Re: the wheels, not to sound too psycho-babble or anything, but I think the important question is what do YOU think of them?
There are so many options out there that it's mostly important to find ones that you think are appealing and bring something new to your vision of your car when you look at it. I went round and round (much as you're doing) with photoshop etc., before deciding on mine (well, a second decision, anyway).
All of that said, I don't think they look bad -- and they certainly look better than stock -- but if it were my car those wouldn't be in my personal top five list.
Take care and enjoy modding the ride,
Greg
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thanks for the opinions guys, and thanks for the detailed response greg.
Basically, im gonna stick with a 17 inch rim because I live in the nyc area, the roads are terrible, and the car already rides hard. 18inch and up is just gonna make it worse.
Im not a big fan of multi-spoke (i.e. like bbs Rks or something) and i've decided that five spokes look good.
I really like the monoblocks, but they are 18s and they are pricey.
These wheels are DIRT cheap ($300), I can keep the tires I have, I keep my soft(ish) ride, and they look better than stock, while still retaining the "mb" stock look.
Im trying to avoid spending much money on this car aside from repairs. I have my cobra to suck up money.
So, if someone can think of any other rims, let me know, because I'll consider lots of stuff.
ehh i am not feeling the spokes so much on E class... i rather put some monoblock style or maybe some like multispokes or whatever they called... but its ur taste...
thanks for the opinions guys, and thanks for the detailed response greg.
Basically, im gonna stick with a 17 inch rim because I live in the nyc area, the roads are terrible, and the car already rides hard. 18inch and up is just gonna make it worse.
Im not a big fan of multi-spoke (i.e. like bbs Rks or something) and i've decided that five spokes look good.
I really like the monoblocks, but they are 18s and they are pricey.
These wheels are DIRT cheap ($300), I can keep the tires I have, I keep my soft(ish) ride, and they look better than stock, while still retaining the "mb" stock look.
Im trying to avoid spending much money on this car aside from repairs. I have my cobra to suck up money.
So, if someone can think of any other rims, let me know, because I'll consider lots of stuff.
Thanks.
Hey, Oliver. I just noticed they were replicas, where are you sourcing them? Lots of those are really poor quality, I'd personally think twice about slapping them on a Ford, much less a nice car.
Tire Rack has lots of brands, they'll certify them to fit your vehicle as well, and they don't sell junk. Even if you don't buy them there you at least know good brands. I'm not the biggest rah-rah for TR, but there are some very good things about their site. You can also see their wheels on your model if that matters. They have some non-AMG amg copies (the narrow 5 spoke) that look really good on the 210 -- at least IMHO. Fact is had I not stumbled across mine and fallen in love with them I'd likely be on those instead.
If the offset's within a couple digits either way of your stock wheels you'll be fine for fitment.
And, by the way, I agree with you 100% on 18s vs. 17s.
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