Does painting/powdercoating rims black on a red 370z look unprofessional?
 

I'm very close to buying a 370z, just banging my head over some details. I can get a pretty good deal on a red manual with sports package, but i've always wanted a black one. If i do get a red one, i'd want to black out the rims, but I'm wondering if that might be unprofessional or "ghetto." i don't want to look like a ricer. It would look something like this

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...rderedOutZ.jpg

Doesn't look rice at all. The 40th wheels are a gunmetal color and they look great.

I'm not a fan of painted stock wheels on any car but it's certainly not rice

I didn't like the sport package wheels black (tried it). It was something about the design. I like the sport wheels the way they are. I just recently got black wheels for my silver z and love it. I hate when people say black wheels are ghetto haha. If it was ghetto they would have chrome lip or something.

^^agree..chrome or any bright/loud color is getto/ricer.

wear a suit while you drive... that'll help

ya i'd be wanting to get the gunmetal color.

so the wheels you have on ur silver z are not the sport package wheels? Are they aftermarket?

I had a red with black rims (not stock).

Got mixed reviews. Some people loved it, others thought it looked "ghetto."

Comes down mostly to what matters to you...if other people's opinion are that important, probably safer to avoid blacking out the rims.

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so the wheels you have on ur silver z are not the sport package wheels? Are they aftermarket?[/QUOTE]

Yes aftermarket. Avant Garde M310. Love them:happydance:

Go with what you like, brah.

I would powdercoat them gloss black with a red stripe.

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http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/twinc...ackpreview.jpg

The rims come black/gunmetal standard in the UK on the Z.

This looks hot... and whoever thinks I'm ghetto because I like these... lol _!_:gtfo2:
Anyway, I am ghetto... and wear it like a badge. I don't live in a ghetto anymore but I'm proud I survived it. It means I can survive anything. :owned:

Th key is staying true to yourself. Fk labels. :tup:

I wouldn't say it looks ghetto, but I wouldn't call it "professional", either. For a "professional" look, you might as well keep them stock.

Haaaa... excellent rationalization.
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Maybe selections from BBS, HRE and MOMO may look more professional. Never seen a Z with any.

This.

Ghetto? No. Unprofessional? Yes.

My definition of professional is coming from the business/corporate world. I'm an accountant.

just make sure you get a "professional" to powder these for you.

I'll be in the health care field.

I'm quite serious. Looking like a professional is all about looking safe and lame. short hair, boring dress clothes, black shoes. When it comes to cars, clean car that looks as stock as possible.

I don't think too many CEO's drive to work in a slammed hella-flush hoopty with a rust hood and hot pink rims.

It's all about appearing straight-laced. Spending money modding cars does not give the impression of straight-laced.

I'm serious too brother. You described it well.

As long as the paint job is done well, it's all good.

:iagree: Thats why every mainstream safe (read boring) car in the world comes with silver wheels. If you have silver wheels you will blend in with everyone else becasue they all have silver wheels too. In fact I think that extends to silver cars as well.

I come from a school of thought that the wheels on a car should always be a silver or chrome finish.

Making the wheels black or painted the same color of the car or black tires just tends to lose them in the whole paint scheme.

You put nice wheels on the car to stand out and not get lost in your car tires or look plain shitty to begin with. Flat finishes should be avoided at all costs.

Other thing to avoid is the "STREET DORK" look, where you bolt every cheap thing on or spray on finishes.

The original Nissan designers probably played a lot with different color combinations , even on the wheels and in the end they probably kept coming back Silver or Chrome wheels looking best.

Silver or chrome wheels also help to break up the color scheme on a single color paint job, its like painting your car 2 different colors or a 2 tone paint job, compared to a single solid color.

Yeah! And everyone knows owning a 370z is all about blending in and conforming to the norms of middle management!

Give me a break. Your career success or lack of it has nothing do with the car you drive.

If you're looking for a professional car, you get a BMW, if you want a badass car you can drive the hell out of you get a Z.

I've got no idea what a "professional" car looks like... But I know what a classy car looks like. If you want to exude class, skip the 370Z. While there's nothing low class about the Z, it's not the classiest car in it's price range. Personally, I'd buy the Z, get some spacers and coilovers, and not care what anyone thinks.

I think Shado was just trying to explain what a professional and non-professional look is. In other words, a stock car going to work is more acceptable than a modded one if you go by appearance. But I don't think he was saying yey or ney as to where the Z stands in this spectrum...
I agree with you though. I don't think a 370z gives any type of professional impression. I edefinately think, infiniti, BMW, Lexus fill that gap. If you can't afford one? I think accord, altima, and camry nicely packaged and with upgraded alloys make an acceptable alternative. A Z just says... "I'm chillin" stock or modded.

G37 is the "Professional" 370Z.

It's all subjective.

My eyes feel as if black wheels have a cheap/bland feel to the car. Maybe I relate it to steel wheels on a base model-beater car. Black rims give off almost a dirty vibe. Chrome rims give off a ghetto vibe. The clean stock 370z rims give off a sexy, sharp, chic vibe. But again...that's all subjective. I personally like 5 star silver wheels...simple, sporty, blends well with many cars, and they're easy to clean.

Some guys love black or chrome rims. Some don't. Get what you like...because you're not driving a Lexus in the first place.

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Meanwhile, I'm a lead systems engineer and I daily drive my Z to work. It gets all the stares and applauds...but probably if I were program management they'd go "...wtf?" lol

You daily drive Rin now? What happened to Subie?

They aren't staring at Rin, they are staring at your dome! :icon17:

not a fan personally. (photobucket pic)

The ONLY WAY chrome looks ghetto is on an exaggerated design on 22's and up. If you buy axis wheels in black? Then I can see a cheap look. Many matte designs are hard to pull off without a full matte paint job. Base whees are not good looking at all. Sport and Nismo look nice.

A lexus is a glorified toyota as infiniti is a glorified nissan. Nice cars but class doesn't come from an upgraded nissan with standard leather.
You talking Benz? You saying something. BMW yeah, jaguar, absolutely. Land Rover, definately. Audi, depending on which model. Porsche. Yes... acura??? Hahahahahaaaa.

But like you said. Everyone has there opinions.

Instead of black, have them painted gun metal like the Z33 Nismos. Understated, but different. Looks great with red.

Have to call FAIL on that one after owning both. :tiphat:

Well here's the thing - I'm all about class, and I was looking at BMW, Audi, and Benz, but the moment I test drove the Z I fell in love. I'm young (24), and although the drive is great on the luxury cars, that's what they are - luxury, and i'm looking for more of a sporty car. For the price range, I don't think you can beat the drive of a car like the Z. I've decided on the Z, and I really like the look of black/gun metal powder coated rims on the red, but I just don't think it would be professional enough for my work. But I think a stock Z would be professional, just not classy like an Audi, which I'm fine with, because every other person is driving a BMW, Benz, or Audi in my profession, so I'd like to stick out (but not in a "ghetto" way lol)