remars Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 My dealer said not to get my factory wheels 'chromed". Has anybody done this? Is there a vendor that will do an exchange? I understand that the 330 wheels should not be used? Thanks for any advice. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uthorns1976 Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 My dealer said not to get my factory wheels 'chromed". Has anybody done this? Is there a vendor that will do an exchange? I understand that the 330 wheels should not be used?Thanks for any advice. Ray ← I believe this has been discussed here previously. It is my understanding from my dealer that the 400h wheels are specific to the 400h and should not be changed. But, whether that's set in stone, I can't say for sure. By the way, did you buy your 400h from the "S" dealership or the "PP" dealership?? Just curious. Our 400h came from "S" dealership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remars Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 I got it from "PP", flint mica / black, all options. Actually it arrives 7/29, but have already purchased it and have the VIN. Any reason why the 400h rims couldn't be chromed? There are several companies that do that, even on an exchange basis. Just have to be positive that the wheels are the exact 2006 factory wheels. I can't / don't understand why the dealers are saying no. Thx, Ray My dealer said not to get my factory wheels 'chromed". Has anybody done this? Is there a vendor that will do an exchange? I understand that the 330 wheels should not be used?Thanks for any advice. Ray ← I believe this has been discussed here previously. It is my understanding from my dealer that the 400h wheels are specific to the 400h and should not be changed. But, whether that's set in stone, I can't say for sure. By the way, did you buy your 400h from the "S" dealership or the "PP" dealership?? Just curious. Our 400h came from "S" dealership. ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uthorns1976 Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 I got it from "PP", flint mica / black, all options. Actually it arrives 7/29, but have already purchased it and have the VIN. Any reason why the 400h rims couldn't be chromed? There are several companies that do that, even on an exchange basis. Just have to be positive that the wheels are the exact 2006 factory wheels. I can't / don't understand why the dealers are saying no. Thx, Ray My dealer said not to get my factory wheels 'chromed". Has anybody done this? Is there a vendor that will do an exchange? I understand that the 330 wheels should not be used?Thanks for any advice. Ray ← I believe this has been discussed here previously. It is my understanding from my dealer that the 400h wheels are specific to the 400h and should not be changed. But, whether that's set in stone, I can't say for sure. By the way, did you buy your 400h from the "S" dealership or the "PP" dealership?? Just curious. Our 400h came from "S" dealership. ← ← Seems to me that having the factory wheels "chromed" might be okay but I'm no expert. Chroming probably would add weight to the wheels. That might be a problem. But, as I said, I'm no expert. I know this is off the subject but did "PP" discount the vehicle you are purchasing?? "S" gave us $1,000 off sticker and over value for trade-in. "S" had exact vehicle we were looking for on their lot. Black/Ivory, all options. Closed the deal in a total of 2 days. Nice ride. I think I inquired with "PP" but got no response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remars Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 Hard to say...yes, PP did discount in the same range, but I had a trade too, and it's hard to know where you really are at. And I had purchased an LS430 and a LX470 over the last few years from the same sales rep. Also had purchased a new '04 RX330 from "S" less than a year ago, but they didn't seen to have much selection or desire to deal on a hybrid. On the chrome wheels, the Lexus web site actually offered the RX330 chrome wheels as an option until recently. I hope someone responds here that has had their RX400h wheels chromed and is satisfied. Or better yet, purchased them from a Lexus dealer. Thx, Ray I got it from "PP", flint mica / black, all options. Actually it arrives 7/29, but have already purchased it and have the VIN. Any reason why the 400h rims couldn't be chromed? There are several companies that do that, even on an exchange basis. Just have to be positive that the wheels are the exact 2006 factory wheels. I can't / don't understand why the dealers are saying no. Thx, Ray My dealer said not to get my factory wheels 'chromed". Has anybody done this? Is there a vendor that will do an exchange? I understand that the 330 wheels should not be used?Thanks for any advice. Ray ← I believe this has been discussed here previously. It is my understanding from my dealer that the 400h wheels are specific to the 400h and should not be changed. But, whether that's set in stone, I can't say for sure. By the way, did you buy your 400h from the "S" dealership or the "PP" dealership?? Just curious. Our 400h came from "S" dealership. ← ← Seems to me that having the factory wheels "chromed" might be okay but I'm no expert. Chroming probably would add weight to the wheels. That might be a problem. But, as I said, I'm no expert. I know this is off the subject but did "PP" discount the vehicle you are purchasing?? "S" gave us $1,000 off sticker and over value for trade-in. "S" had exact vehicle we were looking for on their lot. Black/Ivory, all options. Closed the deal in a total of 2 days. Nice ride. I think I inquired with "PP" but got no response. ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfish400h Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 My dealer routinly sells the 400h with the OEM wheels that have been chromed (was $1795 addon)... As far as I can tell this is OK... if that's what you want. When I told my sales guy that the marked up wheels were a deal breaker, he agreeded to let me have the car with the un-molested OEM wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remars Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 My dealer routinly sells the 400h with the OEM wheels that have been chromed (was $1795 addon)...As far as I can tell this is OK... if that's what you want. When I told my sales guy that the marked up wheels were a deal breaker, he agreeded to let me have the car with the un-molested OEM wheels. ← What dealer did you work with in California? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 You guys can use the names of the dealers ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfish400h Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 My dealer routinly sells the 400h with the OEM wheels that have been chromed (was $1795 addon)...As far as I can tell this is OK... if that's what you want. When I told my sales guy that the marked up wheels were a deal breaker, he agreeded to let me have the car with the un-molested OEM wheels. ← What dealer did you work with in California? Thanks ← Lexus of Westminster I don't know if they are still doing it but Crown Lexus in Ontario was putting chrome RX 330 rims on the 400h... a definite no-no. Both the El Monte and Fresno Lexus dealers were not interested in marking up the sale price by providing this or any other dealer added options. I was going to buy from them when Westminster agreed to "off the truck" condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400h4me Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 My dealer said not to get my factory wheels 'chromed". Has anybody done this? Is there a vendor that will do an exchange? I understand that the 330 wheels should not be used?Thanks for any advice. Ray ← Ray,This was on Ebay this week. Exchange RX400h chromed wheels.$550 plus shipping. This was the company listed. Hope this helps? OEMRIMS COMPANY Visit our eBay Store! OEMRIMS INC CALL US @ 714-940-1761 OR EMAIL: OEMRIMSCOMPANY@AOL.COM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remars Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 Thanks! Incredibly, that is exactly who I purchased them from, and am very pleased. And yes, they were factory orininal RX400h rims. My dealer said not to get my factory wheels 'chromed". Has anybody done this? Is there a vendor that will do an exchange? I understand that the 330 wheels should not be used?Thanks for any advice. Ray ← Ray,This was on Ebay this week. Exchange RX400h chromed wheels.$550 plus shipping. This was the company listed. Hope this helps? OEMRIMS COMPANY Visit our eBay Store! OEMRIMS INC CALL US @ 714-940-1761 OR EMAIL: OEMRIMSCOMPANY@AOL.COM ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husker4theSpurs Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 remars ... do you have pictures of your car with the chromed rims? That would be great! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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