Treated the Merc to 20" rims!!

Hoops · 01-10-2012, 03:29 PM

Had a set of 20" SL63 AMG rims and low profile tyres fitted to the Merc and ive also had her dropped on Eibach springs. Handles lovely and corners nice and flat. Had to have the arches rolled to prevent any rubbing issues and so far so good even fully loaded with kids, dog and luggage. Next up i must get it remapped!!

rogerxp · 01-10-2012, 03:46 PM

Lovely looking motor Stevie, but, for me personally, I'd have stuck with 19s with the drop, or perhaps 20s with no drop (probably the former). I'd still have it on my driveway though (I'm being picky

).

Kerr · 01-10-2012, 03:52 PM

It is nice.

What is the profile of the elastic bands round the wheels?

I'm scared about potholes with 19s.

Oli · 01-10-2012, 04:03 PM

B E A Utiful

sheps · 01-10-2012, 04:24 PM

That looks fabulous.

marlie · 01-10-2012, 04:26 PM

Looks great mate.. are they genuine AMG's? where did you get them from? im tempted to buy a merc soon, and loving them rims

willhollin · 01-10-2012, 04:40 PM

willhollin · 01-10-2012, 04:41 PM

When are you getting rid of the chrome!?

RichardM · 01-10-2012, 04:51 PM

That looks uncomfortable! The Sport suspension is pretty hard anyway.

Where at you thinking of getting it remapped Steve? I've got the same engine in a CLS.

Hotcoupe · 01-10-2012, 05:58 PM

Mustard

Great stance Steve

zedman · 01-10-2012, 06:43 PM

i really want to dislike that.....

but looks great!

Hoops · 01-11-2012, 11:06 AM

Really appreciate the comments guys. If I'm being really honest i wasn't aiming to go that low and when i made the decision to put the alloys on i wasn't intending on dropping it. However, ive always hated cars being fitted with nice rims and then a huge gap under the arches like its on stilts. But equally ive always hated that chavvy "rims disappearing under the arches" look too. I checked and double checked the off sets and it took me a few weeks to decide on the rim choice. I totally expected to have to fit spacers in order to bring the rims out and fill the arches. But when i saw the car being driven around to me i was immediately aroused!! The stance (and thank you for the kind words Ian) is almost perfect for me and ive not had to use spacers. Its been lowered on Eibachs but it was already running the full AMG sports set up from factory. To be fair the ride is amazing and Louisa is my biggest critic and hates me "fiddling" with the cars. But even she hasn't moaned (yet) - although she hates the fact she has to be double careful parking it and avoiding pot holes because the Falcon 452's have ZERO rim protection!!! I know its not to everyones taste but so far I'm loving the transformation and Louisa tells me it gets a lot of attention whenever she does the weekly Waitrose shop!!

Hoops · 01-11-2012, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by willhollin

When are you getting rid of the chrome!?

Cheeky!!

dxb335d · 01-11-2012, 11:10 AM

They look MASSIVE mate!!!!!!

What engine is she?? What sort of gains from a re-map?!

Denz yeah!?

Danny.B. · 01-11-2012, 12:16 PM

Looks stunning!

mistryn · 01-11-2012, 12:23 PM

looks fantastic there, loving the wheels
I would be too scared to drive it in case of kerbing them

Baby Dave · 01-11-2012, 12:27 PM

Looks very nice

marlie · 01-11-2012, 01:16 PM

where did you get the rims from mate? are they real AMG's?

Im looking at the CLS.. love them rims on the car

magic77 · 01-11-2012, 02:20 PM

Looks good though chrome is just wrong on an AMG merc.

all I got to say is good luck in chiggers the roads are terrible, though I know a good chyro in the area

Palmnuts · 01-11-2012, 02:28 PM

Looking at those pics Steve, I can't believe the wheels actually turn around in those arches but I'm surprised how well they suit the car! Does it noticeably affect the way it drives outside of the ride such as more tramlining or even slowing the acceleration?

NotNormal · 01-11-2012, 03:14 PM

Oooffffttttt.....!!!!!!

That looks stunning.....seeing this makes me appreciate mercs even more !
I'm seriously torn now, between one like yours, an Audi avant or to just go back to having a nice car and an ok van .....

.....must ..... Stop looking ...... At ...... This ...... Merc !
Lol

Route 16 · 01-11-2012, 03:29 PM

What's the most common Merc forums? The only one I'm on is mbworld, are there more common ones? I want to drop my GLK 350 too and it already has 20inch AMG wheels.

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Originally Posted by STEVIEHOOPS

Had a set of 20" SL63 AMG rims and low profile tyres fitted to the Merc and ive also had her dropped on Eibach springs. Handles lovely and corners nice and flat. Had to have the arches rolled to prevent any rubbing issues and so far so good even fully loaded with kids, dog and luggage. Next up i must get it remapped!!

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RichardM Colonel 133 Rep 2,046 Posts Drives: G21 M340i LCI Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Essex UK iTrader: (2)	That looks uncomfortable! The Sport suspension is pretty hard anyway. Where at you thinking of getting it remapped Steve? I've got the same engine in a CLS.
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NotNormal Lieutenant 33 Rep 573 Posts Drives: Audi A6 Avant 3.0TDi Quattro Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lincolnshire iTrader: (3)	Oooffffttttt.....!!!!!! That looks stunning.....seeing this makes me appreciate mercs even more ! I'm seriously torn now, between one like yours, an Audi avant or to just go back to having a nice car and an ok van ..... .....must ..... Stop looking ...... At ...... This ...... Merc ! Lol
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