Mercedes ever "fix"/upgrade their 20" wheel designs that crack...?
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Mercedes ever "fix"/upgrade their 20" wheel designs that crack...?
I know there is a lot of talk (and even a class action lawsuit) about Mercedes 20" wheels tending to crack.
Did Mercedes ever "fix"/upgrade the design?
Any recalls or service bulletins, etc...?
Did Mercedes ever "fix"/upgrade the design?
Any recalls or service bulletins, etc...?
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I had 4 bad wheels on my 2017 S550 4matic, two with cracks and all 4 had at least a slight bend at 80K miles. When I got my 18 S63, I got forged AMG wheels; they came on the car.
A taller sidewall provides more cushion so go with a 18" or 19" if you find one you like.
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They really don't seem to make any good looking 19" wheels (IMO) - all of the good looking wheels are 20"...
And now for the 2021+ S-Class - the 21" wheels are the really good looking ones.
It's not just Mercedes - it seems to be the norm for all car manufactures to keep their best looking designs for their largest wheels.
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Therein is the problem...
They really don't seem to make any good looking 19" wheels (IMO) - all of the good looking wheels are 20"...
And now for the 2021+ S-Class - the 21" wheels are the really good looking ones.
It's not just Mercedes - it seems to be the norm for all car manufactures to keep their best looking designs for their largest wheels.
They really don't seem to make any good looking 19" wheels (IMO) - all of the good looking wheels are 20"...
And now for the 2021+ S-Class - the 21" wheels are the really good looking ones.
It's not just Mercedes - it seems to be the norm for all car manufactures to keep their best looking designs for their largest wheels.
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The 'fix' is to get forged wheels rather than cast wheels. Mercedes offers forged AMG wheels in 20" size for the S-class, at about twice the price of the cast wheels which most S's come with....
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Here's an article that explains the differences between cast, flow forged, and actual forged wheels: https://www.streetmusclemag.com/tech...forged-wheels/
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The 20” wheels on my 222 S-65 have not had issues.... But I keep 45 lbs of air in the tires, keep fresh tires on the car and pay attention to the road. Drive around the pot hole; not right through it. I’m not worried about having the cushy ride... I drive an AMG car and expect to feel the road.
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This isn’t a Mercedes issue, it’s an issue all carmakers have. You choose what you want, the best looks or the best ride and protection from damaging rims. IMO that compromise is the 19s. I actually quite like my AMG 19s. I like the look of the 20s better but don’t want that tradeoff
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As some have already said above. There's nothing to fix here. Physics is physics. If you drive through potholes with low profile tires and a nearly 5000 lbs car, what exactly do you expect is gonna happen? The trend has been towards ever larger wheels, because they look better, especially on larger cars, but these come with issues. It's a matter of how much you wanna spend. Forged wheels are not cheap. A good set of forged wheels easily costs around $10k or more. The forged wheels on my AMG cost around $2500/piece, although they were only about a $2000 option above the standard non-forged wheels, but expensive to replace. BTW, forged wheels are not necessarily stronger. The benefit of forged wheels is that they need less material to make them as strong as a comparable cast wheel, so they are much lighter than a cast wheel with the same strength. It's primarily to save unsprung weight and not to be able to bomb through potholes w/o damaging a wheel. I ended up slightly bending two of mine when I hit about an inch of raised pavement that I didn't see in the shadow of an overpass. It only bent the lip, though, so it ended up mostly being a bit of a cosmetic blemish. One of the tires on the other hand was toast. These particular AMG wheels are super light, though. I didn't realize how light they were until I took one off myself.
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As some have already said above. There's nothing to fix here. Physics is physics. If you drive through potholes with low profile tires and a nearly 5000 lbs car, what exactly do you expect is gonna happen? The trend has been towards ever larger wheels, because they look better, especially on larger cars, but these come with issues. It's a matter of how much you wanna spend. Forged wheels are not cheap. A good set of forged wheels easily costs around $10k or more. The forged wheels on my AMG cost around $2500/piece, although they were only about a $2000 option above the standard non-forged wheels, but expensive to replace. BTW, forged wheels are not necessarily stronger. The benefit of forged wheels is that they need less material to make them as strong as a comparable cast wheel, so they are much lighter than a cast wheel with the same strength. It's primarily to save unsprung weight and not to be able to bomb through potholes w/o damaging a wheel. I ended up slightly bending two of mine when I hit about an inch of raised pavement that I didn't see in the shadow of an overpass. It only bent the lip, though, so it ended up mostly being a bit of a cosmetic blemish. One of the tires on the other hand was toast. These particular AMG wheels are super light, though. I didn't realize how light they were until I took one off myself.
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I have a 2109 CLS 450 and purchased it used and i found out after the fact that two of the rims have been welded. The dealer tried to re-weld them twice but they are still failing? whats my solution? I purchased the car Nov 2023.
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