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Old Oct 4, 2015 | 06:29 PM
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Saw this the other day and thought it was interesting as I run SC430 wheels on my ES300. I have a set of the chrome covers sitting in the garage that I got for $25 shipped, it was too good to pass up. I was planning on plasti coating the wheel and cap silver. But I still love my pie plates so that's what I run now.
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Old Oct 5, 2015 | 09:13 AM
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Just a word of caution, our SC430 rims are quite heavy for the ES. Suggest that you do not use it for the ES. I had a friend do it and it ruined the tires. It may look good, but not really worth it.

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Old Oct 6, 2015 | 08:39 AM
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It was an impulse buy. I needed new tires and they were 250 bucks with over 50% tread left. They are heavy though, thanks for the heads up.
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..I kind of like the look, it wouldn't hurt to switch the center pieces out & see what it looks like. Also,check to see if you can find the weight of the Sc wheel & compare it to the weight of the Es wheel, there may not be that much difference
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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 08:18 PM
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I just jumped on the chrome ones because they were too good a deal to pass up at $25 shipped and I could not find any silver ones for under $300 a set, which was more than the cost of the wheels so I couldn't justify it. Now I see they are on ebay for $120 a set which is far more reasonable for 4 pieces of molded plastic. It's a unique wheel and the ability to change the look with a simple hubcap change is a really cool feature. They certainly are heavy with tires, I am hoping they will lighten up once the run flats are swapped for a normal set of tires.
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