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Old May 10, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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Wife and I were out to dinner Saturday night (early Mother's Day celebration) and noticed a MB CL500
with wheels that had the wrong offsets for the car. The rear wheels were sticking out at least 0.5" beyond
the wheel well ... With all the recent discussion about wrong offsets, I just had to take these pics.

Check out the rear wheel



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Old May 10, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='874723' date='May 11 2009, 01:36 AM
Wife and I were out to dinner Saturday night (early Mother's Day celebration) and noticed a MB CL500
with wheels that had the wrong offsets for the car. The rear wheels were sticking out at least 0.5" beyond
the wheel well ... With all the recent discussion about wrong offsets, I just had to take these pics.

Check out the rear wheel



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It looked lifted too
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Old May 10, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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That's what my 550 would have looked like with the P40's.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 04:55 AM
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you know thats why they cranked their wheel....that looks silly!!!
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Old May 11, 2009 | 07:42 AM
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A cautionary tale of why you should do research prior to purchase.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='874723' date='May 10 2009, 10:36 PM
Wife and I were out to dinner Saturday night (early Mother's Day celebration) and noticed a MB CL500
with wheels that had the wrong offsets for the car. The rear wheels were sticking out at least 0.5" beyond
the wheel well ... With all the recent discussion about wrong offsets, I just had to take these pics.

Check out the rear wheel




How much does it cost to replace bearings on a Mercedes???
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Old May 11, 2009 | 08:03 AM
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old school, dayton's on a mustang style...
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Old May 11, 2009 | 08:07 AM
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Put 20mm spacers on it and you've got yourself a tractor!
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Old May 11, 2009 | 08:24 AM
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Actually, they are not too far off from my rear tractor offsets!
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Old May 11, 2009 | 08:27 AM
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Holy crap!

+1 on lift kit!
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