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Have X-package wheels changed for 09?

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Old 09-11-08, 07:12 AM
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Does anyone know if the 09 x-pack wheels are the same as the 07-08's or are they different? If different can you post a photo or tell me where to find a photo on the website?

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Old 09-11-08, 07:26 AM
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They are the same. No change.
Old 09-11-08, 10:18 AM
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I think the only new rims for the 2009 is the normal 18" and 17".
Old 09-11-08, 11:11 AM
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Here's the X-Package 5 spoke on an 09 at Taste of Lexus last weekend:


Old 09-11-08, 01:18 PM
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i am so not a fan of the x-pac
looks like a really cheap wheel with a lexus cap... i dunno.. i like other x type wheels but these just look so YUK to me.

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Looks the same to me. What/why do you think it looks different?
Old 09-12-08, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by flipside909
Here's the X-Package 5 spoke on an 09 at Taste of Lexus last weekend:
Interesting that the X-package cars at the recent Taste of Lexus are still "pre-production" because I'm still not seeing that new "Aerodynamic front air dam" that is bragged about in the package specs. I guess that could be the same car that Javy photographed months ago, but it seems strange.
Old 09-12-08, 10:20 AM
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I thought the X-Package had a sunroof delete???
Old 09-12-08, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Zexnos
I thought the X-Package had a sunroof delete???
Not exactly.

There is an X package option

There is also an X package with sunroof delete option


Which is annoying because I'd have -loved- to delete the sunroof if it had been a standalone option.
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I think the OP is thinking about those new "Lobster Claw" wheels that are out for 09. I personally love the X pac wheel.
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x-package wheels looks way better in person.
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I did post out of concern that the lobster claw wheel might be an X-pack replacement.

I love the x-pack wheel from 07-08 and want to make sure it is the same for 09.

The lobster claw wheel is hideous. I will be surprised if it makes it through the year without a redesign.

Thanks
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Originally Posted by Keppie
I did post out of concern that the lobster claw wheel might be an X-pack replacement.

I love the x-pack wheel from 07-08 and want to make sure it is the same for 09.

The lobster claw wheel is hideous. I will be surprised if it makes it through the year without a redesign.

Thanks
Seems to be the CL communities consensus (LOL)!!!
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X-PAC WHEELS FTW!!!!
Old 09-12-08, 06:41 PM
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X Package !
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