I Took My C63 AMG To The Mercedes Dealer So I Filmed The Tech Fixing My Car + Forged Wheel Reveal!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2024
- As a former Master Mercedes Tech, I do most of my own work but this is the one service I always have done at the dealer. In this video, I also reveal the new forged wheels and Michelin tires for the C63 AMG from Fitment Industries. We do a weight comparison test vs the factory C63 wheels and the E55 wheels and I ceramic coat the new forged wheels. They look absolutely amazing so I hope you guys love them.
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The Rohanas are rotary forged. They start off as a cast face and essentially the barrel of the wheel is forged by putting the wheel on a steel mandrel and drawing the barrel into final shape with rollers applying a lot of heat and pressure. This keeps a high strength to weight ratio. Forged rims are made from solid aluminum that is heated to allow pressurized machines to shape the rims. Forged rims gets its name from the process of forging a single piece of aluminum into the shape of the wheel rims. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
What do you guys think of the wheels from Fitment Industries? Do you like the stance?
LegitStreetCars Looks great
LegitStreetCars plum lovely
They're beautiful!
LegitStreetCars some don’t understand mercedes dealerships are some of the most respectable dealerships in the industry.
If you happy with it is not my teast the stock rims looks better on it
0:04 the Mercedes dealer probably appreciates your video, because watching how difficult it is to fix some of these things just makes me throw in the towel and get it done at the dealer lol.
Good point
I do agree but then its a lot easier than they make out to do your self with some tools and good flat level surface. It does take a few hours and a bit harder but unless they are using the hunter elite machines with string can do a better job than most shops. What started me down the rabbit hole was once you modify the car enough shops don't want to touch the car. Not to mention them arguing with you on how you want your alignment set. I like to do track weekends and set the car up for that. Point is you would be surprised with a little patience its not that bad, the point of time and ease the dealer isn't a bad option either. :)
@@met9009 Actually they made it look easy -If you have the 10K machine! Lol
Actually doesn't take a 10000 machine some caster camber plates, flat level concrete pad, two equal length rods to hang strings from and don't forget some time. This is how a lot of race teams do it when they get fancy they have mounts that bolt on front and rear to make setup go quicker. Some old guy back in the day told me how they use to do it then as stubborn as I am figured it out. Years later working at a high end race shop there I was corner balancing race cars and using my old string method which had evolved ;). Look up the tolerance or these alignment racks you would be shocked how loose they are, the only one I know that's super tight is a hunter elite machine. A person with a sting can do a lot better job than most machines I'm sure as time goes on will change but in reality for daily driven car its good enough as is.
@@met9009 time is money. No one has hours to spare with strings and levels when a shop can do it for relatively little money.
1:40
Mark and I know each other for 2 decades
Mark: * get out of my face *
Hugh Lastman Or the classic “ Off my case toilet face.” 😆
@@Tat2Dragons hahahaah
A "blablabla" look for sure!😂 awesome video though.
It looks so good! Glad we were able to help with the progress of this build, cant wait to see more!
Thanks guys!
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I’m a woman, been working on cars for 25 years. Not sure I’ll ever get used to “Ohhh YOU work in cars?! Good for you”. 😖 It’s so annoying.
At 17, after finishing a few project cars, needed a job and since Togo’s payed $5.50/hr I went to work instead at Oil Changers for $12/hr. It was ROUGH... pay was good but customers refused to have a girl change their oil and coworkers just kept challenging me. Went to work at America’s Tire Company as a tire tech, same thing.
Now I work at Apple. Pay is good but still an uphill climb. Last week someone explained how a USB works. LOL I’m a tech manager.
Basically I’m saying that it sucks when most people assume you’re not smart then when they find out you’re OK, they’re surprised and I’m supposed to be happy 🤦🏻♀️ I just need to pay bills and taxes just like everyone else and work on my cars. I know this comment is going to get someone upset but if you had a fun hobby/job you loved and everyone assumed you weren’t smart/capable then yeah. Next car meetup you go to, say to another man “Oh youYOU work in your own car? Good for you!” LOL see how that goes.
Tokenism is rough.
Have to agree with you. The whole bold font "SHE FIXED IT!", while meant in a good way, was irritating. Shouldn't matter how the tech's plumbing is arranged. Ideally, it wouldn't even be mentioned. In engineering school, a thousand years ago, there was a group that provided "extra support" to people in non-traditional programs relative to their gender. Apparently, that applied to women studying engineering much the same as it applied to men studying nursing. They used phrases like "women engineers". Young lady next to me in that class rolled her eyes and said something like, "I'm not here to be a woman engineer. I'm here to be an engineer." That's always stuck with me. Sorry for the ramble...your comments just reminded me of it.
Your passion & energy always comes through. You need your own show on the former Velocity Channel.
Thanks for the tip on new rims. My wife’s CLS 550 needs new rims and tires. This car looks amazing without all the modifications that came with it.
Go with matching color lug bolts. Not chrome, not black.
I worked with MBZ for 33 years. All we sold and recommended were Michelin tires. The Michelin Pilot series are very good tires. Sometimes customers might request a different brand. Or a more cost effective tire. The Continental was a good option.
Looks brilliant mate, though I would definitely put Mercedes centercaps on there, that would really look a lot better imho!
Excellent video and great they let you film and document.
The wheels are amazing! They keep the basic 'theme' of AMG/MBZ but with a little extra!
I like the Black lugs.
The C63 AMG looks absolutely awesome! The new wheels and tyres put a nice finishing touch, like a new pair of shoes. A carbon fiber front spoiler would look great. Perhaps the same at the back for the rear diffuser...? Looking forward to the stock exhaust tips and the new roar!
All in all, simplicity is the new sophistication. That's what I would go with. Not too much else. Just simple and timeless.
Great videos as always, Alex. Keep up the good work!
They look great. I think they remind me off a 370Z type rim that I've seen before. Either way, they look great on the car!
Fantastic wheels. Thank yon for the direction. I've been wanting to change my M5 wheels for a while now.
I enjoyed the behind the scenes look at how a four wheel alignment is done. Keep the black bolt on the wheels unless you want to give people the impression that there are no bolts at all with wheel color ones. Chrome bolts would look cheap.
Your C63 AMG is perfect. The carbon fiber is nice but the way it is now is FANTASTIC!
No, I like the black lugs. They match the AMG black emblem on the calibers 🔥long time. all the time 🙌
TOYS!!TOYS!!TOYS!! BOYZ AND THEIR TOYZ!! LSC you must have the most understanding wife..Goodonya Mrs LSC..Hubby takes his cars to a whole new level...love the C63 looks awesome..Great work as usual!
Very nice wheels. I personally liked the original amg wheels more. But I would definitely turn my head if I see that car driving by👍
Congrats again Alex... gorgeous C63...I love those White W204 C63!!! Perfect!!!
Alex: you are 100% correct on all four wheel alignment, good call. By the way that car looks fantastic. Whenever your ready to sell your diesel let me know. I missed out on your last one. Awesome video! Thanks for sharing
I just finished the playlist for this vehicle. Thank you, that was fun!
Very cool looking. The lugs are fine as they are :)
I missed the video where your car came back from the body shop. Thank you for another great upload on the c63!
Alex------I had a 4 wheel alignment last month on my Mercedes convertible and total cost was $ 75--------they have all the computer equipment as shown on your video and they provide the customer with a color print out showing all the specifications for my car. The $189 dealer price sounds out of alignment for Clearwater, Fl where I live.
Really enjoy your videos. You provided a very clear explanation of alignment terms and the process.
FWIW Excessive TOE in the front will kill tires faster then -2 degrees of camber. Having said that pre street -1.5 is better
Was there a camber/toe/caster settings that are best for tire wear on these things? On my C63 the rears were the inner 1-2" much faster than the rest.
Those of us with the cars have a rediculous tire wear on the 1-2" inner shoulder of the tire. It will wear down to the belts if you let it, while the rest of the tire have tread. Maybe 6-10k miles, not much more. So it gets annoying replacing tires. Personally i'd prefer to lose some at the limit cornering for better tire wear.
@@dennisrobinson8008 I’d run neutral toe front and rear for the street, it will be best for tire wear. The camber depending on the chassis and mods may not be able to be set
Hey Alex love your work ! I live in Sydney Australia just bought my dream car, an immaculate White C63 AMG 507 edition Coupe 2015 model one owner from new and only 20,000 ks on the clock.. I am like you totally in love with my beast 😍.
I am also a motor technician now retired . Those new wheels you fitted have a very similar look to the forged alloys standard on the 507 edition . I think they are one of the nicest looking wheels I ever seen in 40 yrs in the car business . Keep up the awesome videos I am learning new things from you even after a life time in the trade, thank you and cheers from down under 🙏👌
Really enjoy the videos, the wheels look great. Every detail is spot on.
Get those CALIPERS PAINTED for sure! Will really make your wheels pop!! Not to mention will enhance the overall look of the car. Red w/black AMG stickers.
Please buy the cheapest S600 in the country, maybe a W220, basically the biggest pile of crap and bring it back to life! Like if you want to see this please!!
Zack Salvatore why not a diesel again
Or s65 amg
I think maybe a w221 that would be something
Abdallah Zargelin 420 cdi
That's what I'm doing w/ my S600 W220... Engine out servicing!
Wow, those wheels do fit that car extremely well. Nice choice!
Still own my 2009 c300 sport. Not AMG but it is still so nice. 120k miles and it rides so smoothly. No leaks. Clean inside and out. With today's market I'll keep it and give it to my kids some day lol.
Beautiful car and wheels, the stocks lug nuts look fine. Thanks for a look at behind the scenes at the dealer. I love that red color of the Vette.
14:12 Daaaaaaaaaamn, it looks nice!
Nice new shoes.
👍 black lugs.
I actually just learned how to do alightments at my college yesterday. I adjusted the toe and camber on my mazda 3 and then my team did a full alignment on a 2013 Lexus LS460. It was honestly so nice to learn
Love this video, Alex! You continually do a good job bro and I'm learning a lot from you, thank you! I've got a very nice 03 525i that I bought within the last six months and I will eventually put some aftermarket on it as well. I like the OEM wheels but they're scratched up and always full of brake dust. I'm definitely gonna try your ceramic product that you promote at some point soon.
I do think that with tail pipes and a front carbon fiber lip it would look amazing .. keep the good work bro 👍🏻
I've always done wheel alignments with new tyres as the unevenly worn tyres will throw out your specs.
Likewise, different wheels change the way the car sits on the road thus the alignment.
Alex, have you ever done a back to back comparison of old vs new tyres or stock vs larger rims?
Cool videos, car looks great, keep up the great work :)
All good as long as you run out and get tires✔️
Looks killer!! Great wheel choice ... What a transformation from when you first got this car😊👍
10 degrees of caster! That is awesome! Germans love their caster.
Cool to see a girl interested in mechanic work..
You sounds like those kids who are surprised to see a girl that plays games
@@mrcow7195 Girls play games?!
I've been in three classes throughout my mechanic education and only with 1 girl. Probably like 40 guys.
Schwartzpeter She was probably swamped with dating offers.
@@MT-tu8qd nah, she wasnt that good looking tbh.
FYI: 1lb of unsprung mass = ~5 lb of sprung (on board) mass.
So, essentially taking 25 lbs off of each corner. Insane handling gains will definitely be felt.
👌🏻👍🏻🤘🏻
Great video. Having a proper alignment definitely will prevent premature tire wear and improve the handling. The C63 looks good with the new wheels. They add a custom look without taking away from the vehicle.
Amazing video dude. Wheels look insane :)
The OEM Mercedes wheels looked better IMO
Yep sure did. Now it looks worse off but oh well his car.
It doesn’t look like an AMG anymore
These wheels fit better on a BMW.
Way better
At the very beginning, I was almost expecting to hear "THIS is my Mercedes, and THIS is a Mercedes Dealership!" Anyone else visualize that? Great improvement on the car, BTW!
C63 AMG looks absolutely great in white. The Rotary wheels likewise, kinda fits the car well for a C63
Looking great. My E320 CDI is lowered with E350 17 inch wheels. I now have continuous toe alignment issues by my local garage alignment professionals. I need to go to my local dealer! Great videos
Veronica is a cutie!!! I’m not a fan of the new wheels but hey, as long as you’re happy that’s all that matters!
The wheels fit perfect, but not my style of wheels. I like more original or OZ ultra legera, but that is a different price range. Still like and watch all your video's from the Netherlands. The cars here are more regular dispite the higher prices here. Specially the diesels. The bmw 550D and audi SQ5 TDI are amazing machines and go to 450hp easy with simple mods.
The C63 looks awesome, Alex! Another great video!
Alex, love how the C63 turned out! Lugnuts look fine to me!
Love the mercedes stuff on your channel, don't want to sound like an idiot but youtube is full of corvette stuff already, btw this c63 is looking great
Nice to see young women getting into automotive tech
You know, I've often thought that women would have some advantages working on cars, mainly due to having smaller hands and forearms and thus more able to get into tighter spaces than us guys with gorilla hands.
As long as they stick to oil changes and alignments.
@AmedeoVR6 you're obviously not a mechanic if you think we want woman working with us.
@@JonDoe-007 Good thing it's not up to you then.
@@reallyhappenings5597 should women join the draft too?
Car looks great Alex. Look at you, almost at 200k! I remember when you were around 5k LOL. Keep up the great work.
Rims look really good Alex. I like the tail lights blacked out to go with the dark tints too
Alex, when are you going to add a supercharger to the C63?
Wheels look good, just it seems like every single Merc is running this style of aftermarket wheels. They're like the European TE37's.
🤣🤣
Love seeing behind vthe scenes at the Benz dealer. Sweet wheels too!
Nice choice on the wheels, alex. You'll really enjoy the performance of the 4s tires, I recommend them for anyone wanting great handling. 204 is coming along very nicely man. If you're ever interested in parting with the factory wheels let me know!
Hey Alex for other cars with more complicated suspension setups would you generally say its better to take it to the dealership? Like AWD setups with multiple links?
I'm pretty sure that's exactly what this video was about, wasn't it?
It all depends on the dealership and the tech though. Not all places are created equally.
Benz has those systems.
have you ever heard of 4matic or 4matic +? They're not getting anymore advance than that.
You need a E 63 wagon
You mean the one Hoovie just bought? Let the Wizard fix all its problems first. Lol
Werner Danler lol true
Thanks for your videos I learn new things from you every day keep it up the good work
My suggestion is you put black carbon fiber hud on the C63 it will be great thanks again
Just so much of awesomeness ! Looking GOOD !
It was refreshing to see a young lady working as a MB tech. Way to go Veronica. Cool chick
“HOOVIE” wants to know your location
Wow the c63 has an amazing stance from factory. The wheels are amazing too!!
Alex is the Michelangelo of sculpting and painting cars into true works of art.
He's Italian after all😏
No Smokey burn out video with the old tires before installing the new rubber? Come on bro....
Took a long time but finally a tube of the view worth my time.....brilliant! 🥑🥑🥑
One thing you may not know, Daewoo was actually a pioneer of this type of dealerships. with 3 year warranty /for literally everything on car - parts + labor for free/, spare car for client to use while his own is being fixed, AA cover in some countries, and so on.
My god that car is just beautiful
You need a 2007 e 63 wagon
Hoovie will be selling one for 8k soon.
Cool inside look at the dealer! The wheels look great too, very clean look overall!👍
Personally and its only my opinion but the factory C63 is the wheels I would have went with I'm all about a traditional look especially with this level of car. Every thing else that you did was spot on .
Car: *Exists*
Alex: Is it ceramic coated?
Yes, he said he did it
Love the benz but I want to see some c5 videos !!! +legitstreetcars
Wheels look great! Going to look at getting these for my silver C63.
Wow!! Looks great man!! Two thumbs up
Very cool to see a lady tech. She seems to really know her stuff too.
Meanwhile at Mercedes in Australia for the same alignment: "That'll be eleventy-four thousand dollars please."
Looks great Alex! I think lug nuts that match the wheel as close as possible look the best in your case.
NICE! ( wrap the chrome black, install electronic exhaust cut out, 3D print a custom drill )
Take note all of you attending diploma mills, racking up asinine student loan debt, and chasing useless degrees.
This woman made a stellar choice regarding higher education.
Hard to blame people who end up in the situation you're describing man. The way public education is set up funnels people to college who really don't belong there. Me for example, super smart, did biochemistry at the University of Oregon, dropped out in my third year because I was burnt out because I had hated education since kindergarten. My GPA was 3.53 when I left. But my entire life I had been told by my boomer teachers and family members that college was the best thing for me. I wish I had known trade schools existed. Now I'm in the Army and loving it.
Such a retard comment that make sense in the Trump era. If she likes it and is happy with her job then it's sure a good choice. But if someone want to do something different or invest more in studying, why blaming them and calling it useless?
In the end the one with degree will still achieve greater thing and make more money....
Idiotic was the Obama administration takeover of student loans. Amazingly enough written in as part of the Obamacare legislation. Go figure. This country never had and never will a need for everyone to get a college degree despite his typical liberal view everyone deserves it. Now the few taxpayers with common sense are on the hook for 1.5 trillion in loans. that will never be repaid. Diploma mills loved his money for nothing handout. Go read about the Corinthian College fiasco for starters. Do your homework and like me that worked in the industry for years you'll understand why socialist programs fail.
@@roaddog7542 you're forgetting that lots of jobs that have no business doing so are requiring "4 year degrees" to get in. Even lots of scientific jobs could be done by a simpleton with on the job training. But since it became the norm for any employers in a white collar type business to require one for the simplest of jobs, you get outcomes like this. The problem isn't as simple as being some politician's fault. Many many things have led to this, largely caused by boomers such as yourself believing for some reason that a degree is worth something, while all having a degree really means is that you probably partied a shit ton and got good at cheating in exams and acquiring STDs.
@@roaddog7542 yes, sure, just like in europe everyone is a master degree because it's free? A selection by level/competence and not by money can be used...
Degree are not useless opposite to what your saying, as long as they are delivered according to the competence and the market need. In IT we lack people, and capable people cannot study because their parent cannot afford it
Definitely prefer the original AMG rims.
Very useful information thank you for everything
Looking amazing bro. Love your videos
The paint just doesn’t match. Too bad they didn’t blend the paint. Otherwise this car has come a long way.
Stealth 55 The bumpers are way off
Not feeling the wheels. Seem a lil too aggressive for such a clean car.
Hi Alex, The new wheels look great!! I'd match the wheel finish on the lug nuts
Looks amazing, really just the mirrors and maybe a carbon lip for the front then it’s done. Looks outstanding
Sorry those aftermarket wheels really do not look good on the C63. I like the original ones. Who else agrees?
Yes your videos are very addictive can't stop watching them, great content 👌and a very nice Mercedes 👍
Looks awesome!
Get a variable CP for your camera lens. It'll cut out the glares and reflections, it'll give you better vehicle footage/pictures. It also makes your colors more "punchy", helps you in less time in post.
I agree those wheels and tires make that C63 look sweet Wow
AWESOME! GREAT LOOK!
That young girl is really good man. Not too many girls out their like her.
I’d recommend looking into whether you need conical lug bolts for those aftermarket wheels. I had to switch to McGard conical nuts when I got BBS LM’s for my W211. I opted for wheel locks while I was at it.