One of my 18 inch alloys has damage that causes a vibration while driving on the highway. Dealer is quoting $225 to fix but weren’t they could fix it. Does this price seem reasonable? Is there a better place to get this done than the dealer?? I’ve never had a damaged wheel before.

 

If you've bent an alloy rim,, your best bet it to replace it. Aluminum wheels cannot be "bent back" without serious fatigue or cracking. Short of replacing the rim, I'm curious what kind of "fix" they are talking about.

 

I bent a front Rim bad on my ES350 U/L a few years ago. I had it fixed at a local Rim fix place. When I dropped it off I notice Tons of high line Luxury cars there getting rims fixed also. lol! They fixed it, rebalanced and I rotated to have put on rear. I never notice any problems. Rode just like it did before it was bent. I took it straight to the Rim repair shop myself.

The Dealers just farm sub it out to a shop to have fixed. Getting it fixed for that price is not so bad. I think I paid like $195. One thing good is if the Lexus Dealers does it, and something's not right you have them to be responsible for it. You could also look for one on Ebay. Careful though that it's not a fixed, was bent rim too.

 

Thanks for this info. I, too, was thinking maybe a new wheel might be best. Where would one look for that? Also happy to hear the dealer price seems in the ballpark and they’ll probably sub it out.

 

Thats a fair price and cheaper than buying a new oem wheel id imagine.

 

Agreed, looks like a new wheel is over $700. I have an appointment with the dealer this week. Hopefully it can be fixed.

 

Should be fixable long as its not center bent or cracked👍🏼