got myself a benz B200 turbo

[onepointeightdub]

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this chop excites me

and because racecar

[S4Avant]

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Took my wheels off on Saturday, they're 18x7.5 +47. Lowered on the B12 kit, I'm running 12mm spacers on the rear and 15mm would work. No spacers on the front, but it could stand to be out another 5mm-8mm.

I wanted to keep the wheels light, so I stuck with the 7.5" width vs going to 8 or 8.5" and I wanted to be able to rotate them so no staggered setup for me.

Ideal non-staggered setup would probably be 8" & +47 with a 10mm spacer on the rear.

Just a note if you do your own oil changes, you need a fairly long extension to reach the filter behind the engine.

[VWSM]

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Don't follow the oil change intervals..Every (8000kms) seen to many engines fail after warranty.
Oil change is your cars best friend.

[onepointeightdub]

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Carlsson wheels.. I believe they are 18'

[flipstah]

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The thing about this car is that the practicality is unbeatable, it feels twice the size of a GTI inside but on the outside has a hatch profile. So you have to respect it, plus 200hp turbo. Nice buy. I would buy one as a family car anyday.

My advice if you want to mod it is to black out the roof, get a bit less wheel gap, and big (not necessarily expensive) 1pc wheels.

What wheels are those?

[Jim]

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i really like this little car! i dig the first chop you posted as far as wheels, that + lowered = right up my alley. holler for photoshop mock ups if needed!

[onepointeightdub]

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I can't quite remember, but I'm taking them off to put on winters this weekend so I'll check the stickers, they're pretty close to the stock sports wheels. You can get way more aggressive than the stock offset, even with lowering it. Since there's zero info out there about aggressive offsets and lowering a B200 in general, I played it safe and now I'm running 12mm spacers on the rear.


I think that photo was pre-bilstein.

You're right I've researched everywhere about sizes and offsets for this platform and nothing is available. So I've eyeballed and measured everything the usual way (getting on the ground with some measuring tape) and there is quite a bit of room from the inner wheel to struts even considering the play from bumps and dips. I think I can go with an 18" lower offset wheel and hopefully fill in the wheel wells and make it sit flush to the fender, get tires stretched accordingly to avoid rubbing on stock suspension. The bilstein suspension got a lot of good reviews and I'll probably look into that once warranty goes.

The thing about this car is that the practicality is unbeatable, it feels twice the size of a GTI inside but on the outside has a hatch profile. So you have to respect it, plus 200hp turbo. Nice buy. I would buy one as a family car anyday.

My advice if you want to mod it is to black out the roof, get a bit less wheel gap, and big (not necessarily expensive) 1pc wheels.

The car is awesome. I think some wheels and the blacked roof will set it our perfectly. I can't get over how much room there is inside. My dad's quite tall and he can stretch his legs all the way in the front or back seat without adjusting anything. Can also fit two bikes in the back with the rear seats folded down. There's enough room in the back for one person to sleep comfortably.

[Kor]

Re: got myself a benz B200 turbo

The thing about this car is that the practicality is unbeatable, it feels twice the size of a GTI inside but on the outside has a hatch profile. So you have to respect it, plus 200hp turbo. Nice buy. I would buy one as a family car anyday.

My advice if you want to mod it is to black out the roof, get a bit less wheel gap, and big (not necessarily expensive) 1pc wheels.

[S4Avant]

Re: got myself a benz B200 turbo

I can't quite remember, but I'm taking them off to put on winters this weekend so I'll check the stickers, they're pretty close to the stock sports wheels. You can get way more aggressive than the stock offset, even with lowering it. Since there's zero info out there about aggressive offsets and lowering a B200 in general, I played it safe and now I'm running 12mm spacers on the rear.


I think that photo was pre-bilstein.

[onepointeightdub]

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Nice! Looks like an identical twin to mine. I did 18" wheels + Bilstein B12 kit and I love the ride.



L1001465 by ryankarr, on Flickr

What are the specs on those wheels? And is that pic lowered on bilstein already? I love the black on white I'm still playing around with what wheels to get and if I want suspension but not much room in the wheel well means limited choices.

[Kg810]

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I vote for #1 or #2

[asp gti]

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i like the brake options with each set of wheels

Yup! im a fan of #2 personally

[S4Avant]

Re: got myself a benz B200 turbo

Nice! Looks like an identical twin to mine. I did 18" wheels + Bilstein B12 kit and I love the ride.


L1001465 by ryankarr, on Flickr

[Kane]

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Interesting choice. Neat little car though, I'd like to see it with some wheels and such.

[funkin]

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+2 for third set of wheels. car looks sweet