NISMO wheel paint flaws - anyone else?

zinistr

I've noticed several flaws in the factory finish of my NISMO Z. Had her a year, bought it new and the silver appears to be too thin...showing the darker metal underneath in several places.

Anyone else had this issue? As I bought mine from Cali and had it shipped, its not easy for me to get the original dealer involved so it'll be going in locally for a Nissan customer sat case to be opened.

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1970 Datsun 240z (HLS #201) & '71 240z "Zuns Z"
1991 300zx TT 'ZINISTR' & '93 300zx Vert TT "MASTR"
1994 300zx Vert 'BREEZZY' & 1995 300zx Z32 Coupe
2009 NISMO Edition 370Z, Silver #196

fuct

they are chips and scratches from normal wear........ every wheel gets them

you just cant stop looking at how cool they are and you see the damage.

zinistr

Thanks for the reply, but that's not what I'm referring to. The top finish isn't opaque enough to cover the darker base coat or metal underneath.

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1970 Datsun 240z (HLS #201) & '71 240z "Zuns Z"
1991 300zx TT 'ZINISTR' & '93 300zx Vert TT "MASTR"
1994 300zx Vert 'BREEZZY' & 1995 300zx Z32 Coupe
2009 NISMO Edition 370Z, Silver #196

spitfire9200

I've actually heard this concern from everyone with Rays Wheels - Sport pack and Nismo

sboden

I'm having mine redone by Alloy Wheel Repair. He explained how they do the finish. The use a dark base coat and then do a light hyper silver coating over the base coat. They then put on the clear coat. After the clear coat is on, they very lightly spray the hyper silver paint over the clear coat. It is not the easiest process and because of the light spray on the clear coat finishes can vary. He found areas on my stock nismos which were lighter than other areas because of this process. On the other hand this process does make them stand out.

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09 Monterey Blue 370Z Sport/Tour, Takeda Shorties, Blk Nismo Wheels, Blk Painted Top/Exhaust cut out, Invidia Gemini CBE, Southbend Stage 2 clutch, Lite weight flywheel, Zspeed HD CSC, flat black headlights. Previously owned 03 G35 Coupe 6MT and Volvo C30 R Design.

TWYNBYZ

This just gives you a reason to powder coat your wheels. That should run you 50 to 60 bucks per rim. They'll be just like new

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2013 Pearl White GTR

spitfire9200

... plus the cost of unmounting, re-mounting, and balancing lol

_ace_

$125/wheel is typical around here, and not everyone does it correctly

sboden

Had mine done for $95 a wheel. You can't tell they have been worked on. Excellent job and much cheaper than new wheels.

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09 Monterey Blue 370Z Sport/Tour, Takeda Shorties, Blk Nismo Wheels, Blk Painted Top/Exhaust cut out, Invidia Gemini CBE, Southbend Stage 2 clutch, Lite weight flywheel, Zspeed HD CSC, flat black headlights. Previously owned 03 G35 Coupe 6MT and Volvo C30 R Design.