Rabenson

Me too - just the job! I fitted some non slip matting on the top to stop things sliding around and it does the job perfectly

Bought wheel for £507 from Lexus spares, had local tyre specialist transfer the tyre and tpms to the new wheel and fit a new budget tyre on the scratched wheel for £80 all in. Bought and fitted Toyota clamp for the spare wheel for £8. Made a support for the centre of the floor out of a cut down plastic bucket and a layer of acoustic felt that I had lying around. Not the cheapest solution but I now have a full size spare hidden safely under the boot floor. (The jack, wheel-brace and towing eye are now in a plastic box in the boot and take up very little space).

No and it doesn’t include the tpmv valve unit either. I was thinking of fitting the tyre and valve from my scratched wheel onto the new wheel and putting a budget range tyre and standard valve onto my scratched “spare” wheel

Thanks for your sound advice, guys. Had a quote of £100 for a full refurb of my wheel which seems reasonable but I think I’ll wait a while before getting it done while I get used to the size a bit more. Looks like I can get a new alloy for around £507.00 which is not cheap but if I offset the cost of the alloy repair (will still make a good spare unrefurbished) and the cost of a space saver wheel, it looks more reasonable. Again I’m still looking for a good secondhand wheel but new could well be an option if I can’t find one. With regards to performance, this car replaces our much loved Citroen c6 which had the 2.7 hdi biturbo diesel. Acceleration seems better than the c6 and the ride quality is very good indeed but not as good as the citroen. Considering that the citroen had the final version of the hydraulic suspension,with damping computer tuned 100 times per second,I suppose I’m not really surprised. I still can’t believe the economy (high 50s) and find it odd not to have a new fault message every time I turn it on!

Hi all, This is my first post after my first week of Lexus ownership. I have to say that I love the car and am amazed at the comfort, economy and performance - slow it ain’t. Unfortunately, I have managed to kerb one of the alloys (in first week!!!) so I am looking to get it repaired. I’m also looking to get a full size spare wheel as I’ve only got the factory puncture repair kit. If I can get a reasonably priced new or good second hand wheel, I could maybe relegate the scuffed on as a spare and fit the replacement in its place. So I have a couple of questions. is it possible to buy a new replacement allow wheel? I’ve looked online and can’t see any for the es300h. does anyone know of a good second hand one for sale? I’ve seen one on eBay but it looks more scuffed than mine is the standard alloy diamond cut as I understand that would affect the options for repair. Thanks for letting me join the group and I hope I will be able to contribute in future