THanks for the quick response.
I had checked out tirerack, i was just concerned about putting 17's in the wheel well, i was worried that they might rub against it, i checked out some other posts about 16 inch tires with front and rear spacers (15mm, 10mm, front and rear respectivly) but was curious what info people had on 17 inch rims,
I definitly will debadge it (i recently did that to my audi S4, nobody has a clue as to what it is, especially with the chip in it),

thanks again for the quick response
anybody out there with a W126 chassis with 17 inch rims, AMG monoblocks, let me know
thanks

mike