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Old 07-15-2008, 10:18 PM
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Got tint and 20's today

Got my windows tinted today at signature tint in costa mesa and got some 20" rims black with polished lip. The wheels are staggered with 20x10 in the rear running 245/35 all around.

Will post picks



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Pics of Car with tint and 20's

Here are the pics of my car, sorry for poor quality as i only had my iphone with me.




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Why are you only running 245's in the back?
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Why are you only running 245's in the back?
That is what they gave me, what should I be running? I asked if I should have 270 in the back, they said no. The rims are 20x8.5 and 20x10



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Ok, everybody's thinking it, so I'll say it. I'm feeling frisky tonight.


So, to go along with your bad tint job on your tail lights and blue tint on your fog lights:

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w211/252158-tinted-tail-lights-blue-tinted-fog-lights.html

You now put cheap ebay wheels on your car with the wrong size tires. Think about it. You're running different width wheels on the front and back with the same size tires on all four corners? Does that even make sense to you?


This car is a mess man. Start over.


This is what a properly modded W211 looks like with an excellent tint job on the tails and quality wheels:






Don't mean to sound like a *****, but I hate to see cheap crappy mod jobs on these beautiful cars.
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John - is your car a 4-matic? If not, you can run a staggered setup as you have with the 20x8.5 and 20x10. The correct tire sizes are

245/30/20
285/25/20

A 245 tire is really meant for an 8.5" rim.

If your car is a 4-matic, you shouldn't run a staggered setup
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Originally Posted by LAMB09
That is what they gave me, what should I be running? I asked if I should have 270 in the back, they said no. The rims are 20x8.5 and 20x10



Thanks

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What shop was this?
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Originally Posted by tbone
John - is your car a 4-matic? If not, you can run a staggered setup as you have with the 20x8.5 and 20x10. The correct tire sizes are

245/30/20
285/25/20

A 245 tire is really meant for an 8.5" rim.

If your car is a 4-matic, you shouldn't run a staggered setup
not 4-matic, what are the negatives of running 245/30/20 on a 10.5 rim? Because i will try to go back to the store and see if they can swap it.


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Originally Posted by LAMB09
That is what they gave me, what should I be running? I asked if I should have 270 in the back, they said no. The rims are 20x8.5 and 20x10



Thanks

John

245 on an 10.5?

i'll cut u slack for the effort, maybe none of this would've ever happened if u went to a decent shop. i say u take it elsewhere to a place that knows what they're doing and have them fix it so the car looks proper.
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Originally Posted by Benz-O-Rama
Ok, everybody's thinking it, so I'll say it. I'm feeling frisky tonight.


So, to go along with your bad tint job on your tail lights and blue tint on your fog lights:

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=252158

You now put cheap ebay wheels on your car with the wrong size tires. Think about it. You're running different width wheels on the front and back with the same size tires on all four corners? Does that even make sense to you?


This car is a mess man. Start over.


This is what a properly modded W211 looks like with an excellent tint job on the tails and quality wheels:






Don't mean to sound like a *****, but I hate to see cheap crappy mod jobs on these beautiful cars.

Dind't buy wheels on ebay. I think if you saw the car in person, your opinion might be different, but anyways it is my car and I appreciate negative and positive feedback. I wouldn't have done what I did to it if I thought it looked ****ty.



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Here is your setup:

Front: 245/35 on 20x8.5
Rear: 245/35 on 20x10

(although you mentioned 245/30 on 10.5 rim in another post which is )

Anyway,

1. 245/35/20 is already 1" larger than OEM diameter. Some are OK with this and some like to stick with the recommended OEM diameter. Whichever category you are in, I just wanted to point that out. Obviously all things expecting OEM diameter (speedo, odo, ECU calibrations based on OEM wheel diameter, braking ...) are affected.

2. The 245 width is within the expected parameters for an 8.5 wheel. It is OTOH too narrow for the 10. Because it is not in the recommended range, fitment and safety issues arise. That aside, the tire will stretch onto the 10, flattening out the tire a bit. Although not too much, there is now a variance in the diameter of the front and rear tire.

The only time I see guys stretching tires is when they went for very aggressive offsets and need the tire not to be so squared so that the wheel can work within the fender.

The bottom line is that unless you wanted this spec, it is not optimal. Why buy brand new stuff and not have it spec'ed correctly? Sometimes when we buy used, there is a compromise between cost and specs. You should not have to do so when buying new.
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Not only is the 245 the wrong fitment on a 10 or 10.5" rim, but the 285 rear tire just looks WAY better
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Don't know much about tires and fitments, made a mistake in trusting the people at OC Harbor Sound and Wheels in, Costa Mesa, CA. They seemed like they knew what they were doing. Will have to go back and get it straightened out.



The rims are Luxe LX2 by the way.




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get it straigtened out, and then find a new shop. Or ask on the forums first before buying stuff.

245/30 and 285/25 will keep your overall diameter closest to your stock diamters.

What are the offsets on your rims? If they can't size a tire correctly, I'm wondering what your offsets are...
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They went and picked up the wheels while I waited from the distributer. So I assumed the offsets were going to be correct.

I know the rear offset is 45mm, not sure of the front.



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Originally Posted by Benz-O-Rama
Ok, everybody's thinking it, so I'll say it. I'm feeling frisky tonight.


So, to go along with your bad tint job on your tail lights and blue tint on your fog lights:

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=252158

You now put cheap ebay wheels on your car with the wrong size tires. Think about it. You're running different width wheels on the front and back with the same size tires on all four corners? Does that even make sense to you?


This car is a mess man. Start over.


This is what a properly modded W211 looks like with an excellent tint job on the tails and quality wheels:






Don't mean to sound like a *****, but I hate to see cheap crappy mod jobs on these beautiful cars.
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Originally Posted by LAMB09
not 4-matic, what are the negatives of running 245/30/20 on a 10.5 rim? Because i will try to go back to the store and see if they can swap it.


john
The rims look OK but I would definitely return to your shop first thing in the AM to get a wider/correct size for your back.
Your staggered OEM set up for the rear was already a 265 on a 9" wide rim-
that should've provided the shop some indication that a 245 a 10" rim would be too narrow- the stretched sidewall appearance looks very bad and unsafe.
Hope they are able to resolve this for you.

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Originally Posted by Benz-O-Rama
Ok, everybody's thinking it, so I'll say it. I'm feeling frisky tonight.


So, to go along with your bad tint job on your tail lights and blue tint on your fog lights:

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=252158

You now put cheap ebay wheels on your car with the wrong size tires. Think about it. You're running different width wheels on the front and back with the same size tires on all four corners? Does that even make sense to you?


This car is a mess man. Start over.


This is what a properly modded W211 looks like with an excellent tint job on the tails and quality wheels:






Don't mean to sound like a *****, but I hate to see cheap crappy mod jobs on these beautiful cars.
and which shop did this AWESOME work on MPX220's W211??????? Let me take a guess.....does it start w/ "S" and end with a "C"????????????
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Originally Posted by LAMB09
Dind't buy wheels on ebay. I think if you saw the car in person, your opinion might be different, but anyways it is my car and I appreciate negative and positive feedback. I wouldn't have done what I did to it if I thought it looked ****ty.



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Just because you didn't buy those wheels off EBAY doesn't change the fact that you have EBAY wheels on your car now..........

You have a 1.5" wider wheel in the rear. Which hole-in-the-wall shop didn't know to put either a 275/30/20 or 285/25/20 tire in the rear for correct fitment????

Before you do any future mods to your car, I would recommend you do some research on things before going out on your own, blindly, and purchasing stuff. This forum is full of useful info you could have used to help direct you in the correct direction...........
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your car looks realy good just needs a drop bro
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your car looks realy good just needs a drop bro
Not with that back tire all squished on the rim, doesn't look safe at all. First pothole bends/cracks the rim, there's no sidewall protection there.
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Originally Posted by OPALW208
and which shop did this AWESOME work on MPX220's W211??????? Let me take a guess.....does it start w/ "S" and end with a "C"????????????

HAHHAAHH

Al, you're always pimpin' the business, aren't you?


Seriously, to the O.P.,

Those rear tires are not safe, man. You've got waaaaay too small a tire on there. If it were me, I'd return the whole setup and buy mpx's 20's in the classifieds.

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...&highlight=vip

You need to get out of those cheap wheels and get a proper wheel/tire setup.

And I was just giving you grief in my last post. I like to stick it to the newbs just to see what they've got in them. You didn't get rude or belligerent back at me so that tells me that you're gonna be just fine on here.

Stop buying the cheap crap and get quality stuff and your car will appreciate it. If you buy junk, you're gonna be sorry in the long run.

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LOL, Clayton's in a better mood today. Clayton was feisty ast night
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LOL, Clayton's in a better mood today. Clayton was feisty ast night
I got some stink on my hang-down last night so I'm all better today!


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