GRAND TOURING REIMAGINED: LEXUS LC 500 × FACEWHEELS FW276-SL 21"
The Lexus LC 500 is a grand tourer defined by sculpture. Its long hood, low roofline, dramatic spindle grille, and powerful rear haunches create a silhouette that still carries much of the visual impact of the original concept that inspired it.
For this build, the White Lexus LC 500 (Z100) is paired with 21-inch Facewheels FW276-SL two-piece custom forged wheels, featuring Brushed Silver centers with Gloss Black rims. The combination introduces greater depth and definition to the LC 500 while maintaining the sophisticated character of its original design.
WHITE × BRUSHED SILVER × GLOSS BLACK
White gives the LC 500 an exceptionally clean and sculptural appearance.
Under changing light, the bright exterior makes the complex curves of the hood, doors, fenders, and rear quarters particularly visible. At the same time, the darker exterior details around the grille, glass, and lower body provide natural contrast.
The Brushed Silver centers of the Facewheels FW276-SL continue that refined character.
Rather than creating an aggressive color contrast, Brushed Silver complements the white body with a clean metallic tone while allowing the intricate spoke geometry to remain clearly visible.
The Gloss Black rims then add a darker outer layer, creating separation between the wheel centers and tires.
Together, the three tones create a sophisticated and highly dimensional combination.
FACEWHEELS FW276-SL — TWO-PIECE FORGED DESIGN WITH DEPTH
The Facewheels FW276-SL features an intricate multi-spoke architecture that feels naturally suited to the complex design language of the LC 500.
Its sculpted spokes branch outward across the wheel face, creating multiple layers of intersecting lines and changing surfaces.
As a two-piece forged wheel, the design also creates an opportunity to treat the center and rim as separate visual elements.
On this configuration, that distinction is emphasized through finish selection.
The Brushed Silver center highlights the detailed spoke structure, while the Gloss Black rim creates a darker frame around it.
The result has noticeably more visual depth than a single-finish wheel.
21-INCH STAGGERED PROPORTIONS
This LC 500 uses a staggered configuration:
21 × 9J FRONT
21 × 10.5J REAR
The wider rear setup works naturally with the LC 500's muscular rear proportions, emphasizing the broad haunches and giving the car an even more planted appearance.
The 21-inch diameter also suits the scale of the Lexus particularly well.
Large enough to properly fill the LC's substantial wheel arches, yet balanced enough to preserve its grand-touring proportions, the Facewheels FW276-SL feels integrated into the silhouette rather than oversized against it.
BRUSHED SILVER BRINGS OUT THE GEOMETRY
The finish of the center plays an important role in revealing the Facewheels FW276-SL's design.
Brushed Silver allows light to travel across the individual spoke faces while the directional brushed texture creates subtle variations in brightness.
Under direct sunlight, the raised surfaces become brighter and more defined. Recessed sections develop deeper metallic tones, making the three-dimensional structure of the wheel much easier to appreciate.
This effect works particularly well against the white exterior.
The wheels remain bright enough to complement the body while introducing a different metallic texture that distinguishes them from the painted surfaces.
GLOSS BLACK DEFINES THE OUTER EDGE
The Gloss Black rim provides the second half of the two-tone design.
Its dark reflective surface creates a strong boundary around the Brushed Silver center, visually separating the spoke structure from the tire.
It also establishes a connection with the LC 500's existing black exterior elements, including its dramatic spindle grille, window surrounds, and lower body details.
This makes the two-tone configuration feel intentional throughout the entire vehicle.
The silver provides detail.
The black provides definition.
A NATURAL MATCH FOR THE LC 500
The LC 500 already has one of the most visually distinctive silhouettes in its segment, so customization requires restraint.
The objective is not to compete with the body design.
It is to complement it.
The Facewheels FW276-SL achieves that balance through an intricate forged design that reflects the complexity of the Lexus while remaining elegant enough for a luxury grand tourer.
From a distance, the Brushed Silver centers maintain a clean and sophisticated appearance.
Up close, the multi-spoke geometry, brushed texture, two-piece construction, and contrasting Gloss Black rims reveal considerably more detail.
MODERN JAPANESE GRAND TOURING
This combination works because every element has a distinct role.
The white exterior emphasizes the sculptural proportions of the LC 500.
The Brushed Silver centers introduce a refined metallic character and showcase the Facewheels FW276-SL's intricate forged geometry.
The Gloss Black rims add contrast and connect the wheels to the darker details already present throughout the car.
Together, they create a customized LC 500 that feels sharper and more distinctive without losing the elegance that defines the original design.
FORGED TO STAND APART
Some builds are about dramatic transformation. Others are about finding the details that make an already exceptional design feel more personal.
This Lexus LC 500 (Z100) takes the second approach.
With 21-inch Facewheels FW276-SL two-piece custom forged wheels, staggered sizing, Brushed Silver centers, and Gloss Black rims, the LC 500 gains greater depth, detail, and road presence while remaining unmistakably Lexus.
LEXUS LC 500 (Z100) × FACEWHEELS FW276-SL 21"
21 × 9J FRONT. 21 × 10.5J REAR.
WHITE × BRUSHED SILVER CENTER × GLOSS BLACK RIM.
TWO-PIECE CUSTOM FORGED.
FACEWHEELS — FORGED TO STAND APART.