Originally Posted by evilb

So what's the purpose of the car? Obviously not to drag race or you would have a separate set of wheels on it for that purpose alone. Not quite sure how having 500rwhp makes any difference in regards to wheel size/selection in a luxury sedan that appears to be primarily street driven?

Look at TechArt Porsche's.. 20's. Novitec Ferrari's.. 20's.. Brabus Rocket has 19's but it also has ~720+bhp and is geared for top speed runs and needs the extra stability. Hamann's M5 has 21's!

I understand where you're coming from--having more sidewall. But there are a number of E55's on mbworld.org with 500-600rwhp+ rolling on 20" HRE's. Even with 19's traction from a WOT standstill is incredibly difficult, and these cars are much easier to manage from a rolling start.

At any rate, your car is definitely gorgeous and your modifications are very tasteful. I love the black grille and emblems, and the wheels look outstanding. Nice touch with the Vorsteiner diffuser also! I recall seeing a E55 very similar to yours on mbworld.org and he had the chrome trim around the vehicle painted black and it looked great. Thanks for letting me know about HMS--I have a friend locally with an 06 E55 and he will contact them about the grille and emblems.

Take care!
Brad

Originally Posted by Blue_Monster

Brad,
Thanks for the compliments, and that other E55 your talking about is my friends car. The silver one with yellow brakes.
I understand what your saying, and before I had this car I had another W211 for four years. I had about 10 different sets of wheels on that car (wheel ***** ) , 19s and 20s, and IMO, at the end of the day, the best setup for the W211 is the 19" setup. Much more practical for a DD. I even managed to get a 1.7 60 foot with the 19s, and PS2 tires

Originally Posted by evilb

So what's the purpose of the car? Obviously not to drag race or you would have a separate set of wheels on it for that purpose alone. Not quite sure how having 500rwhp makes any difference in regards to wheel size/selection in a luxury sedan that appears to be primarily street driven?

Look at TechArt Porsche's.. 20's. Novitec Ferrari's.. 20's.. Brabus Rocket has 19's but it also has ~720+bhp and is geared for top speed runs and needs the extra stability. Hamann's M5 has 21's!

I understand where you're coming from--having more sidewall. But there are a number of E55's on mbworld.org with 500-600rwhp+ rolling on 20" HRE's. Even with 19's traction from a WOT standstill is incredibly difficult, and these cars are much easier to manage from a rolling start.

At any rate, your car is definitely gorgeous and your modifications are very tasteful. I love the black grille and emblems, and the wheels look outstanding. Nice touch with the Vorsteiner diffuser also! I recall seeing a E55 very similar to yours on mbworld.org and he had the chrome trim around the vehicle painted black and it looked great. Thanks for letting me know about HMS--I have a friend locally with an 06 E55 and he will contact them about the grille and emblems.

Take care!
Brad

Originally Posted by jjomaa

where did u get the rear diffuser from and who makes it