Where the best place for Mercedes Alloys

[discodom]

Hi All,

Am a newbie here! Hello to all you MB owners. I have not long been a MB Owner. I bought an X REG C180 SE 2litre Tansanite Blue Compressor three weeks ago... and shes lovely - I have never driven anything like it before!! :bannana:

Anyway - at the moment I have some standard 15" alloys on - I cant tell which ones they are - but anyway am thinking about upgrading to some 17 / 18" alloys - maybe AMG just to give her some ooomphf!! if you get me..

What I would like to know is if anyone has any recommendations for what to get / or what not to get - and any places that can I purchase the alloys from?

I did read somewhere on this forum that 18" might be a bit to hard; i.e. comfort wise.? Is this true....

Hope you can help - and many thanks for your help in advance.

Regards

DD

 

[sportyreptile]

The hardness comes from the height of the tyre sidewall, the lower the tyre profile the less compliant the tyre is over the road surface and therefore the less comfortable.

I borrowed a set of 17" AMG replica wheels a few weeks back with 225x17x45 tyres fitted - a freind of mine was having a box replaced on his car so we swapped wheels for week - the diference was remarkable. The car looked really cool but guess what, the very reason I love driving my car was now lost - the comfort was gone . Now I'm not the slimest bloke in the world, my belly was still wobbling hours after hitting a pot hole.

So a week later I gave him his 17" wheels back, stuck my 15" alloys back on with 195x15x65 tyres and BINGO! - it's comfortable again.

So I figure that having my fillings shaken out distracts somewhat from having bling wheels. Just my thoughts, perhaps I'm getting old or summink.....

 

[concordepilot19]

I upgraded from 15" steels 195/65/15 to 16" alloys 205/55/16 and found no loss of comfort, and a big improvement in appearance and handling.

 

[discodom]

thanks

Cheers guys for your helpful advice - much appreciated... maybe 16"s are the way forward then