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I have these rims, every time it gets cold they crack, this has been going on for 3 winters now since I bought it. One tire then another and so on, it’s already starting this year, driver rear rim cracked… I watch potholes I don’t hit nothing I can see and definitely didn’t hit anything hard in a long long time…. Anyone else have this issue and what did you do about it? I’m honestly ready to sell it These rims crack whenever it gets cold, never fails
I have these rims, every time it gets cold they crack, this has been going on for 3 winters now since I bought it. One tire then another and so on, it’s already starting this year, driver rear rim cracked… I watch potholes I don’t hit nothing I can see and definitely didn’t hit anything hard in a long long time…. Anyone else have this issue and what did you do about it? I’m honestly ready to sell it
These rims crack whenever it gets cold, never fails
Plan B: if the problem are the good looking wheels, get a stronger set of used MB rims for winter only.
I am sure you can keep your low profiles and find rims that are built honestly to go the distance.
I have zero problem with my ugly comfort rims. You can find improvement between the two extremes: sturdy low profiles.
Are those genuine AMG wheels by Ronald ?
I have bent 2 of my original front AMG-Ronald and the 2 of BBS aftermarket one, but not crack it ... all from pot holes.
I live in a cold climate with temps below -30F during winter and have never had or heard of rims cracking just from the cold. Your problem lies elsewhere I suggest.
I live in a cold climate with temps below -30F during winter and have never had or heard of rims cracking just from the cold. Your problem lies elsewhere I suggest.
Yeah, just from looking at the rims, it looks like the car is sitting a bit low. I've already replaced my springs and struts. Maybe the springs/struts are shot so the rims take more of a pounding. Also probably something to do with the air pressure of the tires, too much or too little means the rim takes the pounding instead of the tire.
Those are probably after market chinese wheels and top it off with low profile tires, sure they will crack every winter if not often.
Buy genuine MBZ wheels and you'd be alright
Yeah, just from looking at the rims, it looks like the car is sitting a bit low. I've already replaced my springs and struts. Maybe the springs/struts are shot so the rims take more of a pounding. Also probably something to do with the air pressure of the tires, too much or too little means the rim takes the pounding instead of the tire.
I fear railway crossings the most, have bent a couple of OEM rims but never cracked :-(
I live in a cold climate with temps below -30F during winter and have never had or heard of rims cracking just from the cold. Your problem lies elsewhere I suggest.
it’s all Mercedes rims, I know a guy who welds rims for a living, he said BMW and Mercedes crack more then any rim
Struts are fine that car sturdy no bouncing, it’s the sport so it’s lowered in the front some, they AMG rims but they crack , the roads in NJ suck so I probably hit a pothole but nothing that I would think would be strong enough to crack , I noticed it losing some air so took tire off did the soapy water, sure enough hairline crack , never fails
Struts are fine that car sturdy no bouncing, it’s the sport so it’s lowered in the front some, they AMG rims but they crack , the roads in NJ suck so I probably hit a pothole but nothing that I would think would be strong enough to crack , I noticed it losing some air so took tire off did the soapy water, sure enough hairline crack , never fails
Well that probably doesn't help. Higher spring travel lets it bounce more. It's taking more of a shock because there's no spring travel. Probably the same with the tire pressure, too high and there's no cushion for the rims, too low and it moves too much letting the rim hit the pothole. I've been running XL rated tires so they have an extra belt and a higher load rating and that seems to be a little better with bending/cracking the rims. I've also replaced, springs/struts in the last couple years and haven't had any issues in the last couple years, but then the last few winters have been milder. I've had about 4 cracked rims on my 40's but just a few bent rims on 45's.
it’s all Mercedes rims, I know a guy who welds rims for a living, he said BMW and Mercedes crack more then any rim
MB is not manufacturing rims, at least not for those models.
My W212 come with AMG, Czech made rims.
At the time I bought the car, 3 of them had cracks, with no other damages around.
I am still using couple of them.
W212 M276 DELA 30 ; W211 OM642 ; R107 M117, Sierra 1500 LZ0
I have the same wheels on mine and haven't had any problems. That said, I used to live in the DC metro and had fake W211 AMG wheels on my e320 bluetec that lasted less than 18 months. Learned my lesson and purchased used E550 wheels back in 2012 that are still sound to this day on my 211. The guy I bought them from was bragging about the killer deal he got on fake AMG wheels when I went to pick them up and I kept my mouth shut as I realized he was selling me his ugly, but strong OEM wheels for the same fake crap I bought and he'd be learning his lesson soon enough.
AMG wheels are made nearly everywhere. Here are examples from:
Germany, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Turkey
Would you mind posting where yours are from?
Search for MB AMG wheel hairline crack, and you will find it is a common issue. DId not check which particular factory might be the problem, but @kajtek1 has hinted at the Czech's one a few times in the past.
I have the same wheels on mine and haven't had any problems. That said, I used to live in the DC metro and had fake W211 AMG wheels on my e320 bluetec that lasted less than 18 months. Learned my lesson and purchased used E550 wheels back in 2012 that are still sound to this day on my 211. The guy I bought them from was bragging about the killer deal he got on fake AMG wheels when I went to pick them up and I kept my mouth shut as I realized he was selling me his ugly, but strong OEM wheels for the same fake crap I bought and he'd be learning his lesson soon enough.
I replaced the Czech with classis monoblocks by Lorinsel who are over 25 yo.
I bought them used about 15 years ago and have on the 5th MB in my stable.
The same 18" size and no cracks.
Material does matter.
W212 M276 DELA 30 ; W211 OM642 ; R107 M117, Sierra 1500 LZ0
Originally Posted by kajtek1
I replaced the Czech with classis monoblocks by Lorinsel who are over 25 yo.
I bought them used about 15 years ago and have on the 5th MB in my stable.
The same 18" size and no cracks.
Material does matter.
Can you share some pictures? Interested to see a W212 with monoblocks.
W212 M276 DELA 30 ; W211 OM642 ; R107 M117, Sierra 1500 LZ0
That looks great, if you have any others at profile you can share I'd like to see it. I looked into finding some when I first got my W212 but I couldn't find an answer about fitment or offsets. Any information you're able to share would be great.
My rims are 25-30 years old, when on later models, MB start making bigger spokes, that I don't like.
I remember that the offset is few mm smaller than original wheels, meaning they stick outside more, but that is not visible to bare eye.
Here is older thread about monoblocks with better picture. monoblocks revisited - BAT auction - MBWorld.org Forums
W212 M276 DELA 30 ; W211 OM642 ; R107 M117, Sierra 1500 LZ0
Originally Posted by kajtek1
My rims are 25-30 years old, when on later models, MB start making bigger spokes, that I don't like.
I remember that the offset is few mm smaller than original wheels, meaning they stick outside more, but that is not visible to bare eye.
Here is older thread about monoblocks with better picture. monoblocks revisited - BAT auction - MBWorld.org Forums
And I'm an idiot who forgot I started that thread...
2020 GLS450 / 2024 Ford Bronco / (former) W212 4-matic 350 sport package
I’ve got a thread on here from last winter when I finally tossed in the towel on my AMG rims for $200 amazon knock-offs. Been perfect ever since. I decided to go that route because the car itself just can’t take a decent pothole without damaging a rim, and after 6 years of fighting with bend repairs that were never able to bring then back to 100% at $175 per wheel per repair, I just decided to say scree it and would rather spend $200 for a brand new one each time. I don’t care what type of uber strong rim you put on these sport model 212’s, the suspension, weight, and tire profile for the 18” wheel are not durable enough to protect the rim from damage.
at this point though on my car, I’m ready to throw in the towel and planning on replacing it next year for an SUV instead. Been a good car, highway road machine for sure, but now getting into the electrical gremlins. One thing in life I am not going to do is spend money chasing down electrical ghosts in a 10 year old Mercedes Benz, even with less than 80k miles.
my advice on 18” rims, consider them disposable and go from there…
11-17-2023, 04:09 PM
