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Hi Everyone! I just bought a brand new GLS450 and I love it! What I'm not in love with are the rims. I looked on the MBUSA site and I'm finding only one rim option under accessories. Any suggestions for original Mercedes or AMG rims besides going to the dealer? BTW I don't want 20 inch or bigger because I don't want to lose any ride comfort. I wish the car would have come with the rims that I had on my 2014 ML but I don't want used rims either.
The dealership should have an accessories catalog if you are looking for OEM rims. An alternate would be to get it from tirerack or a similar reputable place.
I currently have a 19s on GL X166 but am finding out that most places do not stock the 19 tires. They have to special ordered. I had a flat a couple months ago while on a road trip about 800 miles away from home. I was stuck in a small town for two days until the tires came in. The local Mercedes dealership didnt even have them. Now I am considering to upgrade my 19s to 20s. It looks like the 20s are more readily available.
Hi Everyone! I just bought a brand new GLS450 and I love it! What I'm not in love with are the rims. I looked on the MBUSA site and I'm finding only one rim option under accessories. Any suggestions for original Mercedes or AMG rims besides going to the dealer? BTW I don't want 20 inch or bigger because I don't want to lose any ride comfort. I wish the car would have come with the rims that I had on my 2014 ML but I don't want used rims either.
eBay is a great resource for rims made available by people taking OEM off to put aftermarket on.
Thanks for the responses everyone! My dealer doesn't have a brochure that he could send and from what I found on the MBUSA site it looks like the GLS550 rims are my most favorite choice but expensive and not in 19 inch. I guess I'll save my money and keep the rims I have, at least I won't cry when they get a scratch.
Thanks for the responses everyone! My dealer doesn't have a brochure that he could send and from what I found on the MBUSA site it looks like the GLS550 rims are my most favorite choice but expensive and not in 19 inch. I guess I'll save my money and keep the rims I have, at least I won't cry when they get a scratch.
I have a 2015 ML350 with the standard twin spoke 19 inch wheels and that are in excellent shape. I purchased a set of 19 inch wheels this summer, which were takeoff from a MB dealer. They are were off a 2014 GL and have them sitting in my garage. My plan is to put tires on them in the next month and I will be selling the ones that came on my car. If you are interested let me know . I live in southern Illinois and can send you pictures.
Also, when I was looking for OEM rims for the winter set, Ebay was a real help. I got the same 19" sort of style you have for our 2010 GL with 4 rims for $400 and I really like that style. Looks classy.
Also, when I was looking for OEM rims for the winter set, Ebay was a real help. I got the same 19" sort of style you have for our 2010 GL with 4 rims for $400 and I really like that style. Looks classy.
Thanks for the responses everyone! My dealer doesn't have a brochure that he could send and from what I found on the MBUSA site it looks like the GLS550 rims are my most favorite choice but expensive and not in 19 inch. I guess I'll save my money and keep the rims I have, at least I won't cry when they get a scratch.
Sounds like you have a pretty lazy dealer..... All Mercedes service centers have access to the entire Mercedes parts catalog, its all in the computer. Just call another MB dealer in Chicago, I think there are 5..... I would recommend you to forgo OEM rims anyway unless you are willing to pay absolutely ridiculous prices. The optional 20 inch winter set from MB is 4000 dollars for rims and tires. A non OEM set from tirerack is essentially half the price. BTW, no one, except MB dealers carries new OEM rims.
Sounds like you have a pretty lazy dealer..... All Mercedes service centers have access to the entire Mercedes parts catalog, its all in the computer. Just call another MB dealer in Chicago, I think there are 5..... I would recommend you to forgo OEM rims anyway unless you are willing to pay absolutely ridiculous prices. The optional 20 inch winter set from MB is 4000 dollars for rims and tires. A non OEM set from tirerack is essentially half the price. BTW, no one, except MB dealers carries new OEM rims.
I saw a video where they tested non OEM rims by running over something to see how they withstand potholes and the non OEM rim broke real fast. We have lots and lots of potholes here in Chicago, one of the main reasons why I like my ride soft and comfy.
2010 Mercedes GL450; 2000 Mercedes ML55 AMG; 2016 VW GLI SEL Stick!!!
Originally Posted by Strafzettel
I saw a video where they tested non OEM rims by running over something to see how they withstand potholes and the non OEM rim broke real fast. We have lots and lots of potholes here in Chicago, one of the main reasons why I like my ride soft and comfy.
hmmm potholes will mangle any soft rim....whether oem or aftermarket.
I understand though, I love the stock look of a car.
Strafzettel, have you had a chance to look at some of the links I posted? They’re all reconditioned oem rims. I think you’ll like the ml amg wheels.
Btw I noticed your gls doesn’t have the lighting package, do you have plans to retrofit hid into the stock halogen projectors ?
hmmm potholes will mangle any soft rim....whether oem or aftermarket.
I understand though, I love the stock look of a car.
Strafzettel, have you had a chance to look at some of the links I posted? They’re all reconditioned oem rims. I think you’ll like the ml amg wheels.
Btw I noticed your gls doesn’t have the lighting package, do you have plans to retrofit hid into the stock halogen projectors ?
I would think a soft rim might take a bump while a hard rim would brake since it doesn't give in.
Don't know if I've gotten used to the look of my rims or what but I think in person they don't look that bad, it's more in photos where I don't like them. I did look at all the links that people posted here and I like the fact that my rims are OEM and new just like my car and since I'm the only one driving it, I know that they haven't been abused which means that I don't expect anything to go wrong with them.
And you are totally right about the stock look of cars, I like that. I understand that some people want some personal touch on their cars but if I was to buy a used one, I would always go for one that hasn't been messed with. There is another thread here where someone put different wheels on his GL63 and then complained about the car not behaving as it should. He put the regular wheels on and everything was fine... that proofs that Mercedes engineers know what they are doing, so I rather play it safe and just go with that!
About my stock halogen lights... I'm probably the only one here who isn't unhappy with them but I live in the city and we have so many street lights that people sometimes drive around with their lights off and totally don't notice it, so I'm fine. Those retrofit kits bring me back to my point about engineers doing it right and people messing with it... I wouldn't.
2010 Mercedes GL450; 2000 Mercedes ML55 AMG; 2016 VW GLI SEL Stick!!!
That's an interesting take on rims, but from what I have heard soft rims bend and mangle easier to hard hits because they are so soft. It's like a hot knife through cold butter I hear.
I think the gl rims are a good compromise, although I've heard complaints from each class owners.
I've read that thread you are referring to...but I think that's more of a fact oe VS aftermarket.
Im extremely happy with my ebc rotors and akebono pads; but then there are somethings that oe does better and others that aftermarket has the best solution.
Unfortunate though, I had just found a pair of the ml wheels on eBay for 900 with tires and tpms in my area that would have been perfect for what you were looking for.
Humm those mb engineers....I'm glad you're happy with the stock halogen, but it irritates me so to see a gl without xenons and even the cla, c or even a GLC with halogen reflector lights. It's baffling that they would even let it leave the factory like that.
It really ticks me off, especially when the tech has been around since the late 90s...came on my 00 ml55 and is stock on my "lowly" vw gli...
But I'm digressing.
Originally Posted by Strafzettel
I would think a soft rim might take a bump while a hard rim would brake since it doesn't give in.
Don't know if I've gotten used to the look of my rims or what but I think in person they don't look that bad, it's more in photos where I don't like them. I did look at all the links that people posted here and I like the fact that my rims are OEM and new just like my car and since I'm the only one driving it, I know that they haven't been abused which means that I don't expect anything to go wrong with them.
And you are totally right about the stock look of cars, I like that. I understand that some people want some personal touch on their cars but if I was to buy a used one, I would always go for one that hasn't been messed with. There is another thread here where someone put different wheels on his GL63 and then complained about the car not behaving as it should. He put the regular wheels on and everything was fine... that proofs that Mercedes engineers know what they are doing, so I rather play it safe and just go with that!
About my stock halogen lights... I'm probably the only one here who isn't unhappy with them but I live in the city and we have so many street lights that people sometimes drive around with their lights off and totally don't notice it, so I'm fine. Those retrofit kits bring me back to my point about engineers doing it right and people messing with it... I wouldn't.
That's an interesting take on rims, but from what I have heard soft rims bend and mangle easier to hard hits because they are so soft. It's like a hot knife through cold butter I hear.
I think the gl rims are a good compromise, although I've heard complaints from each class owners.
I've read that thread you are referring to...but I think that's more of a fact oe VS aftermarket.
Im extremely happy with my ebc rotors and akebono pads; but then there are somethings that oe does better and others that aftermarket has the best solution.
Unfortunate though, I had just found a pair of the ml wheels on eBay for 900 with tires and tpms in my area that would have been perfect for what you were looking for.
Humm those mb engineers....I'm glad you're happy with the stock halogen, but it irritates me so to see a gl without xenons and even the cla, c or even a GLC with halogen reflector lights. It's baffling that they would even let it leave the factory like that.
It really ticks me off, especially when the tech has been around since the late 90s...came on my 00 ml55 and is stock on my "lowly" vw gli...
But I'm digressing.
One possible reason could be that, if they made the more expensive lights standard it would push the base price a little and then they couldn't say anymore that the GLS starts at just under 70K ?
One possible reason could be that, if they made the more expensive lights standard it would push the base price a little and then they couldn't say anymore that the GLS starts at just under 70K ?
09-27-2017, 08:49 AM
