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It does doesn't it! I have done a fair bit of Googling and made some enquiries as they're high on my list but no I don't work for them. Honest.

I think the Forgestars are around 10kg for 19" so not really light but not too bad either. Forgestar are custom in terms of offsets and finish I believe. Build time is 6-8 weeks.

That's good, at least I'm not the only one! Three people so far who have a set of multi-spokes and a handful of others who just like looking. Three votes for the HRE ones on the white 370Z, although at £5k+ (from what I've seen anyway) before tyres they're not going to be cheap. What is it people like about them? Is it the finish on the wheels, the style of the wheels, the stance, the body kit, the colour or just the whole combination? If/when I decide to buy I'm more likely to go for something like the Forgestar because I don't want the hassle of looking after split-rims, polished lips and the like, plus at around £1500 for a set of forged 19" they are considerably cheaper than a lot of others. Apparently when asked if it was a copy of another wheel Forgestar said it was inspired by the wheels on a Merc SLS.

I've been looking for some decent 19" wheels and noticed that most forum members go for 5 spoke designs, why is that? I'm really liking some of the new OEM multi-spoke spoke designs, check out these: Porsche Boxster Audi RS4 Kia Track'ster Obviously they're not for zed fitment but these aftermarket rims certainly are: Forgestar CF10 HRE P43SC 5ZIGEN ProRacer ZR+520 What do people think? Anyone else considering some like these?

I travelled quite a distance to go there and see an 07 plate 350Z in Azure with around 20k about a year ago and was very disappointed. He said it was unmarked apart from a couple of light scuffs, one on a bumper, one on the rear arch. One careful lady owner, always garaged, etc. Sounded very genuine and honest on the phone so I went to see it. When I got there the mileage wasn't what he'd said, he seemed to struggle with the service history by saying things like "If you're not going to buy the car why do you need to see it?", the car itself had a fair few stone chips on the front and headlights, a small dent right on the shoulder crease on one side, there was evidence of a fair amount of paint damage on the roof and bonnet that looked like it was from birds or tree sap or something. I also recognised it as a car I'd noticed on eBay in South Wales previously that I didn't go to see because it didn't look like a particularly good one. When I was there the guy became a typical car salesman and got quite rude and abrupt. His attitude was that someone would pay the money because it was a very late Azure and that all cars have paint damage like that. It clearly wasn't the always garaged, one careful owner car he was advertising and wasn't the good example he (and the price) had led me to believe. I actually took my brother along who was a trained BMW salesman for a while and we know what we're looking at and we both agreed he wasn't to be trusted and something just didn't add up. I eventually bought a much nicer 57 plate for around the same money from someone far more genuine. Don't waste your time.

I recently bought these genuine Nissan centre caps from a forum member but they are really too small for Rays. They are part number 40342-AU510 and have a diameter of 54mm which I believe is suitable for standard 18" and possibly JDM 17" rims. They will fit Rays as they seem to have the same 50mm inner diameter as the correct caps but the Rays ones I have now are 58mm and just look better. They are used but in excellent condition and you won't be able to tell they're not new once fitted. I paid £14 for them and really just wanting to get my money back. I think postage will be about £2.50 for Recorded.

As much as I love the look of some of the split-rims, polished lips and custom paints seen on members cars I just know that I'd worry about looking after them. I only have the one car and despite having a set of winter Rays I think I would have ended up doing exactly the same as you. I thought it was something only I would do as other members looked on in horror as the polished lips disappeared. How do you feel about the wheels now that you've done some more miles and had the alignment done?

Looks very smart, I'm really considering a set myself, why did you decide to lose the polished lips? How does the car drive compared to when you had the Rays with spacers? Are you still running spacers?

I'm after a set of Tein S.Tech springs so if anyone has a decent set left over after an upgrade then I'd be interested. May consider other options if they are a respected brand and the drop is similar, 17mm front, 14mm rear.

I've managed to get 4 from eBay for a good price so only really after 2 good ones now.

I say these ones on eBay which might be still available: 350Z RAYS ALLOYS Not a bargain but not too bad if the tyres are a decent brand and you're happy with their lower than standard profile. Might be worth a call to negotiate.

I say these ones on eBay which might be still available: 350Z RAYS ALLOYS Not a bargain but not too bad if the tyres are a decent brand and you're happy with their lower than standard profile. Might be worth a call to negotiate.

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The studs on a Zed have a thread which is M12x1.25, i.e. 12mm (approx. 0.47 inch) diameter and 1.25mm pitch (20.32 threads per inch). You will also need to know the seat that is suitable for your wheels, I believe that the 350Z 18" standard and Rays alloys use a 60° taper seat nut whereas the 370Z Rays 19" use a flat seat nut. You'll probably want to check but from what I can work out you'll want Nissan part number 999H1-A7009 or McGard 24154 for the taper seat, Nissan 999W2-JT000 or McGard 21153 for the flat seat. I'm sure someone will be along soon to correct me if I've got any of that wrong!

I've used Blackboots in Chesham a few times and they've been very good. They've got low entry jacks, touchless tyre removal and are excellent at wheel alignment if you need it. The only downside I've found is that they charge £18 per tyre for fitting if you supply your own. Ignore the tyres and prices they have on their website and drop them an email or call them for prices. I've found their prices to be pretty competitive in the past (not bought Falkens though) and they are also a fitting partner for blackcircles.com so it's worth checking prices on their website too.

Now ALL SOLD. Thanks everyone who showed an interest.

Nissan 350z Winter tyres and Wheels - Full set of 4 Even at the Buy it now price of £500 it's a very cheap option for someone.

Spotted these on eBay although they're not that close to you I imagine they'd be a fairly cheap option: Nissan 350z Winter tyres and Wheels - Full set of 4

Now on eBay for just £29.99: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260906840648

I bought a spare key from another member on here but never had it cut or reprogrammed as my original spare was found before I got around to it. Haven't posted it in the For Sale section yet but if you've got £18 then it's yours. It's used but in good condition with a new key blank already fitted, a working battery and the electronics inside.

Thought about doing this myself. With 20mm spacers on the front I think they'll go on a 350Z fine although you might want to swap the front tyres for some 245/35R19 otherwise you may have some ESP problems. Here's a photo from someone who's done it already. .

Looking in this Wiki, http://www.350z-tech.com/wiki/index.php/Wheel_Specifications it would suggest the Nismo and Track v2 in the US are this way. No idea why you would or wouldn't want to do it but it's clearly possible.

Bridgestones now definitely sold. Open to offers on the Federal.

Came across these which I thought might be suitable to fine tune an offset without resorting to universal cast spacers: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270857273625 The TVR has the same 5x114.3 PCD as the Zed but with a 70.1mm bore and 12.7mm diameter studs compared to our 66.1mm bore and 12mm studs. Seemed like they might be close enough for Zed purposes so I bought a pair to try out: They fitted very well, almost exactly the same outer diameter as the front hub mounting face. There's a little bit of movement as you would expect but once the wheel nuts were done up finger tight it was very easy to centre on the front hub. I didn't try them on the rear, should be much the same but you'd be judging it by eye centring on the wheel face as the rear hub face is much bigger. Thought I'd share in case it helps out anyone else. I believe the seller has three pairs left or you can buy them new from here: http://www.tvrpower.co.uk/store/slug/tuscan-wheel-spacers/

I'm after some good condition Nissan centre caps for standard Rays alloys. I need between 4 and 6 as I have two sets of wheels and only got 2 decent caps and 2 with the black paint coming off the Nissan lettering. I recently bought some good ones from a forum member but they are too small (part number 40342-AU510 55mm possibly for standard 18" or JDM 17" rims) and just don't look right so I will be selling those on. The ones I want are part number 40342-8H700 which I believe are 58mm diameter. ZMANALEX sells them new for £5 per cap which is a fair price but I'm hoping to to pay about half that, I figure there's got to be plenty of people replacing there's for Nismo or Z caps.