Nospinzone

Oh wow, I thought it was Smokey Mica. Doh! Well regardless, it looks stunning!

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

Luxofreak - excellent job. Also excellent photographs. The one of the back of the car shows some details I wasn't aware of. LOVE how subtle the 3rd brake light integrates into the roof line.

Luxofreak

Thanks! Now the dillema is to find the "just right" set of wheels.

acecert

Mine has the same tint and shade...my car is Metallic Silver. Good luck with your quest for looking for rims. I went on a detailed mission for the same and have not been satisfied with the look of larger rims on the car (I've seen both 20" and 22" in person) without having the car lowered...which involves a lot more cash for the suspension, I'm told. The car almost looks jacked up because they try to keep near the same diameter so they increase the size of the rim, decrease the sidewall but you still have all that wheel well space with a thinner tire. Anyone seen something that looks good without lowering? pics? Your car looks great, btw.

Luxofreak

I agree 100% with your above post. I think the biggest I could go without lowering is 19. But I have not found a design that appeals enough. Although that white LS on my WALD post here is a contender if those wheels were made in 19. They're only available in 20.

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

Why not go with a 'fat' setup, a little bigger overall tire diameter than stock, to fill the fender a bit more?

Luxofreak

That would demand re-calibration of the speedometer and maybe on other electronics that depend on that information to work properly.

Maybe the calibration available in the NAV would work, but I'm not 100% sure.

acecert

I haven't found that either 19" or 20" look much different regarding the "jacked up" look. That's why I decided to stick with the same 18" rims (unfortunately). It seems the less tire you get on the sidewall (from increasing the rim size) the more the car looks jacked up due to the space between the tire and wheel well. If the tire sidewall goes thinner, it actually makes that space look even larger in between the wheel well giving the overall impression of the car being jacked up. If you do want 19" (which I would consider as well), you might consider waiting for the tour package 5-spoke wheel (if you like them). They are available to order now through my dealer..but were to expensive. When more of the tour package cars come out, you'll start seeing them come down in price or find them on ebay much less.

Luxofreak

That 19 that comes with the touring package is a nice wheel, I wonder how it would look like in subtle black chrome.

Talking to my dealer about 19 wheels, they said several calibrations would be necessary and that's why it's offered only on the LS with the air suspension.

Unfortunaltely on the LS, swaping wheels isn't just a Les Schwab trip deal. Lots of electronics.

acecert

Really? Mine did not mention any calibration issues with the nav...or anything else. They said only the speedometer would be slightly off..check with them again and let me know what specifics they were referring to...I'd be interested as I am considering the 19" wheels.

VIPLexus

Defenitely looks good!

Seize

Looks good

acecert

I don't see that color being offered through Lexus.com? I see Smokey Granite Mica..did you special order the color or am I missing something?

Luxofreak

If you go to lexus.com and build your LS-460, Verdigris Mica is a color option. At least with my zip code punched in. Maybe it's not available to different zip codes?

acecert

My mistake...on my computer, that car looks grey, not green. That color is offered and I overlooked the name because I wasn't looking for it to be a green color. :-)