^^ You may regret that when you find me in your kitchen in my housecoat

 

Mine are holding up fine except for the brake dust. I was suckered into getting wheel protection from my dealer. It was the only extra that they got me on. It was about $1,100+-. I figured that it will pay off with just on incident. I am thinking of dismounting the wheels to give them a detailed wash. Afterward, ceramic coating them for easy cleaning.

 

250 miles after powder coating gloss black

 

I wanted to do this but I heard you shouldn’t powder coat bbs rims due to these forged rims losing integral structure otherwise I would have down it a while ago

 

I heard that aswell. Unfortunately I found out after the fact. Oh well fingers crossed.

 

They look better in gloss black!

 

Jeez, there's really that much wheel gap on our cars?

Your car looks lifted. Haha

 

contrast and angle of pic but it’s not low. That brake dust though on mine .

 

If the place doing the powder coating is reasonably competent and knowledgeable you shouldn't have to worry. Properly done, forged wheels can stand up to around 3 powder coats before structural integrity is an issue. What often happens, due to places that either don't really know what they're doing (or just don't care) is that the wheel is left in the oven too long or the oven is set too hot. Ask your Lexus dealer who they use and/or do a decent amount of research - even the good places (at least in my area) typically charge $200 or less for a single-wheel repair and re-powder coat. I'm guessing power coating four undamaged wheels would probably be around $600-ish - probably less.

 

Sorry for the late response. Thanks for the info! Good to know structure stays in tact for 3 repairs

 

The upgrade package for the wheels was 2500, yeah.. But the wheels them seleves (w/out tires) are 8k.. Those are 2 piece forged BBS wheels.. You ain't getting those for no 2K anywhere.. LMAO..

https://lexusboutique.net/products/g...inum-wheel-set

 

I meant per wheel lol. Your own link confirms they are still $2000 a wheel

 

I mentioned this on the touch up thread, it seems like the more expensive the wheel the easier it is to scratch, and these seem VERY easy to scratch. I have what looks like a tiny pebble chip already in my front driver side after 500 miles, but it was tiny and a toothpick dab of touch up paint made it near impossible to see.

I was looking up this wheel and tire protection and it seems worded that they'll replace it only if it's affecting the pressure of the tires (meaning if the rim was severely damaged). So if you get even nasty scratches from natural road hazards, I don't think Lexus will replace $2000 a pop rims?

 

I think those road hazard policies have a max amount they will cover - if it's enough to cover a wheel, then that'll do.

 

I just hit over 1100 miles after 2 months of ownership and after a wash I noticed another rock chip in my front driver wheel, this one is a decent size though and is on the outer edge of the rim, so it is much noticeable than my other tiny chip. Both are on my driver side front wheel, the rest are perfect. I did some major driving this past week(s) and Southern Cali freeways have so much crap on them from all the semi's and random debris... and how easy these scratch and chip it's only a matter of time for me. Just make a mental note that it's not a garage queen and it shows you're driving these bad boys (or girl).

PS: I did find a good matte black paint from Amazon that matches decent enough. It's much better than the aluminum that shows through making chips painfully obvious.