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scruffydog 04-23-2012 04:59 PM

I just dropped off my wheels to Wheel Techniques and will have pictures back by Thursday. I did it a hint darker than Hyperblack. It'll be very close to what we see on the Lexus LF-A or GT-R.

brucelidat 04-23-2012 05:05 PM

cool, it'll look great

LakeShow 04-23-2012 05:16 PM

Get the paint code.

Thechidz 04-23-2012 05:25 PM

Subd

kyz12 04-23-2012 06:25 PM

please post pic of wheels off and on the car with paint code pls

MacLean 04-23-2012 06:37 PM

Nice....very nice

scruffydog 04-23-2012 06:56 PM

Yes, I will do. I should get the car back by this Thursday or Friday. I will try to post pictures of it in different lighting so others can see if it's something they want. As of right now, I told them to shoot for something like this:

http://gallery.carreview.com/data/ca...xus_LFA_33.JPG

so even during day time it won't look too light like the OEM 40th Anniversary edition.
http://www.carreviewmagazine.com/wp-.../370z40th3.jpg

scruffydog 04-23-2012 07:02 PM

it's crazy how sometimes the lighting could make the OEM 40th anniversary edition look like this:
http://www.motorpix.com/pix/m3/992913-motorpix.jpg

Are these even the same as the other picture I showed?

My receipt just said "DMB, Recon Dark Base Hyper Silver....Dark Than Display"

brucelidat 04-23-2012 07:08 PM

I really like the color of the OEM 40th wheels, anyone know the paint code for them?

kyz12 04-23-2012 07:17 PM

those 40th wheels look a lot darker than normal in that light. I want mine darker though. can't wait to see how yours come out!!

tjlazer 04-23-2012 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by twinturbonet (Post 1680955)
Nice Z, ZCar!

and yes Scruffy, that 2nd picture is Hyper Black... I had them on my Z32. Lighting can make a huge difference, if you look at the 2nd picture of my Z32 (still shot) the front wheel almost looks like a different color lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...cture026-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...cture011-3.jpg

Hey I got those same wheels on my Z32 too!

brucelidat 04-23-2012 08:01 PM

Is there a forum preferred or highly recommended powdercoater in the socal area? Also, how long does the process take? Are you carless for a few days?

MattP725 04-23-2012 08:12 PM

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The 40th wheels have a lot of pearl in them I'd bet so they look very different depending on the light... the LFA wheels are def a few shades darker. Here are mine when they were freshly cleaned...

scruffydog 04-24-2012 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by brucelidat (Post 1681348)
Is there a forum preferred or highly recommended powdercoater in the socal area? Also, how long does the process take? Are you carless for a few days?

So most Powdercoating shops I called up don't specializes in cars so to say. They prolly will do a good job but it's hard to find one that has needed tools to unmount/mount and balance the wheels for your car. Most places need you to figure that out on your own - they only want the Wheel itself.

So be sure you're factoring that in your price. I think normally that process easily could cost $30+/wheel.

I called up 5 places and only 1 shop in south bay area, Nor cal (which I previous took my motorcycle wheels to powdercoat) allowed me to drop off the car and will take care of all this in 3 business day turn around time. They're pretty quick. They'll repair, sandblast, powdercoat.

Most places vary in time....so far my response for turn around time was 3-4 days, 1 week, or 10-12 days. It really depends I guess. But I also heard some places will say as fast as 1 day turn around. But don't kid yourself, most places don't have the bandwidth for that.

Nice ride MattP725, is that Gunmetal body color or is it the 40th Anniversary Quartz?

twinturbonet 04-24-2012 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by tjlazer (Post 1681341)
Hey I got those same wheels on my Z32 too!


Oh yea? Sweet man. At the time, Ruff Racing was sponsoring SFZCC and I got those wheels real cheap.


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