usctrojans1

Sweet!

AustinGuy

Thanks. Wheel size is most definitely a matter of personal taste. I for one can understand your liking for the 21's/22's, but I'm definitely not one of those who thinks those rims would look good on an S-class. As it is, even with the 20's I feel like the aspect ratio (tire sidewall) is too thin - almost like a rubber band! Maybe on a Ferrari/Lamborghini/SLR McClaren 21's/22's would look great .....but not on a performance/luxury sedan like the S.
See post #15 above.

MJ50

looks sweet!

mklasse

Looking good Austin congratulations on the new S


Ahh.. that explains it, higher ISO settings on the camera = more noise/grain it generates. If you take picture in the daylight with enough ambient lighting, you might want to set the ISO to 100 or 200.

Clk&Slk

Nicessssssssssss car but the wheels is outdate. 10 years old wheel style on a brand new car just does make sense.

crazeazn

car looks great.

however, you need a new camera.

AustinGuy

Wow, I didn't know that.

So what wheels and style would you recommend?

AustinGuy

I'm not sure I do.....

I used a Canon "PowerShot SD700" - it's about a yr. old. It's the settings that I need to mess with.... don't have time to read YAM

YAM = Yet Another Manual

my06clk

The wheels don't take away from the car, but..

He's right. It looks good, but they style is kinda old...I just put doublespokes 20's on my S and I'm feeling the same way. They have to go. by the summer.

There are a lot of newer styles that look very nice on your car. Carlsson wheels look great. they have a 2.5 lip in the front and a 3" lip in the rear. or something like that. But whichever wheel you want, the Current styles are wide lipped wheels..

This w221 body seems to have been engineered with that in mind. All of the ones i've seen look so "at home" its insane. I think that's because of how the wheel wells flair outward. That car can take a very wide wheel and not rub at all.!!

Also to your lowering concern.. There is no way that car is going to rub there is just too much fender for that. You can get a nice 1 finger gap and your car will look soooo much different and it will never rub.

Plus it look like you don't have staggered wheels correct? this steals the aggressiveness away from your car in a major way. But it's all a taste thing.

IMO. These cars should all come from the factory 1.5" lower and 20's should be the smallest wheel they sell.
Its an awesome car and I can;t say enough that these newer S class cars are made to be tricked. they look their best that way.

Oh yeah,, links work on your car also. No need to spend a zillion on a module unless you just want to.

I'll see you riding around Austin sooner or later... You can't miss my S....

I'm getting some carlsson replicas shipped from Miami soon.

Eurosport

car looks good, congrats

but i'd do tint first, i can't remember how it feels w/out tint anymore, but it sure used to feel naked

AustinGuy

Thanks!
Done.

Check out this thread

hitneed

How long was labor?

AustinGuy

1 - 1 1/2 hrs. (I did not tint the rear windshield)

j_belll

20s are small, need to go duece duece on a big body!

drop it, get a flat hood emblem, and paint the sidemarker

AustinGuy

duece duece's are toooooo big IMO. As far as dropping it - I've talked to various people (some who are very much in the know) and all tell me that dropping it has serious consequences on the suspension long term. The car was simply not designed to be "dropped"
You mean on the front grille like this, or just remove the upright one on the hood and stick a flat emblem in it's place?

iguess

20's look a bit small in the pic, but I'm sure they look much better in person. I think 21's are just about right, and 22's are definitely too big.........By painting side marker, I think he means get a clear one, instead of the orange ones you have now. (or maybe getting it painted black?)

AustinGuy

my06clk

Are you in Austin?