Just found out I have 3 cracked rims!!!
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'08 C63 AMG (turned in for lease)
Just found out I have 3 cracked rims!!!
Any ideas of what rims to get next? I only have the car for another year so I'm not looking to spend more than about 600 a wheel.
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'08 C63 AMG (turned in for lease)
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From: Northern NJ
2009 C63
Some of u guys are just so lucky when it comes to roads...here in NYC/NJ you're lucky to go 2 miles on a road before u encounter a pothole that will ruin your wheels. That along with cracks, patches, and ditches after the plows dug up all the roads. With all the rain also this year in the northeast Im going to have to wait til May to put my wheels back on.
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no more AMG
I love MHT's Monotec line. Not sure on cost, but I called and all of they're wheels will fit a C63
http://www.mhtwheels.com/default.cfm?brand=641
http://www.mhtwheels.com/default.cfm?brand=641
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From: Philly
2009 c63
i have one extra front and rear if you want to try to piece together replacement 18's. they sustained minor cosmetic damage which I'm about to have fixed by my wheel repair guy. no cracks, bends and spin perfectly.
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Cracked? If these wheels are really cracking them they need to be recalled, period. Some aftermarket wheels have been criticized because they bend too easily, but I have been told more than once that the reason they are "softer" is to avoid a catastrophic failure at autobahn speed, i.e., cracks that will cause a wheel to come apart at speed. Can someone who has experienced this post a photo of an actual crack?
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From: Sydney & the NSW Central Coast, Australia
C63 AMG, BMW 135i
MB must think more of you guys than us or otherwise they’re frightened of litigation. They offer them to us as an option and most our roads are atrocious, potholes everywhere.
I’d be interested to see photos from anyone who’s had a problem with the AMG’s. I wonder if it’s a case of bad luck for just a few or a more serious common fault.
Are you talking about damage to AMG rims or aftermarket?
What brand are those in your photo?
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I’d be interested to see photos from anyone who’s had a problem with the AMG’s. I wonder if it’s a case of bad luck for just a few or a more serious common fault.
Are you talking about damage to AMG rims or aftermarket?
What brand are those in your photo?
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2011 GLK350, 2010 ML350, 2008 C63 AMG
whoa...it would be great if you could post some pictures. i just installed the 19" multi-spokes and as mentioned already the roads in the NE are terrible right now.
