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Old 03-03-04, 10:04 AM
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Great looking Love those wheels...

I love the white on the G35C and 350Z...it is so much cleaner (can I say "whiter" ) then the other manufacturers.
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where is doc at, hopefully these pics give him some ideas
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Originally posted by rominl
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I knew you or someone else would say that , and the tint too. Actually, I also have something else in mind, might consider a grille(Gialla or Data Systems), hopefully those will come gradually.

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HRE's are so beautiful.......that is one hot lookin G man.
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How much do those wheels weigh? I get the feeling I can pick them up with my pinkey... ALL FOUR OF THEM!!
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SexySC - sweeeeeeeeet. Great choice.
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Originally posted by SexySC
I knew you or someone else would say that , and the tint too. Actually, I also have something else in mind, might consider a grille(Gialla or Data Systems), hopefully those will come gradually.

Thanx everyone !
haha that means i am a normal man
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Originally posted by SC400-V8
How much do those wheels weigh? I get the feeling I can pick them up with my pinkey... ALL FOUR OF THEM!!
typically for 19s, they are about 25lb each. my 20s they are about 26lb each
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Originally posted by phluid
where is doc at, hopefully these pics give him some ideas
as if i need anymore. i swear, this business-minded, conservative Rick has to go. driving this car stock for the past year has been killing me. but trust me, the starting line-up is at the scorers table. and when its time to pull the pin, its gonna be special..........


<going to bed to dream about NISMO, Power Enterprises, Technosquare, Borla, Stoptech, IForged, GReddy.....>

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Originally posted by DrRick
as if i need anymore. i swear, this business-minded, conservative Rick has to go. driving this car stock for the past year has been killing me. but trust me, the starting line-up is at the scorers table. and when its time to pull the pin, its gonna be special..........

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Get it going Doc !
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Congrats Sexy, the buck pretty much stops at HRE when it comes to wheels man. Now on to the SC, lets not have any favortism amongst rides

what did you say? I cant hear you? 20x9fr/20x11 rear??? well if you must!!! LOL
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nice rims SexySC. one thing keeping me from thinking about buying rims for the G is my tire pressure sensor. i heard it wont work anymore after changing stock rims. but eventually, i'll starting giving in to buying them Volk LE-37s
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Old 03-04-04, 05:23 PM
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Originally posted by Aznteazer
nice rims SexySC. one thing keeping me from thinking about buying rims for the G is my tire pressure sensor. i heard it wont work anymore after changing stock rims. but eventually, i'll starting giving in to buying them Volk LE-37s
The tire pressure sensors won't fit into the valve stems of the vast majority of the aftermarket wheels.
However, HRE do provide the straps & the instructions to band the sensors to their wheels though. I' ve only had the new wheels installed for a few days & everything seems to be working fine so far.
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Originally posted by DGOT20s
Congrats Sexy, the buck pretty much stops at HRE when it comes to wheels man. Now on to the SC, lets not have any favortism amongst rides

what did you say? I cant hear you? 20x9fr/20x11 rear??? well if you must!!! LOL
Thanx D. There's no favouritism here. Actually I think the SC430, with it's superb build quality / fit & finish, looks mighty fine as is now, they don't call it the Jewel of Lexus for no reason. It's the G35 coupe that needs dressing up.
Actually, I didn't acquire an interest in aftermarket wheels until I bought the Lexus and joined CL. As recently as 7 or 8 months ago, I can't even think of justifying spending as much as a set of HRE's on my SC430. I was just happy to get rid of the pieplates with the BBS wheels, which I still think improved its appearance a lot. Of course the BBS's are no HRE's.

I was actually quite tempted when Wheel Experts posted in the SC430 forum offering to sell his virtually brand new set of HRE's for what seem to be an attractive price. Of course I did have to hold back my thoughts, since I really shouldn't budget that much on modding cars within such a short period of time. Hopefully, I would have an opportunity later on to further upgrade the looks of my SC.



These 20's look sick, don't they? I do have some question on their effects on ride quality, since I want my SC430 to ride more like a luxury car as it is meant to be.
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Drooooool. With those rims even *I* want an SC430. Incredible what a difference they make.
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