Mercedes C63 AMG + 19" BRABUS Monoblock S Rims (Mod)

[the4thlord]

1/18 Autoart C63 AMG + 19" BRABUS Monoblock S Rims

The Inspiration:


The Original C63 AMG:



The Result:

[Petrolhead]

Sweet!!A lot sportier than the ones that come as standard on the AutoArt.I wish they were a darker grey in colour.These look like chrome from far away.But this is still definitely an improvement.Stance looks great!!Especially in that second-last shot.
Tell us more about these wheels.Where did you get 'em from,what are they made of (aluminium or resin?) and if you don't mind sharing,how much did they cost??Do the people who made these make more such sets?

[the4thlord]

(09-23-2011 04:56 PM)Petrolhead Wrote:  Sweet!!A lot sportier than the ones that come as standard on the AutoArt.I wish they were a darker grey in colour.These look like chrome from far away.But this is still definitely an improvement.Stance looks great!!Especially in that second-last shot.
Tell us more about these wheels.Where did you get 'em from,what are they made of (aluminium or resin?) and if you don't mind sharing,how much did they cost??Do the people who made these make more such sets?

Thanx man!!
The Rims were sourced from Germany.
German ebay is a hotbed for 1:18 Rims....

These are made from Resin and are impeccable!! They are chrome painted and look almost real!!... i was immensely happy with their quality!!...
i got these babies on Sale and cost me only 10 euros + 8 euro shipping!

Here is a link to the guy i bought the rims from... he has over 200 different types!! :
http://stores.ebay.com/Modellbau-Klar

NOTE: Its a pain in the ass to remove Autoart wheels!
It took me an entire day to figure out how to remove them without damaging the Axles!
Eventually i had to sacrifice my old (original) rims in order to fit these!!
The entire Mod took well over 18 hrs!!

[srinjayray]

Good stuff man!!! Did the wheels come with that Brabus Box??? How amazing!!! And did the wheels fit perfectly - I mean they still roll and steer in the same way???

[the4thlord]

(09-23-2011 07:24 PM)srinjayray Wrote:  Good stuff man!!! Did the wheels come with that Brabus Box??? How amazing!!! And did the wheels fit perfectly - I mean they still roll and steer in the same way???

Yup!!... the wheels came in that Brabus Box!!! (Awesome ain't it??)
The fit was perfect!!
They rotate and steer in the exact same way as the original!!!

[groundforce]

Lovely packaging mate, and 18 Euro is a steal! Looks better than before fo shizzle. I've got to try a minor mod one day.

[Guggga]

Nice wheels there, they definitely raise the look of the model! Lovely!

[Diecast]

welcome to the wold of customization!!!

u did a great job and car looks much better than before ...i dont understand why cant Autoart choose the 5 spoke rims which we always see on AMG sedan ..

As always great pics...

[Petrolhead]

By the way,there is a separate sub-section for Custom Cars under the Members' Collections section.
Here's a link:
http://www.scalemodelcarz.com/enter/forum-26.html

[winstoncds]

That completely changes the way this hot rod Mercedes looks. I dig the design too. Definitely better than the stock rims. The best part of the mod is that the wheels turn and steer as they are supposed to. WTG 4thlord.