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Which Rims on 2021?

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Old Apr 22, 2021 | 01:06 AM
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Old Apr 22, 2021 | 04:48 AM
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Your pictures aren’t labeled, for those of us that are not familiar with the products. Between the two new wheels, I’d pick the one that says ‘RAYS’ but then I don’t see anything wrong with your current wheels. 20’s might look ‘over wheeled’ , but that’s a personal preference that only you can decide (same with the wheel pattern choice). When buying aftermarket wheels for any of my cars, I’ve never asked for anyone’s opinion, before or after. Needs to be something I like, if ‘they’ don’t like it, not my problem.
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Old Apr 22, 2021 | 05:35 AM
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^^^ I have to agree with @kj07xk on some of his points there.
You could adjust the poll options to be:
HRE 20
HRE 19
Volk 20
Volk 19
That way folks can pick a rim and size...since you're looking for feedback on both.
I guess the questions would be what the width of the rims would be (staggered or square setup) and the tire sizes that would be used.

If I had to pick one rim, I'd probably go with the Volks as well. If you gave me a choice of neither...I'd pick neither...but once again, that's my personal preference.
Admittedly Lexus actually did a great job of designing a rim that looks good on the car. I also think they saw everyone putting 19's on the 3IS and just threw in the towel and said 'ok, just put the 19's on it from factory'...so 20's might be a little much when coupled with tire size and ride quality. You could always just increase the tire size for the 20's as well.

As you can see it's a tough question(s) to answer from our perspective...it must be mind racking from your perspective. Good luck!
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Old Apr 22, 2021 | 06:22 AM
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I agree with Sasnuke - I feel the OEM wheels on the Lexus look amazing and would have voted "Neither" - The only thing I am not as much of a fan on the OEM wheels is the shinny finish on the US spec wheels, luckily in Canada, they are the same finish as those on the RC
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Old Apr 22, 2021 | 07:38 AM
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Out of the given choices, I'd go with the Volks/Rays.
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I prefer the way 19"s look on these cars, and I like the stock wheels. Still, so far I've only seen aftermarket 20"s on the 2021 models. Haven't come across anyone with pics of aftermarket 19"s mounted as yet.

Sidenote: Congrats on USB! I absolutely love that color.
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Old Apr 23, 2021 | 12:24 PM
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I also like the look of the stock 19" wheels or the BBS 19" wheels. So I wouldn't change them, but that's my opinion.
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Old Apr 23, 2021 | 07:25 PM
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The rays are super sexy but nothing wrong with the other wheel as they look good as well.
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