IS250 SE-L Newbie

[Troysc04]

Just a quick hello. Collected my 1st Lexus on Saturday, a 2007 IS250 SE-L in silver. Am very impressed so far and it has nice alloys, but unfortunately they are in a bit of a state, so am going to have to get them refurbished. Any idea how much I can expect to pay per wheel?

[Ala Larj]

I had mine done by https://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk 

Was £80 a corner and they did a brilliant job.

[Texas]

12 minutes ago, Ala Larj said:

I had mine done by https://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk 

Was £80 a corner and they did a brilliant job.

I am also looking to get my wheels 'refurbished' and have been looking around so when you mentioned the company above I have to reply and say it is one I am steering away from (see what I done there!) because of this on another forum I have been on since 2006.

if you read the thread to the end you will see that it works out in the end but absolutely not a way I want to go about it.

http://www.talkford.com/community/topic/334457-wheel-refurb-help-with-claim-for-new-wheels/

paul m.

[Ala Larj]

16 minutes ago, Texas said:

I am also looking to get my wheels 'refurbished' and have been looking around so when you mentioned the company above I have to reply and say it is one I am steering away from (see what I done there!) because of this on another forum I have been on since 2006.

if you read the thread to the end you will see that it works out in the end but absolutely not a way I want to go about it.

http://www.talkford.com/community/topic/334457-wheel-refurb-help-with-claim-for-new-wheels/

paul m.

That's really interesting. I was well happy with mine. I guess this is the problem with dealing with franchises, some good, some bad. Poor show from head office though.

 

[Texas]

I think they might be a little upset at the price of 4 new Lexus alloys compared to the Ford ones but I ain't going there anyway!

paul m.

[true blue]

Hi and welcome to this excellent forum ,looks a good car ,I,m sure you will enjoy driving it ; There are quite a lot of wheel refurbishers and I,m sure you will find a good local one if you ask around for recommendations  .£80 a corner should get a good result ,I would only use a guy who takes the tyres off ;strips the paint and does a proper job , these cheaper refurbish options where the tyre bead is broken and the wheel quickly ' blown over ' the the tyre re inflated will not last long . It would appear from the last MOT there is an advisory on the rear callipers starting to seize,  This is a common and easily fixed problem with plenty of advice on here for you to read . I would advise doing it promptly as if you leave it to seize up on the pivot pin it will become a much bigger problem .

Regards Dave

[KenMavor]

3 hours ago, Troysc04 said:

Just a quick hello. Collected my 1st Lexus on Saturday, a 2007 IS250 SE-L in silver. Am very impressed so far and it has nice alloys, but unfortunately they are in a bit of a state, so am going to have to get them refurbished. Any idea how much I can expect to pay per wheel?

Looks very nice...and welcome to the forum..some very knowledgeable people on here.

Re wheels...just leave it some where "nice" in Manchester get 'em nicked and claim new ones on insurance..... :-) Joking of course.

 

 

[Farqui]

Hi Scott @Troysc04, welcome to the forum.

Well done picking up your IS250, 'it' looks great. 

I particularly like the alloys, they're G-Sypders right? 

[peachy]

Yep there G spyders same as mine.

 

Mine were in a dreadful state but had all 4 refurbished last year for 300 notes and they look splendid now.

You really need to get the caliper pins lubes up. Trust me when they seize up they are a nightmare to free up. I ended up having to replace the housing on the rears and it wasn't cheap.

Other than that it' a superb car. Enjoy 😀

[Troysc04]

On 1/15/2018 at 4:56 PM, true blue said:

Hi and welcome to this excellent forum ,looks a good car ,I,m sure you will enjoy driving it ; There are quite a lot of wheel refurbishers and I,m sure you will find a good local one if you ask around for recommendations  .£80 a corner should get a good result ,I would only use a guy who takes the tyres off ;strips the paint and does a proper job , these cheaper refurbish options where the tyre bead is broken and the wheel quickly ' blown over ' the the tyre re inflated will not last long . It would appear from the last MOT there is an advisory on the rear callipers starting to seize,  This is a common and easily fixed problem with plenty of advice on here for you to read . I would advise doing it promptly as if you leave it to seize up on the pivot pin it will become a much bigger problem .

Regards Dave

Thanks Dave