victort

it looks like the optional 18s, but it's not the same

Glyn M Ruck

You still don't understand. You are paying for 4 wheels & tyres in the price of the car already PLUS another $900 for the option. You are not getting 4 wheels & tyres for $900. SA has nothing to do with it.

Normandie4life

^ some ppl are ignorent, wheels dont go for $900 let me brake it down, if the car comes with the amg wheels that means it was upgraded to amg wheels from stock. So for example you chose a car n it came with stock wheels u wanted the amg ones ull have to put another 900 + the stock tired to trade them for amg wheels. Plus c63 amg wheels arent the same amg wheels that come on c250 or c350 or any non amg car. They do look similar but most def not the same

C300Kid

+1

That's why I have BMW wheels on my 204.

Scat01

Something worth mentioning before panties get way too bunched up here...

enochroot states he sold these tires and rims in post number 13, so there was value there for someone who wanted this set up - he does not disclose price but lets assume he got the $2,800 bucks he reduced to price to in a previous post. The Contisport Contact 5p tires in the sizes listed currently total $1,122 dollars on Tire Rack - prior to tax and shipping... +/- $1,500 for the AMG wheels seems reasonable to me, I have read on this forum numerous times about others spending much more for wheels.


C300kid - Are they actually BMW wheels or replicas? Either way, looks beautiful man!

C300Kid

They're VMR wheels. They're not BMW wheels or replicas that Im aware of, but they're designed for BMWs and are very popular in the BMW community. BMW-style I should say..and thanks bro!

Glyn M Ruck

Sorry - I knew I had it somewhere & had posted it. Here was early 2010. We have had a few more since this. I'll see if I can get the latest pdf. out of my dealer.

https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...es-c-class.pdf

Scat01

Like I said, they are all very similar and generic looking in my opinion...no offense, I like this C350 better than all 3 previous BMW's I owned, but BMW makes way nicer wheels.

Glyn M Ruck

I think it is personal. I like the BMW wheels but for me they are all too fussy. A matter of personal choice.

I still like the old AMG Type IV split rim. But that is me.

wsong1987

Ok...
I did some research. Take a look at this wheel options for 2012 C-class.
from : http://www.benzblogger.com/2011/03
One he sold it is 2012 C63 standard wheel, 6th one (style795).
I think that Adidas got confused with this one with 3rd one (style789), which is C350 sport AMG 17".
Anyway, like someone else said, it is not definately same wheels But I don't adidas... It looks same enough! lol
I personally think that 3rd one (style 789) looks better than 6th, C63 standard one (style795). Totally personal opinion tho!
So with that, to me C63 standard one looks nothing special too me...

P.S I personally like new 2nd and 4th one!
Glad to know that they added some new flavors! (1st one is definately no go! lol)
So far, MB wheels looks Better than BMW line up! BMW got not only doing bad with wheel designs... It is their whole new car designs! lol
And the regacy still continue! 7th one in this picture. The famous C63 AMG optional 18"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MDMercedesGuy

I upgraded to the style 782 (the 4th one) on my car for $1,040. I didn't like the standard C250 sedan wheels at all, but they are growing on me a bit now. That said, I don't think I would do anything different if I were to order my car today.

The other spoke wheels and the C63 wheels don't really do it for me personally.

Firewired

That is the same thing I was thinking as well when I saw them. When you order a C63 you can choose from two wheels as a no cost option. Which one do you all like on a black car, the traditional single spoke, or newer double spoke which also is on the 300 and 350?

(pics are not mine but from threads on mbworld)

Glyn M Ruck

MB actually seem to have a large wheel design collection that they rotate around world markets. These are the stock wheels in SA on the Sedan & Coupe if you don't tick the options box & special order.

Cy3

I am somewhat new to this forum coming from a list of BMWs and having spent a considerable amount of time on their forums; I have DEFINITELY noticed that sellers over here considerably over price their rims. Not sure why, but its very rare to find anything under 1G that are for recent years.
Not directed at the OP in any sense, as I don't have any experience here to actually know the true worth, just an observation of the whole. It's like you stamp AMG on anything (aside from the engine of course) and it deserves a price premium, which I don't really get...but again...im just a newb.

604 C63

I wonder why that is.............



maybe cos its made by FRIGGIN' AMG??????


Just a thought.

Glyn M Ruck

You are lucky you don't live in SA. One Austrian made Genuine AMG rim costs US$1500. All the other standard option wheels that Benz offers here are made by Tiger Wheels SA for Benz OE & much more reasonably priced but still not cheap.

Cy3

Pretty sure they still outsource the wheel production like they always have; but alas you missed my point. Unless you're tracking your vehicle and in need of light weight 90% of the daily drivers are only after the aesthetics. And yes, the AMG wheels are almost always aesthetically nicer, my gripe is when someone pulls off their basic 17" stock rims and tries to offload them for $1500. THAT is where I see the biggest pricing difference between here and the BMW forums.

604 C63

I hear you but at the same time.........spare me. I spent a lot of time on Beemer forums and anything with an 'M' on it over there is a very similar gouge show. I hung out at e90post and there aren't many deals there. Guys that paid 2k for rims want you to pay 1700 and then they tell you about the tax you are saving. Then on the flip side, if I would price a 2k set of rims at 1200 I would get every jackhole in Christendom offering me $800. It was worse than Craigslist.

The earlier post is spot on - prices are what they are cos they dont want to sell sets of rims. They are in the car business, not the rim business. They would rather charge up the wazoo and sell rims one or two at a time to individuals and insurance companies who have no choice but to pay it to complete a set.