xmatty89

Found them on ebay and they look very similar to what i want. will these fit my car without spacers? does anyone know if they are hub centric?
Do you guys have any advice buying wheels of ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

mint

Yes they're hubcentric and the widths and offsets are correct for the CLK.

My advice for buying through eBay is don't buy directly through eBay. Call up the dealer yourself to see if you can negotiate pricing or a tire package. Mention what forum you're off of and they might be more compelled to give you a slight discount. Use a credit card as payment so you can dispute the charge if they're monkeying around with shipping or give you subpar products.

Williams707

You sure +ET30 will fit on the front? When I had 18's with +ET35 it stuck outside the fender on the front by about 1-2mm so I could only imagine that a +ET30 would sit far outside the fender. I read safe for our cars was front +ET35-40 and rear +ET32-38

mint

30 is on the aggressive side, but I'm sure he'll be fine. You're the first person to say 35 gave you fitment problems...I thought 35 was a moderate offset for the 208s?

I'm running +32 on my fronts with a few more mm to spare and 2mm is less than a tenth of an inch difference outboard.

With that said, I'd want to see what someone with an offset of 30-35 and an 8.5 front looks like for comparison.

jbenz99

"PLEASE DONT SAY THAT " twinsin !!!!! lol....Now more that ever is best time to buy anything on eBay cause they have the The buyer protection program !!! IN order words if the item is not as describe you can open a case and you will get a full refund by eBay !!! For example You can buy a car and it has any problem like bad paint job ,rust or oil leak, not started by the seller in the auction you open a case dispute and you will get your money back or you don't have to get the seller the money and let eBay know your dispute !! Plus most of the time is cheaper to buy on ebay ! That why seller's is posting on eBay cause they aren't selling enough by them self in the company so they need eBay and they have to sell their items cheaper to get bid or buy it now from buyers with so many competition on eBay you almost all the time will get best deals !! I have purchased many stuff on eBay and even if i had buyers remorse like i change my mind i open a dispute and i get my money back All the time ! You cant beat that !!! But always used Paypal when making online payment cause it a eBay own company too !!

xmatty89

Is there any wheels or sellers on ebay that people have had good experience with? or is it just trial and error
I would like it to be aggressive but not look weird or anything.

does anyone have a picture of +et30-32 on the front?

dlbehrns

I have 32ETx 17"x 8" wide all around from discountire.com; their service and pricing was excellant. One of the rims had a small scratch, they sent me a replacement that was worse and I returned it no questions asked. So, they discounted the scratched rim by 50%. The wheels are perfectly flush with the fender. the wheel would clear the fender if the wheel were to actually compressed that far but with the springs I have I would really have to slam it to make that happen. One of the nice things about sellers like discountire and tirerack.com is they have an interactive program that lets you see the rims you are interested in simulated on the car you drive. thats what sold me on the rims I bought.

xmatty89

Any pics dlbehrns

Williams707

Interesting I'm running +ET38 8.5j on the front with only a few mm to spare. Maybe it depends on the rim manufacture I would have to say I'll be pushing it with my setup if I ran a +ET35, honestly doubt I could do so.

DL, do you think you were safe to run an offset of +ET32 because your rim was only a 8j width rim? The rims they are talking about here are 8.5j widths. It was to my understanding that an 8j rim is 5mm shorter so you could increase the offset/ET number. Kind of like the same principal of going up a a rim size means you have to go down a tire thickness especially if you're going to drop it like its hot.

xmatty89

i was also taking a look at tire rack and found these wheels, breyton, they look pretty nice. but not sure about the white on the inside, what do you guys think? +et35 all the way around, cant decide if i want 9.5 or 8.5 in the back though.

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelCloseUpServlet?target=runWheelSearch&initialP artNumber=50851935214422B&wheelMake=BE+by+Breyton& wheelModel=GTS-AV&wheelFinish=Black+Painted&showRear=yes&selected Rear=50951935214422B&autoMake=Mercedes-Benz&autoModel=CLK55&autoYear=2001&autoModClar=&fi lterFinish=All&filterSize=19&filterBrand=BE+by+Bre yton&filterSpecial=false&filterNew=All&filterWeigh t=All&sort=Price

jbenz99

I got my wheels from this seller on ebay he is great his name is Micheal he is the owner of the company call him he can give you the perfect offset,price you need and what ever style wheel you want he also has tire packages mount and balance right in front of your door !!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/19-ME...#ht_7251wt_944
link:

mint

Well, same could be said about CC disputes Pretty much the same thing, no? CC companies are pretty aggressive with protecting the customer if they have a valid reason to dispute.

At any rate, I was just saying to buy direct through the vendor to have the ability to negotiate pricing. If you're fine with the price, then by all means, buy via eBay.

Just make sure they have lots of good feedback and you're probably going to end up happy. I would advise on getting wheels that are hubcentric to alleviate problems with installation.

Nah, offset and wheel widths should be standardized. I can guarantee you ET38 is considered a less than optimal offset for the fronts even with 8.5 wide. Like I said, I have ET32 8.5 and I'm pretty sure 30 will flush up perfectly with the fender.

mint

Given you have a 55, I'd def get 9.5 to get wider rubber on the back.

Hell, I have 9.5 and I only have a V6...but along with better traction (which is kind of a moot point for the 320s), it looks so much more aggressive from the back. Obviously, the only downside of not going with a square setup is that you can't rotate from front to back and vice versa.

dlbehrns

Jimmy, "do you think you were safe to run an offset of +ET32 " according to the tech guy at discountiredirect they should work just fine. ET32 moves the tire out only 3mm from the original ET35 but the width increased by an inch over the oem 7"s. Do you think the wheel is too far out?

xmatty89

Does anyone think the tires I linked from tierack will look good with a black 55? The white stripe on the inside throws off my decision. for some reason when i click my tire rack link it opens up email but copy and paste works fine.

Williams707

Would not be able to run a front ET32 on my front. I have ET38 up front and with my drop on the 20s the ET32 will not work at all. The only way I could see it possibly working is if I kept my ride high by not having the H&R Sports Suspension kit. But I would fail car inspection because when I had the 18s with ET35 it failed car inspection because the rims were outside the fender about 1mm. Maybe the 55 allows for a wider offset. I would probably have to roll the fenders on my front for a ET35 to work on my ride/drop, it would most def hit the fender on turns.

As you know I have ET32 on my rears with a 5mm spacer so my rears are actually ET27 which sits pretty much flush with the rims.

Williams707

Is your car dropped? What tire size are you running? I'm running Pzero Nero 225/30/20s ET38

J56BP

wrong cuz seller has to pay fees (ebay-pay-pal) after ea auctions. so in this case at the very least will cost seller on $860.00 item about $50.00+. so same item w/o ebay u should be able to buy it for $800.00 or less.

mint

On Eibach Pro Kit.

225/40/18 and 255/35/18 Nitto Invos

jbenz99

Hey J56BP your wrong My point is if you buy items on eBay you can always get your money back if items is not as describe or something wrong etc. !! Try getting your money back when you buys from somewhere else other than eBay ! Even if some online company other than eBay grants your returned you are stuck with shipping cost , the shipping cost could range from $180.00 to $250 for 4 wheels ??? plus you won't get discount on shipping cause we don't have dealer license. And remember that is if they grant you returnes and its probably going to be store credit not 100 % money back like on ebay plus original shipping cost !!! You do the math !

dlbehrns

Your fronts are kinda tucked under the fender yes? the ET38 will do that for you. My Vogtland springs did not drop the car as much as I had hoped so the tire and fender don't even come close so the ET32, which was the only offset I could get for the rims I'm running, puts the tire fairly even with the fender. If I went another 1/2 in wider on the rim they would protrude out beyond the edge of the fender.