davyrobo Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Hi Guys I'm looking for advice. After having my beloved Z damaged by another motorist in a Megane I find myself with a problem. Both wheels were damaged in the shunt so the repairer at the insurance companies request and against my wishes decided to refurbish 2 of my lovely GT4 alloys. Needless to say when I got the car back the 2 refurbished wheels looked terrible. I complained and it was agreed that 2 new wheels would be supplied. When I took the car up today to have them put on we discovered that the 2 new wheels sent from Nissan were also a different colour to my wheels. Am I correct in saying that the wheels on my UY GT4 should be black chrome and not silver and does anyone know whether they are available from Nissan and why they might have sent silver ones despite supplying them with chasis number etc. Any adveice would be most grateful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busa1300 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 mine were silver before i had them painted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 .....Am I correct in saying that the wheels on my UY GT4 should be black chrome and not silver.......... Fraid not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyrobo Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 mine were silver before i had them painted Is there no hint of black on the wheels at all. Mine are black at the back of the wheel bleeding through to silver at the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 sounds like the wheels have had a refurb ......... can you check with the previous owner ... oh and a piccy would help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbaker8130 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Original finish on GT4 wheels was black chrome, sometimes called shadow chrome. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 They should look like this http://www.newbestcars.com/data/media/38/350z_gt4_2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 They should look like this http://www.newbestcars.com/data/media/38/350z_gt4_2.jpg I have four of those in that pristine condition stored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyrobo Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 Thats good to know as I was told that the insurance company might offer me a cash settlement if they are unable to come up with the correct wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyrobo Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 They should look like this http://www.newbestcars.com/data/media/38/350z_gt4_2.jpg That is the very wheels and if you look they are black coming through to chrome. They really suit the car and was so disapointed when I got the car back and the two damaged wheels were silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerealuk Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 They should look like this http://www.newbestcars.com/data/media/38/350z_gt4_2.jpg I have four of those in that pristine condition stored I actually really like the GT4 alloys. Don't care what anyone else says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyrobo Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 They should look like this http://www.newbestcars.com/data/media/38/350z_gt4_2.jpg I have four of those in that pristine condition stored I might be interested in them. Could you tell me how much you would be looking for and if not to much trouble send some pics. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 .....Am I correct in saying that the wheels on my UY GT4 should be black chrome and not silver.......... Fraid not Incorrect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 I have black/chrome GT4 18" rims which I would consider exchanging for your silver ones, providing on if they are front or rears. Drop me a pm if this is of interest to you. Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray350gt4 Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 yes they should be black chrome.to get this colour you need to black base them then silver then lacquer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyrobo Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Hey Guys I'm back again banging on about my wheels. I have had a reply from nissan japan and they are saying the 2 wheels they supplied are correct for my car. I know this is not correct. The wheels are supposed to be black chrome. Is there anyone out there with a yellow GT4 that could send me photos of there wheels or better yet I do know there is someone in the Glasgow area that has one. If that person could get in touch that would be great. Please help Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Hey Guys I'm back again banging on about my wheels. I have had a reply from nissan japan and they are saying the 2 wheels they supplied are correct for my car. I know this is not correct. The wheels are supposed to be black chrome. Is there anyone out there with a yellow GT4 that could send me photos of there wheels or better yet I do know there is someone in the Glasgow area that has one. If that person could get in touch that would be great. Please help Thanks I am afraid that in this instance I agree with Nissan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyrobo Posted June 22, 2010 Author Share Posted June 22, 2010 If Nissan are correct then why do so many of the cars seem to have black chrome including the ones in there own press release. Was it an extra cost option or are they an after market thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenzy Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 When i bought my gt4 the guy i got it off told me it had new alloys on because they were being re-called as that type alloy had a coating fault and wasn't lasting long in the UK !! He had them re done and they came back the wrong shade so Nissan replaced them free of charge with the correct shade !! maybe this happened to yours too that's why your new ones are different !??! like i said the guy told me this so i don't know how true it is !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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