Going from 17x8" to 17x7.5" wheels

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02-25-13, 09:29 PM

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Just a heads up, there's a few auctions for the one chrome wheel on ebay now... So either you, or a buyer [if you sell] can score the 'missing' wheel for 100$ish

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I'm sure if you look around, you can find a set of oem 17s under $500. Or why not upgrade to some oem 18s. If you're set on going aftermarket, you have to get hub centric rings and even with those you might get vibration. The 7.5 will be fine with 235 tires and yes you should get the +40 offset.

Really? I've yet to see anything chrome and oem on this forum go for less than 6-700$, otherwise I would've bought a set years ago instead of my aftermarket enkei's.

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02-25-13, 09:33 PM

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I actually get them at $422 a piece brand new since Im a Lexus employee. Retail I think is closer to $650-$700

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02-25-13, 09:40 PM

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I just checked it out. Very tempting...I might just get it anyway to have a complete set! $45 shipping is pretty steep though

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02-26-13, 02:51 PM

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I just went for the used wheel on ebay. I think I will just powercoat them black and it will look pretty good, plus I'll have my stock wheels.

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02-27-13, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 01LEXPL

Just a heads up, there's a few auctions for the one chrome wheel on ebay now... So either you, or a buyer [if you sell] can score the 'missing' wheel for 100$ish

Really? I've yet to see anything chrome and oem on this forum go for less than 6-700$, otherwise I would've bought a set years ago instead of my aftermarket enkei's.

you can find the 2gs 17s for $500 or under, just gotta look, maybe not on this forum, but they're out there. depending on how long ago you were looking, they were probably more expensive then.

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02-27-13, 08:34 AM

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Who cares, im buying the isf gunmetal rims in 17" , im not crazy about big rims and dropping my car, hell no, i like the stock/sporty look without having to sacrifice performance, so im sticking with 17" personally, look great to me, then ill use my stock 17" 5 stars for winter..