AMEN!!!! I F**king HATE that look... To me it simply says "I have no imagination." Does Steven Segal look cool dressed in all black??? No. And he wears that crap in every movie. No personality whatsoever. And when fat people wear black because it supposedly looks "slimming", don't they look ridiculous??? Yeah they do. There's only 2 things that look good in all black:

The SR-71 Black bird and the F117-A. That's it!

Have some personality and add a freaking trim color!!! For God's Sake!!! Give us some contrast!!!

Other than wheel stripes and brake caliper, where else can I add some color?

You may want to add a 3rd to the list...
http://www.motorauthority.com/wp-con...ero_430_03.jpg

I think the 370z will look great in many color/style mod combos murdered out included. I personally don't plan on doing it when I get mine (love the white). If it's tastefully done IE: GOOD parts, right drop, off set, tires, etc... the lines of the car will really stand out.

The 370z is awesome. :worship:

Yeah. Yeah. And the Lambo Rev... But 2 things... A) That Ferrari has color. Pin striping, Ferrari logo, and wheel rim. But still it shouts it's lack of personality. It's not that it looks bad - because it doesn't. It's that it just seems like the owner can't match colors.

Also, I've noticed that a lot of people (when attempting to murder out a car) don't do it right. First off, that matte black paint is VERY hard to apply and it's VERY expensive. The cheaper alternative version NEVER looks like it came out right. Sometimes it looks like it was put on with a paint roller. To add to that, the special clear-coat is also very expensive so when you skip out on the clear coat, the paint looks worse almost by the day.

I see a lot of backyard jobs that don't look bad, but every one that I've seen that was matte black was an utter failure.

:iagree:

http://i460.photobucket.com/albums/q...perMeet146.jpg

Ah. Those are nice wheels... Gram-lights I think. But I like 5 spoke more.

And they look good in white on a black car.

^ drooolllll

I think rim color choice is really a matter of personal taste.

IMO, if it's an actual color not on the white-grey-black scale, it's k as long as it doesn't creat a stereotypical tackiness, like green rims on a red car = christmas time.

When it comes to white-black, i like something along the lines of bright silvers/greys, whcih I guess you can say is vanilla flavored. Personally, I always think black rims make it looks like your hub caps fell off.

I used gunmetal/anthracite on my 996 with ForgeLines and liked the look.

No gun-metal? That's by far the best looking color on a black G/Z!

Like many, I started to hate the "murdered out" theme and decided against black wheels with a polished lip. (Although, I did contemplate a solid black look, which looks awesome).

This isn't a 370Z, but here's what gunmetal wheels look on a G Coupe (wheels and car were dirty when I took the shots): http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ist/Shoot9.jpg

Volk and played out don't fall in the same sentence. The only reason why you're getting that assumption that everyone has TE37's are because of the knockoffs and look-a-likes. Using the mustang wheels are a terrible example of comparison because...

1. Those wheels are polished in contrast to the matte and semi-gloss finish on volk wheels.
2. TE37 have spokes that are flat, have extreme offsets, and the concave aspect is greater than those mustang wheels.
3. Those wheels have no comparison to the performance benefits that volks offer (lightweight, forged, and used highly in racing such as JGTC).

No offense to your post, it just upsets me when people overlook the appreciation for simplicity and how well it makes a car look good. Sure there are knockoffs, but you can identify the fake ones and the benefits alone that RAYS Engineering offers by supplying passion for excellence in quality and motorsports show that they are an exceptional brand.



How can you not love this...

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...g?t=1241360402

I can not love it very easily, thank ya :)

As someone said, its personal preference.

I'm not a big fan of the "murdered" look either. I like contrast.

However, I do like black wheels. I think I will be going with Forgestar F14's in matte black with a red pin stripe.

I also am not a fan of blacking out tail lights and/or headlights.

I love the murdered out look. When done right, it looks very menacing and evil. Black is the only color that can pull that off.

stay away from those gold or bronze colour wheels, the Z is not a Subaru Rally car...lol

it's just so ugly on blacks cars IMHO !!


and forget about chrome rims too...