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TRADED CMAX, WHEELS PART OF DEAL

Car looks better with 16" wheels and tires. The low profile 17" just look goofy and do not fill wheel wells. I may buy some OEM 16" wheels for the summer.

4 16x7 Borbet BS5 Bright Sil In Stock $137.00 $548.00

4 Required centering ring In Stock N/C N/C

20 Required lugnut for vehicle (Nickel Plated) In Stock N/C N/C

Those wheels fit my car, do not know about others.

This evening I installed the 16" wheels and everything seems fine. It is up to you to decide for yourself, but I researched the Ford Germany site and selected the 16" tire size based on that. Then I chose wheels suitable for a Focus which is the same platform as the C Max.

Here is what I ordered:

4 16x7 Borbet BS5 Bright Sil In Stock $137.00 $548.00

4 Required centering ring In Stock N/C N/C

20 Required lugnut for vehicle (Nickel Plated) In Stock N/C N/C

1 Lug adapter In Stock N/C N/C

4 315MHz Tire Pressure Sensor In Stock $32.00 $128.00

4 Optional Silver Metal Valve In Stock $3.99 $15.96

4 215/55R-16 Michelin X-Ice Xi3 XL

Download Warranty Brochure PDF In Stock $136.00 $544.00

4 Mount and Balance (No Charge) In

Jacking points are not a big deal here.... There are arrows molded into the rocker panel trim, and up underneath are nice strong seams in the steel exposed to jack up the car. No worries.

I just ordered 215 55 16 Michelin X Ice x-i3 and Borbet BS5 from Tire Rack. I did not call them, I just ordered the Focus sized wheels and chose between 205 60 or 215 55 tires. I checked out the Ford.de (Germany) winter tire page. They sell both sizes, I chose the larger tires for both looks and load capacity, and figured that 215 width was better with 7" wide wheels.

Next week I will mount the wheels and report on the results.