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SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Brand new wheels on my 05' SL600

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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Vic55
You got to start your own threads- you did the same thing today in the E55 forum hijacking the "goodbye MBworld" thread. Trust me you will get more info and respect by requesting the info in a new thread vs. putting out the disclaimer "hijack"
Fair enough. I totally agree with you on this one, but there was "some" on topic stuff there.

However, if you think my post on the "goodbye MBworld" was a hijack, then you didn't do a very good job of reading my post. I thought "j/k" listed in the post would have given away that I was joking and that the last sentence was the intention (which was related to the whole topic). Of course, we're now hijacking this thread for this. I should probably be PM'ing this...
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Thericker
I'm just going to boil these 295's and grab some 305/30 in a few weeks!
I would LOVE to throw 305s on the back of mine. I'm totally with you on the 19s. Heck, in New England, I managed to bend 3 stock 18" AMG rims on my E55. Can't wait to see what I do when I throw the stock 18" AMG rims out on my SL600 and switch to 19" "somethings"...Everyone keeps telling me to go 20" because of the better looks, variety of products, and sometimes better pricing, but I just can't imagine how many of those I will destroy by having zero sidewall...Oh, the dilemmas we face.

BTW, those new wheels look great. Did you have to do anything special to fit the 265/295s? I'm assuming there's enough room in there. Can't wait to see a pic of them all black!

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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by metalica_23
I would LOVE to throw 305s on the back of mine. I'm totally with you on the 19s. Heck, in New England, I managed to bend 3 stock 18" AMG rims on my E55. Can't wait to see what I do when I throw the stock 18" AMG rims out on my SL600 and switch to 19" "somethings"...Everyone keeps telling me to go 20" because of the better looks, variety of products, and sometimes better pricing, but I just can't imagine how many of those I will destroy by having zero sidewall...Oh, the dilemmas we face.

BTW, those new wheels look great. Did you have to do anything special to fit the 265/295s? I'm assuming there's enough room in there. Can't wait to see a pic of them all black!
Me too
No prob mounting them what so ever, no rubbing issues while driving or turning (also have ABC @ lowest setting Sport mode)
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