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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 12:17 PM
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Soft Rims?

I'm noticing allot of dings and scratches on my rims. I know that I'm not doing it. Is it possible that the damage is coming from normal driving? Also has anyone had any experience with the car wash scratching their rims? It seems like the rims on this car are more easily scratched then on my other cars. Almost like the rims are "soft"

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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 11:00 PM
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your other rims might have been forged, find out if these are too.
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Lov2xlr8
your other rims might have been forged, find out if these are too.

I have the stock AMG rims.
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 02:49 PM
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I also have an 04 S55 and the rims scratch like butter. Nothing you can do believe me I have tried. If your one of those **** people I am sorry, but like I said can't be stopped. Maybe you might want to consider HRE's or other brands of high quality wheels.
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Old Sep 14, 2004 | 04:16 PM
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Time for a new Rim
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Old Sep 14, 2004 | 04:25 PM
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