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Old 06-05-12, 06:02 PM
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Matte black and yellow scream racer!!! Not a fan. Even the mesh looks kinda racer I think.
Old 06-05-12, 06:07 PM
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Agreed with the majority in this thread. Go bright silver for the wheel. Black for the caliper. White "LEXUS" lettering on the caliper. This combo will do the job.

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Old 06-05-12, 06:39 PM
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Paint the calipers black.
Old 06-05-12, 10:21 PM
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Your wheel design and color is a tad too aggressive if you wanted to go for a classy look. Remember wheels brings a lot of character to a vehicle.
Old 06-06-12, 01:32 AM
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The caliper paint has to go...along with the lexus logo on the calipers. Lexus doesnt put logos on the small single piston calipers for a reason. Its highlighting the wrong thing. Like what everyone else said, wheels need to be powdercoated liquid graphite for a more oem look
Old 06-06-12, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by NsrDC5
The caliper paint has to go...along with the lexus logo on the calipers. Lexus doesnt put logos on the small single piston calipers for a reason. Its highlighting the wrong thing. Like what everyone else said, wheels need to be powdercoated liquid graphite for a more oem look
I think the decal is fine. Im not too sure but to my knowledge not even the BBK for the 350 comes with lexus branding. I do agree however that graphite wheels would preserve the luxury look but these being reps i dont want to risk the integrity of the wheels. I may just sell them forward or trade them. thanks for your input guys.
Old 06-06-12, 08:40 AM
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Sell them and buy some 19'' full face f-sport wheels....they are really light weight and I think they are classy (they put them on the limited edition ISC).

I want to trade my 18'' f-sports for these.
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Old 06-06-12, 08:48 AM
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It's the wheels. Go back to bright silver
Old 06-06-12, 09:05 AM
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Like others have said, go with a lighter color wheel and change the brake calipers to a different color. Maybe look into hyper silver CV3s? Good luck
Old 06-06-12, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by bob4256
Like others have said, go with a lighter color wheel and change the brake calipers to a different color. Maybe look into hyper silver CV3s? Good luck
CV3's are my favorite wheels but they would deplete my savings lol. Im still a 21 y.o. college student and the money that i do have saved i keep for a rainy day and longterm financial goals.
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Originally Posted by mjh09e
Sell them and buy some 19'' full face f-sport wheels....they are really light weight and I think they are classy (they put them on the limited edition ISC).

I want to trade my 18'' f-sports for these.
I was considering those but i think the cheapest i came across were 1400 fr the set and then another 800 for the tires. i try to not spend more than 1k on wheels. Not because i dont think they're worth it but just because its unrealistic for my position.
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Originally Posted by Mancebof
CV3's are my favorite wheels but they would deplete my savings lol. Im still a 21 y.o. college student and the money that i do have saved i keep for a rainy day and longterm financial goals.
Same here dude. You dont have to get them right away, keep on saving!
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Originally Posted by bob4256
Same here dude. You dont have to get them right away, keep on saving!
Yeah? i noticed you have the five AD S5:F. Just so happens that those are my second favorite wheels. Keep me in mind when you want to unload.
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Originally Posted by Mancebof
Yeah? i noticed you have the five AD S5:F. Just so happens that those are my second favorite wheels. Keep me in mind when you want to unload.
I might be getting new wheels either sometime over the summer or around christmas so Ill let you know.
Old 06-06-12, 10:37 AM
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I agree with the Genesis Track edition 19's w. your black lug nuts...

w/ Gunmetal calipers...it needs the bright silver color, to get that classy look

the black and yellow / batman theme is more of a tuner look...


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