Double bonus!
Got new tyres fitted today and now TPMS warning light is out after finding passenger side reset button. Replacement set of wheels had 4 good senders.
Second bonus. Old bling wheels hopefully being collected tonight for £300.
Managed 37mpg on a 40 mile round trip.
I paid £390 for my secondhand gs450h wheels, delivered. Condition was very good.
Remember the silly cost of rubber when you go oversize. £250 for a 285/25 R20. Double the price of an 18 inch one, same brand.
Link
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575378759&campid=5338273189&customid=&icep_item=254591047920&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229508&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg&toolid=11111
Just taken 20 inch after market alloys off my gs450h.
Rears were over circumference and too wide resulting in chafing the arch.
They looked great but beyond that were pants in fit and comfort.
Just stuck them on eBay. Way to waste money......someone paid £1000 for them new. Second hand and still in good condition I may get £100.
Original wheels bought off eBay arrived today.
They are excellent! Really good, just the odd blemish, and two useable 5mm+ winter Pirelli Sottozero's. Will keep on the front for now until they wear out a bit more.
Plumped for Continental Premium Contact 6 for the rears for fitting next week.
Had a drive with the new wheels. Much nicer!
Probably going to go Michelin Pilot 4.
Too much choice, too many opinions.
Want long life, low rolling resistance, quiet, and very occasional hooning ability.
Just bought a set off eBay.
Might be able to recover a bit of cost by flogging the huuuuge ones to a drug dealer.
Actually a bit embarrassing rocking up at the tyre place with aftermarket wheels.
Driving it again!
Managed to show 49mpg after a 15 mile hypermile effort.
Definitely going to put original wheels back on. Had a chat with a tyre place today.
My 11 year old GS450h looks really modern to me. Swapped my 25 year old Saab for it.
Plan was to keep both cars for a couple of months to make sure I really preferred the Lexus. Currently both cars SORNd so plan not going well.
After two weeks and not many miles I have a slow puncture in one of my crappy tyres. As rears are 280 wide and a bit over circumference they show signs of rubbing.
Decided to keep the 20 inch wheels as they do look nice and are solid forged aluminium so should not flake like stock wheels do.
However, I will maintain as close a rolling circumference to OEM as possible. Will have to be 245/30 R20.
Going to spend big on tyres. Cannot bring myself to buy Landsail at £80 a tyre fitted.
4 bits of quality rubber are going to to cost the best part of a grand.
My local down the road garage cannot fit 20 inch wheels on their tyre machine either.
I bought my Lexus and drove it home over Dartford Bridge?
Duly added new vehicle to my existing account that night.
They would have fined me if I had not called them three days later to say no fee had been taken from my account.
Turns out you have to register a vehicle BEFORE you use crossing, not AFTER.
They graciously forgave me but said never do it again!