SimonsMerc
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2004
- Messages
- 1,147
- Location
- Sudbury, West London
- Car
- Merc S212 E350 CDI BlueEfficiency Sport 256bhp, Suzuki GSX-650F, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Dynamic
Heyas,
The wheels we have on the E320cdi Estate (w210, 2000/w) are old and scuffed and ugly, and we've decided we want to put some new nicer wheels on instead of getting these refurbed (they're in a really bad state, and I just don't believe they could really make them nice again.
So, the question is - what kind of wheels (reasonably priced!) will fit and make sense? The current ones are 16" - can I go to 17" without a problem? What kind of fitting do I need? Where's a good place to buy them?
There are some nice ones on gbdriver, advertised at £239 for a set of four 17" wheels, or £469 including tyres, which seems very reasonable. Or some others on RaceAndRoad for £549.99 for a set of four MVK 10 17 x 7 with 205/40 17 tyres including VAT and delivery, fitted and balanced to wheels, supplied with bolts, centre caps and ready to fit. Do these look good?
I must say I've never actually changed wheels on a car before - my BMW M5 had factory fitted BMW alloys, and the Audi A8 4.2 Quattro had factory fitted Audi alloys. So I'm kinda new at this! Any advice welcome
-simon
The wheels we have on the E320cdi Estate (w210, 2000/w) are old and scuffed and ugly, and we've decided we want to put some new nicer wheels on instead of getting these refurbed (they're in a really bad state, and I just don't believe they could really make them nice again.
So, the question is - what kind of wheels (reasonably priced!) will fit and make sense? The current ones are 16" - can I go to 17" without a problem? What kind of fitting do I need? Where's a good place to buy them?
There are some nice ones on gbdriver, advertised at £239 for a set of four 17" wheels, or £469 including tyres, which seems very reasonable. Or some others on RaceAndRoad for £549.99 for a set of four MVK 10 17 x 7 with 205/40 17 tyres including VAT and delivery, fitted and balanced to wheels, supplied with bolts, centre caps and ready to fit. Do these look good?
I must say I've never actually changed wheels on a car before - my BMW M5 had factory fitted BMW alloys, and the Audi A8 4.2 Quattro had factory fitted Audi alloys. So I'm kinda new at this! Any advice welcome

-simon