Will 2003 E55 rims fit on a 2003 E500?
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I have them on mine '04 E500 with no additional spacers. Lug nuts are even the same. I believe the off-set is the same, but I couldn't tell you for sure. Mine is lowered about the same as you can see.
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Thanks for the info...your car looks great! how much do you think I should pay for a set with 4800 miles on them?
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Originally Posted by CALBenzo
I have them on mine '04 E500 with no additional spacers. Lug nuts are even the same. I believe the off-set is the same, but I couldn't tell you for sure. Mine is lowered about the same as you can see.
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Thanks!
I lowered it using the TWS brackets in the front, and by moving the sensor in the back. I have always lowered my cars using lowering springs of course. When I first was doing research on lowering the airmatic, the threads I found only pertained to these techniques, which made sense, and didn't know about the lowering modules or StarDiagnose.
Given that, I'm not sure I would change anything, however. The mechanical lowering is so easy (and easy to reverse). When you think about it, the two ways are essentially doing the same thing, tricking the system to reset the ride height (one mechanically, and one electrically). Hence, if failure is to occur because of the ride height, due to valving or whatever, it will occur anyway regardless of whether you set mechanically or electrically. I could be wrong of course.
I bought these for about $2300 brand new with contisport contact 2 tires. I thought it was a decent deal, but I really didn't shop around that much except perhaps about an hour on the internet.
I lowered it using the TWS brackets in the front, and by moving the sensor in the back. I have always lowered my cars using lowering springs of course. When I first was doing research on lowering the airmatic, the threads I found only pertained to these techniques, which made sense, and didn't know about the lowering modules or StarDiagnose.
Given that, I'm not sure I would change anything, however. The mechanical lowering is so easy (and easy to reverse). When you think about it, the two ways are essentially doing the same thing, tricking the system to reset the ride height (one mechanically, and one electrically). Hence, if failure is to occur because of the ride height, due to valving or whatever, it will occur anyway regardless of whether you set mechanically or electrically. I could be wrong of course.
I bought these for about $2300 brand new with contisport contact 2 tires. I thought it was a decent deal, but I really didn't shop around that much except perhaps about an hour on the internet.
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'18 E63S AMG
Originally Posted by LIONHEAD
The rims looks sweet!
BTW.....the floormats go inside the car Mike. :p J/K! The car looks awesome!
BTW.....the floormats go inside the car Mike. :p J/K! The car looks awesome!
