shadowgriffen

ok, so someone is placed an add for an incredible deal on these rims (he says they are carlsson, they look more like brabus to me)

can you guys please help me identify these rims?

I'm ready to make the move but I want to know info on these and the seller is really sketchy on details...

thanks dudes

shadowgriffen

they look a tad like these rims (which are one of my favorites) so I'm hoping they will do.

STE22, hope you dont mind.

mgw_300e

They look similar to Enkei GF1:

mgw_300e

Carlsson 1/16:

mgw_300e

Carlsson 1/11:

mgw_300e

Really, I don't think they're Carlsson, Brabus, or Enkei. At least not anything they are currently making.

shadowgriffen

hmmm...yea thanks alot matt.

I hear you, I can't come up with anything.

He's in NY (the seller) and tells me that they are carlssons....I seriously doubt it

mgw_300e

They look like $100/each rims, not Carlsson.

shadowgriffen

he wants $200 for all four + tires, they are 18's and after seeing bronco with his 18 Farlssons, I was sold on 18's.

mgw_300e

Dude, they look cheap. save your $200.

shadowgriffen

You're absolutely right Matt, one of the main reasons as to why I looked at them to begin with was the fact that my SLs have seen better days, so I figured 18s + fairly new tires + 200 bux = won't hurt to try.

But the more and more I see them the less and less I want them...

Saijin_Naib

They arent too bad. Especially not for only $200

mgw_300e

Better to keep the old rims you have than to buy someone else's old rims. No one sells decent rims for $50 each, tires or no tires. The fact that he's trying to pass them off as Carlsson's tells me that they're garbage. I don't mean that in a snobbish way, I just mean that even if you like the wheels, they may have damage/defects that you can't see, the finish may be trashed, etc. The pic is dark and taken from a strange angle for selling a wheel. Add to that the fact that he's lying about the brand and you can't trust him to be honest about anything else.

mgw_300e

Would you buy spinner wheel covers just because the price was right? That's all I'm saying. We all want to find killer deals, but sometimes you just have to spend the cash.

CDP

Hey Newbs.

Lying about the brand? They are Carlsson Wheels. How do I know? My friend had them on his 16V.
Don't be too skeptical about getting wheels for cheap. Most sellers don't even know the value of the wheels they are getting. Them those wheels Henry. Does it come with the Center cover?

mgw_300e

Those don't look the same to me. Maybe it's the crappy pic, I don't know. Chris, you certainly know more about Carlsson's than I do. Maybe it is a screamin' deal.

oneill_1

they look identical to the rims that come on the newest SLK models....but i think i am wrong


-OG

Saijin_Naib

they definately are not the SLK rims, but as for whether they are carlssons or not,

Bigpete123

chris you beat me to it. That's pervbenz's oops I mean perzbenz's old car. Those definitely look like carlsson rims to me. If they aren't carlssons, they are good knock-offs.

Bigpete123

although now that I look at it... the ones on the 16v have 15 spokes while the one in shadow's post has 16. Correct me if my eyes are bad.

ZedStyle

both 16... first thing i did was count too..

mbpeppe

Those are Carlsson 1/15 wheels
They are getting rare......
Top of page here:
http://www.autodesignhaus.com/tuners/carlsson/index.htm

And here they are in 18" on a Danish Brabus W124
http://www.bilgalleri.dk/html/gal_visbil.asp?ID=69175

Per

shadowgriffen

He stated that they are 100% real carlssons.

he said the covers were missing, he misplaced them when he moved.

h22freak

i have seen those rims before
they are carlsson rims but i can't recall what type
the center cover would have carlsson logo on it
however i can't tell if it's genuine or fake by looking at a picture

shadowgriffen

Chris

do you know if there's a way to identify these rims without center caps? Would they have a carlsson mark anywhere else?

can anyone ask perz???