Why the 2018+ base wheels are smoking hot

datcipher · 02-22-2021, 04:30 PM

I'm not sure those are very similar, but I will say that I always hated black rims, and one of my first plans before I even saw my 370 was to replace the rims or have them powder coated. All that went out the window when I saw them - along with the somewhat blackened head and taillights on the newer models, they really work. I have a white car so it's very black and white in a good way!

viiv · 02-22-2021, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by datcipher

I'm not sure those are very similar, but I will say that I always hated black rims, and one of my first plans before I even saw my 370 was to replace the rims or have them powder coated. All that went out the window when I saw them - along with the somewhat blackened head and taillights on the newer models, they really work. I have a white car so it's very black and white in a good way!

They are not actually black rims. According to Nissan, officially they are gun-metal.

datcipher · 02-22-2021, 05:46 PM

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They are not actually black rims. According to Nissan, officially they are gun-metal.

OK. Seems weird I could
see them being described as a very dark grey, but they're nowhere near gun-metal as most define the color. The Nissan Canada website just calls them "black-finish".

datcipher · 02-22-2021, 05:54 PM

Here's a better shot of those wheels by the way:

cooltoy · 02-22-2021, 07:08 PM

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Here's a better shot of those wheels by the way:

Ok. I can maybe see some similarities from that angle. But I don't like them either. Taste is so personal.

viiv · 02-22-2021, 08:57 PM

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Ok. I can maybe see some similarities from that angle. But I don't like them either. Taste is so personal.

That's all I need.

If you can see some similarities between that 2 million USD king of sports cars and my 30k CAD sports car, then it was a heck of a deal.

cv129 · 02-22-2021, 09:45 PM

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That's all I need.

If you can see some similarities between that 2 million USD king of sports cars and my 30k CAD sports car, then it was a heck of a deal.

It’s great you love your wheels. No hating.

But, justifying its beauty by saying a similar design is on something much more expensive...doesn’t actually say the said wheel is beautiful.

The smallest difference can make or break a design, so “similar” doesn’t mean as much as you may like. Then there’s always the saying “money doesn’t buy taste”. Something can be expensive but still be bug ugly.

cooltoy · 02-22-2021, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by viiv

That's all I need.

If you can see some similarities between that 2 million USD king of sports cars and my 30k CAD sports car, then it was a heck of a deal.

Please don't put words in my mouth. The similarities are a stretch.

Just like these two women look similar.

viiv · 02-22-2021, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by datcipher

OK. Seems weird I could
see them being described as a very dark grey, but they're nowhere near gun-metal as most define the color. The Nissan Canada website just calls them "black-finish".

In a multinational, all the international subsidiaries are somewhat independent sales & marketing operations with local staff who would call it as they see fit to sell to the local population. But the car was designed and built by Nissan Japan, and this is their official description about the base wheels:

datcipher · 02-23-2021, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by viiv

In a multinational, all the international subsidiaries are somewhat independent sales & marketing operations with local staff who would call it as they see fit to sell to the local population. But the car was designed and built by Nissan Japan, and this is their official description about the base wheels:

Hah, interesting! Let's face it though, they look black, not gun-metal. As I mentioned, I can see them being described as a very dark grey. In any case....they look black - albeit a very glossy black. :-)

viiv · 02-23-2021, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by datcipher

I'm not sure those are very similar, but I will say that I always hated black rims, and one of my first plans before I even saw my 370 was to replace the rims or have them powder coated. All that went out the window when I saw them - along with the somewhat blackened head and taillights on the newer models, they really work. I have a white car so it's very black and white in a good way!

Fun fact, when we were at the dealership in early 2019 and we ended up factory ordering my passion red as a base trim; they had two other 2020 models side-by-side, one a base with the gun metallic wheels and another a sport with the 19" Rays forged wheels.

I asked my wife who was clueless about Z's at the time which she thought was the more expensive (trim) level, and she pointed to the base model.

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02-22-2021, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
datcipher Base Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Alberta Posts: 54 Drives: altimacoupe 3.5,370z Rep Power: 10072	I'm not sure those are very similar, but I will say that I always hated black rims, and one of my first plans before I even saw my 370 was to replace the rims or have them powder coated. All that went out the window when I saw them - along with the somewhat blackened head and taillights on the newer models, they really work. I have a white car so it's very black and white in a good way!

02-22-2021, 05:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
datcipher Base Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Alberta Posts: 54 Drives: altimacoupe 3.5,370z Rep Power: 10072	Here's a better shot of those wheels by the way: