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New Winter Rims and Tires - DMV2

Old Jan 11, 2016 | 03:29 PM
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New Winter Rims and Tires - DMV2

Well, it has finally consistently been below 40 degrees for me to install the new winter rims and tires that I purchased back in September/October. I ended up purchasing 265/60r18 Bridgestone Blizzak DMV2 (DM-V2). The tires that were on the vehicle were 275/50r20 Bridgestone Dueller H/L 400 run flats.

I wanted to provide a few photos for those also searching the forums in the future for information on snow tires. I provided a few comparison images as well for easy view of rim and tire differences.

Now for some more snow to really put them to the test.

I ended up finding 18" OEM Mercedes wheels from a 2009 GL450 and picked up a set of brand new OEM Mercedes TPMS from eBay.

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Old Jan 11, 2016 | 07:19 PM
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Nice setup. I have both rims as well but bot sets have all season Michelins. Considered getting a dedicated winter tire but winters are relatively mild here and decided not to bother. First car in a while that I am not running dedicated snow tires in the winter on.
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