Ahmad Elfaham

I own a c300 2016 base model, after months of owning it I’m not too satisfied with the rims. Has anyone invested in amg rims, specifically 18 inch amg 5-poke wheels? Is it worth it? And where did you get yours?

Also, I’d like to add the bright illuminated star but I’m not too sure if I should rely on the ones form eBay. Has anyone bought them online and hooked them up by yourself? Thanks guys.

Mike5215

AMG rims will cost you a fortune. Sometimes someone will be selling a set of OEM take offs on EBay but they won't be cheap either.

Find a set of replica wheels on EBay that you like. Usually less than $800 for the full set. Several 18" options on there for the 205.

Look for wheels that fit the C Class (2008+) or the S Class or CL Class (2000+). They all share almost identical offsets and will all fit the W205.

noornaseri

i'm also looking to find a good way to add the illuminated star to my 2016 base c300 as well, hopefully someone knows where to find one.

Mike5215

Mercedes will sell ya one. Just get the VIN of a 205 that has the illumination and take that to your dealers parts dept. (or hunt down the part number directly). They'll order it for you. Or EBay.

removedCFGaccount

It is nice but there are better things to add.

noornaseri

true, but its one of the things i'd like to add, any suggestions of doing anything else?

removedCFGaccount

Mercedes puddle lights-fun, and useful.

AMG steel door pins from the seller, here.

removedCFGaccount

Keep in mind the star is not very bright-go to a dealer and ask to see one.

Randy Toro

Hey if you're looking for AMG wheels I have a 18 inch AMG five star wheels brand-new came off my new Mercedes C class 300 less than 200 miles on it with Continental Pro contact tires on it if you want I can sell you mine contact me by private message if you want info

QUOTE=Ahmad Elfaham;7171815]I own a c300 2016 base model, after months of owning it I’m not too satisfied with the rims. Has anyone invested in amg rims, specifically 18 inch amg 5-poke wheels? Is it worth it? And where did you get yours?

Also, I’d like to add the bright illuminated star but I’m not too sure if I should rely on the ones form eBay. Has anyone bought them online and hooked them up by yourself? Thanks guys.[/QUOTE]

noornaseri

ive seen other cars on the road with them and they just add a nice illumination to the front emblem

Randy Toro

Hi i bought t a light star for my car and looks great. Bought from eBay for 53 bucks easy install


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noornaseri

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post a picture of it at night so i could see how it looks, very interested

nobbyv

I'll take one for $53. Do you take PayPal?

removedCFGaccount

The star is pretty. Consider a Dinan sport chip/tune for that little 4. Fast install, cheap and fun.

0drk3RT

Dude take it from me, the OEM MB illuminated star is 100% a complete waste of $$$. You LITERALLY can't see it's lit up unless you're standing 4 feet from the car. I blew like $350 on one for my CLA and was sadly disappointed.

I bet the cheap eBay ones are brighter. Anyway, it was cool when it first came out but it's more of a novelty/old news now.

markjax

I bought an illuminated star off of Amazon. I felt a lot more comfortable buying from Amazon than eBay. Cost me around $50 and it works perfectly. Had it for about 2 months now. Its a tad brighter than the OEM stars which I actually like. Took me about 30-40 mins to install it.

sterz85

could you post a link to the one you bought? was it this one -

rushi patel

can you tell me or show me hot you tapped the wireing ..if possible

markjax

Open the hood, locate your fuse box on the same side with the driver, pull up fuse # 128, attach the RED wire to it, the black wire to the chassis.

rushi patel

would this make them run all the time , i was thinking to tap the (gray/white) on the head light low beam with the red wire, and the black to the day time light brown wire i belive it is but not sure , thus only run when the low beam come on at night the star will lite up ..

markjax

This makes is run all the time just like the OEM one. I don’t know how messing with the headlight wires would work

Trappers101

I spent the $125 I think it was for the OEM wiring harness off Ebay and I'm glad that I did. it came in a sealed plastic bag with the rubber grommet and all necessary parts. It's installed exactly how they do it on the production line so there was no worries about any potential 'Error Codes" popping up. Search the forum and you'll find a member who took excellent photos of how to install it from start to finish. Depending on how your Star is wired, mine came with just the bare ends which meant soldering the needed "plug end" which I bought off a local Foreign repair shop for $20 so that it would clip into the factory harness. Should I ever want to sell the car or have to take it to the Dealer, again which I'll never do because 'A' I love my car and 'B' they are just a glorified repair shop...again IMO...everything will look factory installed and the mechanic wont give it a second glance should they try to claim warranty violations.
The illuminated star in the post above, while it is as bright as mine, seems to be better quality. Mine has the solid black background and is showing small fisher cracks inside. Quite confident its cosmetic but if/when I get tired of it I'll change it out for one like his. $50 wont break my bank.