Hello, I had intended to fit Michelin Cross Climate 2's on my E220d as I had got on very well with them with my Golf, the only concern I have is the complete lack of rim protection.
My wife has kerbed a couple of wheels very slightly on the Golf and by her own admission she has concerns about driving a bigger car so I'm slightly worried about the unmarked alloys on the E220d!
The Pirelli's fitted appear to be at least 20mm wider than the rim of the wheel so appear to offer a good bit of protection but no winter performance. On my Golf the rim is actually 3-4mm wider than the tyre so has zero protection.
Is the above purely down to the tyre or is it wheel design? Or a combination? I know you can get tyres with rim protection but the michelin CC2 aren't offered with it.
I suppose what I'm trying to ask is are the E220d AMG wheels going to be protected by the Michelins at all? Or will they be the same as the Golf with zero protection?
Thanks for any insight available!
My wife has kerbed a couple of wheels very slightly on the Golf and by her own admission she has concerns about driving a bigger car so I'm slightly worried about the unmarked alloys on the E220d!
The Pirelli's fitted appear to be at least 20mm wider than the rim of the wheel so appear to offer a good bit of protection but no winter performance. On my Golf the rim is actually 3-4mm wider than the tyre so has zero protection.
Is the above purely down to the tyre or is it wheel design? Or a combination? I know you can get tyres with rim protection but the michelin CC2 aren't offered with it.
I suppose what I'm trying to ask is are the E220d AMG wheels going to be protected by the Michelins at all? Or will they be the same as the Golf with zero protection?
Thanks for any insight available!