C-Class (W203) 2001-2007, C160, C180, C200, C220, C230, C240, C270, C280, C300, C320, C230K, C350, Coupe
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Goodyear
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5.92%
Toyo
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7.89%
Michelin
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39.44%
Continental
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12.11%
Falken
25
7.04%
Pirelli
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12.11%
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W203/CL203/S203 TIRE Discussion Thread - Every question on TIRES

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Old 06-19-2005, 07:08 PM
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This is not a good tire size for 17'' wheel in your MB
Old 06-19-2005, 09:11 PM
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Costco was the most expensive place to get tires when I set out yesterday to find tires for my kid's Mustang, about the same size tire used in the C230SS. They wanted over $1,000 for 4 Michellins, don't even know which ones and $800+ for Bridgestone RE750 which cost me $650 about a year ago on my coupe.
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Find the best price you can, internet or otherwise, and then go to Sears, they'll match or beat the price....
Old 06-20-2005, 10:24 AM
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Sears has Michelin on sale this week.....hit the net....thy'll match prices in your area. Also, check their ads and call the store for availability...MVX Energy and a few others are listed.
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I think i am going to stay away from Michelins this time. My stockers were Michelins and at 17,000 miles they are close to being bald. Maybe I'll try Pirellis.
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Stay away from Pirrelis on our cars, they tramline really bad. On the plus side they are cheaper. I was happy with the Bridgeston Potenza RE750 that I got when Pirrelli refunded the P-Zeros.
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How about Bridgestone RE750?

Buellwinkle,

Thanks for the heads up. How about Bridgestone RE750? Also, when i went to tirerack.com it listed 2 tire sizes for the c230 SS.

Original Equipment Front 225/45-17
Original Equipment Rear 245/40-17

i understand this is probably the staggered setup. i checked my current set up and i have 225/45-17 all around.

my question is.. what is the widest tire i can fit on my stock rims?
Old 06-20-2005, 01:51 PM
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I just used the factory 225/45-17. The logical next step is the 245/40-17 but I don't know if it will fit right, may look funny. The staggered setup is for the 2004 and newer sport sedans where they went ot the staggered setup.
Old 07-11-2005, 12:28 PM
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So staggered tires means no rotation ever?

I have the sport sedan and staggered tires on my C230. I just recieved a pamphlet in the mail from my dealer saying I am entitled to a free rotation up to 6500 miles. So do I ever have to do anything with my tires but check air pressure and change them when they are bald?
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that's right. I have 10k miles on my tires and they are getting balder.
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Pretty much it. Since you have different width tires and they are probably directional, they can't go on any other side, or from front to back.
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Directional staggered tires can be flipped. Unmounted and remounted to the other side of the car.

LEFT and RIGHT tires can't be.... two different things
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WHOA, wait'a'minute...I just took my car in for service cuz it pulls right and they swapped front left to front right!!!
They said that the "Front tires are Scolloped" (What ever that means).
Do I need to bring it back in so they'll swap back front left/right???
PLEASE HELP!
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Originally Posted by nukblazi
Directional staggered tires can be flipped. Unmounted and remounted to the other side of the car.

LEFT and RIGHT tires can't be.... two different things
How can they be remounted to the other side?
Explain plz.

Like the Pilot Cup's, have little things on the outer edge, if you just MOVE it to the left side, it'll be on the inside edge and won't be proper.

If you flip it, then the treads are facing the opposite direction.
I am confused.
Help!
Old 07-11-2005, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ricky.agrawal
How can they be remounted to the other side?
Explain plz.

Like the Pilot Cup's, have little things on the outer edge, if you just MOVE it to the left side, it'll be on the inside edge and won't be proper.

If you flip it, then the treads are facing the opposite direction.
I am confused.
Help!
That's the pilot cup. SOME tires are LEFT or RIGHT SIDE ONLY.

Then there is a directional tire. This is one where HOW you mount it on the wheel maters. So, you can take a directional tire, dismount it from the wheel, FLIP IT, effectively changing direction it will turned, and move that tire to the other side.

Left and right rear wheels. You basically turn them inside out... if you just switched them, the tires would be the wrong way, if you dismount, and move it over, it still turns the same direction, but it on the other side of the car....
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Originally Posted by skahung
WHOA, wait'a'minute...I just took my car in for service cuz it pulls right and they swapped front left to front right!!!
They said that the "Front tires are Scolloped" (What ever that means).
Do I need to bring it back in so they'll swap back front left/right???
PLEASE HELP!
Do you have staggered tires? i.e., 245 rear and 225 front??? Go look and see if they put a 245 up front... a dealership did that to me once... sucked.
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Tires are either
1. Non-directional/non-inside-outside, or
2. Directional, or
3. Inside-outside

If they are non-directional/non-inside-outside, you can swap them left/right.

If they are directional, you can swap them left/right if you dismounting/remounting them on the left/right rims.

If they are inside-outside, you can swap them left/right.
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Originally Posted by skahung
WHOA, wait'a'minute...I just took my car in for service cuz it pulls right and they swapped front left to front right!!!
They said that the "Front tires are Scolloped" (What ever that means).
Do I need to bring it back in so they'll swap back front left/right???
PLEASE HELP!
For directional tires (Michelin Pilot Sports are directional): As long as the tires were taken off the rim and remounted correctly for the opposite side of the car, you are ok. Just check the outside of the tire for the rotation arrow. As long as it is towards the front of the car, you are ok.

If the tires are asymetrical (Pirelli PZero Neros are asymetircal), then they will have an outside stamped on the outside of the tire. These can be freely rotated side to side. If they are asymetrical and directional (very, very few tires are), then they can't be rotated at all.
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Originally Posted by TNblkc230wz
For directional tires (Michelin Pilot Sports are directional): As long as the tires were taken off the rim and remounted correctly for the opposite side of the car, you are ok. Just check the outside of the tire for the rotation arrow. As long as it is towards the front of the car, you are ok.
good to know.... although now I remember my brother telling me that a while back when he mounted the Michelin PS on my AMG rims.

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Originally Posted by nukblazi
Do you have staggered tires? i.e., 245 rear and 225 front??? Go look and see if they put a 245 up front... a dealership did that to me once... sucked.
I have 225/F & 245/R....what I notice is that they switch the Front Left-right/right-left (The wheel&tire). They didn't put 245 up front, but is this still ok???
And what does "Front tires are Scolloped" mean?

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[QUOTE=TNblkc230wz]For directional tires (Michelin Pilot Sports are directional): As long as the tires were taken off the rim and remounted correctly for the opposite side of the car, you are ok. Just check the outside of the tire for the rotation arrow. As long as it is towards the front of the car, you are ok. QUOTE]

Well, they actually swap the Rim from L-R & R-L. I notice it cuz my front right rim has 2 scratch marks and now it's on the left.
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[QUOTE=skahung]
Originally Posted by TNblkc230wz
For directional tires (Michelin Pilot Sports are directional): As long as the tires were taken off the rim and remounted correctly for the opposite side of the car, you are ok. Just check the outside of the tire for the rotation arrow. As long as it is towards the front of the car, you are ok. QUOTE]

Well, they actually swap the Rim from L-R & R-L. I notice it cuz my front right rim has 2 scratch marks and now it's on the left.
What tires are you using? Are they directional?
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[QUOTE=dgwee]
Originally Posted by skahung
What tires are you using? Are they directional?
I have no idea, but i know they're Michelin tires.
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I think it's funny that MBUSA is sending this reminders in the mail telling owners not to forget to rotate their tires, when they've been putting staggered wheels on the C-Class Sport Sedans Coupes since 2004.5.

My wife got one in the mail the other day too, and I just laughed.

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[QUOTE=skahung]
Originally Posted by dgwee

I have no idea, but i know they're Michelin tires.
Go look at the side walls. If you can see little arrows and they point in the direction of wheel travel (going forward of course), then they are fine.

If they are pointing the opposite direction, bring them to the tire shop to have them swapped.


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