Advice on some rims.... - MBWorld.org Forums

Jun 24, 2008 | 08:25 PM

akbro93704

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2014 C250 sport

Advice on some rims....

I want to upgrade my rims to 18's. I found these on ebay, another member has them in 19's I believe. With the extra inch width front and rear, and with the offsets on these rims, will they stick out too far, and have that "bulldog" look?? I'm not too familiar with offsets. The stock wheels are 7.5 front, 8.5 rear with 47/58 offsets and these 18's are 8.5 front/9.5 rear with 45/48 offsets.

Also, does anyone have any pictures of their cars with similar offsets?

Thanks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...m150260815868&

Jun 24, 2008 | 08:31 PM

AkaSigFreak

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E350 Sport/ML350RWD

They should be Great!

I love those wheels and I am considering the same ones. I refuse to buy a 19" wheel. I don't care about how "full" my wheel well is- I want a great ride and great handling rather than Bling.
Here's a pic for you (courtesy of formymercedes.com)
I think they are 19's but the 18's fit the same.
http://formymercedes.com/images/Euro%2063-3.jpg

Jun 24, 2008 | 09:27 PM

akbro93704

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AkaSigFreak

They should be Great!

Me too....19's are a bit too flashy for me. I love these wheels, I always have. The fronts will extend 1/2 inch more than stock, the rears about 1 inch. I found an offset calculator, haha. Thanks for the picture, looks pretty good.

Anyone else have pictures of their cars with similar rims/offsets?

Jun 25, 2008 | 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by akbro93704

Hey thats my silver C300 in the picture on the ebay post!!! I didnt order the rims on ebay though. I went straight to the warehouse since my friend knows the owner. They're really nice people (assuming its the same people).

The picture is my car with 19s though, not 18s. Also, my rims are slightly different. If you notice on the bottom of the rim, there is a piece of the lip that is out of place like there should be a logo or something on it, kind of like the AMG rims. My rims do not have that piece so it looks much cleaner.

I attached the same picture of my car but from the other side of the car that i took with my camera phone. the picture in the ebay ad was taken with a professional digital camera.

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