My Wheels have been mounted!

[///AMG124]

Finally after waiting for a week, the RENNtech Monolite's have been delivered and mounted. I was lucky, since my Michelin Pilot Sports were defected and I ended up getting some Bridgestone S03's!

Pics will be posted in a bit.

[ScottyC190E]

Here we go with the seven or eight posts below that look like this:

Pics? :confused:
This thread is useless without pics!!!
No pics= nothing.

[W420]

Originally posted by ScottyC190E
Here we go with the seven or eight posts below that look like this:

Pics? :confused:
This thread is useless without pics!!!
No pics= nothing.

:werd:

http://www.fototime.com/{C068DFC3-8F2E-406C-B5A1-E1760596FF0B}/picture.GIF

[C280 JR]

fo sho...where the pics at....u know u cant post that kinda talk with out pic to back ur story up.....take some shots and post them here.:D ;)

Elvir

[run.exe]

:confused:

[///AMG124]

Well, pics will be posted as late as tomorrow. I had a delima, or should I say that Michelin did. The reason I changed tires from Michelin to Bridgestone was due to a manufacturer defect. Has anyone ever heard of Michelin Pilot Sport tires splitting on the inside? Well all four of my tires look like someone took a surgical knife and cut the inside of the tire clean around. So, Michelin ended up refunding me $99.00 per tire (pro-rated) after usage for over a year and a half. So I chose to go with the Bridgstone S03's. Tires will be in tomorrow, so I am told. As for now, the Michelin's have been mounted on the Monolite's, after the fact of finding out that they are defected. Patients is golden!

[Dr. ///AMG]

patience is golden, but i dont know about patients. lol :P

GOod choice ont he S0-3. Got pics of what the wheels look like? (Stock pics)

[///AMG124]

Doc,
Thanks for the correction. Hucked On Foniks Werked Fur Me! Here is a picture of the wheel. Weighing in at less than 19 lbs. and less than 3% body fat :P :D

http://images.andale.com/f2/124/107/8051513/1054352283835_DSC00845.JPG

[Dr. ///AMG]

oh those look pretty good. Better than the ones you have now. So...what's retail on one of those?

[///AMG124]

Retail is $850.00 each. $3,400.00 for a set. Now you have the gonads to admit you hate my other wheels! :D You wana buy my old wheels? :D :D :D

As far as the new ones, they are not the best looking wheel, but they are very rare on a 124. I am sure that the Monolite will have a fair resale value.

[C280 JR]

those looks nice...somewhat plain..but mabye plain is better...we cant judge them until they are put on to the car

Elvir

[schaltwerk]

Elvis,

And you can talk eh?

[genome408]

Originally posted by schaltwerk
Elvis,

And you can talk eh?


haahahaa:werd:

[ThreePointsix]

Tommy, those rims are NICE dude! I like simple w/ fat lip & spokes. Wheels that are to busy make the car look 'off'. New fat lip HRE's look good too! Outer 'hub bolts' on 3 piecers are a beatch to clean too.

This is a wheel I had on my '00 chevy
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/p362f3db6ee0faaab78db8e1a56b5d9c3/fc23f5b9.jpg

[Dr. ///AMG]

Originally posted by ///AMG124
Retail is $850.00 each. $3,400.00 for a set. Now you have the gonads to admit you hate my other wheels! :D You wana buy my old wheels? :D :D :D

As far as the new ones, they are not the best looking wheel, but they are very rare on a 124. I am sure that the Monolite will have a fair resale value.
damn expensive! email me your cost :P

[///AMG124]

Kiley,
Where the hell have you been? Let get together sometime. I found about 5 other bnzsport members here in Houston. Give me a holla sometime.

[///AMG124]

BTW folks, pics will be posted tonight. :D

[///AMG124]

http://images.andale.com/f2/124/107/8051513/1054017780075_DSC00929.JPG

http://images.andale.com/f2/124/107/8051513/1053800861844_DSC00930.JPG

http://images.andale.com/f2/124/107/8051513/1055209357243_DSC00928.JPG

http://images.andale.com/f2/124/107/8051513/1055187611466_DSC00927.JPG

http://images.andale.com/f2/124/107/8051513/1056824188607_DSC00932.JPG

http://images.andale.com/f2/124/107/8051513/1055481729015_DSC00943.JPG

http://images.andale.com/f2/124/107/8051513/1054871548846_DSC00945.JPG

The ride is different now, since I guess the weight is night and day compared to the "boat anchors" that I was riding on. As for the RENNtech badge, my carbon fiber air box has not made it in yet. RENNtech told me that they were shipping it along with the cf air box and the burl shiftknob.

Just for the hell of it, I stuck the "R" from the BRABUS script behind the E42. The new Bridgestone tires are to be delivered on Tuesday or Wednesday.

As for all the marketing decals from RENNtech, they are only temporary since I had them on for the last few shows. I feel funny running around town with RENNtech on the side of the car.

[rana]

sweeeeeeeet.....that looks so nice and so rare.....

i was about to mention something about those renntech badges but then i read ur post......yea...they look "different".....lol

but ur car is soooo sweet though

[yal]

Wheels 10 outta 10
Badging 10 outta 10
Looking good priceless!!!:D:D

[///AMG124]

Thanks yal... as for the badging (RENNtech) on the side, it has been removed. Car looks much better without them. They were on for marketing/promotional purposes only for some shows.

[C280 JR]

the wheels look very nice...as for the price...i would never get them for that amount.....whats with the R badging...it looks funky, knowing mercedes does not make anything R baded....other than that nice..

Elvir

[schaltwerk]

Looks like you have put a lot of effort in your ride. Nice job.

When are you gonna get some cross drilled's now? :)

[Dr. ///AMG]

Tommy, get that ugly ass terk antenna off the trunk! Or at least paint it body color.

Get the Sony antenna, which is much smaller. I used to have the terk but it was nasty and too big.

Look at my antenna on the roof now :)

[///AMG124]

Elvir - The R on the end was only temporary since my RENNtech badge will be in soon. I thought I would be creative and place the R on the end for RENNtech...

schaltwerk - It's going to have to be more than cross drilled rotors to stop this baby. I am really going to consider a big brake kit.

Doc - My XM antenna? Shut Up :D I have had that antenna for the last 2 years... I have not really thought much about it. But I may paint it like you suggested.

[run.exe]

Originally posted by Dr. ///AMG
Tommy, get that ugly ass terk antenna off the trunk! Or at least paint it body color.

Get the Sony antenna, which is much smaller. I used to have the terk but it was nasty and too big.

Look at my antenna on the roof now :)

LOSE >>ALL<< ANTENNAE!!! SHAVE THEM OFF!!!

; )

PS -

1) I love those wheels... but is your rear silencer sitting a little crooked/shew?

2) What font does Texas use for its license plates? Is that the (lost) "Roanoke Colony" font???

:banana:

[///AMG124]

Yeah, I was thinking about shaving the antennas. As for the rear exhaust tips, they do seem a little off. I am thinking about changing them alltogether. What style should I go with, or should I just keep what I have and fix it?

[///AMG124]

Just a thought... why is everyone paying soo much attention to my tail pipe??? Are you guys straight?? :D :D :D :D

[vader13]

MAnn those wheels are sick, Brabus V1 2 piece 19's are around 1300 a piece, Mine way 33 pounds, Whats the weight on the Monolight,,Those wheels are sick..sick sick,,,I am glad you are putting real shit on your car..

[schaltwerk]

Benz's are fricken heavy cars to begin with. (GOOD, all the more safer I will be in an unfortunate accident!), so what does it matter if a wheel weights 18 pounds or 33 pounds? You take 18 pounds times 4 or 33x4 and the difference is about a whole 50 pounds. I mean you better remove your air bags, your AC, your back seats, swap all glass with plastic windows, change out your metal fenders with fiberglass ones, remove the window tint because the film has got to weigh like 5 ounces. Tell your wife/girfriend to lay off the blue cheese dressing and get Ranch Light from now on, remove all your ICE in the car and use a featherlight walkman for every passenger. Remove the manual and registration from your glove compartment and take it to Kinkos to have have shrinked down to .002 % of a font to save on the original font size to save weight.

C'mon man that can get out of control!


That whole school of thought sounds RICE to me. Or maybe I am just talkin smack?

[WhoStoleHarris?]

you are just smack talking....

Lighter wheels take less power to spin.,

[vader13]

Originally posted by C280 JR
the wheels look very nice...as for the price...i would never get them for that amount.....whats with the R badging...it looks funky, knowing mercedes does not make anything R baded....other than that nice..

Elvir

Elvir, you have to understand that price is not all that matters.
Its about having the shit and getting the rewards from it. Knoc offs and crappy wheels are cool, but in certain circles and belive me the circles are there. Haff ass products are not taken well and the drivers of such vehicles are considered idiots.
He knows that, I know that now you know.
Its about being the best you can be and having the best stuff bro..not price..
BTW why did you not go for a different wheel size in the rear as far as width??

[CKlasse]

Shaving the antenna is something that I've been considering... It would cost me around $300-400 due to the matching paint with the rear door. Worth it?

[Brabus]

Originally posted by vader13
MAnn those wheels are sick, Brabus V1 2 piece 19's are around 1300 a piece, Mine way 33 pounds, Whats the weight on the Monolight,,Those wheels are sick..sick sick,,,I am glad you are putting real shit on your car..

He said 19 lbs :) That's good stuff!!!

Nice wheels man, I was thinking about the monolites for a while :) Very clean look. Go for a custom porsche brake kit or fit some Brembos!!

[Brabus]

Originally posted by schaltwerk
Benz's are fricken heavy cars to begin with. (GOOD, all the more safer I will be in an unfortunate accident!), so what does it matter if a wheel weights 18 pounds or 33 pounds? You take 18 pounds times 4 or 33x4 and the difference is about a whole 50 pounds. I mean you better remove your air bags, your AC, your back seats, swap all glass with plastic windows, change out your metal fenders with fiberglass ones, remove the window tint because the film has got to weigh like 5 ounces. Tell your wife/girfriend to lay off the blue cheese dressing and get Ranch Light from now on, remove all your ICE in the car and use a featherlight walkman for every passenger. Remove the manual and registration from your glove compartment and take it to Kinkos to have have shrinked down to .002 % of a font to save on the original font size to save weight.

C'mon man that can get out of control!


That whole school of thought sounds RICE to me. Or maybe I am just talkin smack?

Actually, in all due respect, you're just talking smack :) You need to distinguish between two different kinds of weight on a car: Sprung and unsprung weight.

Now obviously the difference is in exactly how they're described. Sprung weight is the weight that is being held up by your springs... basically everything on the car (including you) except the wheels, brakes, and tires (the un-sprung weight). Now it makes a HUGE difference to shave a few pounds here and there on the unsprung weight because that part of your car is what the motor need to spin, rotate, torque in order to get the car moving. In an example it takes less force to roll a golf ball rather than a bowling ball.

You can read more if you do a search on this topic. It's all in the physics of it :)

In terms of what you were talking about with losing small pounds from the sprung weight of your car (removing back seats, ICE, A/C, tint, windshield washer, etc.... it is agreed that unless you can remove a significant amount... ie. 200lbs, then it most likely won't make a difference. And even if you did, you could only feel it on a track.

[///AMG124]

MAnn those wheels are sick, Brabus V1 2 piece 19's are around 1300 a piece, Mine way 33 pounds, Whats the weight on the Monolight,,Those wheels are sick..sick sick,,,I am glad you are putting real shit on your car..

vader13 - I too am glad I got some real s**t is on my car too. The wheels are night and day compared to the "boat anchors" that I had prior. I am not talking about the looks, but ride quality! The Monolights are +/- 19 lbs. each, and I can tell you... you can feel a big difference when going over bumbs and hitting small pot holes in the road. Much smoother, and not such a harsh feeling.

the wheels look very nice...as for the price...i would never get them for that amount.....whats with the R badging...it looks funky, knowing mercedes does not make anything R baded....other than that nice..

Elvir - thanks for the compliment. As for price, well, the way I looked at it, I wanted something that no one (in Houston, Texas) has on a W124. And I know for a fact that no one does. There are some on the S and SL's, but not a W124. So price did not matter. As for the "R" thing, well since my RENNtech badge has not made it in yet, I was just playing around, I will have it removed once the RENN badge gets in.

[714guy]

Originally posted by vader13
Elvir, you have to understand that price is not all that matters.
Its about having the shit and getting the rewards from it. Knoc offs and crappy wheels are cool, but in certain circles and belive me the circles are there. Haff ass products are not taken well and the drivers of such vehicles are considered idiots.
He knows that, I know that now you know.
Its about being the best you can be and having the best stuff bro..not price..


Yep i loving have the really deal, i always kids around here with the there new benzs and then some fake @ss wheels. tsk tsk tsk, it just make me feel a bit superior ::nose in high in the air::. I love being in that circle it just feels good.


AMG124 really nice wheels, does your car feel better off the line?? I want to get some light wheels soon.

[///AMG124]

714guy,
The car does feel "lighter" if I may say, but it too could be all in my head. But I do know for a fact that the wheels have played a big role in all around. As for off the line, honestly, my computer is in "Limp Home Mode" and will be swapped out this Friday with another one from Mercedes (Thanks to the extended warranty! :D ) So I am sure that after I get the computer re-programmed with the RENNtech software, I will see a BIG improvement.

[joe55]

Originally posted by ///AMG124
http://images.andale.com/f2/124/107/8051513/1054017780075_DSC00929.JPG


The ride is different now, since I guess the weight is night and day compared to the "boat anchors" that I was riding on. As for the RENNtech badge, my carbon fiber air box has not made it in yet. RENNtech told me that they were shipping it along with the cf air box and the burl shiftknob.

Just for the hell of it, I stuck the "R" from the BRABUS script behind the E42. The new Bridgestone tires are to be delivered on Tuesday or Wednesday.

As for all the marketing decals from RENNtech, they are only temporary since I had them on for the last few shows. I feel funny running around town with RENNtech on the side of the car.

Hay, those wheels are sweet! does Renntech advertise these as being competitively light weight in respect to others? If so, do you have a source?

Thanks,

Joe

[///AMG124]

joe55,

Hmmmm.... good question.

Harris, you wana help me with this one?? :confused:

[Dr. ///AMG]

re: the crooked exhaust.
Get... I dunno...whatever you get, you know what we already talked about mang :)

[vader13]

///AMG124, Why did you not go for a wider wheel in the rear?
And those are 18's? God I miss 18's, Thats the best size. You can't getaway with 18's in cali..

[Dr. ///AMG]

Originally posted by vader13
///AMG124, Why did you not go for a wider wheel in the rear?
And those are 18's? God I miss 18's, Thats the best size. You can't getaway with 18's in cali.. Clown, I sport 18's and I'm in L.A. more often than you are :) no problem there!

[vader13]

Originally posted by Dr. ///AMG
Clown, I sport 18's and I'm in L.A. more often than you are :) no problem there!

Shit..In SLO town..18's are huge...
In OC if you are rocking 18's you a clown or an old guy who dosent give a shit and wants a great ride, But for big balla me 19's is key to balling.. 20's are for S Classes and stuff though.

[///AMG124]

Originally posted by vader13
///AMG124, Why did you not go for a wider wheel in the rear?
And those are 18's? God I miss 18's, Thats the best size. You can't getaway with 18's in cali..


vadar13,
I would love to have a wider rear, but I would most likely have to move "south of the border" and aquire some tassle balls to hang from the front windshield. :eek: I am pushing the width with 8-1/2. I was going to try a 235 or 245 in the rear, but it ain't going to happen. Anyhow, here in Houston; people are soo conservative and lame when it comes to modding european cars not to mention a benz. Sometimes I feel like I am the only one along with ThreePointSix (Kylie) and Subman (Tom) who represent in Houston.

[joe55]

Originally posted by joe55
Hay, those wheels are sweet! does Renntech advertise these as being competitively light weight in respect to others? If so, do you have a source?

Thanks,

Joe



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[C-Kompii]

When you posted on an earlier thread asking whether the Renntech wheels would look good on your car... I was the rare few which said yes, and now after viewing it on your car I can honestly say I was right :D

Those wheels are clean and classy, if a little bit of lip can be added, it would be almost perfect :)

-G'day-

[///AMG124]

;) yeah, I like "lip" but that was not the case with the monolite's. But it's all good.

[AAA_cubed]

How do HRE's match up to these monolites in terms of weight.... HRE's are forged so shouldnt they be just as light

and Vader 13 I totally agree with you and rocking the real deal... I feel better when I do cuz if I ever had a company I wouldnt want people to making knock offs of my stuff.... buy what you can afford and if you cannot afford the real brabus or what not get the real from some other company and you will get more respect than buying knock offs...

[kameraguy]

Originally posted by schaltwerk
Benz's are fricken heavy cars to begin with. (GOOD, all the more safer I will be in an unfortunate accident!), so what does it matter if a wheel weights 18 pounds or 33 pounds? You take 18 pounds times 4 or 33x4 and the difference is about a whole 50 pounds. I mean you better remove your air bags, your AC, your back seats, swap all glass with plastic windows, change out your metal fenders with fiberglass ones, remove the window tint because the film has got to weigh like 5 ounces. Tell your wife/girfriend to lay off the blue cheese dressing and get Ranch Light from now on, remove all your ICE in the car and use a featherlight walkman for every passenger. Remove the manual and registration from your glove compartment and take it to Kinkos to have have shrinked down to .002 % of a font to save on the original font size to save weight.

C'mon man that can get out of control!


That whole school of thought sounds RICE to me. Or maybe I am just talkin smack?

There is a noticeable difference in how the car responds when it has heavy wheels. When you swap em with lighter wheels, the cars response to steering input is so much better. Unsprung weight.

I had some heavy wheels on my car, and when I swapped them with lighter ones, it was a night and day diff.


Those monolites are beautiful. I wanted those too, but can't afford em. They look great on your 124! Clean and classy.

[ThreePointsix]

Originally posted by ///AMG124
Kiley,
Where the hell have you been? Let get together sometime. I found about 5 other bnzsport members here in Houston. Give me a holla sometime.

Man, I've been layin low studying math trying to get a degree so I can get out of the ghetto! I missed the MB C-spot gathering 2 weeks ago at the horse track. did you go & take a C32 around the test track??

You a Renntech dealer now? If so try to get me a Kmac kit @cost+10%!! jus kidding.

Hey, I am off this Sat(28th) maybe I can cruise over to your shop from Clearlake & check out your 420?? Looks like its come a long way since I rode in it 5 months ago!

Your new rims are 'Nice, not Rice!'

[ericktu]

:cool: :rims: