AMG_Eric

maybe its an optical illusion. irl they look huge. a buddy of mine offered to machine me custom center caps on his cnc machine. alas i have no idea what i should do. i could do an amg one. a brabus one or just about anything one can think of. i was gonna paint the center caps black and then hightlight the "B" in red.

i think i will go for a month b4 i really get a handle on what i want. i LOVE the rims HATE the tires. the guy that had these b4 really but a nasty wear pattern in the front tires. this thing drives all over the place and i just had it aligned before i bought the tires.

YNVDIZW124

Here it is!! with the blacked out tails and still not painted after the accident. It was sitting for a months and needs a bath too.

e320newbie

eric please please put your hammers back on please PLEASE!!! ur car was so beautiful with those rims,, now i cant even tell its a benz it just doesnt feel right haha, but do whatever u like G, later

Smokiesman

YNVDIZW124 ! Those rims look as nice on yours as they do mine ! Think they are just the look I was trying for mine!

Smokie

AMG_Eric

you crack me up.

i had to go for a change. those wheels have been on there for 12 years. it may look like a nascar car or even not like a benz but it is a good look. wait til you see it in person.

btw my rims were not hammers that is ashman. i had the amg monoblock aero 2's which are for sale with tires.


here is the really sad part i am thinking of NOT rebadging the car with anything. its sooooo clean now. i have a dilemma. i like amg but the ///amg missing from the rear is smooth and clean. i guess i could have worse problems like those in the south.

mike690003

I second the vote on putting the AMG's back. If not, at least get the lip on the black wheels polished. The solid black wheels take away from the beauty of the car. Or maybe you can refinish the wheels in red w/ a polished lip??

e320newbie

how much for the monos? i call them hammers but i know know there not.. :S what are the sizes?? im not knocking ur car im just saying the monos are pimp on ur car, the color and big face suits it. either way its still nice but monos for sho, and put the badge on the back the amg badge is so beautiful

AMG_Eric

17x7.5 et35 5x112 235/40 z 17 sumitomo htrz2 i rim needs to be repaired. the others need a repaint. the front tires are only 2 months old with maybe 500 miles on them. the rears i think have 5000 miles.

make an offer. i have pics and they will go on the ebay soon.

Makahveli

Red rims with a polished lip, now that will make many smiles here eric

joef

I second that!

AMG_Eric

lol nothing like returning to the 80's and going miami vice style. tell you what bring yourselves out here to cali for one of our meets. if you hate they way they look in person then say something. they look realy good in person.

mike690003

You're right, I'm not in Cali, so I really don't know what the style is over there. I still vote to keep it debadged though. I'm not saying I hate the rims, but a polished lip would give it the "look".

AMG_Fred

ouch. the more i look at the rims , the better they look. still not my cup of tea but better than before. oh and are those buffer streaks and cobwebbing i see on your car?

Smokiesman

EEEEEKKK!!!! Buffer streaks and cobwebbing where will it end ? get me outa here!! LOL!!

Smokie

mike690003

Good paint, but someone didn't use the buffer at the right speed. Another wetsand and buff can fix that though.

AMG_Fred

i don't think it needs to go to that far of an extreme.. from what i see, is all it needs is meguiars #83 followed by #80 with the proper use of a buffer. then your choice of wax.

Smokiesman

Eric must feel so much better now!!! LOL!

Smokie

AMG_Eric

you guys crack me up.

the car was supposed to go back for color sand and buff 3 weeks ago but i didnt get down to the painter. so when gas gets below 3 bux a gallon again i will make a trip to the painter for my color sand and buff that came with the paint job.


btw i am gonna need tires. anyone got prices on tires? 18's 235/40 18. i used to run sumitomo htrz2's and they were about a buck each with my wholesale discount.

ksing44

I'm sorry but I have to admit that I liked your car better as a "before". I just love my azure blue car so much, I can't imagine painting it a different color. I see you also used contrasting color mats inside your car, so I guess you are just a two-tone guy. I guess the chrome thing, inside an out on your car, is also a matter of personal taste that just doesn't agree with me either. You are absolutely right when you say that "the way I see we all have different tastes". It really doesn't matter what I like, as long as you love your car. You go for it Smokiesman.

While I'm at it, I guess I also have to say that I absolutely hate AMG_Eric's new black wheels. Something just doesn't look right about them on his car. Maybe a polished lip would add the little something that is missing. I know black wheels are in style right now, but I am sorry to say that somehow I just don't think it is working for AMG_Eric. I should also say that his car looked awesome before he changed the wheels, so he certainly isn't all bad.

Whoops, I think I may have jumped to conclusions. I looked at Eric's large photos and the shine on the black wheels made them look MUCH better. Maybe they do look much better in person.

Just wheels, a slightly lowered suspension, and a black grille insert on my car.

Smokiesman

Now come on Ksing don't surgar coat it now, tell us what you really think!!


Smokie

ksing44

Hi Smokiesman,

I think I did sugar coat it for you, because I definitely don't want to fight with you. As I remember, you and I talked about this once before. It is just hard for me to look at your car, which was almost identical to mine, and not get concerned about the fact that you changed it to a 2-toned version. I just love my azure blue W124, so it bugs me sometimes to see the way you changed yours. Don't get me wrong, I think your car looks very nice, even the chrome looks nice, but I just preferred it the way it was before.

I wonder if AMG_Eric is going to blast me too.

As I said above, it really doesn't matter what I like, as long as both of you love your cars. You guys go for it. I don't want any enemies, even on the world-wide-web.

Ken from PA

Smokiesman

Was not meant as a blast ! Just a little humor!! I don't get uptite about comments about my car ! I'm the guy who drives her and I love it !

Smokie

ZorroAMG

Ksing, at it again.....LOL

Anyone ever see the skit on SNL - Debbie Downer?

ksing44

I took a look at a Debbie Downer clip. I sure hope that isn't me. I thought I was the life of this party. I am always the one with a smile on my face. That just couldn't be me. I think it must be one those guys in that new W124 club in southern California.

ksing44

Actually I am just trying to be a little funny myself. For me, this whole thing is really just about having some fun with other people that love their W124s.