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Old Aug 24, 2014 | 11:27 PM
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Standard wheels might look good in pictures, but in real life from 3/4 angles, they look very pedestrian in all of the pictures so far. The spokes are totally flat so from the 3/4 angles they look very bland and give a "narrow" look to the car (check pictures of mule car with these wheels in California). They also give an illusion of being smaller than they actually are.

The option 2 is the best for all 3/4 angles as the 3D effect created by the wheels give a sense of very wide stance since the spokes rather protrude out from the wheels. They also look the 19 inch part.






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Old Aug 25, 2014 | 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by TimboIS
You're right about the bead edge, never noticed that before. Both option wheels will be so difficult to clean.
Code Red is an outstanding wheel cleaner. It sprays on green and turns red after loosening the pad remnants.

The most complex wheel designs clean well with this product. It is sold at Pep Boys. I simply towel wipe after power washing away the product. It is safe for all wheels.
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Old Aug 25, 2014 | 05:04 AM
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lightweight 20" is the highest I would I would go on this car, anything bigger is purely for looks and hurts the performance
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Old Aug 25, 2014 | 08:08 AM
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Interesting.

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Old Aug 28, 2014 | 12:20 AM
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After seeing it on the white RC F, I'm a fan of the Premium 2 wheels . Definitely a unique option from Lexus.
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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 10:52 AM
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Here is another version of the 20 spoke wheels...

Looks like the SOLID color works much better in my eyes...



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Originally Posted by Joe Z
Excellent info...!!!!

Bolt pattern is 5x114.3 or aka 5x4.5

All 3 OEM - BBS wheel designs will get the same wheel & tire specs:

Front 19x9 + 50 offset with a 255/35/19 Michelin PSS Tire

Rear 19x10 +41 offset with a 275/35/19 Michelin PSS Tire


Here are some real world pics...


Split Five Spoke (Standard)




Split Ten Spoke




20 Spoke w/ Hand Polished Blades



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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Joe Z
Here is another version of Premium 2 wheels...

Looks like the SOLID color works much better in my eyes...



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This darker solid design is going to look great with colors like silver, white, and gray
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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 01:28 PM
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This darker solid design is going to look great with colors like silver, white, and gray
Hopefully they bring that to the US..

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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 02:18 PM
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oh nice that full dark buzzsaw looks great
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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 12:15 PM
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All THREE are superb imho

With that said, I have a question:

What is this 'highest grade High Plus Wheel' that they're talking about below?




Is that Premium 2?
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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackraven
All THREE are superb imho

With that said, I have a question:

What is this 'highest grade High Plus Wheel' that they're talking about below?

Is that Premium 2?
Soo far that's what they are calling...

Will know more once the build sheets go live..!!

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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Z
Soo far that's what they are calling...

Will know more once the build sheets go live..!!

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I coined the term premium 2 for the purpose of this discussion. There are three wheel options for the US, again, based on what I saw. Premium 2 is the buzz saw wheel and will require an additional $1,500 to have on your car.
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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 07:43 PM
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These are the wheel designations for the US.
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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 08:01 PM
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About time someone else posted this kind of proper info...


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Originally Posted by ISF001
These are the wheel designations for the US.

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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Z
About time someone else posted this kind of proper info...


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After some persistence, I just received this information.
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