S. Madman

Was watching this video and commented on this guy's video about the fact that wheels are not the ones that came with the car.

He proceeded to tell me that I was incorrect, so I showed him the brochure.

People are not perfect (I have made mistakes about this platform), why not ask for proof instead of saying a person is right or wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNF5...Pjh9BR1LPM609c

ccww

I watched this video a while back and was really hoping for some interesting commentary about what makes W212 unique and/or special compared to other MB models. Instead it’s just 20 minutes of listing features. Very boring...

LILBENZ230

It appears he has a 2014.. those wheels are correct. I know the ones you are talking about (and I have them) but those were very much still around on the 14s.

Random internet examples:

E3504MS

I watched it too and found it quite interesting. It's all those features that make the w212 great.

LILBENZ230

These are the ones you’re referring to, I believe. My car is a 2016.

S. Madman

The brochure does not show them as an option. I think the ones you see online are used dealer swaps. https://cdn.dealereprocess.org/cdn/b...014-eclass.pdf

E3504MS

My 2014 came with those wheels brand new. Picked up car from dealer. Also, Car and Driver's 2014 test vehicle had those wheels too:
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...n-test-review/

LILBENZ230

I think the most likely scenario here is that the brochure was wrong. The top photo I posted above is a press photo. The car was provided to the automotive magazine wearing these wheels. These wheels are extremely common on 2014 model W212s. These are not all somehow "dealer swaps". But here are some more for sale, as well as more photos from press shoots where the cars are still registered to Benz.

For sale:













Press cars:

Autobytel:


Edmunds:


Car and Driver:


Autoblog:



Sorry dude.. the 2014s came with these wheels. Past that, I don't think so.. but they are extremely common in 2014 which the guy in the video has. You can google this yourself.

LILBENZ230

When I was shopping for a facelift W212, 50% had those rims. I actually prefer that style over the ones my car has.. although they are very similar.

S. Madman

So after some research I found out what it was. You and I are both right.

Model 2014 with 2014 build https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...5122/overview/ https://www.lastvin.com/vin/RVqae2qe8zD2MN6Op

Model 2014 with 2013 build: https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...1245/overview/ https://www.lastvin.com/vin/a8NMV2oOD6V2Qln9y

Model 2014 with 2014 build: https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...6624/overview/ https://www.lastvin.com/vin/BPr5q2vPyV9dXmxML

Model 2014 with 2013 build: https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...9777/overview/ https://www.lastvin.com/vin/r1M9WdwmYoj2qgNvD

If you see the AMG wheel option for either model build they are different. 2013 builds have 795, 2014 builds have 660.

I think Mercedes as I have seen in the past did not have the wheel ready on release date and allowed the old wheel to go with the facelift car initially, then started putting them on later 2014's as they became available.