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Old 01-12-10, 06:29 AM
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Default New wheels are on... for now lol

Finally decided to move on from my old 18" BBS RK's that I LOVED... (check the classifieds ) and picked these up... They're only temporary for the winter until I find a new setup, so please feel free to love, hate, laugh, whatever. I don't remember seeing another 2GS on here with these, so I figured I'd share.

SC430 OEM 18x8 with twisted star centers.

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They came with a set of Pirelli Pzero nero M+S tires which by the way.... WORST TIRES EVER.

And here's the kicker...















$0.00 Thanks Craigslist!!!
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good price...
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I think they look decent.. Nice find. Cant beat the price.. was it a trade?
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wait? what you got the wheels for free? a dude was charging me 1k plus my 20's for trade in ! sweet deal and they look good too
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I like them and can't beat that price
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heh, it's a sad story how I got these for free. I bought them for $250 from a guy on craigslist, advertised as mint condition wheel/tire combo right. While purchasing them from him, he mentioned he was on ClubLexus as an SC430 owner. I buy them. Next day, I check the SC430 forum and see that 2 weeks prior to him putting them up for sale, he had a thread about how they leaked and he had nothing but problems with them.

So I called him out, he refunded the money only after a little "coaxing". The valve stems are just busted I think, so I'm gonna replace them when I get a free afternoon.

Slightly better cell phone pic below

New wheels are on... for now lol-eowmm.jpg
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Not bad for your winter setup..
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good pick up
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Originally Posted by JiBBeL
. I don't remember seeing another 2GS on here with these, so I figured I'd share.
I have

I've taken them off for the winter as I needed snow tires...16" tires are cheaper than 18". I'm looking for new wheels though, they were temp just like you said.
Here's a pic of mine.

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Originally Posted by JDMCelsior
I have

I've taken them off for the winter as I needed snow tires...16" tires are cheaper than 18". I'm looking for new wheels though, they were temp just like you said.
Here's a pic of mine.
LOL, your car looks like my twin! I know they don't really look that bad... but yall must be in a good mood today. I thought for sure we'd have some haters. Sometimes I glance over at the car and think "man, that looks hard". Then sometimes I'll see it in the parking lot and wanna set it on fire
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It's not too bad, I mean, I don't personally like them 100%, but it beats having 16". I got complements from some and dislikes from others...can't please everyone man.
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Word... I gotta admit... I mostly like em'
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Originally Posted by JiBBeL
heh, it's a sad story how I got these for free. I bought them for $250 from a guy on craigslist, advertised as mint condition wheel/tire combo right. While purchasing them from him, he mentioned he was on ClubLexus as an SC430 owner. I buy them. Next day, I check the SC430 forum and see that 2 weeks prior to him putting them up for sale, he had a thread about how they leaked and he had nothing but problems with them.

So I called him out, he refunded the money only after a little "coaxing". The valve stems are just busted I think, so I'm gonna replace them when I get a free afternoon.

Slightly better cell phone pic below

dude you went back and got your $250 refund on those ! from a fellow CL member , $250 was a steal , i would of called it quits than, either way car looks good
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Originally Posted by AsGs300
dude you went back and got your $250 refund on those ! from a fellow CL member , $250 was a steal , i would of called it quits than, either way car looks good
I knew it was a steal, which is why I didn't try haggling on the price or anything. What pissed me off, was the guy telling me they rode great, had no leaks or problems, and just needed to be filled with a little air and put em right on my car.

Then I find out he had nothing but problems with them for a long time, and didn't want them on his wife's car. But it's safe for my wife to be driving a car with 20 psi in one of the front tires? 25 psi in the rear? I felt like he endangered my family's safety by lying about the condition of them.

Thankfully, it was resolved without anyone getting hurt and I got a free set of nice wheels So thanks for listening to me vent, and I appreciate the kind comments guys.
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Originally Posted by AsGs300
dude you went back and got your $250 refund on those ! from a fellow CL member , $250 was a steal , i would of called it quits than, either way car looks good
No kidding. He then brags about how he screwed the same guy over...after he got them for free?

So insult to injury....

those wheels suck give me my money back!

ROFL. I was kidding LOL. They only have bad stems...mine now FOR FREE! Jokes on you! w00t!

Stay Classy Scumbag.


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