Gs 18inch Sport Wheels - Centre Cap Req'd

[IanAllen]

Hi All

I've got a GS430 (2002) which has been been upgraded to look like the sport version,

ie spoilers and 18" alloys added. One of the centre caps of the alloys is broken,

does anyone know where I can get the cap on it's own (part no PZ405-S0671-01D),

Lexus want to sell me a wheel and Performance alloys (O.Z) can't help, any ideas?

Regards

Ian

[TigerFish]

Have you tried any different Lexus dealers? Sounds a bit dodgy that they are trying to sell you an entire wheel.

[maneesh]

last time i needed one from lexus back in 2005, they were asking for around 30 quid just for the centre cap. Best to phone several dealers around the country.

[Silver Arrow]

I'm looking for one too now....for my winter wheels. Am using GS300 Sport alloys on my GS250 for winter. One centre cap is cracked. ANyone know if these are still available?

[TigerFish]

Not available from dealers anymore unfortunately.

[ColinBarber]

eBay is the best option. There was one on there a few days ago.

[ikgs300]

Try demographics.co.uk They do most centre badge. Good luck

[39buss]

Item No. 151082229003. 4 x centre caps on eBay but you will need to know the diameter as there are loads of different sizes.

[ikgs300]

sorry that should have been "demongraphics.co.uk" . sorry about that, too much red wine last night could possibly be the cause.

[TigerFish]

The sport centre caps aren't a universal style, they would need to be the correct ones.

[ColinBarber]

sorry that should have been "demongraphics.co.uk" . sorry about that, too much red wine last night could possibly be the cause.

we a talking about something very different here, it isn't a badge but a very bespoke 6 inch centre cap.

[ikgs300]

I know. Demongraphics do the lexus alloy wheel centres to fit all wheels.

Have bought a set myself and so has a friend of mine.

[TigerFish]

I know. Demongraphics do the lexus alloy wheel centres to fit all wheels.

Have bought a set myself and so has a friend of mine.

Can you link to the mk2 sport centre caps, I can only find generic "lexus" wheel badges? :(

[ColinBarber]

this is what they look like:

I really cannot see anybody tooling up to produce these for the dozen or so they would be likely to sell. The originals made by O.Z. wheels and possibly were not exclusively sold to Lexus but even so they are very specialised.

[Silver Arrow]

....and they are retained with a hex bolt that goes into one of those black circles....might call them tomorrow to put this to bed!

[Rob-Halifax]

this is what they look like:

I really cannot see anybody tooling up to produce these for the dozen or so they would be likely to sell. The originals made by O.Z. wheels and possibly were not exclusively sold to Lexus but even so they are very specialised.

Dis we just jump to the Mk2 here? my centre caps look nothing like that.

I have a set of spare ones on my donor car but they need to be rubbed down and resprayed etc, course, the problem then is the L logo in the middle.

[TigerFish]

Dis we just jump to the Mk2 here? my centre caps look nothing like that.

I have a set of spare ones on my donor car but they need to be rubbed down and resprayed etc, course, the problem then is the L logo in the middle.

Hey Rob, not seen you here for a while.

Only because the OP has a 2002 GS430 and he said it had been made to look like the Sport version. They were the only Sport wheels for the mk2.

[ikgs300]

my apologies . Looking at the wrong bookmark on the laptop. it was "hubcap haven" that we got the centre caps from. Demongraphics did the badging i used for another project. I really am so sorry for my mistake. I definitely should not have drunk so much at my mates 50th.

Again sorry every one. Oh, by the way, it cost around £25 each inc.

[Rob-Halifax]

Dis we just jump to the Mk2 here? my centre caps look nothing like that.

I have a set of spare ones on my donor car but they need to be rubbed down and resprayed etc, course, the problem then is the L logo in the middle.

Hey Rob, not seen you here for a while.

Only because the OP has a 2002 GS430 and he said it had been made to look like the Sport version. They were the only Sport wheels for the mk2.

Yeah Rick, been having a "few" issues of late. had the aircon gassed but the guy who did it said the compmressor wasn't working so I have that to change now when I get the time and the know how.

Think I have a water pump issue but it's wierd, sounds like the barring has clanking issues for the first 5 mins of the engine running, then it goes away and sounds fine but when I stop the there is a water leak and it loses all the water in the engine over the next 4 or 5 hours, can't see where it's coming from because if the plastic under engine protector so I have that to remove so I can find the leak too.

Have issues with the Radio ariel, I can get the ariel off and see where the new cogged strip goes but can't figure out how it attaches to the mast itself.

Was in the middle of doing a tutorial for the drivers door control panel LED change but up to and including the fourth soldered LED in place all four light up, soon as I solder the fifth in place I am back to only having two of the five lit - this is very head scratchingly annoying.

Changed the headlights to HID's last week and now I have to get them re aligned.

Was going to fit angel eyes inside the headlights and bottled out at 10 mins in the oven to split the unit, was a little aware that other components would melt before the glue melted so chickened out.

I also have a cracked alloy on the back end (the 10" ones) since running over a pothole, when I actually looked at the wheel on the inside, I thought it looked very egg shaped too, this now needs replacing too and you can't really find them any more.

Other than that, things are good, lol.

[TigerFish]

my apologies . Looking at the wrong bookmark on the laptop. it was "hubcap haven" that we got the centre caps from. Demongraphics did the badging i used for another project. I really am so sorry for my mistake. I definitely should not have drunk so much at my mates 50th.

Again sorry every one. Oh, by the way, it cost around £25 each inc.

lol... not a problem. Centre caps are very rare for both the mk1 and mk2 Sport wheels. So was hoping to find a supplier to fill the gap. Can't find the sport wheel ones on Hubcaphaven either though unfortunately :(

[TigerFish]

Dis we just jump to the Mk2 here? my centre caps look nothing like that.

I have a set of spare ones on my donor car but they need to be rubbed down and resprayed etc, course, the problem then is the L logo in the middle.

Hey Rob, not seen you here for a while.

Only because the OP has a 2002 GS430 and he said it had been made to look like the Sport version. They were the only Sport wheels for the mk2.

Yeah Rick, been having a "few" issues of late. had the aircon gassed but the guy who did it said the compmressor wasn't working so I have that to change now when I get the time and the know how.

Think I have a water pump issue but it's wierd, sounds like the barring has clanking issues for the first 5 mins of the engine running, then it goes away and sounds fine but when I stop the there is a water leak and it loses all the water in the engine over the next 4 or 5 hours, can't see where it's coming from because if the plastic under engine protector so I have that to remove so I can find the leak too.

Have issues with the Radio ariel, I can get the ariel off and see where the new cogged strip goes but can't figure out how it attaches to the mast itself.

Was in the middle of doing a tutorial for the drivers door control panel LED change but up to and including the fourth soldered LED in place all four light up, soon as I solder the fifth in place I am back to only having two of the five lit - this is very head scratchingly annoying.

Changed the headlights to HID's last week and now I have to get them re aligned.

Was going to fit angel eyes inside the headlights and bottled out at 10 mins in the oven to split the unit, was a little aware that other components would melt before the glue melted so chickened out.

I also have a cracked alloy on the back end (the 10" ones) since running over a pothole, when I actually looked at the wheel on the inside, I thought it looked very egg shaped too, this now needs replacing too and you can't really find them any more.

Other than that, things are good, lol.

Wow, having a tough time with the GS at the minute then :(

If the rear is just cracked, they can be welded, two of the four 10" rears I have I had to have welded. With any luck, it is just yoru imagination regarding its egg shape.

Do you mean you have a new cord (white plastic toothed bit), but seperate from the sectional chrome bits? If so, no idea how they would fit, but can only assume it would pull out, or the tip on the end of the aerial unscrew off the end of the cord??

[Silver Arrow]

Luckily I still have all 4 - but one is cracked and I have tried to glue it, but it doesn't seem to hold well at all (I think the previous owner ran over the centre cap and squashed it)!