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What do you guys think? I have the w221 without exhaust pipes showing, and the chrome "banana" wheels. Should I swap them for the amg sport package 5 spoke wheels?
Got it. I think those are the stock 18". Yes, any wheel that fits the 2000-2006 S Class, 2000-2006 CL, 2008-2014 C including the C63 will bolt on no problem. The AMG appearance package was completely cosmetic. Lots of choices.
Wondering if ride quality will change at all. I think the amg wheels are an inch bigger.
The AMG package came in Sport (19") or Sport Plus (20"). Ride will be marginally firmer going 18 to 19. Personally I think the car body visually overwhelms anything under 20" and the ride isn't remotely uncomfortable on 20's.
I have a non sport silver MY10 and i was also thinking of swapping my wheels, but dont know if it would look any better especially since those AMG wheels looks better on the sport model.
Swap em. I had a non AMG 220 that was positively a grandma car. Wheels and a slight drop work wonders. For the AMG package, 75% of the look is in the wheels.
I have the oem 19s that came with the car with a new set of oem sport contact 2s that were done by the mb dealer just a few thousand miles before I had purchased the car.
Going from the 18s with Michelin winter tires back to 19s, the ride is noticeably busier and noisier but still pretty good. I'm not sure whether 20s would be much worse, there's not that much sidewall on the 19s.
So I've done the swap, car looks a lot better with these amg 5 spoke wheels. I like the amg wheels better on a car without the rest of the amg kit.
I have noticed that the ride isn't as silky smooth as it was with the smaller wheels and comfort tires, but the difference is not enough to make me go back to the ugly banana wheels.
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