MM's now officially have Mustang wheels

[OneBADLsE]

:rolleyes: So the next time a kid comes up and says "yo man nice Mustang wheels on that Marquis/Crown vic..." you'll know why. :shake:

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11 535&d=1189607811

[BAD MERC]

That officially means that they will available in the future.

[VAmarauder03]

doesnt look right, the gods head and godshead only belong on those wheels

[illwood]

doesnt look right, the gods head and godshead only belong on those wheels
I agree. It's a great looking wheel, but is best suited for large vehicles.

[Marauder386]

This may attract the blingbling-yobud-foeschizzle rice out American car crowd. You know the demographics...16 to 25 year old ... backwards hat...stickers on every body panel...primer gray bodyparts and still driving vehicle......

Sorry...I shutty uppy now...( falls off soapbox )...



:cool:

[VAmarauder03]

This may attract the blingbling-yobud-foeschizzle rice out American car crowd. You know the demographics...16 to 25 year old ... backwards hat...stickers on every body panel...primer gray bodyparts and still driving vehicle......

Sorry...I shutty uppy now...( falls off soapbox )...



:cool:

can we exclude the age of 19 from that please? lol kidding i know what you mean most kids my age do that kinda stupid stuff, while i sit back and chuckle at the expense of their embarassment

[MarauderTJA]

I guess we will just have "ejamacate" the Mustang guys and tell the real wheel story on "our Marauder wheels:P.

[Raudermaster]

I look at it in two good ways. They'll become cheaper to obtain most likely now, the bad is like you guys stated, everyone and their mom will slap these rims on their cars.

[SideshowBob]

I'm confused: are these wheels being offered as a factory option on new Mustangs, or did someone just slap a Mustang center cap on some Marauder wheels and stick them on his 'Stang?

[OneBADLsE]

I'm confused: are these wheels being offered as a factory option on new Mustangs, or did someone just slap a Mustang center cap on some Marauder wheels and stick them on his 'Stang?


These are factory wheels. I saw them on the lot while i was scoping some new stangs out ;)


They are as quoted on the window sticker : "forged 18' aluminum wheels"

[Marauder386]

This may attract the blingbling-yobud-foeschizzle rice out American car crowd. You know the demographics...16 to 25 year old ... backwards hat...stickers on every body panel...primer gray bodyparts and still driving vehicle......

Sorry...I shutty uppy now...( falls off soapbox )...



:cool:


EXCLUDING THE AGE OF 19 EXCLUSIVELY FOR VAMARAUDER !

:D :P:beer:


:cool:

[ledzilla]

As much as I love Mustangs, this kind of cheapens the intrinsic value of the 5-spoke chrome Mauader wheels. I have to agree here that it's a bad idea to give Mustangs Marauder rims. I just hope that they don't end up on some P.O.S. Honda. If I saw that, I'd have to set it on fire with some home made napalm.

[Breadfan]

I think they've been available in the aftermarket ford racing catalog for some time for Mustangs, I heard they were thinking of putting them on factory rides (like one of the special edition cars).

Sounds like either way they're making it onto the factory option list, not just the catalog...

Personally, I don't think they look compared to several of the other Mustang rim options. They look great on big Marauders but out of place on Mustangs.

[Mike Poore]

To me, those disc brakes look very small. I'll assume that's a rear wheel on a six cyl car, although it's 5 lug, and I think the 6 bangers have 4 lugs. If it's a new car, with the old style '65-'66 Gt stripes, was it a dealer installed "Appearance" package. ......whatever....it doesn't work for me. Perhaps if we saw a snap of the whole car? :dunno:

[Breadfan]

All are 5-lug these days, like they shoulda been from '79-93 Foxes! :)

You are right though I hope that's a rear brake, and another thing, the tire to fender gap is huge!

[MarauderSM]

Maybe they will start to offer Marauder wheels in 20 inch sizes.

[MaraudingOne]

One good way to look at it.... It may become cheaper to get a full size spare in polished aluminum.

:beer:

[SILVERSURFER03]

Lower The Mustang And Wheels Might Look Better// Other Than That Leave Them On A Big Body Please Please

[offroadkarter]

These are factory wheels. I saw them on the lot while i was scoping some new stangs out ;)


They are as quoted on the window sticker : "forged 18' aluminum wheels"



WAIT!? I thought that was only on the boss mustang! PLEASE TELL ME THATS NOT ON A v6!!

http://www.stangsunleashed.com/images/2007/boss/2009%20Boss%20Mustang%202.jpg

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

To me, those disc brakes look very small. I'll assume that's a rear wheel on a six cyl car, although it's 5 lug, and I think the 6 bangers have 4 lugs.

4 lug wheels? On new mustangs? Luckily they don't do that any more.

[dreydin]

WAIT!? I thought that was only on the boss mustang! PLEASE TELL ME THATS NOT ON A v6!!

http://www.stangsunleashed.com/images/2007/boss/2009%20Boss%20Mustang%202.jpg

yes, plz tell me the original pic is not off of a bottom of the line, dime a dozen v6 stang :shake:

[RCSignals]

I think they've been available in the aftermarket ford racing catalog for some time for Mustangs, I heard they were thinking of putting them on factory rides (like one of the special edition cars).

Sounds like either way they're making it onto the factory option list, not just the catalog...

Personally, I don't think they look compared to several of the other Mustang rim options. They look great on big Marauders but out of place on Mustangs.


^^^ that's correct. These wheels have been offered as an option for Mustangs for a long time now, at least since the new Mustang was introduced.

Ford has a lot invested in these wheels, they are a quality product, why not use them?

I'd rather see them pushed for Mustangs than start to see them on every Grand Marquis and Crown Victoria.

[fastcar]

I'm not convinced yet...

This is the page at Ford's website that lists the wheels:

http://www.fordvehicles.com/cars/mustang/features/

There is one 18 inch wheel that they do not link a photo to. The pictured ones are NOT a Marauder wheel...

If the one unpictured wheel is, then it is not called a 'forged wheel', but a 'premium' wheel.

fastcar:burnout:

[O's Fan Rich]

Think about the possibility of more tire options, too.
Once the Mustang gets stuff, the aftermarket jumps on it.

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

The MM wheels look so good on a monster sized (and black) car. They look like cheap plastic covered alloys on the mustang though. Soooo bad!

[RCSignals]

Think about the possibility of more tire options, too.
Once the Mustang gets stuff, the aftermarket jumps on it.

that's the big advantage

[VAmarauder03]

EXCLUDING THE AGE OF 19 EXCLUSIVELY FOR VAMARAUDER !

:D :P:beer:


:cool:

so kind of you



also guys i hate to say it but its lookin like a factory option as i was leaving work today i looked at a new stang on the lot that had them ill try to snap a full car photo tomorrow...

[CRUZTAKER]

MM's now officially have Mustang wheels


More specifically, Mustangs now have MM wheels. ;)


I'm confused: are these wheels being offered as a factory option on new Mustangs, or did someone just slap a Mustang center cap on some Marauder wheels and stick them on his 'Stang?

These are slightly different than ours. The lip around the center cap is flat, ours is rounded. Otherwise, yes, they are being offered in the catalogs.

[jgc61sr2002]

What size tires do they use on the Stang?

[O's Fan Rich]

What size tires do they use on the Stang?

The 07 GT Premium my Brother just bought has 18", the rubber is 235/50/18 all around... BFG KDW ... sound familiar?

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

KDWs, nooo! I was hoping they'd use the same size as us, but a better tire, so it would open up another option for us.

[3rdcoastmrauder]

Think about the possibility of more tire options, too.
Once the Mustang gets stuff, the aftermarket jumps on it.

Exactly what I was thinking.

[OneBADLsE]

To me, those disc brakes look very small. I'll assume that's a rear wheel on a six cyl car, although it's 5 lug, and I think the 6 bangers have 4 lugs. If it's a new car, with the old style '65-'66 Gt stripes, was it a dealer installed "Appearance" package. ......whatever....it doesn't work for me. Perhaps if we saw a snap of the whole car? :dunno:


Ignore post****

[OneBADLsE]

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11 539&d=1189641564ps...you guys are ball breakers, :lol: I know what i read and see..

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11 538&d=1189641552

[OneBADLsE]

********I was wrong about what i read**********

Its ONLY ON THE V6 MUSTANG!!!!! :eek:

[Cobra25]

At Least we now know we will have less problems replacing our rims in the future because they are still making them. Now if we only could get the Tires size's we want.

[RCSignals]

they are or used to be listed as a Ford accessory for any '05 plus new model Mustang. fordaccessories.com or something like that.

[Raudermaster]

Jeez could Ford cut us down any more than they're already done? Only on the V6 'Stangs? What a diss!

[offroadkarter]

Jeez could Ford cut us down any more than they're already done? Only on the V6 'Stangs? What a diss!


Tell me about it

Atleast it isnt an option for 4cyl fusions only ;)

[Bigdogjim]

Old news. This was in the book in '06.

[sweetair]

:rolleyes: So the next time a kid comes up and says "yo man nice Mustang wheels on that Marquis/Crown vic..." you'll know why. :shake:

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11 535&d=1189607811Don't you mean that Mustangs now officially have Marauder rims?

[OneBADLsE]

Don't you mean that Mustangs now officially have Marauder rims?

We know that. The mustang world wont. Besides, the MM wheel is what made the car unique. Now that they bastardized it onto a V6 MUSTANG. What new low will ford stoop to next?

[RCSignals]

It's a Ford 'accessory' for all Mustangs

[BruteForce]

These are slightly different than ours. The lip around the center cap is flat, ours is rounded. Otherwise, yes, they are being offered in the catalogs.

AND our center caps do not fit correctly. They don't go in far enough so they aren't flush with the rim. Ask me how I know. :P

[1of327]

Yet another REHASHED IDEA BY FORD MARKETING THAT CAN'T COME UP WITH A ****G ORIGINAL THOUGHT. I love Ford, but don't like what they have become.

[SOHCman]

To me, those disc brakes look very small. I'll assume that's a rear wheel on a six cyl car, although it's 5 lug, and I think the 6 bangers have 4 lugs. If it's a new car, with the old style '65-'66 Gt stripes, was it a dealer installed "Appearance" package. ......whatever....it doesn't work for me. Perhaps if we saw a snap of the whole car? :dunno:

The discs on a GT are only 1" larger in diameter than the V6.

Min rim size for GT wheels is 17".

V6s like mine have 16" stock.

Ah, next year.

Personally I don't like these rims on stangs either.

The Bullitt rims are much nicer... and cheaper...

SOHC

[SOHCman]

We know that. The mustang world wont. Besides, the MM wheel is what made the car unique. Now that they bastardized it onto a V6 MUSTANG. What new low will ford stoop to next?

Do I sence a little hostility?

Wow.

It's just a rim...

I don't think a rim makes your MMs unique.

Your rides are pretty badass regardless of rims.

Met 2 of your members at a BOMC cruise in June.

I was pretty impressed.

Nice guys too.
:beer:

SOHC

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

Ford is actually pretty smart. 99.9% of the population would not recognize the MM rim, as an MM rim. So Ford didn't cheapen the Mustang by using it. Cheapen the MM, they did. But most people don't know that the MM exists, and think it is a crown victoria w/ rims on it anyway. I had a guy ask me if my MM was a V6 the other day. LOL

[SOHCman]

Its like the MM is some sort of "secret" model.

Only available to certain government agencies.

Or by agents with sunglasses calling themselves Mr Smith.

No lie, when we were setting up for our cruise in the parking lot, the first MM rolls in... all nice and quiet like... pulls up behind the last mustang...

First thing I thought, "WTF, they gonna ask us to move?"

Turns out he's there for the cruise!

Of course, the tinted windows and push bar were a nice touch!

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6071333

SOHC

PS: Somebody asked if YOU had a V6? I'd have slapped him. My pony has been mistaken for a GT many times...
That's why I got the new plate: http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6080327

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

Oh god. I think the worst thing about that marauder are the super tacky rain guards. Nothing screams "my AC is busted and I'm too broke to fix it" like those stupid things.

[OneBADLsE]

Do I sence a little hostility?

Wow.

It's just a rim...

I don't think a rim makes your MMs unique.

Your rides are pretty badass regardless of rims.

Met 2 of your members at a BOMC cruise in June.

I was pretty impressed.

Nice guys too.
:beer:

SOHC

I work for Ford...WHAT HOSITILITY!?!?!? :lol:

[BruteForce]

Oh god. I think the worst thing about that marauder are the super tacky rain guards. Nothing screams "my AC is busted and I'm too broke to fix it" like those stupid things.

I guess you've never cracked the window a smidge while its raining. Without the gaurds, it sucks the water right in.

[SOHCman]

Oh god. I think the worst thing about that marauder are the super tacky rain guards. Nothing screams "my AC is busted and I'm too broke to fix it" like those stupid things.

Ha!

When those first came out in the 80's they were on 5th Avenues and such.

Old People's cars I thought.

Still think they look like *****.

Sucks if they are standard...

Can't you remove them or are they integral?

SOHC

[Marauder386]

....WeatherTech has some that fit into the channels ... saves the drivers switch panel during rain or after when you make a right and the water sloshes in...


:cool:

[Joe Walsh]

AND our center caps do not fit correctly. They don't go in far enough so they aren't flush with the rim. Ask me how I know. :P

Yes..and Yes.

Someone had a mixed set on Ebay @ 6 months ago and you could see the difference in the dished center area as Barry pointed out.

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

I guess you've never cracked the window a smidge while its raining. Without the gaurds, it sucks the water right in.

Nope, never. Why would I have any windows open in the rain, with a climate controlled car? If I was driving an old clunker w/ no AC, sure, but not with a newer car.

[SamF]

Old news. This was in the book in '06.

Yup...

I dont see what the big deal is anyway, so they are on Mustangs? Anyone seen the new wheels on the full size Chevy SUV's? I am sure many have...they look like inbred cousins to these wheels. At least you will be able to get new ones for a while...center cap issue notwithstanding.

[OO91]

I saw 18" silver mustang bullitt style wheels on a red CV LT sport with a spoiler and it looked very sharp.

More MM wheels out there means more MM Clones! - DARN!

MM style wheels on a Mustang: Does this mean a 2008 Mercury Capri (or Cougar) s55 is possible??



Anyone talked to Mr. Babcock lately?

[Bigdogjim]

Yup...

I dont see what the big deal is anyway, so they are on Mustangs? Anyone seen the new wheels on the full size Chevy SUV's? I am sure many have...they look like inbred cousins to these wheels. At least you will be able to get new ones for a while...center cap issue notwithstanding.

I took off the factory wheels and replaced them with '06 Mustang wheels black with silver around the edge, 18X8, perfect fit center caps and all:)

Only needed a 1/4 spacer in the front:up:

[BruteForce]

Nope, never. Why would I have any windows open in the rain, with a climate controlled car? If I was driving an old clunker w/ no AC, sure, but not with a newer car.

You seem determined on turning this into a pi$$ing contest. I think I'll pass as its clear you have a much larger bladder.

twit

[CRC]

Oh god. I think the worst thing about that marauder are the super tacky rain guards. Nothing screams "my AC is busted and I'm too broke to fix it" like those stupid things.

Always thought they looked like sneeze guards at the nearest Golden Coral.
Why would one need sneeze guards on their car?