M-bENZ

Lol Alrite man.

dynomite05

You could always paint them color match and leave the orange bulbs.

dr_npz

Looks hot, its at least 100times better then the old wheels! What it is the offset of those? You use also 10mm spacer right?

chrislis

Well I'm going to leave them amber, and I'll probably amber up the light on my mirrors as well. I may try to find kind of a sunburst orange paint for my calipers to match.

Regarding the wheels. The specs are:

19x9.5" +35 (plus an additional 25mm bolt on spacer)
19x8.5" +30 (no spacer)

fronts clear the brakes by maybe a millimeter. i think when i swap out rotors and paint the calipers i'm going to add a 5mm spacer to the fronts. i just dont like slip ons so we'll see what other options are out there, i highly doubt i'll ever find a 5 mil bolt on. my previous wheels were 35 rear offset as well and 35 front. these new wheels fill everything in perfectly.

next modifications are:

D2 Adjustable Coilovers (need to go lower in the front and eliminate all body roll)
Carbon Fiber Lip Spoiler (rear)
Carbon Fiber Vinyl Roof + Clearcoat
SL Style One Fin Grill (Black without the Parktronic looking logo)
Anodized Lug Nuts with Locks (Color matched to caliper paint)
Cross Drilled Rotors
Painted Calipers

And that should keep me busy enough for the next few months. I'm sure there's more that's just not popping into my head right now.

Kevwood

Going to be a colorfully accented car.

chrislis

Yeah I noticed tons of silver/black/cf combos going on out there right now so I think I'll change it up a tad bit and go with some little accents here and there.

dr_npz

So basicly you run ET +10 in the back ???
Don't you rub? You are lowered with springs, right?

chrislis

correct and i'll be at ET25 in the front after the 5 mills. I only rub when I hit harsh bumps or take REAL tight turns under heavy acceleration. I have a slight camber adjustment, not too much. The inner fender is rolled up and maybe pushed out a mill or two. Rear tires are 265/30/19 fronts are 235/35/19.

lowpost

I think I liked the Carlsson reps better.

chrislis

i need better picture really, these don't do it any justice. tried taking some last night but the lighting sucked and today it's raining so yeaaaaah.

also, the stamfords had some dings i could live without, nothing looks worse than dinged up wheels. im a wheel *****. adv1 or rennen modulare is what im targetting next.

dr_npz

Thanks Chris,
im thinking of adding 10mm spacer in the back for my summer setup - 19x9.5" ET32. Do you think, i will be allright with ET22 on my stock setup, without rolling fender?

dynomite05

I had ET25 in the rear with no problems.

chrislis

its a very considerable difference from a 10 so i dont see why that would be a big deal. just avoid chunky tires, you can run a 35 if you want probably. i like my wheels to fit super aggressive, so i dont mind allowing a little rubbing to do so, thats just me. an ideal fitment for as close to flush without rub would probably be a 18-25 offset 9.5"

dr_npz

Thanks a lot, i will do it!
Hoping for the early end of the stupid winter here. There is salt on the roads everywhere.

chrislis

your fitment on the e class looks pretty sturdy. post up a better picture of the rear so i can gander at it!

dr_npz

Here are some pics i just found.

chrislis

pretty fancy mean little ba$tard.

dr_npz

Haha, thanks man !

ahmadk

yo chrislis... I think u need a new sig now

chrislis

it will come after some photos are legit snapped. i kinda wanted a rolling shot but lowpost has the hottest rolling shot on a 209 period end of discussion. so if i can get a good roller of just the bottom half of my car, angled a little bit, just showing wheel fitment, i think i'm in.

Kevwood

I like that idea And ya, lowpost pretty much locked up the rollin' pics didn't he? *****!

chrislis

i took some pictures this morning before i departed for the office, only to realize i don't have the cable for my camera anywhere, and my computer at work doesn't have a slot for the memory stick! sorry, there are a couple winner shots in this camera too haha.

chrislis

still need to take real pictures.

dr_npz

Stunning ! Gotta love that aggressive offset !

dynomite05

Looks good. I was close to getting the same wheels but with the flat face and painting them black. I settled on the Forgestars.