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Old Dec 4, 2014 | 12:48 PM
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My first ever Benz

I've never owned a Benz before, having driven only Audi and BMW my adult life. I recently bought a mint 2004 e320 with only 40K miles from my mom who wanted to just have 1 car with my dad. I know its in great shape, with all factory service and well, it was driven like it was owned by a grandmother, because it was!

Anyway, looking forward to learning more about Benz and the e320. My first order of business is to get some classy yet somewhat sport wheels and drop it a bit with coilovers.

For wheels I am thinking of some AMG reps but am open to any other suggestions.

Any suggestions for great tuners in Orange County Calif? I was thinking of taking it to Tag Motorsports in San Diego as that is where I have taken my Audi S5 previously.
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Old Dec 4, 2014 | 02:52 PM
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Congrats on the new car! Get real AMG wheels not reps cost is about the same and they will last longer.
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Old Dec 4, 2014 | 03:04 PM
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Congrats on the new car! Get real AMG wheels not reps cost is about the same and they will last longer.
Thank you! As I am a complete Benz newbie, where is a good source (i.e. reasonably priced) for AMG wheels? I assume going direct would be very expensive.
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Old Dec 4, 2014 | 04:21 PM
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im not sure about real AMG wheels prices up there but down here, even used ones cost twice than a new rep. AMG wheels looks great but 3 guys from the same block owns the same set of wheels. be different, do some research before you make the purchase.
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Old Dec 4, 2014 | 04:44 PM
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im not sure about real AMG wheels prices up there but down here, even used ones cost twice than a new rep. AMG wheels looks great but 3 guys from the same block owns the same set of wheels. be different, do some research before you make the purchase.
Yup, great advice! I very particular about wheels. I dont want ones that are too "racer boy". I think Benz looks best with something more understated and classy versus sporty. Frankly I think Benz looks best on stock or AMG wheels. I've seen very few I like on aftermarket wheels.

I am open to any suggestions though!
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Old Dec 4, 2014 | 04:50 PM
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Yes, dealer is thousands for a set. There is a classified section here on MBworld just for wheels/tires https://mbworld.org/forums/wheels-tires-97/. You inspired me to list mine actually. There are sets on ebay, but you have to be careful of fakes/replicas. There are also sets for sale that don't have the correct offsets for a particular model, but are listed as fitting it anyway. The back side of the wheels have the size with offsets along with MB part #. Happy hunting


https://mbworld.org/forums/wheels-ti...ml#post6252719
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