I'm so tired of our pothole infested roads that I'm considering 17" wheels. This wheel is closest to my stock style and colour, and the MB website says it will fit according to VIN. MB's recommended tire is 245/45-17 on this 8" width, which I find mildly surprising as the last MB I had with that tire size on stock 17s, a W124 E500, were 8.25" wide, and the current 18s with that size are 8.5". Sooooo...anyone have these and can share pictures please?

Yes I have these exact wheels and size. No problems so far

That's great to hear! Can you pretty please post some pictures so I get an idea of how they look?

I can't now but you can see a bunch if you google image 2015 E 250. My neighbor has a 16 E with 18" he has lost a few wheels to potholes. I have not even had a flat with the 17'

Now I'm undecided between these two styles. One is a skinnier than stock at 8" wide but positives are the accent colour and 5-spoke design is closest to my stock AMG 18" wheels. The other is 8.5" and somewhat resembles the period E63 10-spoke wheel. Just not convinced about the silver on my Tenorite Gray wagon. Anyone have pictures of the 8-spoke to share?

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Just got a quote from my dealer on both rims, available from Germany. The 8.0 rims (bottom) save a bit more than $100 per wheel. The narrower rim should be inherently lighter and MB recommends the same tire size for both. So it really does come down to preference on looks.

I have the 17" eight spokes on my '12 luxury, I think they are classy, I ordered the car with them. I have bent three of my 18" AMG wheels on my sport, but not these,granted my '12 has 32k miles but that's mostly highway, i have the luxury suspension as well, but the ride is night and day.

Thanks for sharing your impressions. I've also bent my 18" AMG rims and this spring the roads are more brutal than ever! Are you running stock tire pressures as well? I ask because with my truck camper I run about 10psi below factory specs which does wonders for the ride so I'm considering the same with our S212.

I am, religiously, 36 psi and 42 with a load in the trunk, very important to mainlining alignment geometry, I drive this car loaded 2100 miles each way to Arizona and back for 12 years now, I learned my lesson on the first trips about a loaded trunk and 36 psi, cost me two tires, if your towing or hauling cargo in the trunk, 42 psi is imperative,

a 212 with 17's may well have different pressures, let me check the stickre on my wife's wagon...

ok, 245/45R17 XL front and rear, 35 PSI front, 48 PSI rear. optionally 41 PSI rear if you're running without heavy cargo or max passengers.

Interesting, the rear pressure goes up 2 psi.

Found this pic from with the 17” wheels on a wagon of the same colour…


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I vote for the twin spoke for what its worth

Interesting, my luxury sedan with 17' wheels are 36 psi unless loaded, then 42 in the back with load, my sport with 18' wheels is the same.

wagon probably has heavier load in back.

Yes, more car and more room for stuff

Whats the GAWR Rear on a sedan? our wagon is 3219 lbs

2723 lbs. So almost 500 pounds less

Those 8 spokes were on my first W212 as a replacement the stock 5 spoke wheels

that explains the pressure difference. optimal tire pressure is a function of 1) tire size, and 2) weight on the tire. My F250 diesel long bed truck, running LT265/75R16 'E' tires, wanted 70 PSI on the rear tires. I regularly ran 50-55 PSI when the truck was mostly empty, or carrying light bulky stuff, but the GAWR was 6084 lbs. I made sure to pump the tires up to 70 when I was towing my camper, even tho it was only 4500-5000 lbs total and the truck was rated to tow 12000+ lbs. kinda sick, due to the massive 7.3L iron block Powerstroke diesel, that truck only had a 2000 lb payload. anyways, I wish I could run 50 or 55 profile tires on our Mercedes, the ride is so much cushier.

Yes, myself also, but without the Sport to compare, I would say my 212 luxury is way stiffer ride than my W220 or W221, I never bent a wheel on my past 12 Benz's, but the Sport I've bent three apparently. I don't think a 16" wheel would clear the brake calipers though, It's pretty tight on my luxury.

Nice Scab. Ours has the 7.3 gas and I usually run 10psi lower all around.