My Porsche dealer will store winter tires but the 3 Lexus dealerships in my CT area will not.

Currently I don’t need this service as I store tires in my basement and mount them myself.

They are heavy carrying them upstairs though and realize I won’t be able to do it forever. But not giving in to old age yet!!

 

I used to do the self serve route but as the cars got pricier I moved away from that
Back in MA I had a nice family owned tire shop to go to who would do seasonal change overs for free
I had a Volvo 850R wagon and the S2000
i played this logistics game of how to do it most efficiently without having to bother my wife for assistsnce
Put all 8 wheels in the Volvo and my bike
Drive to the tire shop and bike home
Drive the S2000 to the tire shop
Drive the S2000 home after it had the wheels swapped
Bike back to the tire shop
Drive the Volvo home after it had the wheels swapped, the other 8 wheel in the Volvo plus my bike

okay, that was too complicated

In Chicago the servicing dealers for both the NSX and LC 500 are owned by the same family and they were happy to store the second set of wheels/tires at their respective dealerships

 

Thats why I do it myself in my garage. The only thing I use the local tire shop for is resetting the TPMS on my LC which takes 5 minutes.(free)

The Porsche has the TPMS reading built in which I wish the LC did.I also wish you could plug a battery charger into LC. 1st world problems!!

 

^^^^What kind of a battery charger?

Lou

 

The kind that just plug into cigarette lighter. I know there are other options but not as convenient.

 

^^^^Like this:



Lou

 

As I understand it you can't use this for trickle charge because it won't work with key turned off.
That is what I was hoping for because of the ease of trickle charge connection.
I know you can connect directly from battery but that is a pain when you are doing it frequently.

 

I would like suggest a more 'elegant' option for attaching a charger to our LCs.
I have used Optima chargers on my stored vehicles for many years and find their quality, effectiveness and dependability unsurpassed. You get what you pay for! They are on Amazon here.


I have installed the hardwire pigtail directly to the battery in the trunk. A simple 10 minute operation. After that all I have to do is plug the charger into the pigtail when I park the car, shut the trunk and done. Easy Peasy. I have found that the trunk seal and the cord are not damaged at all if your careful of the cord position when you close it. I try to keep the car on the charger every time I park and know it will sit for more that a couple days. A constantly maintained battery will last for a considerably longer time.

Here are some photos of my installation. Please excuse the poor photography.



What comes with the charger

Hardwire Pigtailed installed

Pigtail exposed after covers and carpet replaced

Charge hooked up

 

Not bad but certainly not as easy as plug into cigarette outlet. I guess your saying you can leave the wires attached all the time after you unplug charger.

I think we changed the thread somewhat.😏

 

if i added up all the time to plug/unplug a charger it wouldn't pay for me to do it vs. just getting a new battery a bit sooner.

 

Yep, I guess those 90 seconds or so once a week really could cut in to your Netfix time.

 

It takes about 2 minutes to plug my trickle charger into my 911. A new battery is over a grand. I think it's worth it. Not sure what a LC battery costs. I know

what you mean though about some things not being worth the hassle.

 

The battery replacement in the 911 is kind of an extreme case.

I was getting the NSX washed at the detailing shop and a nice guy struck up a conversation.

He was not happy about how much the dealer rolled him for a battery replacement in his 911, something like 1100 due to the labor required to access it.

 

One of the reasons I found the LC so compelling was the cost of maintenance compared to the German cars and other exotics!!

 

Hi all, I hope to be joining you soon as an LC500 owner, as I have a deposit down on a 2018 LC500 at a dealer a few hours from me with ~13k miles on the clock. As I was looking at the photos I noticed that while the rear tires appear to be the stock Pilot Super Sports, the front tires are Pirelli PZeros sized 255/40-21 (stock with 21” Lexus forged wheels is 245/40-21). According to the Carfax 2 tires were put on there about 5k miles ago by a reputable Lexus dealer nearby. I bet the previous owner had a flat tire and since they didn’t have the exotic 245 size available, they went with 255s (which are far cheaper and more available, by the way).

Does anyone run this size front tire (or larger), and do you experience any issues with fitment or electronics being confused by the wider and taller tires? I calculate the sidewall to be about 4mm higher, which means the front of the car will ride ever so slightly higher than stock. Any advice, or am I overthinking it?

Bonus question: From the photos the car appears to be fitted with some “blackout” aesthetic tweaks. I notice the wheels and various chrome-colored bits on the exterior are smoked black (grille surround, Lexus badges, rear pillar chrome piece and taillight chrome pieces on top). I frankly don’t mind the look, but I do wonder if I should test anything when I see the car in person to ensure these trim pieces were properly reinstalled.

Thanks!