barncat

Never mind, I went with custom rims.

Could someone list the various cars which have spare donut tires that work on the sc430? As soon as someone on eBay finds out the spare they're selling works on a Lexus sc430 the price goes up by double.

May I add my two cents.....I bought an sc430 2 weeks ago, drove it home 700 miles from the dealer, couldn't stand the handling of the run-flats, went to put on new Contis and discovered I had 2 cracked rims. I blame the cracks on the run-flats. Bottom line, I'm into this about $1300 extra now but I do love the car! Hopefully, I'll have some enjoyable times ahead. Now I have to figure out the spare tire/tire repair kit thing!

Does anyone have for sale or know where I can get the 5 star center caps in silver aftermarket rather than chrome. Once in a while they appear on Ebay but not often. thanks

For everyone's information; Continental Tires is giving a free Nook with the purchase of 4 of their tires in April 2012. Must be over $499 total cost for tires.

By the way, Continental is giving customers a free Nook if they buy 4 Continentals in April 2012. Nice deal!

I bought the Continental Extreme Contact DWS and am having them installed tomorrow. The previous run flats caused a wheel to crack. Not a nice experience!

Welcome! Just picked up my sc430 '03 in Atlanta on Sun and drove it 700 miles home to Pa. Love it so far! Replaces a 94 Saab Turbo convert. That one is going to my daughter. Enjoy

I read the forums and couldn't find if an Acura TL 16" spare will work for the sc430. The bolt pattern is correct; 5x114.3. Help quick because I have a bid in on Ebay for this size tire- and noboby outbid me if it works!!!

I've heard that using fix-a-flat or green slime in a tire which has a tire pressure sensor will ruin the sensor. Does anyone know if this is true? Is it always necessary to maintain or up-grade the sensors if new wheels are installed?

Well, here it goes! I took the plunge and bought a 2003 sc430 in Atlanta, Ga. only 600 miles from home! Wish me luck in driving it home in a couple of weeks. Bought from a BMW dealer and everything seemed to check out. 38,000 miles, one owner, clean Carfax report. I read a lot of the posts to get a feel for any problems , i.e. run-flat tires! Wanted white with saddle interior but had to settle for ecru to get a good, clean car (hopefully!) I know I'm taking a risk buying a car sight- unseen and driving home that distance but the cars seem pretty risk-free generally.