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Old 08-05-07, 02:06 AM
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Thanks for looking. I am thinking of throwing some D's on my ***** lol j/p. On a serious note I want to put 20" rims on my ES350. I found these 3 styles that I like. If you think other styles would look good please let me know what you recommend. Thanks a lot

The 1st style are the T.I.S. 07



The 2nd style I like are the T.I.S. 08



Finally the 3rd style are the T.I.S. 10

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Some of the following words came to mind when I saw those rims.

Among them were: gaudy, classless, garish, tasteless and "I wouldn't be caught dead with those abominations on any vehicle."

I hope this helps.

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Old 08-05-07, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by PsychDoc
Some of the following words come up when I saw those rims.

Among them were: gaudy, classless, garish, tasteless and "I wouldn't be caught dead with those abominations on any vehicle."

I hope this helps.

I like the style of the model 8, but too much crome. If the car were madein the 60's it would work. I'd look more to a pewter type of finish.
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Especially on a FWD entry level luxury car like the ES.
Old 08-05-07, 06:23 AM
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ocwescoast,

The stock wheels look just fine. I would stay with them.
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TIS 07 those are hawt
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Good luck with your decision. If you think the style & size will look good, go for it. Personally, I can't imagine anything larger than 19's on the ES, and nothing in chrome. I'd go for a painted/coated finish with the only bling possibly being a polished lip. To my eyes the styling of the car just doesn't work with anything larger or too aggressive.

FWIW here's one that I picked for my wife's ES.



Ultimately she decided that the graphite 17's are perfectly fine, and it's really hard to argue with that. I've not seen a set of OEM wheels that look better, particularly against the tungsten finish.
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Look at the chrome versions of the Ultra's wheels on ebay motors.
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I've always like the UL wheels like these!!
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Originally Posted by osokuko
I've always like the UL wheels like these!!
Very nice. They're just right for the car, because they were designed specifically for the ES350.
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Originally Posted by PsychDoc
Some of the following words came to mind when I saw those rims.

Among them were: gaudy, classless, garish, tasteless and "I wouldn't be caught dead with those abominations on any vehicle."

I hope this helps.
hey its his car, he can put w/e he wants on it. to me if i had to choose, id choose the third one. but if i could get any rim for the es, it would be g- spiders from the gs, hope u find the right rim for the right car
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Originally Posted by osokuko
I've always like the UL wheels like these!!
The UL wheels are a big improvement for this car. It was worth the money just to get the wheels. The rest of the bells and whistles don't hurt, but for me, the reason for the UL was the wheels.
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Yup.......I love the UL wheels!!!
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It is awfully hard to argue...

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I love my graphite UL factory wheels, but still will keep looking to find something better.


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