cpbeasley

ALready planning on what wheels my c350 will wear.

Tirerack has their own brand. In particular, they have a fairly new model that is not only concave but somewhat BBS like. I really, really like them. They make a silver
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand


and a black
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand

WHat do you guys think? Like them?
Black or silver?
(on pewter)

Also, would you go 9" on the rear just for the look and traction or go 8 all around to be able to rotate?

glocati

I have always liked em. I think they look good. hopefully someone that has bought a set will chime in with some real life experience. The price is right !

cpbeasley

price is totally right! and look is right too. really excited about this

glocati

Hope you pull the trigger ! You thinking black or the silver?

W203E35

They look great. Get the black ones

I really like these ones too
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand

Xhale707

Those black ones are hottt just not diggin the center cap

MIKESV8

i couldn't imagine myself personally paying that inexpensive for wheels, i'd buy strasse or maybe vossen. of course i'm sure you aren't in the market to spend well over $5k on metal alone.lol i like the ones karo put up though, it's my style.

cpbeasley

Ive never had a black wheel, I used to think it washed out the look of the wheel, but I do love how black looks on a couple of the pewter cars on the board!

and that's nice michael. im not too good for them though. please, please dont think less of me for buying a $700 set of wheels. what will I do!?

PGT

those offsets are quite low for this car.

W203E35

Yes, I now remember. cpbeasley, you should PM E1000. I remember he had these wheels and they did some custom work to get them to fit. You should confirm with him if it was this brand...I know it looked the same.

glocati

Actually the offsets should be fine. I am running 18"x 8" 32ET in front and 18".9.5" 35ET rear and clear just fine and I am low on H&R coilovers. No spacers invloved. The only issue may be backspacing as his calipers are bigger than my wimpy c240 ones. The posted backspacing measurements for the wheels are actually not bad.

Viper98912

Those do look nice.

PGT

it pushes the wheels .5" to 1" outboard. There's no reason to run a 9.5" in the rear unless you're going to put a 275 or 285 on it. And, if you do, you might have to roll the rear fenders.

OneOfaKindTrini

This style of wheel is nice.. If you like this style of wheel search up VMR Wheels.

cpbeasley

So both the 8 and 9 in wheels will stick out past the fenders???

If so, gonna keep looking

TruTaing

hmm... They look good. I wonder why the weights of the front wheels differ so much between black and silver...

Worth the wait

These are rebadged TSW's. Not a bad wheel for the price.

Javvy

I just pulled the trigger on these after debating it for over 2 months.........finally i was very very sure that I really like these and I bought them...........waiting on delivery..
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...m=W19164502BDC

infected

Those specs are very mild, far from being aggressive.
Price is also pretty good for what it is. Give it a try!

PGT

they're W211 specs.

infected

They're also W203 specs.

glocati

Obviously a wider wheel in back is going to be a bit more outward overall in a staggered fitment. As you note somewhere between .5" to 1" outward depending on the offset/ET. That's the point of a staggered fitment.

As I noted earlier, these wheels width and offset wise, are a good fit on a W203. They will not stick out past the fenders.

There are PLENTY of W203 MB owners running 9" to 9.5" wide rears in staggered fitments and there are benefits to it. Most W203 staggered fitments offered by aftermarket suppliers are 9 to 9.5 in rear, so saying "there is no reason to run a 9.5.." is merely your opinion. 255 or 265 35 18's are optimal on 9-9.5 inch rears for a W203 application. 255's usually do not require fender rolling and 265 may or may not and are about as wide tires wise you can go on a W203.

glocati

cp, absolutely not. These wheels will not stick out past the fenders. Here's a pics of mine. They are 18x8 in front with a 32mm ET (Same as the bremmerkrafts) and and my rears are 18x9.5 35mm ET. (The Bremmerkraft rear is a 9 inch 35mm ET as well, so they will actually be inward a tiny bit more as in ~1/4 inch.

Glyn M Ruck

Nice wheels - correct offsets - There is nothing wrong with them. I run 17 X 8 ET32 AMG split replicas all round. Tirerack enjoys excellent volume discount. The biggest problem on the C Class unless you get stupid is inside clearance on the front with the strut dimple. I run 235/45/17 Michelin PS2's all round. At 245 the tyre will (just) foul the strut. See calculators on 1010 Tires website.

hcalvarez

im biased...lol the black one looks good!