Two Dead Wheels
05-03-2009, 07:13 PM
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06 C55
Two Dead Wheels
Thanks to a large bit of concrete debris left on the roadway, I now need two new wheels on the right side of my C55. Totally hosed the front wheel, completely deflating the tire within a few seconds of impact. Rear wheel fared slightly better with a significant bend both on the inner and outer edges. 
Suspect substantial internal damage to both tires. Sucks since they were in relatively good shape... so much for a nice relaxing weekend at the beach with a little work mixed in...
BTW, the compact spare ... can it be recompacted? It is really a screwy little wheel / tire combo. Very bizarre watching it inflate. Seems to be working just fine though.
Suspect substantial internal damage to both tires. Sucks since they were in relatively good shape... so much for a nice relaxing weekend at the beach with a little work mixed in... BTW, the compact spare ... can it be recompacted? It is really a screwy little wheel / tire combo. Very bizarre watching it inflate. Seems to be working just fine though.
05-04-2009, 12:08 PM
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glad to hear it was only the rims.. thats the reason why im not buying rims anymore.. i had an insident about a month ago and messed up 3 of my 19"s.. are the c55 wheels the same as the e55 wheels..?
05-04-2009, 12:31 PM
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sorry to hear about the rough ride-I havent played with the spare yet-but rumor has it that it can be deflated and shaped back to its orig size (I dont know how much work goes into it tho...)-what kind of rims are they/ Stockers?
