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Old 01-30-07, 12:17 PM
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Default X Package Wheels - Why so much more expensive?

Why would the X package wheels be more than double the price of the other wheels?

The G Spiders and ISP wheels are both $1000 for a set at Sewell. The X package wheels are $2200.

Man I want the X package ones. But almost double? This sucks.

Hope they go down in price or people who have the X package want to sell!!!
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Originally Posted by tcho82
Why would the X package wheels be more than double the price of the other wheels?

The G Spiders and ISP wheels are both $1000 for a set at Sewell. The X package wheels are $2200.

Man I want the X package ones. But almost double? This sucks.

Hope they go down in price or people who have the X package want to sell!!!
All of the Lexus wheels you mention retail in the $2,200 range. But the X-package wheels are new this year, so perhaps they don't have the stock or availability to be able to discount them yet.
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they are all made of the same material right?
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Its because the G-spiders and ISP wheels are accessories.

The Xpackage wheels are OEM installed. Just look up the price of the standard 18s. I dont know how much they are, but they are probably sky high.

Man, the X-package is such an awesome deal. If only I could have got it in white.

You get
Those 18"s
Sport Pedals
Illuminated sills
sports suspension
Front lip spoiler
... all for $1440. What a steal.

I had to pay $720 just for the standard finish 18s
Then $300 for the sills from sewell and $120 for the pedals. Thats $1140, with myself doing the installs, and I miss out on the sports suspension and the Front lip.
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Originally Posted by tcho82
Why would the X package wheels be more than double the price of the other wheels?

The G Spiders and ISP wheels are both $1000 for a set at Sewell. The X package wheels are $2200.

Man I want the X package ones. But almost double? This sucks.

Hope they go down in price or people who have the X package want to sell!!!
The ISP and G Spyders are Lexus accessory wheels, not OEM replacements. They will be less expensive because Lexus will sell 5,000 of them for every OEM one.
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I am getting a blk/blk 250 with x package here in a few weeks. I would love to trade my x package wheels for a set of mint condition G spyders.
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I love my xpac rims, soooooo easy to clean. That was one of the main points for getting the xpac, the ease of cleaning the rims
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well I am willing to sacrifice ease of cleaning for the look of the G spyders.
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Originally Posted by tqlla3k
Its because the G-spiders and ISP wheels are accessories.

The Xpackage wheels are OEM installed. Just look up the price of the standard 18s. I dont know how much they are, but they are probably sky high.

Man, the X-package is such an awesome deal. If only I could have got it in white.

You get
Those 18"s
Sport Pedals
Illuminated sills
sports suspension
Front lip spoiler
... all for $1440. What a steal.

I had to pay $720 just for the standard finish 18s
Then $300 for the sills from sewell and $120 for the pedals. Thats $1140, with myself doing the installs, and I miss out on the sports suspension and the Front lip.
Yea that is a pretty good deal.
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Originally Posted by tcho82
The G Spiders and ISP wheels are both $1000 for a set at Sewell. The X package wheels are $2200.
Lexus MSRP pricing for all wheels are about $2k.

You should be able to get the X-Package wheels for about $1k when they are available outside of Lexus showrooms and provided to distributors.
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Lexus MSRP pricing for all wheels are about $2k.

You should be able to get the X-Package wheels for about $1k when they are available outside of Lexus showrooms and provided to distributors.
agree

you will see them on ebay and other places really soon!
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I got mine from a cl member on here. Check the classified area and you might find someone selling them.
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