Space Cadet Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) To cut a very long story short I'm going to have all 4 wheels refurbished, as one was refurbed plain silver (rather than the OEM 'smoke-chrome' colour) by the previous owner, and another wheel was scuffed by a tyre fitter. Anyway, the place where I always take my wheels has said that they could get an OEM 'smoke-chrome' (or whatever its called) colour and all four would match, but if I was to curb one in the future they wouldn't likely be able to match it to the existing others - they would all need to be done again. I can therefore just go for a standard 'normal' colour such as a various shades of silver, or grey etc. The car is metallic grey and I quite like the OEM grey/silver finish but don't want to tempt fate by getting them done in the 'smoke chrome' therefore was thinking of gun-metal metallic grey?? Has anyone any photos please of a grey 370Z with grey wheels or any other sensible suggestions, I guess its got to be anywhere between silver and black........ Thanks!! Edited December 30, 2013 by Space Cadet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMLNJ Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I had mine done, kept it the same colour tho my sprayer kept pushing me to go darker. I think the OEM colour is the way it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Plenty of photos of Zed's on here with various coloured wheels to chose from.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 I had mine done, kept it the same colour tho my sprayer kept pushing me to go darker. I think the OEM colour is the way it should be. I agree the OEM colour looks great and really suits the car, but as mentioned if I/we marked a wheel in the future it wouldn't be able to be matched again as the colour is not a solid 'out of a tin' colour. I think the smokey colour is got by lightly layering black on top of silver (or however they do it), so say it takes 4 passes of black all four wheels would be done at the same time and all would match but if in the future I curb a wheel the sprayer would have to know it took 4 passes and what procedures were taken. That's why I'm thinking a standard 'out of the tin' metallic grey or similar would be easier and if I curb a wheel in the future I can just have it refurbed with "metallic grey, paint code 1234". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Plenty of photos of Zed's on here with various coloured wheels to chose from.. Thanks I'll take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I had mine done, kept it the same colour tho my sprayer kept pushing me to go darker. I think the OEM colour is the way it should be. +1.Getting my Rays done sometime next year and I will definitely be going for the original colour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Anthracite metallic gets my vote. The same colour as the Clio 182's look good, again this is just preference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I'm sure there an out of the tin Shadow Chrome as quite a few have had their 350 Rays done that colour at different places, looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Tartan paint, go on, be different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafsZed Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Just had mine done in shadow chrome, looks awesome in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Shadow-Chrome - that's it!! Couldn't remember what it was called. If its an 'out of the tin' colour then will definitely go for it. it was just that the refurb guy (who I know reasonably well from having had lots of wheel done there) said that it wasn't a normal type of paint/or procedure and that it would be impossible to get a perfect match if wanting to do just one wheel again in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Shadow-Chrome - that's it!! Couldn't remember what it was called. If its an 'out of the tin' colour then will definitely go for it. it was just that the refurb guy (who I know reasonably well from having had lots of wheel done there) said that it wasn't a normal type of paint/or procedure and that it would be impossible to get a perfect match if wanting to do just one wheel again in the future. I was in the same boat as you when I had the Black Edition. Eventually had all four wheels done in a single stage colour as the OEM smoked chrome look is a two stage finish, which a lot of refurb people struggle to replicate accurately. It wasn't a decision I regretted - wheels looked good and game me peace of mind if they needed a refurb in future....(The dark OEM Rays basically involves a black undercoat dusted with silver.) Edited December 31, 2013 by sipar69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 Thanks, they look great, are they just a normal metallic grey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desey Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Bronze imo isnt done enough and looks better than anything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Thanks, they look great, are they just a normal metallic grey? Thanks. Yes they are a metallic grey - one stage paint. From memory, I think the colour was called Island Pearl Grey. I basically just went to the refurb guys and looked looked at some colour cards against the car, then picked the colour I liked. I also made a note of the colour code for future reference. I did have to get one wheel redone a year later after curbing it, and the whole process was pretty painless due to them being able to match the colour exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 I'm 50/50 at the moment, will either go for the shadow-chrome again and worst-case have both wheels on the same side refurbed in the future so as to match, or simply go for a standard metallic-grey and like you be able to get just the one wheel refurbed if needed in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.C Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) Mine are Satin Black, so not a gloss look. "] Edited January 6, 2014 by T.C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Wow, they look great! I gave the car its first wash yesterday and once clean decided I really like the standard shadow-chrome colour so will go for that again and also because I want to keep it standard looking as probably wont have it for more than 12 months. A touch darker would look great but definitely not lighter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Mine are Satin Black, so not a gloss look. "] Looks good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Are the Black Edition wheels as standard the same shadow-chrome as my 'normal' edition, or are they a) a darker shadow-chrome or just a dark metallic grey? I've had a look on the web and I quite like the look of the dark grey, which i think would look great with my mid grey car, but would think about a darker shadow-chrome if that's what the Black Editions came with to try and keep it a bit OEM looking....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I believe the only 370s that have the dark coloured Rays from the factory are: Black Edition GT Edition (not the same as the GT pack) Nismo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Thanks, are they a darker version of the normal 370Z shadow-chrome, or just a dark metallic-grey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Thanks, are they a darker version of the normal 370Z shadow-chrome, or just a dark metallic-grey? It's definitely not just a standard metallic grey - it's a two stage finish to give a 'smoked' effect. You can get some idea of the colour in this picture of my car. My first Z had the standard colour and it looked like a normal silver although I believe that's also a two stage finish. If you want I'll take a better picture of the wheel at the weekend and post it up. Current car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Thanks mate, much appreciated. My normal wheels are, like you say, a two-stage "shadow-chrome" smoke colour but they're still quite silvery, as mentioned I'm having them reconditioned soon and therefore have the option of changing the colour if I want. I like the look of your darker, but still the two-stage smoke colour, therefore will go for something similar. Wont be for a few weeks now as am off on holiday, but will post some photos when they're done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Dark on a light car, light on a dark car Sent from the golf club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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