Winter Tire Options
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Winter Tire Options
In the market for a set of winter tires. I currently have the 21" staggered set and the selection/price of winter tread is horrendous at this size. On Costco.com it lists 20" 275/50r20 as a standard option; this gives us more options and a larger sidewall. Speedometer should be ok as the overall tire diameter is within 0.2". Will the calipers clear 20" rims? Will the car accept a second set of tires with tpms? Will the tire shops be able to do this or do I need to go to the dealer?
Now before anyone accuses anybody of cheaping out, the dealer offered me a set of Pirelli Scorpion Winter tires for $2800 before install and tax. These tires also consistently rate at the tail end of winter tire reviews. I can buy a dedicated set of OEM rims and Blizzaks for less!
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Now before anyone accuses anybody of cheaping out, the dealer offered me a set of Pirelli Scorpion Winter tires for $2800 before install and tax. These tires also consistently rate at the tail end of winter tire reviews. I can buy a dedicated set of OEM rims and Blizzaks for less!
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Am also looking for a good winter tire set for my GLS... I don't get the point of buying a new set of wheels.. I assume getting 21" tires to fit on the factory wheel would be best. I saw a few options on Discount-Tire for about 480-500 USD per tire.
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I only do a couple of trips out of Florida a year, and was hoping I could buy some $200 steel wheels and mount some chunky tires on them. Last year I got stuck for a week due to 2" of snow and the factory summer tires - the car would literally not move without spinning and crabbing towards the nearest ditch.
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We ended up purchasing some custom 22" wheels for a square setup, but used a custom rear offset so we don't need a spacer for the staggered look. Many AS options in that size (285/45R22). They aren't the cheapest wheels, but we wanted to keep the staggered look without a spacer and they are much cheaper than the 22" MB wheels.
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I only do a couple of trips out of Florida a year, and was hoping I could buy some $200 steel wheels and mount some chunky tires on them. Last year I got stuck for a week due to 2" of snow and the factory summer tires - the car would literally not move without spinning and crabbing towards the nearest ditch.
I also just coded the "Snow Mode" by Elebest.. Will post about it later when I get to try it even on dry roads. Looks like it also adjusts the ESP under Snow mode. I should be fine with All Season tires and Snow mode coded now (at least will try in winter).
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Now before anyone accuses anybody of cheaping out, the dealer offered me a set of Pirelli Scorpion Winter tires for $2800 before install and tax. These tires also consistently rate at the tail end of winter tire reviews. I can buy a dedicated set of OEM rims and Blizzaks for less!
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I wish that I at least had that option. I'm on 23" OEM rims and my dealer won't install or authorize any other size of rim to keep my extended warranty, tire protection plan, etc. I have not been able to find any All-season or Winter tires with the stock 23" staggered configuration. MB recently authorized the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S Summer Tires for my VIN, but that just gives me a third summer tire option. I have no options for All-season or winter until I go to a non-MB shop to see if they can get some new wheels to work on it. I haven't found a shop nearby that I can trust for that yet.
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The dealers around us would sell us 20-22" MB wheels for our 2024 GLS580 (stock was 23"). They are also now offering a 21" winter set. This changed in the last month or so. Initially there were zero dealer options. I'm not sure when you checked, but maybe check again? They obviously won't provide guidance for aftermarket wheels.
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I'm also searching for a winter tire/wheel setup for my 2024 GLS 450. I change out my own wheel sets each season so in the past I've ordered winter wheel/tire sets from Tire Rack. As you all know, the Tire Rack site does not even have this SUV searchable for their packages. I found a set from Toto Tire in Canada.
Their Package includes:
Wheels: GTS G509 Wheels 20x9 ET35 66.6
Tires: Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 275/50R20
Shipped Mounted and Balanced with TPMS and Hardware: $2306
Overall, seem reasonable. Anyone see any issues?
Their Package includes:
Wheels: GTS G509 Wheels 20x9 ET35 66.6
Tires: Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 275/50R20
Shipped Mounted and Balanced with TPMS and Hardware: $2306
Overall, seem reasonable. Anyone see any issues?
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We ended up purchasing some custom 22" wheels for a square setup, but used a custom rear offset so we don't need a spacer for the staggered look. Many AS options in that size (285/45R22). They aren't the cheapest wheels, but we wanted to keep the staggered look without a spacer and they are much cheaper than the 22" MB wheels.
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I wish that I at least had that option. I'm on 23" OEM rims and my dealer won't install or authorize any other size of rim to keep my extended warranty, tire protection plan, etc. I have not been able to find any All-season or Winter tires with the stock 23" staggered configuration. MB recently authorized the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S Summer Tires for my VIN, but that just gives me a third summer tire option. I have no options for All-season or winter until I go to a non-MB shop to see if they can get some new wheels to work on it. I haven't found a shop nearby that I can trust for that yet.
Now, if this isn't a Mercedes financial product you might have different rules. Hope this helps.
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For MY21-23 they offered the 21" AMG style wheel in both the standard and nite package with all-seasons. They still offer it on the 450. Why in the **** did they stop? I had to purchase something else because I could not get this 21" AMG wheel any longer when it was time to order the MY2024 rig. WTF is MB thinking? Anyone know a way to contact MBUSA to get the 21" all seasons back on the 580. from the factory?
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You can contact MB Customer Care, but I'm sure you'll just get a form response saying they value your opinion, but nothing will change, because nothing has for the years since they went with big wheels. Totally unacceptable.
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For MY21-23 they offered the 21" AMG style wheel in both the standard and nite package with all-seasons. They still offer it on the 450. Why in the **** did they stop? I had to purchase something else because I could not get this 21" AMG wheel any longer when it was time to order the MY2024 rig. WTF is MB thinking? Anyone know a way to contact MBUSA to get the 21" all seasons back on the 580. from the factory?
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I can't help you with OE wheels but this is my winter setup I just got installed today. I ordered wheels direct from a MFG in China they are basically 1:1 replica's of the 5 spoke 21" AMG wheels you are looking for (without the AMG engraving of course). I got 6 total, 3 front and 3 rear so I had a spare of each. Sourced a set of Pirelli MO all seasons from eBay with about 9/32 all the way around as well as TPMS sensors from eBay. All told with freight, the sensors, balancing and mounting I am into these for less than $2000 total and since I only plan on running them from Dec-Mar they will probably outlast my ownership of the car. If you or anyone else were interested in more details just let me know. Here are the wheel specs
front wheel : 21*10J ET 44
rear wheel : 21*11 ET 42
CB : 66.6
PCD: 5*112
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I can't help you with OE wheels but this is my winter setup I just got installed today. I ordered wheels direct from a MFG in China they are basically 1:1 replica's of the 5 spoke 21" AMG wheels you are looking for (without the AMG engraving of course). I got 6 total, 3 front and 3 rear so I had a spare of each. Sourced a set of Pirelli MO all seasons from eBay with about 9/32 all the way around as well as TPMS sensors from eBay. All told with freight, the sensors, balancing and mounting I am into these for less than $2000 total and since I only plan on running them from Dec-Mar they will probably outlast my ownership of the car. If you or anyone else were interested in more details just let me know. Here are the wheel specs
front wheel : 21*10J ET 44
rear wheel : 21*11 ET 42
CB : 66.6
PCD: 5*112
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