dolefee

WTB : OEM 18" 5-spoke from the '04-'05 LS430. Let me know, thanks.

gottahaveit2

I like these wheels too, they look super in chrome on any LS...too bad they are only 7.5 wide, should have made them 8 at least!

Ebay vendor Victoria Tire was selling them, for about $995 18x7.5 chrome. And yes as stated below, knock offs of the OE wheel it appears.

herragge

I have OEM SC430 wheels that will look awesome on your LX430. I've seen pics and it makes the look of the LS very unique. They are in 18 x 8 width, do if your looking for extra width these are great. I have tires availible as well if you need. They are five spoke pie plate wheels. Heres the link to my thread. Prices are all negotiable.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=130515

Steve

dolefee

Thanks for the offer, definitely a great deal. However, I'm specifically looking for the 5-spokes from the '04-'05 LS430. Good luck with your sale.

dolefee

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JLAWS

They are great looking wheels. I'd say they are equal to the 2000 -2003 Mercedes S Class AMG wheel, Just a timeless look. They are steep in price. Ebay mostly sells chrome knock offs. Go to www.newlexusparts.com and enter part # 4261150410. That is for non chrome at a cost of $439
each. That's with no center cap. The site states shipping is free. That is the lowest online price I could find.

By the way the # for chrome is 4261150420

dolefee

Thanks for the lead. However, I can't see spending that much on 18s. I'm sure some forum members will be willing to part with their set as it gets closer to Spring/Summer. That's when the 20" HREs, SSRs, WORKs, Lowenharts, etc. comes out. Patiently waiting...

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JLAWS

Dolefee, it's a lost cause. No one is going to give up their rare expensive stock 18 inch rims. Yes people will be puttin on 20's within a couple of months but when it gets cold again, they will be putting them back on. I gave in and bought some new ones from that site I mentioned. I had them throw in free center caps. I absolutely love the rims. They are light weight and have a natural look for the car, not too flashy but very classy. Stay away from Ebay knockoffs

dolefee

That's why I'm hoping to buy from someone in Cali or even better, locally here in Arizona. I'm glad you picked up your set. Did you go chrome or silver? What color LS? I'm sure it looks sweet! Funny, for some, it's JUST A STOCK LOOK. For example, when I had my '03 TL TypeS, the stock 17s looked really nice BUT to me, it was still stock. So I went with 19" SSR Varden Sport Velbret 3pc and sold my stock wheels w/o thinking twice.

JLAWS

I went with silver. I wanted something low maintenance. My LS430 is black and chrome for some reason doesn't always look the best for black cars IMO. I don't have pics yet but here is an idea of what it looks like...

gottahaveit2

I agree, you'll be lucky to find OE stock wheels.

I do have some personal experience on "Ebay" knockoffs to share... for my 94 LS400 I wanted the then new '02 LS430 chrome 17" OE wheel. Sets are on ebay for $700-1000. Lucked out and saw a local Lexus dealer had a set on Ebay. Stopped by and picked up a brand new set of chrome "replicas" complete with cheesy rip off "L"center cap emblem.. for $550!!

I was hesitant about getting the China replicas, but it was a great price. I had them for several years and they were just great, quality of plating, balance, etc were all acceptable. In fact, when I sold my car in Nov, the updated hrome wheels set my car apart from the other cars for sale and helped me get $10,450 for the '94 LS w/ 112k miles, even with 40k mile bald tires! the new owner liked the look and said he'd buy tires, no problem.

So if you have the bucks go for the real Lexus wheels, yes, as JLAWS says, they can't be beat, authentic is better than replica and probably lighter; but I do feel the replicas might work out for some people in certain circumstances.

Lexiss_sc430

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Hey dolefee, try this site. They have the LS replicas for $240 chromed. I don’t know if it’s too much but I just saw them and remembered you were asking about them.


http://www.victoriatire.com/wheels.h...del%5D&size=18

Tommy