hitokiri89

I want to get these for my birthday in black .
http://www.carid.com/lenso-wheels/ls31-114910.html

hitokiri89

No one ...?

stogge

It doesn't say anything about offsets... Also, they come in 18x7.5 & 20"s...

Meh, I would look elsewhere...

Spec_Davis

i think those wheels will not fit you but hey if your interested i am selling my wheels and they are fairly new

hitokiri89

I wont be buying til may being is that is when my birthday is . As far the offsets go will this picture help ? I really like these wheels and it would suck if all my time finding a set i like went to waste lol .

Arjy

still doesnt say anything about offsets, so i would assume +35 (meaning no good on fitment)


but also it seems that the 18s dont even come in the correct bolt pattern.

hitokiri89

I sent out a email to carid.com sales department hoping they know the offsets but i doubt it ... most likely have to get in touch with lenso to find out . One site had this pic of a w204 with the wheels on want but prob just photo shopped .

hitokiri89

What about these , they're pretty similar but come with more size options than the Lenso's do . http://www.wheelsnext.com/wheels-rim...yperblack.html
I did the live chat thing on carid and the guy said they would fit but he didnt tell me offsets .

ZeroSeVen

If you enter your vehicle information on wheelsnext.com it shows that this wheel doesn't fit the W204

hitokiri89

so even if the wheels is the same diameter and width of what i have now they still may not fit ? I dont understand .

Arjy

in this case its the offset (how far back or forward the center of the wheel width wise is from where it attaches to the car) and the bolt pattern that would be keeping you from putting them on, from what i can tell.

hitokiri89

Could the issue of the offset be remedied by longer or shorter lugs ? The XXR wheels come in 4/6/8 bolt pattern so im good there .

Arjy

in some cases yes you could put spacers on, but the problem (not really a problem) with our cars is it uses an especially high offset (meaning the wheels are pushed back further towards the car than most cars do) which causes most aftermarket wheels to stick out too far, in which case there isnt anything you can do

hitokiri89

So i did google search and found out the offsets are 35 on the XXR wheels from a 370z forum . Is that too big ? And if i use spacers to bring down the offset than im good to go ?

Arjy

yep. most aftermarket wheels use a +35mm offset, which sticks out too far on our cars. the sweet spot for our cars is generally between 40 and 50, though higher than 50 is okay depending on how wide the wheel is.

Arjy

one wheel i was looking at that is a similar style to what you're looking for is the mandrus mannheim, which is made especially for mercedes and comes in the proper offsets for our cars, and if i remember correctly isnt super pricey

http://www.mandruswheels.com/mannheim.php

they have other styles too that all fit our cars properly

hitokiri89

Yeah saw these before , only this is i want twin spoke so its a no go for the Mandrus wheels . But using the right size spacers will solve my problem or i am still wrong lol ?

Arjy

wont work sadly because the problem is the wheels stick out too far. putting spacers on would only make them stick out further.

hitokiri89

Sucks , i really like those wheels .