ItzFilyO

Why yes!

Sewell website sells 1E3 but no dealers here carry that and have to order for like 2 weeks. I got no time for that, so I told them to give me the best one they got. The guy came out with 1E8 and I'm quite happy with it.

Afrosheen

Refinish or new wheels is totally at the discretion of the dealership. But if I just took delivery and caught it in the first week I'd be asking for new wheels.

FSPORTGS

I have the exact same problem with stains under the rim clear coat. I took my car to the dealer and they said it wasn't a warranty issue. I then called the 800 Lexus customer service number. They contacted the dealer and once again said it wasn't a warranty issue. They sent me an email with $200 worth of service credit as a good will offering. I would much rather have my rims fixed.

ItzFilyO

I don't think the wheels have any clear coat and the paint is really thin!

dseag2

Yes, too long to order.

Afrosheen

You got screwed. Send the service credit back. There should be a regional Lexus rep that can come to the dealer and investigate your car. Also bring up Clublexus forums and show them pictures from this thread. You may also want to mention people who have had their dealers fix this problem under warranty or as a "goodwill" service.

My dealer refinished mine even though I was in for my 10k service (although it took some arm twisting and forum name dropping). I bought my car from Park Place Lexus in Plano, TX. Also, you can deal with other Lexus dealerships, it's a factory warranty issue and if the dealer is going to be hard headed, try another.

fazey99

Update on my situation. After waiting for about two months for the regional service rep, he blamed the stains on something that, "I must of applied". I explained to him that I have had almost every car you can think of (BMW M3, 2 BMW M5's, MB CLK55, MB E63 and so on) and the same detailer has washed all my cars. I also explained that my work truck (Ford F-150 FX4) has a similar finish and has never had an issue. I also traded in a RR Sport that had upgraded wheels finished in gunmetal and never had any issues. I also mentioned this forum. He did not want to address my situation and after forming a show, they agreed to re-finish the wheels. I received the car the following day. The refinish looks alright. The color applied is darker than the factory finish. I also have clear coat overspray that I will need to have buffed out. I am definitely not happy about the over all results or how I was treated by the district service rep. I probably will not let this go.

ZbynekZ

I had same problem with the wheels. Changed for new set under the warranty.

European HQ said I am the first case in EU. I'm not sure if this makes me proud

bwalsworth

I used some mothers aluminum polish and a microfiber towel and my wheels look great

Prinny

That's because you don't have this issue.. it's a paint issue.. no amount of polishing is going to do anything.

Prinny

So an update... no luck. They say that if it were like the first 5000 miles or so then possibly something could be done, but my car has 30k.

nadeemp8

Yeah not sure about the finish on these wheels. Definitely not as strong as most of the other factory wheels and aftermarket wheels I've encountered in my life...

MikeyRoth

Check this out guys. This just happened to me. I need to gather more photos for back up for this case. I have seen this on plenty other rims just like this.

MikeyRoth

Check this out. This happened on Monday. Please let me know if you found out anything about this issue?

ItzFilyO

Lines and glitters.