Multi spoke vs Five spoke
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From: Socal and Norcal
MY17 S63AMG - MBUSA Buyback. MY16 SL63 - Sold MY19 W213 E63s. 2020 W213 E63s Wagon
I personally like the look of the 5 spokes and had the forge on the S63. Driving on the freeway pouring rain and went through several big SoCal potholes and “cracked” 3 wheels and blew through 4 tires. The story is if you go through α pothole at high rate of speed, you will bend/crack them forged or not. I had always had the wheels and tires protection package which always pays for itself.
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I personally like the look of the 5 spokes and had the forge on the S63. Driving on the freeway pouring rain and went through several big SoCal potholes and “cracked” 3 wheels and blew through 4 tires. The story is if you go through α pothole at high rate of speed, you will bend/crack them forged or not. I had always had the wheels and tires protection package which always pays for itself.
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From: Socal and Norcal
MY17 S63AMG - MBUSA Buyback. MY16 SL63 - Sold MY19 W213 E63s. 2020 W213 E63s Wagon
The 5-spoke wheels are much softer than the forged wheels, that's for sure. Of course, if you are going into large potholes, the wheels and tires are the least of your problems. Wheel and tires protection packages typically cover only the factory-installed tires and wheels. Changing them out usually means no coverage. That said, some of the wheel packages are not that specific in limiting coverage that way.
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From: PNW
2018 E63s wagon [now sold] (& lots of Subarus)
i have the "forged" multispoke on my '18 wagon and as far as i'm concerned they are made of tinfoil. when i got the car 3 wheels were bent, had 2 replaced and 1 repaired. 6 months later and 2 are bent again
i blame the 20" tire profile just being too thin. definitely going to try some 19" wheels soon
i blame the 20" tire profile just being too thin. definitely going to try some 19" wheels soon
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From: Seattle
'19 E63S, ‘16 CLS63 RIP, '09 E63 Gone, '06 M5 Gone, '97 Supra TT Gone
i have the "forged" multispoke on my '18 wagon and as far as i'm concerned they are made of tinfoil. when i got the car 3 wheels were bent, had 2 replaced and 1 repaired. 6 months later and 2 are bent again
i blame the 20" tire profile just being too thin. definitely going to try some 19" wheels soon
i blame the 20" tire profile just being too thin. definitely going to try some 19" wheels soon
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From: PNW
2018 E63s wagon [now sold] (& lots of Subarus)
I run it around 40psi.
i'm in the process of trying to buy some aftermarket wheels because at least then if bent one its cheaper lol
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From: Socal and Norcal
MY17 S63AMG - MBUSA Buyback. MY16 SL63 - Sold MY19 W213 E63s. 2020 W213 E63s Wagon
true yeah but i've bent 2 wheels since having the car in portland for a year and the roads i drive on are fine. one of them was a brand new wheel that was just replaced
I run it around 40psi.
i'm in the process of trying to buy some aftermarket wheels because at least then if bent one its cheaper lol
I run it around 40psi.
i'm in the process of trying to buy some aftermarket wheels because at least then if bent one its cheaper lol
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From: PNW
2018 E63s wagon [now sold] (& lots of Subarus)
This is the exact reason I always purchase the wheel and tire protection, it always always pays for itself. Just 1 factory OEM wheel and MO tire from the dealer will cost more than the wheel and tire protection itself and if live in places like SoCal, you will bend/crack at lease once during ownership.
however, you still dont get new wheels under that protection, you get refurb ones from some third party. There were 2 refurb wheels already on my car when i bought it, one got replaced by insurance, but the other wasnt bent, however now all the paint is coming off it, and the dealer is like "oh thats not covered because its not a factory wheel" even though mercedes put the wheel on the car (previously under the protection package)
Classic "we'll sell it to you but we wont take responsibility for it"
Last edited by subiefiles; Jan 5, 2022 at 01:38 PM.
