NEW 2016 GL 450
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NEW 2016 GL 450
got this with the rear seat entertainment, hot/cold cup holder, parktronic with active assist, appearance pkg, beige interior, keyless go, p1 pkg. it is a lease. i hate the wheels. I want to change them to 22s. Any recs? also want to paint calipers to amg red, but its a lease, so would they charge me when I hand it over at the end? its only paint and im not changing the calipers themselves. any thoughts and advice would be appreciated for this newbie.
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2016 GL450
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Yea the car is for the wife but i really hate the wheels. She likes the soft ride especially with the baby. What if I went with 21s instead? How much of a difference would that make compared to the ones I have currently? I would not put low profiles on them.
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Here's an idea, get aftermarket 20" wheels that you like, swap the OEM tires to them, and put a set of Blizak snow tires on the OEM wheels.
You'll drive 9 months a year with wheels you like and at end of lease, swap tires and sell your aftermarket set as a winter set to another buyer.
Of course, assuming you live in a snow state, cause if you do, the OEM Pirelli 20" tires are horrid in as much as a dusting of snow.
You'll drive 9 months a year with wheels you like and at end of lease, swap tires and sell your aftermarket set as a winter set to another buyer.
Of course, assuming you live in a snow state, cause if you do, the OEM Pirelli 20" tires are horrid in as much as a dusting of snow.
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Notice that MB uses different tires with each OEM diameter wheel to keep the total size approximately constant.
I'm not sure offhand if this is possible with a 22" rim on a GL.
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20" or 21" would work fine for the truck. You can play with the tire size and wheel offset also to get the look you want.
If you care about the wheel resale value after the lease, I wouldn't go larger than that.
If you care about the wheel resale value after the lease, I wouldn't go larger than that.
