ajl210

you guys prefer wheels w/ rivets or without? to be specific was lookin at the iforged equip wheel.

lkirchner

If they are real, either 2 piece or 3 piece yes. If they are only for show NO.

ClayJ

I don't like rivets, personally -- but if you're going to go with a two-piece or three-piece wheel, rivets is how they do that....

dragonAMG

no rivets

awiner

Not always.... HRE makes wonderful three piece wheels in their 8xx series that have hidden hardware.

ClayJ

So true - the hidden hardware wheels.

jangy

Can someone explain the rivets in technical detail. i am getting the HRE C22s and I love the 845R, but was worried about the hidden hardware.

zdkdeeier493

I like em. They give the car a racier look and the added texture catches the eye.

stevebez

I always liked rivets / bolts - gives that modded look although too many rivets / bolts can be overwhelming ... maybe its getting a bit tired now - not sure - but I love my 19" AMG splits with the recessed bolts ... pics to come soon as soon as I get the TPMS sensors swapped over.

Fake rivets are a reall no-no though.

Cylinder Head

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I have those wheels and I'm in love with them, but it really depends on the application. Personally I think rivets look great on E55's because it gives them a little more brutal edge, but on a CLS55 maybe not so much because its a more elegant car.

oblax4

Rivets.

velvet fog

I'm a no rivets guy. Sadly, this severely constrains wheel choices as rivets seem to be all the rage with the rice boy racey drift joey look alike crowd Rivets clutter up the look and are a ***** to keep clean.

vader

I agree...especially in 19's and up. The 847r is a tough wheel. However if you get charcoal or painted center it doesn't look as good on the car as the 547r...JMO...wheels are a real tough decision.

medici78

I have rivets on my Iforged, but I could go either way, depending on the design. While I think 2 or 3 piece wheels look good even without rivets, rivets should ONLY on be true 2 or 3 piece wheels. If they are 1-piece wheels, don't fake the funk.

2K6E55

Rivets...

jtc55

Rivets.

ajl210

2k6e55, what kind of wheels are those are they dcr?

2K6E55

They are Modulare M3.

kaze81

Rivets is

Dogshine

seems simple.... 3 piece = rivets... otherwise, no rivets.

davidhung78

Usually on a 3 piece wheel you are going to have a forged faced and a two piece split barrel. The rivets you see on a true 3 piece wheel holds the barrels together. The forged face of the wheel is set into the front half of the two piece barrel. Hence on a 3 piece wheel, shall you bend the barrel you can take the wheel apart and replace it. Hope that makes sense.

Another thing to consider is that IMO the rivets make the wheel look much smaller. If you compare the AMG 19's with rivets to our stock 18's without rivets you can barely notice that the 19's are any bigger.

vader

They are not really "rivets" . David thats a great observation on the size perspective. if you look at a 19" 547r compared to a 19" 847r...the 847r looks bigger...