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92 messages,  Last post on Nov 19, 2011 at 5:52 PM

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What is this discussion about? Lexus GS 300, Lexus GS 400, Lexus GS 430, Lexus GS 350, Lexus GS 450h, Tires, Wheels, Sedan

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#83 of 92 Re: 2006 GS 300 Tire Pressure Sensors [spear3] by cfrisk

Mar 11, 2010 (5:22 am)

Replying to: spear3 (Nov 04, 2006 5:23 pm)
THAT JUST HAPPEN TO ME.THERE IS A BUTTON ON THE PASSAGE SIDE UNDER THE GLOVE DEPT BOX.U HAVE LOOK REALLY GOOD ITS THERE.PUSH IT ONE TIME.PROBLEM FIXED.NO MORE CHECK SYSTEM LIGHT.I WAS HAPPY TOO.

#84 of 92 replacement tires by smr36

Sep 24, 2010 (10:39 am)

"07 GS 350 RWD needed replacement tires for 18" wheels after 20k miles. Original tires were very expensive Michelin Primacy. Very good handling but too much road noise for me. Replaced w/ Pilot Sports A/S. Couldn't be happier but they're new so time will tell.

#85 of 92 Re: 2008 GS460 Drifting on un-even road [chucko3] by vince34

Oct 12, 2010 (1:23 pm)

Replying to: chucko3 (Mar 05, 2010 8:30 pm)
I have a GS350. It will drift at the smallest inperfection on the road. Kinda scary. Have to hold steering at 2 and 10 at all times. Problem duplicated with Lexus mechanic but lexus cant find anything wrong ! Say could be torque bump(?). Any answers ?

#86 of 92 Re: Lexus GS350 G-Spider Wheels [dnguyen2] by kengallman

Jan 06, 2011 (8:55 pm)

Replying to: dnguyen2 (Jul 27, 2007 5:26 pm)
Just bought a 2005 LS 430 with 18'' and will trade anyone for 17''. have all 5 in excellent cond. and tires are good.

#87 of 92 Re: 2008 GS460 Drifting on un-even road [chucko3] by veaseyr

Jan 28, 2011 (10:02 pm)

Replying to: chucko3 (Feb 04, 2010 9:11 pm)
I just logged into this forum to find out what tires everyone was using and felt good about. I have a 2008 GS350 RWD with 27000 miles. I just notice this pulling the last two days myself at stop lights where car and trucks make heavy indentions in the road. I thought my car and steering wheel was pulling to the left awfully hard. I thought the grooves in the road must have been deeper than I expected. I have 5 cars and none of them has ever pulled so hard to the left at this stop light. If everything you say here is true about alignment. Then why is it my other cars (2004 Murano, 2005 Altima, 2001 Maxima or 1999 Maxima) do not or has ever had this issue. It was not just at this one traffic light. I also had this happen where I could hardly see any grooves in the road, but again at a traffic light.
 
Now that I am reading this, I can see I was not imagining this. I will have to keep an eye on this now.
 
As far as tires wear goes. People do need to realize this sports car with soft rubber compound. This is how they get the car to handle and stick to the road so well. It is normal for these tires to only last between 20-30,000 miles. You can buy a 280 or 320 rubber compound tire, but they won't stick the road like a Z 120-180 rated rubber, especially on wet surfaces. But a 280 should last you 40,000 miles on this car. With that said, the car will have a harder ride and more road noise in the car from the tires. Anyone who wanted an even quiter ride from their tires should have bought a ES or LS ( no road noise at all). I did not like that.

#88 of 92 Re: Corrosion on GS300 wheels [kala] by acenology9

Jun 22, 2011 (2:06 pm)

Replying to: kala (Apr 03, 2009 12:18 am)
I also have a Lexus GS300 with 66k, and all 4 of my rims (wheels) have corrosion and bubbling paint. I told Hoffman Lexus of East Hartford CT about the problem yesterday and when I got my car back today, they said that the wheels can be refinished for about $200 - $250 per wheel.
 
That's BS, this is my 6th car and I never had problems with bubbling paint or wheel corrosion with factory wheels before. This must be a defect and Lexus should warranty the repair or offer us new wheels. I think that there was a batch of wheels made that weren't properly cleaned prior to painting.
 
Anyone else out there? Wonder if this could be a future recall.
 
BTW: Get RID of your RUN FLATS; absolute worse tire ever. I switched to Continental DWS and the ride in my GS is noticeably improved. Plus they are super quiet and more forgiving on bumps.

#89 of 92 Re: Corrosion on GS300 wheels [acenology9] by lz4004

Sep 24, 2011 (4:22 pm)

Replying to: acenology9 (Jun 22, 2011 2:06 pm)
I`ve got a 2008 gs350 with 13k. I have a appointment at hoffman this mon. 9/26 on this wheel corrosion-bubbles. You didn`t mention the year on your car.
I assume mine is under the 4yr. warranty. I`ll let you know.

#90 of 92 Re: Corrosion on GS350 wheels [acenology9] by lz4004

Oct 19, 2011 (1:42 am)

Replying to: acenology9 (Jun 22, 2011 2:06 pm)
Hoffman lexus refinished my wheels at no cost. I`m disappointed that the finish they did was not like the original wheels, a brushed nickel shine. I might look for some chrome one by tsw. The point is beware if your going to layout $250 per wheel, they won`t be the same. Go aftermarket.

#91 of 92 Re: Corrosion on GS350 wheels [lz4004] by acenology9

Oct 24, 2011 (4:22 pm)

Replying to: lz4004 (Oct 19, 2011 1:42 am)
Got fed up with looking a my factory wheels in such bad shape... Wrote to Lexus Customer Service and NCDS.
 
Iz4004; it's a 2006 GS300
 
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#92 of 92 Re: New Tires (free) [calexander3] by momaflea

Nov 19, 2011 (5:52 pm)

Replying to: calexander3 (Jan 14, 2007 2:33 pm)
which yokohamas, s-drive? I have had 3 set of yokohamas on my old gs300. The s-drive are the worse. sounds like a 4x4. The other 2 sets were yk520. They were the most quietest tire I had ever put on that car. They also held up very well, mileage was great. The s-drive started out quiet but got noisier and noisier and finally around 23000 miles I just couldn't stand it anymore and had the yk520 put back on. The s-drive still at that point had a 6 on the tire guage left.

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