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Old 04-22-2013, 01:43 PM
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Looking for the ultimate set of rims for my Sportcoupe!

Hi,
I just installed Bilsteins coilovers and i was wondering if you guys could help me to choose a great set of rims for my car.
Right now is sitting in AMG Wheels (18x8.5 Front) (18x9.5 Rear) but i want a set of rims that will make my Sportcoupe look amazing!
So any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

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Some options that i found in the web but nothing to say..OH MY GOD! That is pure sex!





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What about some HRE's
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Absolutely cannot go wrong with BBS LMs!!
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something with a really deep rear lip
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Something like this? .........It looks cool but not amazing!!

Im thinking something concave with a deep rear lip..
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something with a really deep rear lip
+1 , maybe Renntech monolites, borbet A or lorinser Rs1's ?
So many rims.
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Renntechs with some CLK63 6pot/4pot BBK and you would be set!


Example:
https://mbworld.org/forums/wheels-ti...te-wheels.html

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Originally Posted by Viper98912
something with a really deep rear lip
+1 , maybe Renntech monolites, borbet A or lorinser Rs1's ?
So many rims.
I don't think monolites have a very large lip.

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Absolutely cannot go wrong with BBS LMs!!
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I dont really like the monolites.
Im looking the Rotiforms models and i think the Forged 3 piece Concave BLQ are so damn cool!
Maybe someone with some photoshop skills could help.
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Concave BLQ.
Nice !
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The proportions of your car's rear fender gives a lot of visual height over the rear wheel... and a deep-lipped rim can actually appear smaller than it is (at a glance). Honestly I'd consider a nice concave wheel (think Forgestar F14, CF5, etc) that allows the spokes to extend out to the rim lip. This will preserve the wheel's visual impact (the 18 will still look like an 18) which would compliment the car's big hips quite nicely.

Just something else to consider...
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The proportions of your car's rear fender gives a lot of visual height over the rear wheel... and a deep-lipped rim can actually appear smaller than it is (at a glance). Honestly I'd consider a nice concave wheel (think Forgestar F14, CF5, etc) that allows the spokes to extend out to the rim lip. This will preserve the wheel's visual impact (the 18 will still look like an 18) which would compliment the car's big hips quite nicely.

Just something else to consider...
Thats probably one of the best advices that i ever received.
You are 100% right about the big hip.
I will take in consideration the Forgestar wheels.
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Also if the roads in Peru are bad stick with 18s, biggest regret I have with my wheels is they are 19s and the ride is very harsh.
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Originally Posted by paqueras
Hi,
I just installed Bilsteins coilovers and i was wondering if you guys could help me to choose a great set of rims for my car.
Right now is sitting in AMG Wheels (18x8.5 Front) (18x9.5 Rear) but i want a set of rims that will make my Sportcoupe look amazing!
So any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

I honestly think you have the perfect rim setup already. Those are pretty much the widest wheels you can go with plus you have an 18" wheel. If you can go with 19's then I love the BBS LM's but they are $$$. But like others have said.. 19's make the ride a lot harsher.

What offset's are you running and what year / car did your 18's come off of?
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My rims came with the car as OEM rims.

AMG Leichtmetallrader Styling IV, Mehrteilig.
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Front: 8.5J X 18 ET30
Rear: 8.5J X 18 ET18

I will stay in 18 inches is the bigger i can go with the Peruvian roads.

I also own another set of AMG Monoblocks II but that set is going for the 190E 2.3. 16V Cosworth that im restoring.

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Anyone know the brand of the rims of the silver car that reads on the side thiel2000.de??

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Anyone know the brand of the rims of the silver car that reads on the side thiel2000.de??
looks like Carlsson's
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i think BBS LM's look nice on the coupe.

the wheels on that silver coupe look like Carlsson 1/6
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i think BBS LM's look nice on the coupe.

the wheels on that silver coupe look like Carlsson 1/6
The Carlsson 1/6 is out production.
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