mikey33

+1 what a disgrace. They said die to all "crackers" and kill the white babies also. Tells you all you need to know about this country and those (cough/obama admin) who think it is not important to even prosecute them because a "lack" of evidence.

t-bone

It seems like Ben Baller took these photos:

http://ifandco.com/wordpress/?p=3312

Scroll down to see his pics in his blog post.

DuckyAMG

Based on the presumption that they are the ones stealing Mercedes wheels, I can see your argument, but VW/Audi shows are some of the most well attended across the world.

I suspect many in this forum, that consider themselves "car guys" at one point owned a VW (myself included, 2 actually.)

It wont stop them.. the cars are high offsets (et50+) but they guys run lower offsets and narrower (stretched tires) so they can adapt anything.. mwhahahaha

Different wheels on VW's is part of their culture.. For example:

2-sets of Land Rover wheels - The ones on the black car too



BTW, Lamborghini wheels are also 5x112 (although the MKIV's are 5x100)



By the logic of the OP, there's probably a Lamborghini somewhere on blocks and missing seats!

Another Lambo-set


You typically see wheels from anything non limited to: Porsche, Maybach, Mercedes, Land Rover, Bentley, Audi, Lexus, etc...


I found the source!


But as I said.. you have to account for the different bore sizes, longer lug lengths (and diameter 14mm vs. 12mm) and smaller series tires (VW OEM size is 225/40/18)

mikey33

OP, when were you planning on telling people this was not your car lol? Everybody seems to be sympathizing and you do not mention that???

snail45

+1

Not sure what all this seriousness with the VW pic is either. 99% sure it was a joke. I thought it was pretty funny.

Does suck for the owner of the MB though.

vw_mkv

yeah, i used to have a mkv gti, and those guys are pathetic........bunch of losers trying to be cool rocking Bentley rims. Got rid of my car within 9 months, cant stand those guys.....

slownrusty

My thread made no hint that it was my car...my profile clearly states that I have an '06 E55...my thread was merely stating to be warned if you leave your AMG cars parked over night especially in a public place, the wheels are targeted. So it was a cautionary thread to all owners.

And to Ducky..while the VW (or Audi) owners might not in fact be involved in stealing AMG wheels \ Lambo Wheels \ Seats \ Bentley wheels etc, they are buying these wheels or parts from people that actually do. It boils down to supply and demand...they provide the demand and the schlubs stealing the parts provide the supply. Also opening a wheel bore is simple any decent machine shop can do that for $20 a wheel, people have been that for decades and changing wheel studs is a very simple procedure. Are you really that naive?

06E55

This is what garages are for (not storing all your crap like most people do!) :-)

Metric AW550

Damn thats terrible! I just had my car keyed on friday night, one of the first times i didn't use a garage or valet! So many damn haters out there!!

Vic55

starbrite

This happenned to Barry45rpm back in '08, right in his driveway
: Click here

DuckyAMG

No.. I am not naive.. The Mercedes actually have a larger bore, which would require the purchase of hub rings. My point was that stealing the wheel is only a step of a few to make them fit properly, making it not really worthwhile for vw owners themselves to go through the risk/ hassle of stealing them.

There IS a difference between saying VW owner's are thieves, versus your actual alleged charge of perpetuating the theft. I would, however, state that the two events are more likely mutually exclusive. To pin it on one group of "car guys" is poor taste.

It's obvious that you truly think that mercedes wheels are stolen for the sole purchase of VW owners.. Who is the naive one?

DuckyAMG

The irony of this is that a buddy of mine had HRE's stolen from his MKV GTI while it was serviced over night at a dealership. The theif, who brilliantly posted the identical set/ setup on Craigslist some 8 months later, owned a Mercedes.

Quid pro quo I guess.

Edited for pics:

starbrite

Staff@RPM

These lugs should help prevent pictures like that from being taken.

DuckyAMG

The OP failed to think that Mercedes owners are likely buyers of said stolen wheels. I am willing to bet there are more C-classes with E/S/C/SL (especially AMG) wheels then there are VW's.

Not to mention people wanted to replace their curbed wheels.

Case in point even though these, like the GTI posted, are reps. (BTW not suggesting that this person purchased stolen wheels, but that the scenario is likely)

vlad-nj

I daily drive 08 GTi with 18" S55 AMGs but I sure did not steal them

wheel locks are simple, easy and cheap

Gondon

What makes you think there is only 1 set of these rims in the world?
Whats up with all these VW schmoes and other manufacturers rims?

DuckyAMG

I never said there was only one set of these rims in the world. Thanks.

vw_mkv

u are an idiot, the owner of those rims posted on vwvortex that his rims got stolen and that the rims were listed on ebay, another member saw the rims and notified him. Police raided the place where the rims were and the guy whol stole it was no where to be found.

I do believe they are the only set of HRE of that model with that offset and width

V12Godspeed

I will be placing an order soon with you, as soon as my car reaches NY. Currently its under surgery for a few months.

DuckyAMG

Care to explain how my statement makes me an idiot? Thanks for the story, I left out the details because they were unnecessary. As I stated, the previous owner is a good friend of mine. There is more to the story, but again it's not really relevant.

bmroxm5

Kinda ironic how people store all their crap in the garage and leave their exxy vehicles outside!