New E55 Monoblocks

[koko202]

Got my 18in monoblocks back from the wheel repair shop. Had him polish the lips for me. What do you guys think?

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[C43inNC]

I think I hate you. Other then that, nice! lol

[koko202]

thanks lol, i wanna re do the centers the line netween the paint and polish didnt come out the way i wanted.

[michael6129]

those 8 and 9j's? look nice

[wichipong]

may i ask how much did you pay to polish em?

[kowalski]

these are the best looking 18 inch rims on a w202.
does all AMG rims get their clearcoat peeled off, is it a bad paintjob from factory?
is it Ronal who makes these rims?

[koko202]

@wichipong i paid 300 to repair, polish, paint(halfass), mount tires balance for 5 rims.

[koko202]

@kowalski its mostly because people who take them to carwashes don't realize they use acid to clean the wheels, over time it eats the clear coat away.

[kowalski]

@kowalski its mostly because people who take them to carwashes don't realize they use acid to clean the wheels, over time it eats the clear coat away.

I have seen several monoblock rims with clearcoat peel, each peel looked very awful like round spots.
I have some peel spots on my 17 inch rims and I always handwashed them, I only used acid made for rims, seems like they are sensitive to chemcials?

[koko202]

It can be from many things but the most common is using chemicals to wash rims, also acid in rain water, direct sun light can affect them to.

[hvmercy]

Looks excellent. What rubber do you have on it?

I wish mine came out like that.


Got my 18in monoblocks back from the wheel repair shop. Had him polish the lips for me. What do you guys think?

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[koko202]

I put on some toyo tires from tirerack, something good yet not too expensive. i wanna redo the center of the rims the line between the polished lip and paint, it did not come out the way i wanted.

[wichipong]

@wichipong i paid 300 to repair, polish, paint(halfass), mount tires balance for 5 rims.

wow thats cheap!

[koko202]

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heres some pics with the wheels

[MikeD]

Looks great! Makes me wonder how black monos would look with a polished lip... didn't someone do that before?

[koko202]

That would be hot especially if the car is black

[C43inNC]

I need some damn E55 Monos badddddddd.