Hey guys, I'm a new member and last month I upgraded from my 2012 C300 Luxury to a 2014 E350 Luxury so I can commute to college without worrying about the high miles on the C300. The car came with 19" AMG style rims on it, however; after one pothole on the Thruway, I blew my tire and bent the rim. I'm going to assume they are cheap rims someone previously put on the car to look cool so that's on my list too change. I'm looking to do more visual mods and exhaust work to the car over the first year of owning it before the winter comes back around which lead me to the forum. I also come in here and read but this is my first post.

How does everyone find parts for their Mercedes? My particular car doesn't have a spot for the exhausts to come through as they point down before the diffuser (Stock picture is an example of mine). I've looked everywhere for a new diffuser, however; everything seems to be made for either a 2013 and lower or an E-Class AMG only. I'm unsure if the body styles are similar or if anyone has any tips/knowledge for finding rear diffuser and other parts for my particular model.

For the car itself, I'm planning on black vinyl wrapping the roof along with adding the Thule Wingbar Edge & Thule Motion XT Alpine ski box in white which hopefully gives it a little more character and room so I can fit my skis during the winter. The rear bumper/diffuser is a must fix so I can get more sound out of the exhaust and make it a better look. I'm also interested in getting red brake calipers, but I wanted to hear everyone's thoughts about that. Some people love it, some people hate it. I'm new to all of this so let me know where everyone finds good parts at and if you have any dope ideas or think my ideas are wack I'm all ears.


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