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Old 05-13-08, 06:37 AM
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looks good lexusfreak....I would of went with the 215/50/17 tires though as the 55 will throw your odom off.
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Originally Posted by Lexusfreak
Thanks LexGrl,

I'm glad I decided on the ES 350 alloys in the end too. They actually look awesome in person.

Have you got your windows tinted yet? Just so you know....the tint in my pics are 22% (medium charcoal shade) Solar Gard all around.

I haven't been on much in a little while (a 1 year old will do that to ya lol), very sorry to hear about your accident several weeks back. Hope your ES is back to the way you like it again....and glad you weren't hurt.
No, I have not got the tints yet. I've been so crazy busy and I'm still shoping around for a reputable place. In the Philly area it's really hit or miss with tint shops. My ES is as good as new. She is up for her 60K service very soon. I am anxious to get some new tires for her as well as I hate the ones I have now, they are really noisy.
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Originally Posted by kphu
looks good lexusfreak....I would of went with the 215/50/17 tires though as the 55 will throw your odom off.
kphu....the stock tire size is 215 55 17's.....how do you figure my odo will be off?

LexGrl, what tires do you currently have & any thoughts about what to get as replacements? Are you going with an all season, or a set of summers & another set for winter?
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Originally Posted by Lexusfreak
kphu....the stock tire size is 215 55 17's.....how do you figure my odo will be off?
must have been one of those days where I read something wrong...my bad...I swore I read ES300..oops!
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Originally Posted by kphu
must have been one of those days where I read something wrong...my bad...I swore I read ES300..oops!
No worries kphu
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Originally Posted by Lexusfreak
kphu....the stock tire size is 215 55 17's.....how do you figure my odo will be off?

LexGrl, what tires do you currently have & any thoughts about what to get as replacements? Are you going with an all season, or a set of summers & another set for winter?

I have only driven my car 6K miles since I bought her so I still have the michelin tires from the Lexus dealer. I'm not too satisfied with them, they are quite noisy and not as sticky as I like my tires to be, but I still have a lot of tread on them left. I am shopping for rims (which have taken forever) and hope to put Summer tires on them. Then once the Michelin tires wear out, I'll put good winter tires on my stock rims. At the rate I'm going, I probably won't put aftermarket rims until next year. lol
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I was never a huge fan of the Michelin MXV4's personally LexGrl.....much better choices available in an all season.

I went with the Goodyear Triple Tred's.....their wet weather performance(especially in heavy rain) is off the charts.....80k mile treadlife works for me too.

Some have complained about road noise with these tires (because of the aggressive tread pattern).....I have owned 4 set's of these tires on my vehicles (including 2 Lexi & 2 Subaru's) & still have never complained about this issue.
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