W204 C250 Estate, new 19" wheels (AMG V style)

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I'm Back in a Benz: 2016 CLA45 S/Brake Previous: C250Cdi Est AMG Sport + Auto, E220Cdi SE Coupe.
I hope that the following proves useful to people, as it took me a long time to come up with some of the answers, and then a leap of faith which fortunately worked out fine!

For various reasons I decided to replace the standard fit wheels on my W204 estate. Being a 250CDi AMG Sport plus I established that the specs for the wheels, Style 760 18", were:

Front
7.5 x 18 ET47
PCD 5x112/66.6
(Tyres 225/40/18)

Rear
8.5x18 ET54
PCD 5x112/66.6
(Tyres 255/35/18)

Having established the above, the next problem was trying to find out what styles were available to use instead, and then try and decide what I liked....

Long story short I eventually decided that the MB designers got it right and its very difficult to improve on the "proper" AMG look. However I wasnt prepared to push the budget far enough to get the real thing. One of the reasons for changing the wheels was to get away from the polished/lacquer issues, so I opted for a standard "hypersilver" painted finish.

I'm sure that there will be plenty of people who object to using parallel/copy/imitation wheels, and also plenty who will think I'm trying to create a pretend AMG - I'm the first to admit I'd love a C63 but I couldnt live with the mpg! Mine is a C250CDi, and the badges are staying on it!

So what I have fitted are:

Front
8.5 x 19 ET42
PCD 5x112/66.6
(Tyres 235/35/19)

Rear
9.5 x 19 ET42
PCD 5x112/66.6
(Tyres 265/30/19)

This sizing falls within the accepted parameters, and I can confirm that in practise they fit fine with no rubbing.

I really like the look of the wheels, the increased diameter, and the new stance.

Given all the variables I was loathe to just order the wheels online, so it was great to find someone reasonably local to me. I can thoroughly recommend Wheelheaven/John Wood Tyres in Hereford - an excellent family business who gave lots of assistance prior to ordering, and followed up with a great fitting service.

(P.S. I put the CKS grille on when it was new)

I will now put on my crash helmet.....!!
 

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Looks good. How are you finding the car? Just bought one for other half and she picks it up next week. Polar white withe pano roof.
 
Thanks guys.

I've had the car from new, first MB after many BM's.
Overall I'm pretty happy with it. I had issues with the pano roof but they were eventually sorted. Nothing else to report really. Its a great package that suits me so I expect I'll be keeping it a while longer.

Only real negative I have is that the mpg could be better in stop start short journey situations. Its great given a run but its not as consistent as the BM's used to be.
 

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