Time for new shoes
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From: Hollywood Fla
Defender 90/360 Modena/2012 MLBTC on order
Time for new shoes
my 2012BTC has @24k miles and will need new tires soon. I have 19's with OE Continentals. Any recommendations for upgrade keeping 19's ? Keep the Conti's ?
Never off road...no handling package.
I have considered 20's..what have you seen that looks & rides well?
Thanks
Never off road...no handling package.
I have considered 20's..what have you seen that looks & rides well?
Thanks
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From: Alberta, Canada
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My 2013BTC came with the 20" AMG rims with all-season Continentals, and have considered 18" or 19" rims for winter tires.
I attended the MB winter driving course in Canada, and one of the instructors apparently owns a tire shop somewhere in Canada (so I don't think he was trying to sell me anything), stated that Continental & Michelin tires were the only tires built to MB specifications (whatever that means).
I don't know if that helps.
I attended the MB winter driving course in Canada, and one of the instructors apparently owns a tire shop somewhere in Canada (so I don't think he was trying to sell me anything), stated that Continental & Michelin tires were the only tires built to MB specifications (whatever that means).
I don't know if that helps.
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Defender 90/360 Modena/2012 MLBTC on order
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My 2013BTC came with the 20" AMG rims with all-season Continentals, and have considered 18" or 19" rims for winter tires.
I attended the MB winter driving course in Canada, and one of the instructors apparently owns a tire shop somewhere in Canada (so I don't think he was trying to sell me anything), stated that Continental & Michelin tires were the only tires built to MB specifications (whatever that means).
I don't know if that helps.
I attended the MB winter driving course in Canada, and one of the instructors apparently owns a tire shop somewhere in Canada (so I don't think he was trying to sell me anything), stated that Continental & Michelin tires were the only tires built to MB specifications (whatever that means).
I don't know if that helps.
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1) I am firmly convinced that the original OE tire sets - which are all marked correctyl by the manufacturer - actually have a softer composition than the same model replacement tires. I base that on 2nd tire set its common to see 20%+ greater tread life than the original delivery set across all models - and even across our brand family here MB/BMW/Caddie.
2) 35 psi for a W166 my experience is a bit low - with the new rubber I find 38 psi about optimum for me - dealers inflate to 40-42 and I find that a bit harsh. A 2 psi difference will give a noticeable change in both feel and extended tread life over lower pressure.
Keep the beat !
2) 35 psi for a W166 my experience is a bit low - with the new rubber I find 38 psi about optimum for me - dealers inflate to 40-42 and I find that a bit harsh. A 2 psi difference will give a noticeable change in both feel and extended tread life over lower pressure.
Keep the beat !
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'24 GLB250. Previously '23 GLB250 '17 GLS500 '14 C250 '13 ML500 '12 C250 '08 ML500 '07 E500 '03 A160
Mine came with Pirelli Scorpions on 20" rims. They're comfortable and quiet and I've driven quite a bit on gravel roads and a bit of light 4WD'ing (I have ON & OFF Road pack too) and everything's hunky dory-so far!
My W164 came with Continental Cross Contacts and 19" rims and I did 46,000km in that thing and sold it with the original tyres still on it with a little bit of life left in them, it passed the roadworthy check at least.
I'll see how the Pirellis go and how many kms I get from them, but I'm still leaning towards replacing mine with the Continentals again when the time comes.
As far as tyre pressures go I took out nearly 10psi from each tyre after I took delivery. Running them at around 33-34 psi now which I find just right and only slightly over the recommended pressures for carrying 3 passengers. Most of the time I'm in my vehicle alone anyway.
My W164 came with Continental Cross Contacts and 19" rims and I did 46,000km in that thing and sold it with the original tyres still on it with a little bit of life left in them, it passed the roadworthy check at least.
I'll see how the Pirellis go and how many kms I get from them, but I'm still leaning towards replacing mine with the Continentals again when the time comes.
As far as tyre pressures go I took out nearly 10psi from each tyre after I took delivery. Running them at around 33-34 psi now which I find just right and only slightly over the recommended pressures for carrying 3 passengers. Most of the time I'm in my vehicle alone anyway.
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