The end is in sight with my arrival date. Help with wheels also1
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The end is in sight with my arrival date. Help with wheels also1
Scheduled to arrive at dealership on April 1st. I was expecting late summer.
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Now to shop for aftermarket wheels. As much as I would like 19 inch wheels, I would rather stick to 18 inch and save the weight and costs. Has anyone upgraded to aftermarket 18 inch wheels? I prefer the deep dish look as it give the car a wider and more aggressive look. I also prefer a simple 5 spoke look as they are much easier to clean and enhance the AMG calipers.
At first glance, tire rack and many other websites do not even list the SLK 55 as an option. Would it be safe to assume that if a set of wheels fit on a SL55, they will also fit on the SLK 55?
Cheers!
Iridium Silver
Black Interior
Lighting
Entertainment with Nav
Premium
Airscarf
Now to shop for aftermarket wheels. As much as I would like 19 inch wheels, I would rather stick to 18 inch and save the weight and costs. Has anyone upgraded to aftermarket 18 inch wheels? I prefer the deep dish look as it give the car a wider and more aggressive look. I also prefer a simple 5 spoke look as they are much easier to clean and enhance the AMG calipers.
At first glance, tire rack and many other websites do not even list the SLK 55 as an option. Would it be safe to assume that if a set of wheels fit on a SL55, they will also fit on the SLK 55?
Cheers!
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...."Would it be safe to assume that if a set of wheels fit on a SL55, they will also fit on the SLK 55?"......
Please send me an e-mail: harris@hartonmotorwerks.com, hopefully I can help you make an easier decision.
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Originally Posted by SLK55NEWB
Scheduled to arrive at dealership on April 1st...
Now to shop for aftermarket wheels. As much as I would like 19 inch wheels, I would rather stick to 18 inch and save the weight and costs. Has anyone upgraded to aftermarket 18 inch wheels? I prefer the deep dish look as it give the car a wider and more aggressive look. I also prefer a simple 5 spoke look as they are much easier to clean and enhance the AMG calipers...!
Now to shop for aftermarket wheels. As much as I would like 19 inch wheels, I would rather stick to 18 inch and save the weight and costs. Has anyone upgraded to aftermarket 18 inch wheels? I prefer the deep dish look as it give the car a wider and more aggressive look. I also prefer a simple 5 spoke look as they are much easier to clean and enhance the AMG calipers...!
Congratulations
yeh, simple 5-spoke is always the 1st choice 
more LIP more LIP more LIP - then you need to go for CUSTOMIZED wheels 
HOWEVER, 19" wheels sometimes can be lighter than stock 18" OEM wheels, especially the forged ones or the ones made in Japan. Costwise, of course 18" is more economic on both wheels and tires.Well, go for HRE, it offers customized wheels with big lip & costwise, these get my vote (Japan made) - personally I am in favor of Black wheels with machine lip:
