Crazy Idea! CLS Rear wheels on a E55?
01-30-2010, 02:30 PM
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2006 Granite Grey CLS55
I'm using them as winter wheels, currently. Once the season is over and if the price is right (and perhaps if you want Blizzaks with them), perhaps!
Those are CLS63 wheels, not CLS55. Although, I'm not sure if there's much/any difference.
If the ones I have aren't CLS55 wheels, I'm not sure what they are. They're genuine Mercedes-Benz OEM wheels, from SOMETHING. The PO worked with Mercedes-Benz directly doing photoshoots for them, and he mentioned he had swapped wheels with a new CLS. The wheels have the AMG logo stamped in them, but I suppose they could be from a CLS w/ the AMG sport package...
What's the difference between those and the ones in this picture? Mine are 18x9.5 rear 18x8.5 front.
edit: CLS55 AMG wheels are the same width but 19" diameter... making these CLS500 wheels?
It'd sure fool me...
Those are CLS63 wheels, not CLS55. Although, I'm not sure if there's much/any difference.
If the ones I have aren't CLS55 wheels, I'm not sure what they are. They're genuine Mercedes-Benz OEM wheels, from SOMETHING. The PO worked with Mercedes-Benz directly doing photoshoots for them, and he mentioned he had swapped wheels with a new CLS. The wheels have the AMG logo stamped in them, but I suppose they could be from a CLS w/ the AMG sport package...
What's the difference between those and the ones in this picture? Mine are 18x9.5 rear 18x8.5 front.
edit: CLS55 AMG wheels are the same width but 19" diameter... making these CLS500 wheels?
It'd sure fool me...
CLS55 and 63 5 spoke AMG wheels are the same, the difference is they're 19" and the rear wheel is more concaved.
01-30-2010, 07:02 PM
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About the only thing the same is that they say AMG on them. They are different sizes and offsets making them look no where near what true CLS55 wheels look like on an E class. I am sure you already know since you purchased other wheels but they look horrible. True CLS55 wheels look great on an E55 as I posted pics. in my previous thread.
01-30-2010, 07:24 PM
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this is how OEM 19" CLS55 wheels will look on the E55
By shardul, shot with Canon EOS 20D at 2010-01-30
this is how OEM 18" CLS55 wheels will look on the E55 (Pics are of my car)
By shardul, shot with Canon PowerShot S2 IS at 2009-08-08
By shardul, shot with NIKON D80 at 2010-01-30
By shardul at 2010-01-30
By shardul, shot with Canon EOS 20D at 2010-01-30
this is how OEM 18" CLS55 wheels will look on the E55 (Pics are of my car)
By shardul, shot with Canon PowerShot S2 IS at 2009-08-08
By shardul, shot with NIKON D80 at 2010-01-30
By shardul at 2010-01-30
01-31-2010, 11:26 AM
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that looks so dumb! WTF, how about getting tires that fit the rims. I saw a S4 like this recently and almost left the douche a note on his car explaining how dumb it looked...let alone dangerous.
02-01-2010, 10:59 AM
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That picture at the top is the GHETTO'est thing I've ever seen. How bad can a person's taste be? 
I can't even understand what's going on there, looks like a painted piece of carpet mated with some sheet-metal, and they're in a cluster-f*** of an orgy.
Some great pics in here otherwise though.
Actually, with the poster who showed the CLS 19's VS the CLS 18's on his own (Silver) E55, I gotta say I like the 18" twin spokes out of those pics, might be the picture/stance/car though.
BTW, call me boring, but I can only have 5 Spoke rims on my car if I want to be happy with the look, I personally hate multi-spoke looks, the only stretching I'll against that is twin spoke 5-Stars.
I can't even understand what's going on there, looks like a painted piece of carpet mated with some sheet-metal, and they're in a cluster-f*** of an orgy.
Some great pics in here otherwise though.
Actually, with the poster who showed the CLS 19's VS the CLS 18's on his own (Silver) E55, I gotta say I like the 18" twin spokes out of those pics, might be the picture/stance/car though.
BTW, call me boring, but I can only have 5 Spoke rims on my car if I want to be happy with the look, I personally hate multi-spoke looks, the only stretching I'll against that is twin spoke 5-Stars.
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02-07-2010, 12:52 AM
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Here are some images of the final TL with body work and repaint.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ikaikak...7623244248209/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ikaikak...7623244248209/
