SS = Gone. New Daily Driver Content Inside.

[Sean]

Not bad. But doesnt the IS300 come with a wheel already like that?

[josh99ta]

I wish. The only wheels that come on the IS300 are the stock ones I have, chrome versions of those, and the "SportDesign" wheels which are just a multispoke straight spoke wheel that is kind of ugly. The GS series has an optional wheel called the Lexus Tourmaline that I really like and is at the front of the pack for me right now. It's a machined and cleared silver face, and is painted charcoal on the insides of the spokes that would match my car perfectly, but it's a bit more on the classy side than sporty, which I'm okay with, but not sure how it would look together as a total package.

2006 GS Tourmalines - 18x8 Lexus Wheels on my 01' IS300 - Installed Pics inside !! - my.IS - Lexus IS Forum

[KREaton423]

If you like the RS4 style wheels Enkei came out with these not too long ago. I don't know what price range you are looking at but I think these would look good on the IS.

Enkei Racing PF01 Bright Silver Paint



Edit: I also found these, the GTC01, they are a little more "classy" looking imo.

[Sean]

Not a fan of those GS wheels on a IS.

[josh99ta]

I like the first ones, look like Emotion knockoffs like Rota Torques. I like the finish though. I'm really trying hard to find some 17s I like but it's difficult. I've had a lot of lipped wheels and it's kind of a pain on a daily because the lip just holds so much crud during storms and such, so I'm wanting a non-lipped wheel, preferably concave a little bit. Problem is with non-lipped wheels 18s look a little big to me (like those Tourmalines, just a bit too big). Lipped 18s look perfect, or non-lipped 17s, but I can't find any style that I like. I'd like to keep a sporty but classy look and I'd like to keep it semi-OEM looking, that's the goal, so I'll keep looking til I figure something out. Those Enkeis may be a good option though. I like the IS250/IS350 wheels, but the plain silver finish is a little weak. I like the hypersilver or machined finishes better.

Also I headed over to autolumination.com which is like my one stop shop for bulbs for the past five years or so. Picked up some 3000k yellow plasma bulbs for the DRLs to tie the front together, and also picked up some chrome bulbs for the front and rear turn signals that still light up amber, but are otherwise chrome so that I can get rid of all the amber in the front and rear lights. The little details, but they make a difference.

[josh99ta]

The only exception to that is going with a mesh style wheel. I'd run a lip then and deal with it. LOL I love the look of mesh wheels. I like a lot of the factory BMW mesh wheels. I think something like this would look good on the IS. 17 Inch Hyperblack Wheels Rims stern st8 5x4.5 : eBay Motors (item 140352599510 end time Mar-14-10 10:35:39 PDT)

[Sean]

What about a knock off M5 wheel?

[josh99ta]

What I really want are the 5-series M-Parallel wheels. I like the M5 super concave wheels too though. Problem is offset. They run healthy offsets already and I'd need an adapter to make the bolt pattern work, so it would take a lot of fender work to get them on there. That's very similar to the overall style I'm going for though.