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curtis · 11-07-2008, 10:35 PM

please post a photo I'd like to see them on a real car

SunDiego · 11-07-2008, 10:45 PM

Here,

curtis · 11-08-2008, 01:08 AM

where's the Hello Kitty decals?

**jwight** · 11-08-2008, 03:55 AM

What he really meant was "thanks for posting the photo I've been asking for."

curtis · 11-08-2008, 08:59 PM

yeah that too, and I was giving a compliment, I think a hello kitty smart would be bomb, when I go overseas to Hong Kong I always see hello kitty and Disney cars and it's so cool. by the way the wheels look dope, you should paint a set of the inserts pink to match the car.

SunDiego · 11-08-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by curtis

yeah that too, and I was giving a compliment, I think a hello kitty smart would be bomb, when I go overseas to Hong Kong I always see hello kitty and Disney cars and it's so cool. by the way the wheels look dope, you should paint a set of the inserts pink to match the car.

It's not my smart, it's one of the Smart Madness cars. But yeah, I think that would make it look better too.

cubefx · 11-09-2008, 04:59 AM

Here is photo of the red one on Insider

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Turbo42 · 11-09-2008, 05:10 AM

WOW thats a lot of pink, but it does not look bad.

Woody14619 · 11-10-2008, 09:23 AM

Ok, so I won't be posting pictures of my new rims tomorrow.

Turns out the smart service center in Buffalo (which is a Mercedes dealership in sheep's clothing) didn't have tires that fit the new rims. This, despite the fact that I emailed over a link to their department lead a month ago and specifically asked to make sure they would have tires for them... and he said they would.

And I can tell you, the stock all-season tires do NOT do well in the snow. I drove trough a bit of snow to get the service done, and it wasn't fun. I'm hoping the snow tires are better. (It JUST snowed here for the first time since I bough my car.)

Needless to say, I'm not pleased with the service center right now.

In retrospect, it's probably better, since new rims are an inch wider than the stock rims, both in front and in back. Meaning they would be better suited for summer tires anyway. But it still doesn't change the fact that I have a set of new rims with no tires, which will be sitting in my garage unused for the next 6 months. All because my smart service tech can't be bothered to read his email before verifying he has parts.

Woody14619 · 11-11-2008, 10:58 PM

So after being upset with the dealership, I got an interesting reply back from the service manager. Why the sales person and the mechanic didn't tell me this the day I was there I'm not sure, but apparently they think the rims are way out of spec for the recommended tires. Tire Rack is recommending 155s and 175s for these rims, which have a width tolerance of 4.5"-5.5", and 5"-6" respectively. The rims are 6" and 7" rims!

So my question is... what gives? I've asked Tire Rack this very question, and hope to get a response soon. In the mean time, I went out and took a good look at the rims. I noted that they have a very odd relief pattern, which looks to me like maybe they're setup so one could mount smaller tires on them? Anyone want to comment?