I just bought a set of used GS400 1998-05 17" Five star silver wheels. I have noticed that they do not have a Toyota or a Lexus logo on the wheel. They do have what appears to be factory Lexus center caps. Is there a way to tell a Lexus factory OEM wheel from an after market wheel? If so, what are the they?

 

I dont think I remember seeing anything on my OEM wheels that says Toyota or Lexus. Most likely they are OEM wheels because not too many aftermarket companies make GS wheels.

 

Thks for quick reply. Any chance you could check your wheel? Do you have the 5 Star? Does anyone else know? thks

 

just checked mine. nothing.
i only saw that funny looking 'JW' character on the face. thats all.

EDIT: i have the 5 spoke 17s, nothing.

 

both of my sets of oem wheels(16s & 18s) say toyota on the backside.

 

yea, thks,I have seen the Toyota logo on the inside of a set of 16" OEM wheels. Just need to know if anyone with the 17" GS400 5 Star can check theirs. Anyone...?

 

Nope no Toyota or Lexus just that JW or JML whatever the heck it is.

 

that's 3/3 (gsteg, me, and darknight)...

 

you all have fake rims.








j/k...I don't really know. it does seem weird that only the 17s don't say toyota.

 

I recently bought a set of 17X8 GS 5-spoke rims from a '99 model that I haven't installed yet, and I just took a close look. They all do say TOYOTA in raised letters cast on the inside of one of the spokes. The factory wheels also have a small circle with a month/year date code in the casting inside the wheel between two of the lugnut holes. There are aftermarket versions which are nearly identical in appearance, so I would guess that you have one of the aftermarket versions.

 

I haven't taken a look at mine yet because All I could see was the barrel itself. But I do know for a fact that mine is OEM.

 

I have OEM 17" GS400 '98 5-spoke sitting in my garage and they say TOYOTA on them. It is cast into the back side of one of the spokes.