Aero Alloys

[is200 Newbie]

I have been routing around on eBay tonight and found a seller selling these wheels - they are not mine - they are the Aero style alloys which are very hard to find.

Someone must be looking for a set ...?

eBay item number 261390151420

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

Yes those are aero alloys. Be careful, a lot of them are bent, buckled not visible to the naked eye but as soon as you drive on them you'll know!

I own 9 of these wheels, 5 are bent :(

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

They're very soft you see, made of butter is how WIM and pristine alloys described them.

Pristine alloys were sent 170 from Lexus when they first launched the IS to correct them after customer complaints.... Pristine alloys scrapped the lot, not repairable

[scudney]

Haha gives Made in England a bad name eh

[JPWilson]

What would a set be worth in really good condition, with Tyres and obviously not bent...

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

If they are truly not bent and no kerb marks so pristine condition then with good tyres you could get £4-500 but they really do have to be in A1 condition

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

Haha gives Made in England a bad name eh

Yep, the only part of the car to be made in Britain

[VLM]

I've got the Aeros, last time I had tyres one of them needed 90g of weights added. It's all spot on to drive. The spare looks in good nick but don't know if it's out of balance.

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

I've got the Aeros, last time I had tyres one of them needed 90g of weights added. It's all spot on to drive. The spare looks in good nick but don't know if it's out of balance.

You can't balance out a bend or buckle. The one wheel that took a load of weight, is it on the back? I find if I put one of my bent rims on the back I can't feel it (except for 1 which is really bad then it thumps through the drivers seat) but as soon as even a slightly bent rim is put on the front the steering wheel shakes between 45-60mph!

[VLM]

The one wheel that took a load of weight, is it on the back?

It's been on the front and now the back. No vibration. There wasn't that weight on it when I had the new tyres fitted - I do remember a very slight vibration on the old tyres, but not enough to bother. I must be borderline getting away with it.

If a wheel is out of true, how can you tell - is it DIY measurable?

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

Look and the inside of the rim. That's where all mine bent and some are obvious but not always.

You can jack the car up, spin the wheel keeping your focus on a specific point on the suspension where the top of the wheel is and look for any up or down movement of wobble in the wheel.

3 of mine it's obvious to anybody they're bent, all over the place lol, 2 you can just and just see it jump up and down a little, and the other 4 run true.

This could also indicate out of round tyre so it's not 100% accurate. You'd be able to see it better on a balance machine

[North west beast]

Tte chicanes are better but rare too

[noby76]

didn't know my wheels were worth £500.. I have 5 of them including spare and wont mind swapping with you noo bie ...

[GME]

These are mine - http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjEyWDEwMjQ=/z/FjsAAOxyRhBS98Lo/$_80.JPG

I always thought tho that these are the aeros lol.

[scudney]

Sorry they are the eleven spoke not sure what other name they go by,personally prefer the aeros although they are more prone to buckling etc

[is200 Newbie]

GME - These were the LE model (Limited Edition) wheels for the IS200 (possibly 300 also) from 2004 / 05 ... they still corrode like a bugger