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Old 11-29-01, 07:35 AM
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Last week I saw them on E-Bay for about 400$. The wheels I always wanted. Today they arrived and now I can't wait till summer. They are 8x17 offset 40 with 235/45ZR17Y Pirelli P-Zero Asimetrico tires. Will they fit just fine?
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Don't forget to post a picture !!!

Congratulations.. can you post the picture of the rims?
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When my 99 911 reached 17K miles I had to replace the P-zeroes becuase of the high level of noise, the harsh ride, and th etoo great willingness to follow road "tracks". I was told that these tires harden over time and use and the ride just keeps getting worse.

I bought a 78 911 in 83 and swore by Pirelli for many years but not anymore. My first bad experience was trying to fit Pirelli's on my 92 LS400, pure waste of money.
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Christian, is this for the Lex or the VW???
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For the Lexus. The Car is standing in Karlsruhe and i probably have to wait till christmas before i can put em on and see how it looks. My dad is working there (Daimler Chrysler).
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Christian, please post pics when you put them on!!!!
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That's the wheel.
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Looks pretty good!!!!!!
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that's a bargain. Just the tires cover the price you paid. I am looking for that kind of deal. Congratulations man !
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That looks like 96-98 OEM LS 400 wheels. Very classy I like it.
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Around Christmas I can post pic's when they are mounted. What is OEM standing for? All LS 400 since 93 came on 16" wheels. This is original Lexus equipment for the 95-2000 model made by OZ.
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OEM stands for original equipment manufacture, if those wheels are made by OZ then it's top quality. One suggestion tho, you should fit 245/45 or 245/50 tires on the wheels since the stock LS400's wheel diameter is around 26.5" either 45 or 50 series tire will fit better so it won't have a huge wheel gap between the fenders.
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TUEV is the problem we have in germany. You have to register them in your papers. And 235/45ZR17 is the size OZ recommends.
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