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Does E350 really have different shape front and rear wheels?

Old Sep 29, 2010 | 12:49 AM
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Does E350 really have different shape front and rear wheels?

I did washing of a car today (still no brake dust), so I just refreshed wheels and noticed that rear wheels spokes going a bit more outside than for front ones. However it isn't noticable when you look at wheels unless you start really washing them follow all curves.
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 03:05 AM
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Yeah, if it's not a 4-Matic, the rears are wider than the fronts.

I agree about the brake-dust, simply a beautiful thing. You can literally eat off of my wheels. My W211's was like caked in black the day after washing it.
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 09:26 AM
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Yeah, if it's not a 4-Matic, the rears are wider than the fronts.

I agree about the brake-dust, simply a beautiful thing. You can literally eat off of my wheels. My W211's was like caked in black the day after washing it.
Luxury trim 2011 E-class use identical width wheels front and back.
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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I've got the Luxury version and get a lot of brake dust on the car itself. Lots of little, greasy, black spots.
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I've got the Luxury version and get a lot of brake dust on the car itself. Lots of little, greasy, black spots.
I have not seen this on my 2011 E550. However, I did have spots just after the car was delivered. The cause was the tire dressing applied by the dealer. I've never understood why they use products that shed when there are other dressings available that do not exhibit this behavior.
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Yeah, shedding products suck.

I used "303 Aerospace Protectant", which is a marvelous and amazing product, but it sheds a bit after using it, so I have to deal with wiping off its residue that gets around the car for a couple of weeks or so, it seems.

At least the product is a protectant for all surfaces, so it can't hurt.
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Yeah, shedding products suck.

I used "303 Aerospace Protectant", which is a marvelous and amazing product, but it sheds a bit after using it, so I have to deal with wiping off its residue that gets around the car for a couple of weeks or so, it seems.

At least the product is a protectant for all surfaces, so it can't hurt.
I've been using "Long-Lasting Tire Dressing" from Griot's Garage which does not shed, period!

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Originally Posted by HBerman
I have not seen this on my 2011 E550. However, I did have spots just after the car was delivered. The cause was the tire dressing applied by the dealer. I've never understood why they use products that shed when there are other dressings available that do not exhibit this behavior.
probably has something to do with their bottom line, LOL......
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