Finally pulled the trigger on a new set of rollers for my Polar White 2014 Sedan. Went with the Niche Essen M147 (matte black) in 19x8.5 +35 and 19x10 +55. N4SM recommended I do the +35 for the aggressive fitment/look, so I did that rather than the +42 that they also come in. Looking for an aggressive/meaty look on the factory suspension.
Will post pictures as soon as they come in. Never seen anybody else run them on a C63 other than this one I found Niche's Facebook page:
Finally pulled the trigger on a new set of rollers for my Polar White 2014 Sedan.
I looked at the picture and back at what you said probably 5 times and was like..."that's not polar white" lol. Then I read the rest haha. Can't wait to see how it looks!
There might be a reason why it's hard to find pictures of Niche wheels on AMG cars... because people are learning with time that quality wheels actually cost money. A set of wheels in this size going for $1k is just ridiculous. I guess I shouldn't be surprised if I see AMG cars with Rota wheels next.
There might be a reason why it's hard to find pictures of Niche wheels on AMG cars... because people are learning with time that quality wheels actually cost money. A set of wheels in this size going for $1k is just ridiculous. I guess I shouldn't be surprised if I see AMG cars with Rota wheels next.
Well they do offer a lifetime warranty against structural defects to the original owner of the wheels, and given that they have been in the wheel game for a long time, I'm sure the wheels will work out great. I've had cheap wheels and expensive wheels throughout my years, and never has one set done me wrong. I think $1k for a set of wheels is a fair price given they're not forged / 2-piece / 3-piece, etc.
Well they do offer a lifetime warranty against structural defects to the original owner of the wheels, and given that they have been in the wheel game for a long time, I'm sure the wheels will work out great. I've had cheap wheels and expensive wheels throughout my years, and never has one set done me wrong. I think $1k for a set of wheels is a fair price given they're not forged / 2-piece / 3-piece, etc.
I also haven't personally had bad experiences with cheap wheels the couple of times I've gone that route for various reasons but some of the stories, pictures, and outcomes of using cheap wheels are just scary. It's a relatively heavy car and depending on the roads in your area the quality of the wheels on the car can be very important. Or you might be just fine. The biggest disadvantage to cheap wheels is their weight. A lot of them, however, also have structural defects, like voids inside the casting and whatnot. When it becomes a "luck kind of thing" I tend not to take my chances and either spend a bit more or stay with oem, which a lot of times are not ideal either. I was lucky that my car came with some HREs from the previous owner, otherwise I would have been staying with stock AMG wheels because there is no way I would pay $8k for a set of wheels.
Yeah I'd never spend 2k+ just on wheels. I've ran STR, Rota, all kinds of knockoffs on heavy and light cars and always been just fine. I went with Niche because of their great rep and the fact that we have awesome roads here in AZ
Getting them installed now so will post pictures later on!
Got the wheels on yesterday, extremely happy with how it turned out! Was contemplating the H&R springs, and have decided the stance is perfect as-is without compromising my factory suspension warranty. These fill out the wells perfectly, and the offsets are spot on!
Got the wheels on yesterday, extremely happy with how it turned out! Was contemplating the H&R springs, and have decided the stance is perfect as-is without compromising my factory suspension warranty. These fill out the wells perfectly, and the offsets are spot on!
Thank you for sharing the images with us, came out looking great.
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