WOW! That's sweet.

 

Congrat to you

^_^

 

Here's a pic of mine next to a SLK

 

Some newly scanned pics ... outside ...

 

... and inside.

 

Nice pics guys!

 

Do the 18" wheels come in two different finishes?

I noticed that some of them look like they're painted silver, and some of them look like they have a polished look to them.

What's the deal?

 

No, they should all come in the same very highly polished finish.

Don't go by the way my wheels look in my picture above - they appear to have no shine at all. An issue of bad film for the given lighting conditions. My pics really do the car no justice.

The ones back on page 1 are a much better representation, especially the ones Kroams posted!

 

Actually, most of the 18" Coupe wheels I've seen are just painted silver with a clearcoat finish on them. Not polished at all.

That's why I asked.

 

All Gs have aluminum wheels, and there's no choice of finish. If you're considering a G of your own, just buy some aftermarket chromed wheels for yourself if you don't like the factory finish.

 

Okay, so if they all come with the same finish, what exactly is it?

Polished?

Painted?

Clearcoated?

I actually prefer the look of a wheel painted silver with a clearcoat finish on top. That's the way most of the G35 Coupe wheels look to me. But some of them seem to be more of a polished finish, not painted.

 

They are painted with a titanium finish, then are clear coated. Mine have 5 coats of Zaino on them and look like chrome sometimes.

 

Thanks.... that was exactly what I was looking for....

Yes, they do look VERY shiny. Quite a bit more than a painted and clearcoated finish.

 

That'd be the Zaino.

Here is what they look like now, two weeks without a wash.

 

sweet sweet car!!! my g35c black/black aero should get here next month.. cant friggin wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I don't think most people really give a damn what the actual finish is on the wheels, unless they're metallurgists. Isn't it enough that they look good? I've seen much worse OEM wheels from the factory.

I've got some Zaino on order. Can't wait till it gets here!

 

Actually, I love the 18's on the Coupe. They are probably the nicest factory wheel I've ever seen on ANY car!

And the reason I was asking about the finish of the wheels is because they can look so very different, depending on lighting/cleanliness etc....

I think they look better as a painted and clearcoated finish. Much better than the "polished" look that I've seen.

 

Agreed. I think Infiniti did a nice job of picking wheels for the coupe. Personally, I'm so far hard pressed to find another wheel that I'd like more on my car. Even the 17-inchers they put on the 5AT are pretty sharp.

 

The stock wheels on the 95+ 3000GT VR-4s were pretty hot. They are old now... so not as many people remember/like them anymore. The G35C wheels are good too.