Vipershade

So my winter tire/wheel set up was based on trying to track down the AMG Forged Cross-spoke wheels in black:

(From MY19 coupe order guide)



Front Wheels: 9.5Jx21 ET30 (p/n A25340140007X71)
Rear Wheels: 10Jx21 ET28 (p/n A25340141007X71)

Most searches will end up finding something in Europe for somewhere in the 6K euro range.

Finally, I tracked done these (first I found these on the U.K. Amazon site but they didn't ship to the U.S., then I found them on the DE (German) site and they did ship to U.S. but that ended up being incorrect info), then they showed up on the U.S. Amazon site:

Notice the prices... (fronts $396 and rears $403 w/ free ship!). Note: these are NOT the OEM wheels, but are as close as I have seen to OEMs (for about $5K cheaper).

Here are a few pics prior to mounting:

rbrylaw

WOWSA. They're really fantastic looking wheels. Like REALLY REALLY Nice! And the prices are frigging fantastic!

scotchy

Nice wheels/find. They look more black/better in your pictures than they do on the amazon site and the manufacturers site.
What are their weights? (Amazon site obviously wrong on this)

Vipershade

Even though tires should be more of a science, I think for a lot of us, they tend to be an art (especially us 4-season people)...

I live in an area that definitely gets snow, but not enough snow on the roads to warrant snow tires (the worst thing for snow tires is no snow). With that in mind, the tire choices are pretty limited (for 21" OEM-size wheels). I ended up getting the
SCORPION ZERO ALL SEASON PLUS

Vipershade

Here was the shipping details from the FedEx site:

Total weight for all 4 was 141.1 lbs, so a little over 35 lbs for each box.

Vipershade

Here are some pics in the sun light:

rbrylaw

They look great, buddy!

Vipershade

Thanks man!
I need to move down to Florida like you... and save myself this extra $3K expense

rbrylaw

It's still in the 90s down here. You think you can handle perpetual summer??

tpherson

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Vipershade

I'm with you... I was originally disappointed that the non-S models couldn't get the cross-spoke wheels, and trying to track down the OEMs was futile, and paying Mercedes $7K for the OEMs was out-of-the-question.

My complete winter/seasonal set up cost:
I had the tires and TPMS sent to my dealer (specifically to my mechanic), and the wheels I had sent to the house. I would stay away from the OEM TPMS... too expensive.

I also had some other stuff done besides the wheels and tires... I had to get a PA state inspection (long story why this didn't occur within ten days of the purchase), and I also was able to do the rear diff flush since I went over 2000 miles (which btw is a must... the "stuff" that drained out of the rear differential was almost like a metallic paint).

Vipershade

Oh, and the center caps I just used the original ones... I like the black ones, I'm not big on the Affalterbach ones... symmetrical is important for a center cap.

tpherson

Any experience with the Pirelli Scorpion Zero A/S Plus in snow? I think I'm going to go with the Pirelli Scorpion Winter. I have a very steep road and driveway, I'm mainly concerned with winter and especially snow traction to be able to get home with snow on the ground. The winter tire is more expensive, but I think it will meet my need better. the all season down look like they have much tread for snow traction, just some on the inner tread.

tpherson

I will have silver rims from the factory, so I'll need to buy some black center caps. Again, thanks for the info, saving me a ton of money.

Vipershade

My experience has been mainly with Continental ExtremeContact DWS' on performance vehicles, I really like those tires... unfortunately they currently only go up to 20".

Yeah, the Scorpions have a serious tread pattern. For me, I would just be wearing the treads off of them for most of the winter. I need serious treads for a few storms between the last week in December and roughly the last week in February, all of the rest of the time I would be wearing them down.

Vipershade

These new wheels are definitely growing on me... I like my original wheels better, but these are a close second.

tpherson

Ordered my set today. Going with the Scorpion Winter when the rims arrive. Looking forward to seeing them on my car, if my car ever arrives.

Thanks again.

Vipershade

Your welcome! Keep us posted (with pictures!)

m240bravo

Looks great. Damn. I wish I saw your post before I bought my winter tires. Do those new wheels have the same specs/offset as the OEM?

Vipershade

Thanks man... yeah, I haven't seen them side-by-side with the OEMs but they are supposedly identical. If/when I come across a GLC63S coupe with those wheels, I'll get some pics.

I would have to say that overall, I like the original wheels better, when you look at them from the side, you can see the depth of the wheel a lot better.

PJJP

For my door lock pins, I tried wiggling them back and forth with some plier and a towel to protect them. I made no progress. So I tried unscrewing then with the same tools, and after a good number of turns they became easy enough to finish by hand. When installing the new ones, I used the push method above followed by screwing them tight. The key for me was to unscrew them.

tpherson

Vipershade

NP! They do look great! Yeah, that savings is crazy. I am hoping at some point to see them side-by-side with the actual OEMs.