Does the white hide body lines?
 

I have yet to see the PW in person but looking at the pictures it looks like it hides the wide wheel arches and other aggressive lines that really make the 370 so beautiful, is it the same in person? For comparison sakes the blue always looks amazing in pictures showing the body lines and shadows.

No, it doesn't hide the body lines.

Yes it hides the lines imo. Thats why I got PG as it really shows the curvaceous wheel arches and other lines. But it is a beautiful color though.

Yes it does. With all due respect to everyone with the whit color, it is my least favorite color as it hides everything.

Before I bought my Z, I had all colors lined up: the white is the least exciting, the red the most brilliant, and the black the most exotic. IMHO

I have white and I honestly feel no other does the car justice ... A Clean Black one to me is just as nice but keeping that black shiny is a tough task. Both silvers to me are a bit boring all though I do like the PG esp when tastefully modded but there is something about the silver that makes me think the car looks smaller ? I get that feeling every time I look at the one that lives by my house, Im not sure why but thats what my mind tells me when I look at it lol...

Red and Blue are very personal colors and both are nice, but after having a red g35 coupe I chose to get white this time. It was tough keeping the red from oxidizing and fading, I was scared to do it all over again. At 110k and 7 years later my 03 coupe's Laser Red Mirrors and hood turned pinkish, I had to respray a lot of the panels for me to be happy, in just 4 years the color faded pretty badly, I guess I didnt wax it and treat it good enough but I def didnt neglect it at all.

I am biased against silver cars though, I just never really cared for them... Wifey has a Alpine White 325xi, I have the PW 370, and my bro who lives with us has a PPW 350Z . Looking at my driveway may blind you on a summer day, lol. So of coarse I will back up on white here...

Look at Vipors Nismo, to me , that is the one of the nicest Z's on this board and its stock...

here is mine, bone stock, before I tinted it, lowered it, and put the spacers and Rays 19s on it ... I dont see any lines hidden here

http://www.the370z.com/members/chuck...ture7482-a.jpg

Vipors Nismo in White, I sweat the PW nismo just couldnt justify the cost difference.

http://www.the370z.com/members/chuck...5099-ridic.jpg

actually i think white looks best on a 370z. i think white is the only color that actually shows the 370z curves.

i have a black z. i chose black for its classy look.

I wanted a white one but there where none in the area with the options i wanted so i had to settle for red. IMO white makes the car look classy as hell.

+1 FOR WHITE!

My 370 is the third white car I have owned. I almost got a PG but I ended up having to special order mine. I almost flipped a coin but after my PW G35 I knew which way to go!

PG looks good but living in Germany would keep it dirty and the cloudy days will not let any body lines be seen!:hello:

Personally, I don't feel the PW hides the lines on the 370Z at all. On my last car(2008 Mazdaspeed3) I chose a Gray over the White because I felt the white hid the lines on the Mazda but mostly because the car had very sharp lines compared to the Z's rounded fenders and more flowing lines. The pearl white has just enough flake in it to highlight the fenders and and not let them blend like a flat white would.

Photos do not do it justice and if you haven't seen one in person I definitely recommend going to see one. White does not always photograph the best since the flash takes away the contrast. If you are looking for a car that looks good in a brochure than pg is prob the best since it is one of the more metallic colors.

I don't regret my choice at all, and I get compliments ALL the time on how nice this color looks on this car. To each his own so choose what you like. Either way the 370 looks sick in any color!
Here are a few pics of mine but I say check one out for yourself as well. Good luck!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...83/nissan5.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...83/nissan3.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...83/nissan4.jpg

White makes the Z beautiful. It truely does. BUT it takes away the sports car feel. It gives it a classy look and it almost looks like a faux sports car. White shows off lines up close but drom far the car looks rather plain. Pearl white has a silky creamy look to it that gives it the luxury effect.
I personally feel nissan is just not creative enough when it comes to colors.
I gotta agree that silver is wack. The grey is really nice on the Z. Nicer than other grey sports cars. Black is beautiful on this car as well. Nissan makes sh1tty red cars. They look great, but in 2 or 3 years you will repent the color if u don't make car care an every 5 day ritual. Chicane yellow and monterey blue are the only 2 respectable sports car colors. Then black. Black cherry is not what I expected. On a cloudy day it looks sh1t brown.
I wanna see a higher quality red, yellow, 2 shades of blue. Orange, black, polar white green and deep purple. These are true sports car colors.

I've now seen this same exact thread for every single color.

I've always hated white cars, but I do like the way the Z looks in white alot.

I have black, and IMHO it seems to hide the curves of the car the most. Although, I still love it!

i bought PW because of the way the pearl is emphasized on the fender bulges and the overall curvature of the car. this car, imo, has to much curve, rather than straight panels, for a gloss type paint to make the car "pop". Its the pearl effect that perpetuates the bulges.

Thanks for the input everyone, I really appreciate it. All of the pictures in this thread do show the body lines very well but than there are also all the pictures that are a bit washed out and don't show anything so I really wasn't sure.

I bought white because it shows the lines.

:iagree:

Yeah I like the white...makes the car look big n fat...but in a good way..haha

No. The only one I have noticed to do this in person is the black.

Red is simply the best color for the 370Z and its curves and creases. It's a solid color so it also one of the easiest to touchup. :driving:

Being a PW owner there is nothing better than the pearl effect to make the lines of this car stand out. Honestly, at first I did not like the look of the 370z o hated it but one day I was driving down the road in my s2000 and saw a white one on a dealer lot. The sun hit the paint and I was in love! The solid solors show alot of the little scratches where as a pearl will hide those. I do have some close up pics of the pearl on my computer but not on my phone at the moment. I will post up the pics when I get the chance. Get PW or the graphite gray these two are the best colors and both have pearl coats.

I do like the red but from what I have heard of Nissan's paint quality and such I would rather not deal with the issues of fading. My 2007 red Triumph 675 already has issues with that, its not a deep enough red and looks very washed out in direct sunlight.

I would have thought by now that Brit paints were up to par? I love the red on the 370Z.

I see lines.

Haha...colors are purely preference..some like white n some don't...trying to convince someone to like a certain color over another is about as useless as convincing my gf I go to hooters for the wings..lol

What's the problem? Doesn't everyone go to Hooters for the wings?

Haha..that's what I tell her..

I have white n I see all the lines fine.

Pearl White: Owners of neutral mindset.
Monterey Blue: Forum moderators or forum owners, and wannabe moderators (Semtex)
Brilliant Silver: Owners who want the easiest color to keep clean.
Platinum Gray: Owners who put too much money into aftermarket. (MiniCobra1, et al.)
Chicane Yellow: Miscreants. (KillerBee)
Magnetic Black: Sadists. Owners who spend their entire existence detailing their Z.
Solid Red: Owners who love a true sports car color!

All colors will appropriately show the lines of the 370Z given the lighting situation.

I love the lines on mine!!



DAN

http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily....caine_line.jpg

Did someone say white lines?!??!?!

In all seriousness, I have white, it shows the lines just fine. I think black hides the lines more than white :stirthepot:

+1, but red gives it the true sports car look.

I think whites a great color, granted I'm a bigger fan of blue but I guess thats to be expected

Whitelines..lol..on a sad note Dio died.

So are you calling me a person of neutral mindset?!?!? I take offense to that great sir... I have everyone beat so far as the Z investment lol going fast costs money... How fast can you afford to go?

Lol at the Semtex comment hehe sooo true (srry ben hehehehe)

The MB is the best color. :tup:

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l2...condshower.jpg


I have too much $hit to do to be a moderator, plus I would banned half of the stupid a$$es. ;)

BTW, you forgot the Charcoal gray for the 40th Ann. :stirthepot:

Wow...not again...I need to contact AK and inform him that someone keeps hacking my account making erroneous posts representing me (probably Semtex).

In my opinion, white goes the best with NISMO!!!! I dont know how to describe this, but, it looks like a guys with ton of muscle but fat... especially the rear view.

Gotta agree with you there. White on the nismo makes it look like a $60,000 car. It really takes nismo to the next level.

:iagree:

White looks great on all sprt cars !

And is very easy to stay clean looking.

If you can get past that gurly white car your driving. lolol,, but I like gurls.