Wheel Hysteria - Need Help Deciding On Brands!
 

Hi All,

Been loving the wealth of information everyone in the forums is providing. I've been able to do some cool stuff to my new W212 that I would've struggled with otherwise.

Anyway, I'm looking to upgrade my wheels for the summertime. I've finally narrowed done my preference to 7 spoke 'BBS' style wheels, which I'm not exactly sure of the name, but I'm a fan of the classic good looks.

I'm looking to keep the wheel cost under 1500 if at all possible - so I know that rules out HREs, for example. But I am looking for QUALITY that will last and have resale value.

Here's some wheels I've had an interest in (all in brushed silver):

https://www.mrrwheels.com/collection...s/products/fs1

http://velgenwheels.com/project/velg...-matte-silver/

http://rohanawheels.com/rohana-wheel/rc26/

https://www.avantgardewheels.com/ava...-classic/m590/


Anything I may be missing? TL;DR, MRR FFS1, Velgen VMB7, Rohana RC26, and Avant Garde M590 - am I looking at quality stuff here?

Thanks for ANY help you can provide.

Whoops - went ahead with the M590s and some Conti DWs! Looking forward to it.

#1 Avant Garde
#2 Rohanna
Out of the ones you posted.
My preference atleast.

Heyo! Finally got the wheels put on today.

The dude at the wheel distributor mentioned that my former wheels had the wrong tires on them - 245/45 I believe, and as a result, I was rubbing the front fenders on turns. It slightly twisted the lip of the fender, but I was able to turn it back with a little oomph.

The new wheels have 245/35s on them, which do appear a bit smaller. The wheel well is naturally a bit more apparent, which I'm still getting used to. I'm not sure I can lower it without running the risk of those front fenders rub again - nor do I really want to now have to lower it.

All in all I'm pretty happy with the change. The older wheels were replica, and I'm probably going to replace the cracked one and throw some proper rubber on them as a winter set. They make the car appear elegant. The new wheels are definitely much more sportier, so I'm deciding what will go and stay - thinking about ditching that front lip, for instance. Might paint the rear deck spoiler black. Decisions, decisions.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...3334fa59be.jpg

Old wheels.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...8723849813.jpg

And the new (and dirty!)

Those new wheels are hot! You made the right choice. Congrats!

Thanks man! The handling is *NIGHT AND DAY*. I was driving like a lunatic all afternoon.

Did you lower your car by chance? From your signature picture, it looks like you've got a bit less wheel well exposed.

new ones are nice...... old ones ain't too bad either.

Ah, cool. Apparently I also have the sport spring suspension. I may leave it the way it is, maybe the tires are lacking some sheen so it's more apparent. I'll give it a week.

dafuq,why? how? hope they are covered, atleast you're in time to buy such packages for coverage.

Take a picture of the pothole. I need to see this thing. I'm in Chicago and our roads are just as bad or worse, but that pothole you hit has to be huge!
Unreal.

In California - Caltrans blames potholes on earthquakes.
What's the excuse in NY?
I am sorry for your wheels man, but frankly the alloy broke too easy.

The excuse? For potholes? I mean...they're a grim reality when you use ****ty, cheap asphalt for your roads. We get a ton of snow and ice. It expands. It breaks the road. It isn't a conspiracy or anything.

But I agree, it broke way too easily for my comfort. Can't do anything about it now, can I? I did hit that mother going 50 or so, so, take it as you will.

Honestly,

I'm pretty scared to be driving on these. I did some cursory glancing around before I purchased them and they seemed alright, but this is ridiculous. Two wheels? I mean, the pothole was bad, but not that bad.

I'm scouring the internet now and I'm seeing horror stories for these wheels. I'm screwed!

I am old enough to remember driving East Germany autobahns in 1980's.
Original, build by Nazis's slave labor, neglected by communistic government, harsh weather, yet 40 years old concrete did not have potholes and few years later, having better car I did not hesitate to keep speedometer at 200 kph
Coming back to the rims, the material does look soft from the picture, I bent MB wheel only once in my life and even the edge moved close to what you had - the rim did not crack and I did not notice the bend till 150 miles later at my destination.
There is a guy on youtube who got W211 for next to nothing and it was test- beating it on even bigger potholes than this one. The car took it "just fine" on factory rims.