My goal is to acheive the hellaflush look minus the negative camber. I don't care about blah blah this or blah blah that as I've seen people bashed on this thread before so please save it. So back to basics, going with the pss9 c/o kit from bilstein and trying to find the right offset I would need to use to get that look. I was thinking about these rims 
going with 9 inches all around instead of staggered but again the offset on those is +38 and my stocks come with a +37. So again I will mention to you all this is my first EVER posting anywhere. Please be nice...
Thanks in advance
Last edited by AOKTKO; May 14, 2010 at 06:07 PM.
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2014 E350 4Matic
That's a nice looking wheel. W/ the PSS9 system 1mm difference in offset shouldn't make a difference. But, I think I read somewhere that you will need spacers to fit the PSS9's (maybe spacers are only required for KW V2's?). If you lower your car you will want to get the MB eccentric bolt front camber kit and an adjustable rear camber arm. Search and you will find.
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From: Bay Area, CA
2007 C280 4matic
I tried searching but didn't find any info ... has anyone put AMG III or AMG III replicas on their W203? I'm thinking of putting the Sport Edition knockoff version on my 4matic, but was wondering if anyone has any pics of them fitted on their car ...
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2005 c230 Sport Coupe Evo
That's a nice looking wheel. W/ the PSS9 system 1mm difference in offset shouldn't make a difference. But, I think I read somewhere that you will need spacers to fit the PSS9's (maybe spacers are only required for KW V2's?). If you lower your car you will want to get the MB eccentric bolt front camber kit and an adjustable rear camber arm. Search and you will find.
Thanks
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C320 coupe
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From: Natick, MA
2010 C350 Sport
Been doing a ton of research about rims and tires and just want to clarify one last time before I make the purchase.
I am looking at a set of 19" Mandrus Millenium Rims for my 2005 C230 Sedan with the big calipers.
I found a set of rims with the following offsets-
19x8.5 32 offset Front
19x9.5 35 offset Rear
Will these clear without spacers? What is the best tire size for these rims.
They sell a rim and tire package that comes with 235/35/19 in the front and 265/30/19 in the rear. Is this the optimal size or should I ask for something different?
Am I gonna get rubbing with these? No plans to change my suspension at this point so it is at stock height.
Also, I have a black car, do you guys think the black rims would make it too dark, I thought I was all set to order them but now I think it will be too dark. Looking at the hyper silver ones now.
I am looking at a set of 19" Mandrus Millenium Rims for my 2005 C230 Sedan with the big calipers.
I found a set of rims with the following offsets-
19x8.5 32 offset Front
19x9.5 35 offset Rear
Will these clear without spacers? What is the best tire size for these rims.
They sell a rim and tire package that comes with 235/35/19 in the front and 265/30/19 in the rear. Is this the optimal size or should I ask for something different?
Am I gonna get rubbing with these? No plans to change my suspension at this point so it is at stock height.
Also, I have a black car, do you guys think the black rims would make it too dark, I thought I was all set to order them but now I think it will be too dark. Looking at the hyper silver ones now.
Last edited by 05 MB Komp; Jun 12, 2010 at 11:53 AM. Reason: Added more
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2010 C350 Sport
How about the rears? I have read some do and some don't. Stock height should make it ok right?
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From: SF Bay Area, San Diego
C320 coupe
should be ok... I am not really an expert but from the looks of it should be fine..
