allenjdmb

These came off my 211 E55. I changed them out to some 20's.

The Good:They're used and not perfect, but they do make an excellent appearance. As best as I can tell, they are 8x19 ET30 front, and 9x19 ET43 rear. I may be wrong, I have a tough time deciphering the HRE language. The rears are in really nice shape and run well. They have some 275/30/19 Bridgestones on them, with 8/32 left, very fresh. Note the paint line still in the center. There is one small curb mark that has been repolished on one rear. Very slight, you have to look for it. Fronts have 245/35 matching Bridgestones. They are not as good, about 3 to 4/32. I also will give you the MB caps and 20 quality lugs. All the faces look really nice and they look great on a 211, especially when it's run really low.

The Bad: The rears look and ride excellent. The fronts need a little work to get just right. One has a flat spot on the inside, easily repaired. The other front has a flat spot in the outer trim ring. I am told it is best to let HRE repair that, so figure that in. (You may have someone capable of repairing it, but just want to give full disclosure). And one of the fronts has a nail that needs to be removed and patched (dead center of the tread).
I"m going to try some pix here, they may be too big. PM me if you can't see what you want. I have about 25 pictures of them.

I'm in Central GA just south of Atlanta. I'd rather not ship them. I know that people want huge dollars for these wheels on Ebay, thought I'd try them here first. I'd like to get $2200 for the set, but will give you back some credit for the repair. Do your fitment homework in advance, make me a reasonably close offer (nothing stupid, too much going on). No "hold em's" etc. I have 100% feedback and been on this board for many years, check me out. A great upgrade to your car for reasonable money!

HRE_Wheels

Either for your reference or the new owner...for any repairs/replacement-related questions, please contact Vince Borja at vinceb@hrewheels.com

-Jorge

baldmike73

gorgeous wheels but 2200 plus repair of at least $500 seems a bit high - just sharing my initial thoughts - post some pics of them on your E

allenjdmb

couple things...
I agree that HRE wheels are expensive, but because of that, will usually bring back a little more than others. Even a moderately decent set of Chinese wheels with two decent brand 275/30/19 rears would easily approach $2k. A tiny bit more for the real thing doesn't seem unreasonable to me.
I don't think there is $500 of repairs there. Maybe I'm wrong. I think HRE will charge around $250 for the repair of the outer lip. I may be wrong. The flat spot on the inner of the other one is easily repaired by any decent wheel guy. In my hick town, we have a great guy who can get them running exceptionally true for under $100. But both he and Atlanta's best hi performance tire store said that the outer should be done by HRE.
That being said, please note also that I mentioned I would give back some credit for repairs off the price. That would mean I would take less.
Hope this helps.

55fanatic

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allenjdmb

Thanks for all the interest. I"m sorry I don't have any really good pix, but here are a couple of lousy ones of the fronts. I think I have another full car picture in my other phone, will try to round it up. NOTE: just so you'll know, the wheel that is on the RF is the one that has the flat spots in the outer, so as you can see it's not a big giant dip.
Hope one of y'all can work it out.

allenjdmb

Found the other one....crummy phone pic tho...

allenjdmb

Update...I had the dip in the front one trued and it runs well (runout is in the lower 20's, which appears to be within spec). It also had a VERY small crack right at the edge which I had repaired (I have the before picture if you want to see it). I did remove the offending nail from that wheel as well, it was nowhere near as deep as I suspected. Also, upon further review, the front tires are a bit better than I described. They are beginning to show wear on the insides due to the low ride height, but seem to be wearing evenly.

This would leave you with only the other front wheel to deal with, and I do think I would let HRE repair the outer. It is mostly cosmetic, but I would let them get it just right. No sense in scrimping on a nice set of wheels like this.

I'm going to back the price up to $1900. You would still have an exceptional set of real HRE's for very fair money. Make me a reasonable (!!) offer to pick them up here in GA. Thanks again.