Inexpensive source for OE CLK63 BS wheels?
06-21-2010, 03:22 PM
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Inexpensive source for OE CLK63 BS wheels?
Don't know anything about this company, somebody posted a link on another forum I frequent so I checked to see if the had BS wheels and...... http://www.finishlinewheels.com/MERC...TYPE+209/2008/(go all the way to the bottom of the page)
Might be refurbished? Hard to imagine a new set of OE forged BS wheels for $1,240!!
Might be refurbished? Hard to imagine a new set of OE forged BS wheels for $1,240!!
06-21-2010, 07:02 PM
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Hecho in Mexico or China. A stock forged wheel for $299! I bet they make it up on the volume 
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06-21-2010, 07:10 PM
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07 E63. 07 STi limited #606/800
umm... ok, so whats up with this site? can anyone say if it's legit?
they have the non chrome E63 wheels i wanted, the ones with the charcoal inside. I hate hate hate my chrome ones.
they have the non chrome E63 wheels i wanted, the ones with the charcoal inside. I hate hate hate my chrome ones.
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06-22-2010, 01:29 AM
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From the looks of it looks like gravity cast knock offs. OEMs you can actually see the machining marks, those are too smooth & polished to be machined out of billet so most likely gravity cast knock-offs made elsewhere. They could potentially be pressure cast, which would be much better but still not machined. Gravity cast is usually the cheapest options but produces by far the heaviest wheels, not good for strength or performance.
The OEM CLK63BS wheels are ridiculously expensive b/c of how they are produced, so almost certain those are not OEM. Dealership is probably the only place you can get a legit set period and I'm sure they are NOT cheap.
The OEM CLK63BS wheels are ridiculously expensive b/c of how they are produced, so almost certain those are not OEM. Dealership is probably the only place you can get a legit set period and I'm sure they are NOT cheap.
06-22-2010, 11:03 AM
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88-300CE TWIN TURBO, 99-C43, 05-G55K, 71-280SL, 94-E320 CAB, 08 CLK63 BLACK SERIES
From the looks of it looks like gravity cast knock offs. OEMs you can actually see the machining marks, those are too smooth & polished to be machined out of billet so most likely gravity cast knock-offs made elsewhere. They could potentially be pressure cast, which would be much better but still not machined. Gravity cast is usually the cheapest options but produces by far the heaviest wheels, not good for strength or performance.
The OEM CLK63BS wheels are ridiculously expensive b/c of how they are produced, so almost certain those are not OEM. Dealership is probably the only place you can get a legit set period and I'm sure they are NOT cheap.
The OEM CLK63BS wheels are ridiculously expensive b/c of how they are produced, so almost certain those are not OEM. Dealership is probably the only place you can get a legit set period and I'm sure they are NOT cheap.
You are able to see such details in the pix on the website ?????
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08-04-2010, 02:20 PM
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2004 clk 320
they're refurbished, I read bout them on a bmw forun and the guy said he couldn't get them to balance out ( the wheels he bougt for his bmw) and they're warranty is crap. I'd be cautious and talk to them before i'd buy them
