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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 07:30 PM
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Cool Need Wheel Advice!!!!!

So heres the thing. I got my car a couple months ago and the rear tires were pretty worn out. I got new tires at a place called America's Tire and I got full warranty on them (been going here for years highly recommend it)

Anyway my wheels are OEM chrome 17's and I'm trying to decide what to do with them. I would prefer to stick to OEM wheels.

All I know is whatever I get I want to get them powdercoated gloss black.

What does everyone recommend I do? Any got any pictures of powdercoated oems?

Thanks guys.
I feel like this thread isn't gonna get any hits but let's see if anyone can help me out.
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 07:35 PM
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search function is your best friend https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ew-rubber.html
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 07:36 PM
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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why dont you just plasti-dip your wheels then?

theres no point to switch out your rims for oem wheels from another lexus.
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 07:53 PM
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What is your budget? OEM is-f or the f sport style rims are nice.
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by pmanliu
What is your budget? OEM is-f or the f sport style rims are nice.
but my question is where do I find this? Obviously the cheaper the better I mean preferably not over 500

Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
why dont you just plasti-dip your wheels then?

theres no point to switch out your rims for oem wheels from another lexus.
I've plastidipped many wheels in my time..... I don't like how they look when they start collecting brake dust. And its almost impossible to clean because of the rubbery consistency it absorbs the brake dust.
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 09:58 PM
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you aren't gonna find oem wheels under 500 unless they are used and beat up. Replica oem wheels range from 600-800 without tires on ebay. I got my 19" LFA replicas for winter with tires and TPMS sensors for 1600
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by RDIS250AWD
you aren't gonna find oem wheels under 500 unless they are used and beat up. Replica oem wheels range from 600-800 without tires on ebay. I got my 19" LFA replicas for winter with tires and TPMS sensors for 1600
I live in LA and theres alot of people who take off their OEM wheels and get ghetto *** chrome wheels cause they think it looks cool.

I just don't want to buy a set and then be stuck with my OEM ugly chrome wheels. I'm just scared I won't be able to sell them. What should I do in that case?
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 05:19 PM
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I'm sure you would be able to sell them on craigslist if you are trying to sell local or definitely here on CL in the classifieds section. Believe it or not theres alot of people that make the mistake of selling their factory wheels once they get aftermarket wheels then when winter time comes they need a set of wheels to ride on so they don't beat up their new expensive rims.
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RDIS250AWD
I'm sure you would be able to sell them on craigslist if you are trying to sell local or definitely here on CL in the classifieds section. Believe it or not theres alot of people that make the mistake of selling their factory wheels once they get aftermarket wheels then when winter time comes they need a set of wheels to ride on so they don't beat up their new expensive rims.
im pretty sure noone on the forum would want chrome wheels though i may be wrong.....?

anyway is there a link to all the oem wheels and sizes that came on our cars. I'm not even sure what the size on my wheels are. I wanna do some research
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