remove pie plates
02-08-11, 07:16 AM
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remove pie plates
I want to remove the outer pie plate looking covers on my 2002 stock wheels. I notice when I remove them there is a cavity in the center of the rim that is not good looking and I want to purchase a center cap to make them look better.
Can someone supply the name and / or website where I can look. I went on Ebay with not much luck.
Can someone supply the name and / or website where I can look. I went on Ebay with not much luck.
02-08-11, 07:57 AM
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You may want to consider the "Twisted Star" covers to replace the pie plates. I believe this is the only choice. Here is an example: http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories These are chromed they also come in silver to match your OEM wheels.
02-08-11, 10:16 AM
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I want to remove the outer pie plate looking covers on my 2002 stock wheels. I notice when I remove them there is a cavity in the center of the rim that is not good looking and I want to purchase a center cap to make them look better.
Can someone supply the name and / or website where I can look. I went on Ebay with not much luck.
Can someone supply the name and / or website where I can look. I went on Ebay with not much luck.
They are not cheap. http://lexus.sewellparts.com/
02-09-11, 05:25 AM
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I got mine from ebay, I think around $100. Go to the top and under community, then photo gallery and then the SC430 section, the first and second photos are of her SC the first are the pedals and the second are the wheels. The centers were plain and I bought the SC letters and painted them black to match the other emblems on the car. Cyberlexus is right, the ones from Lexus are pricey. Might be able to find a used set somewhere, if you are lucky. Would have just did a link for you, but not that savy yet, still learning my way around also.
02-09-11, 09:49 AM
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Here is another alternative. I'm the second owner, and these caps were on my SC430 when I purchased it. They look somewhat like the "twist" caps without a twist. And they have a Lexus logo at the center, suggesting they are OEM. I damaged one and have been looking for a replacement on eBay for a while with no success. I haven't asked my dealer yet. If you find (or anyone knows of) a source, it would be appreciated.
And I'm still trying to figure out how to include an image, so here goes . . .
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And I'm still trying to figure out how to include an image, so here goes . . .
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Well, that doesn't work. Anyone have a how-to (in this case, from a camera)?
Please see my next post:
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02-09-11, 10:52 PM
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Wow that is sure a different center cap, I don't know about the others in the club but I have never seen any like this before. Changing to a different subject, I took the stock wheels from my SC removed the pie plates ( still trying to get rid of them ) and put on the chrome twisted centers off E-bay. They are chome plastic of decent quality, they even have metal inserts where they bolt on to the wheel to protect the plastic and look great! I put the SC wheels on my wife's ES300 and turns it into a different beast! Looks really good on the ES. Now my wife things her car looks stupid when I take them off to put her stock wheels on for the winter. "Just my 2 cents" 
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02-10-11, 04:51 AM
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Does it looks strange having the silver stock wheels with the chrome centers? I was tempted to buy the chrome centers but thought it'd look strange since stock wheels aren't chrome. Could you share a picture?
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02-10-11, 06:56 AM
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Some of the PB edition are exactly like that, with the center caps in chrome, if I am not mistaken.
02-12-11, 10:58 PM
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I don't know about anybody else but I like the chrome center on the silver wheels. I don't have any pic's at this time and like Steady Eddy said, I won't be able to take any pic's till March when we get back from Arizona. Untill then we have to suffer driving our Eclipse Spyder convertible in the Valley of the Sun!! 
02-13-11, 06:36 AM
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Some of the PB edition has the the chrome twisters.
02-13-11, 12:06 PM
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My '02 either came with it or the previous owners swapped the pie plates out with the twisters.
