New Wheels For my CL55
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New Wheels For my CL55
I have been looking for wheels for my new to me CL55. This was one of the hardest cars ever to pick wheels for. It doesn’t fit squarely into a category. It’s not pre Luxury like S sedan, nor sports car - or even sporty in the sense of an E AMG. Don’t get me wrong. It’s sporty but in a dignified big body sort of way.
Too open a spoke could be too airy in a sportscar sort of way. Too much metal isn’t right either. Too much bling on a black car and I undermine its hardcore capabilities. On and on.
I envisioned these could strike a happy medium. Sporty yet with decent surface area. Luxurious looking yet not blingy. I think I nailed it!
20x8 and 20x10 rotary forged TSW’s.
Too open a spoke could be too airy in a sportscar sort of way. Too much metal isn’t right either. Too much bling on a black car and I undermine its hardcore capabilities. On and on.
I envisioned these could strike a happy medium. Sporty yet with decent surface area. Luxurious looking yet not blingy. I think I nailed it!
20x8 and 20x10 rotary forged TSW’s.
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Not bad. Nice looking car! I agree that it's hard to find an aftermarket wheel that properly compliments the look and character of the car. Personally I still like the original AMG forged 2-piece wheels best of all on this car.
As for category? These cars are GTs -- Grand Tourers.
As for category? These cars are GTs -- Grand Tourers.
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Not bad. Nice looking car! I agree that it's hard to find an aftermarket wheel that properly compliments the look and character of the car. Personally I still like the original AMG forged 2-piece wheels best of all on this car.
As for category? These cars are GTs -- Grand Tourers.
As for category? These cars are GTs -- Grand Tourers.
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I went with 19” Brabus. Similar to stock but a little more pop. Also back when the car was new Brabus had this version out there as an aftermarket, so it seemed fitting and almost stock.
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I like the OP wheel selection but I would say for a big body coupe, 20" or 21" would be the correct sizing. You need to visually make a determination as to the correct proportions. 19's in general seem a wee to small for this big body. 19's work with SL or SLK.
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So wheels are very personal and they are the easiest way to persalize your car and distinguish it from everybody else’s.
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As far as the style of that wheel, I like really like your choice. It's a wheel that seems to harness the heritage of the past Mercedes vintage styling, but with a modern twist. Well done, you have a good eye. The other wheel that always looks great on Benzes is the 11 spoke like the black series style....In a 20" with black or silver. They seem to scream MB AMG to me. Verde Insignia is a great choice for MB, and they are wicked cheap too.
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Nice car !
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I have been looking for wheels for my new to me CL55. This was one of the hardest cars ever to pick wheels for. It doesn’t fit squarely into a category. It’s not pre Luxury like S sedan, nor sports car - or even sporty in the sense of an E AMG. Don’t get me wrong. It’s sporty but in a dignified big body sort of way.
Too open a spoke could be too airy in a sportscar sort of way. Too much metal isn’t right either. Too much bling on a black car and I undermine its hardcore capabilities. On and on.
I envisioned these could strike a happy medium. Sporty yet with decent surface area. Luxurious looking yet not blingy. I think I nailed it!
20x8 and 20x10 rotary forged TSW’s.
You still have this car? Where can I find these wheels ?
Too open a spoke could be too airy in a sportscar sort of way. Too much metal isn’t right either. Too much bling on a black car and I undermine its hardcore capabilities. On and on.
I envisioned these could strike a happy medium. Sporty yet with decent surface area. Luxurious looking yet not blingy. I think I nailed it!
20x8 and 20x10 rotary forged TSW’s.