levinsoy

I have a 2014 Lexus GS-350 F-Sport AWD in black that I just bought in May 2018 with the metallic dark graphite wheels. Problem is the yahoo that owned the car before me had 3 of the wheels repainted and one was replaced. The repainted three wheels are pealing pretty badly and I got a little bit of road rash on the new rim. Should I get all four rims professionally redone again and painted? How much would this cost as I'm figuring each rim is about $500 new.

Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.

AJLex19

The F- Sport wheels have a dark graphite finish that is reflective. I had my 18" wheels on my '13 non F-sport GS refinished to match the others and it was done well. They charged $85 to refinish each wheel (but I did know the guy through a family friend). I think they typically charge closer to $120-$150 to paint/refinish.

If its a reputable shop, the price will be closer to $150 per wheel to paint and refinish depending on the size of the wheel. The good thing about this method is that you can also find out if the wheel is out of round and see that fixed as well if they also do wheel straightening services.

You'll probably pay $500 total to have all refinished and removal of curb rash (instead of $500+ for a single new wheel) - maybe a little bit more if you need to straighten any wheels.

charley95

500 sounds pretty reasonable to have 4 wheels trued and refinished.

JWBlakk

I see the F Sport wheels (usually factory takeoffs) on Ebay all the time for less than $500 per wheel. I'd just get new ones, that way they are already trued and the color matches. I did the refinishing route before and had to have them done three times before they got it close to being right...wasn't worth the headache, unless you know a reputable shop that will look out for you.