Hello all...
I'm kind of in an emergency situation here..
I was thinking of getting new rims after i all my tires are worn,
but one of the tires got so worn inside, it went flat
anyways, I'm running on spare tire right now, and I thought i might as well get new rims instead of replacing all 4 tires...

First of all, I have 2003 E500 Sport.
I'm looking for Lowenhart LD1 *style* (replicas) with black face in 20 inch..
i was saving up for the real LD1 Noir edition but the unexpected flat tire kind of hit me off the course and i thought i might just go with replicas and save money.

I have airmatic suspension.. and I heard it has more room for bigger wheels..
still not sure if I have to roll the fenders though.. can someone clarify this?

Would 20x8.5 all around fit on my car without rolling fenders? If I have to roll the fenders, do I have to do all corners or just the rear fenders?
If I get 20x8.5 all around, what tire size should I use?
How would that look compared to stock wheel setup (bigger wheel gap?)?
Would I have to lower the car to get rid of the wheel gap?

I'm from Irvine, CA... and does anyone know a shop where I can go in tomorrow morning and buy some LD1 replicas in black with chrome lip?

Finally, can anyone post pictures of W211 with 20inch (20x8.5) and NOT lowered?

Any help would be appreciated.. thanks..

 

I don't know if it's just me but uhm... I can't do a search on 20" or 20 inch wheel on the forums, it just searches for inch, leaving the 20 out..
having some trouble searching through the sites.. ugh.. only few hours left to make decisions on new wheels.. could anyone please help?

 

AFAIK 20s should fit...many people have them...IMO they look a little too big, I think 19s are perfect FWIW... keep looking through the forum to find pics and other info. If its that much of an emergency, just go to a wheel/tire shop in your area GL

 

20's look a bit gangsta, I'd go with 19's. But its your car.. If you don't lower it, will look like a SUV, or an Audi Allroad equivelant..

I'd go with some 19's that dont have rivets and crap, people will think they are 20's.

Theres a nice shop in HB that opened up, Shorline Motoring or something, on Beach Blvd and Adams or so. Very good people there, they could probably help.

Shoreline

 

how would the 19"s look without lowering?

 

I had 19" Brabus w/rivets and it looked awsome (IMHO)...I didn't feel my car had the 4*4 look at all, but I'm sure it would've looked even better had I gotten it lowered.