benz320clk

I have a CLK 2003 320 and I love the 18 inch AMGs that come on your cars..

anyone in SOCAL that wants to sell??

thanks..

SLK55_AMG

the multi spoke ? 18" standard AMG rims?

benz320clk

sorry.. the 5 spoke ones..

thanks.

ALTANertive

Those arent the ones that come with the SLK55.

steve-p

They are a no-cost option in Europe though. Most 55s seem to have them.

CMiYC

If they were no cost in the US, I would have gone with the 5spokes in a heartbeat. I think the multispoke weeks make the 55 look cheap.

bloflin

Each to his own. I think they look the best. I'm NOT partially to a real large number of spokes, as it starts to look like a bicycle wheel. But I also don't like the big wide open spaces of a 5 spoke. Finally, though many love them (as seen on these forums), I think the ones with the tons of simulated bolt head/rivet heads around the rim are horrendous (looks like something from a tractor, but chromed).

But again that's just me.

jd604

I will second bloflin's comments.

At first, I was wary of the multi-spoke design.. thought maybe it would look silly or somehow inconsistent with the car. When I finally took delivery and saw it in person however... they are perfect. In my opinion, the thin multi-spokes match the lines of the car much more aggresively than the 5-spokes.

My biggest problem with them is cleaning the break-in brake dust that seems to collect after just a single day of driving. So much work!

But to each their own -- I have 5-spoke deep dish Hamann's on the bimmer so that was another factor in being content with the stock AMG rims. Were there any North American buyers who actually got a choice between the two though?

bloflin

On cleaning them, since it is a moderate spoke count you can actually get fingers, clothes and cleaning tools in there, all the way to the center hub.

I Zaino'd mine, and use the Z6 on them most of the times when I use it on the car after a wash. In general, most of the grime/dust rinses off with the hose. I also bought a Tire Rim brush from PepBoys (they have multiple sizes) that fits right in there. It's kinda like a small "toilet brush" (but no hole in the middle).