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Honest opinion on these 18" wheels
#1
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Honest opinion on these 18" wheels
Been looking for a set of 18" wheels for my GS Fsport AWD as beaters for the harsh Canadian winter. Randomly came upon an intriguing option and wanted your honest opinion on these wheels.
This is not my car, I simply 'shopped(actually used MS Paint) the wheels onto a GS350 photo I found online to see what it'd look like.
Hint: These are stock wheels from another car, but you'd never guess what it came from
This is not my car, I simply 'shopped(actually used MS Paint) the wheels onto a GS350 photo I found online to see what it'd look like.
Hint: These are stock wheels from another car, but you'd never guess what it came from
#4
Instructor
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More than anything, it's about saving my stock 19" F-sport wheels, while retaining a "stock"-ish look. Unfortunately I can't find any good used OEM Lexus wheels in my area.
I can get these for a great price though, although I may be banished from this forum if I dare tell which car they came from.
#5
Lead Lap
Thanks. Being winter beater wheels(especially bad here in Canada with the road salt), and just 18's, it's definitely not winning any contests.
More than anything, it's about saving my stock 19" F-sport wheels, while retaining a "stock"-ish look. Unfortunately I can't find any good used OEM Lexus wheels in my area.
I can get these for a great price though, although I may be banished from this forum if I dare tell which car they came from.
More than anything, it's about saving my stock 19" F-sport wheels, while retaining a "stock"-ish look. Unfortunately I can't find any good used OEM Lexus wheels in my area.
I can get these for a great price though, although I may be banished from this forum if I dare tell which car they came from.
They do also remind me of a BMW style 15-spoke wheel from the 5-Series sedan as well...
Some stock GS wheels for sale on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEXUS-GS350-...-/311536084375
#6
Lexus Test Driver
Why not! Slushing through all the snow and ice...
#7
Instructor
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They look good and would be perfectly fine for beater wheels...Remind me a lot of the Lexus ISP Mode wheels that are popular on the 2nd generation IS250-350 models from 2006-2010 (https://www.clublexus.com/forums/att...022800x600.jpg)
They do also remind me of a BMW style 15-spoke wheel from the 5-Series sedan as well...
Some stock GS wheels for sale on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEXUS-GS350-...-/311536084375
They do also remind me of a BMW style 15-spoke wheel from the 5-Series sedan as well...
Some stock GS wheels for sale on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEXUS-GS350-...-/311536084375
And nice try, but definitely not Lexus nor BMW wheels
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Last edited by peteharvey; 01-27-16 at 09:22 PM.
#12
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Those Enkei GTC01's are high quality racing wheels.
They are lighter, yet stronger than OEM wheels; they are actually about 2/3 the weight of OEM wheels of the same size!
They also have a special coating inside the rim to reduce tire slippage, and they feature two valves per wheel, for more accurate tire inflation.
The lighter the alloy wheels, the more quickly a car can accelerate [because it can spin the wheels more readily], the more quickly it can brake [because the wheel masses can be stopped more easily], and the more comfortably it can ride, because less momentum is thrown against the car after impacting bumps.
Thus, typical Formula 1 wheels are less than half the weight of these Enkei wheels again...
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They are lighter, yet stronger than OEM wheels; they are actually about 2/3 the weight of OEM wheels of the same size!
They also have a special coating inside the rim to reduce tire slippage, and they feature two valves per wheel, for more accurate tire inflation.
The lighter the alloy wheels, the more quickly a car can accelerate [because it can spin the wheels more readily], the more quickly it can brake [because the wheel masses can be stopped more easily], and the more comfortably it can ride, because less momentum is thrown against the car after impacting bumps.
Thus, typical Formula 1 wheels are less than half the weight of these Enkei wheels again...
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Last edited by peteharvey; 01-27-16 at 11:10 PM.