Greetings All,
Santa was generous enough to leave a new digital camera under my tree this year, so I used my Z for a couple of test shots. I had my winter rims/tires installed about a month back, so I thought some shots of the Z post-installation would be worth sharing:

Passenger Side Full View:

 

Close-Up on the Rims (Rear Drivers' Side):

 

Nice color choice! What cam did you get?

 

Nikon Coolpix 4300...still trying to figure out the ins and outs of it. I took these photos using the automatic (i.e., "point and shoot") mode....they came out looking pretty good for a first try.

 

What size rims are those?

 

ADR Akunin...17-inch. The Blizzaks are the same size as the stock tires. Since I'm using them for the wintertime, I decided not to mess with anything other than the stock wheel/tire size.

 

I have the nikon coolpix too, i like it but i hate the scenery settings, they are so annoying. I want to get a new digi cam.

 

I received a Canon A80. I like it but have yet to master all of the settings (lots of menus). Not crazy about the manual focus control. Give me an SLR anyday!

Anyhow, I got the bug to take the Z out the other day and it needed a good washing. It was cold. The water started to freeze as I was drying. (Had to resize the pic to post and lost some quality.)

 

Looking good! I also washed mine yesterday afternoon and was going to add some pics, but it was too dark out by the time I got it done. What a shame....my Z hasn't been that clean in weeks and wasn't able to get it on film.

 

oh yeah, my daughter gave me this new Z.
She was sooo excited about it!

 

Here's another on top of the great shirt my mother-in-law gave me.

I also took a shot or two of the Krispy Kreme shop in Cranston RI for Roger but I have no tools to resize them here at home.

 

No matter how old you get, it is always nice to get a toy for Christmas.

 

Those little Zip Zaps are off the hook. Have you figured out how to do burnouts with them yet?

And I got a Silver 1:18 350 for Christmas, when I asked for a 1:18 300. Grrr.

 

Dave, how's the road noise and handling with those tires/wheels?

The break in the weather must have gotten many people out to clean their cars. I saw a Redline today and it was nice and clean. I washed mine last week and put it back in the garage.

My son bought me clear corners so I had to install them right away.

 

Installed the clear corners right away...wow your good. I've had some clear markers in the box since I first got my car but been too lazy to install them.
I assume you just reached up to install them rather than removing the front bumper as I have seen others do. It looked like a PIA.

 

It's actually not too bad...they felt a little bouncy when I first put them on, but that improved after the temperature dropped and I got some mileage down on them. You obviously can't go as flat-out with them as you could with summer tires, but for everyday driving in the cold, I've found them acceptable. I haven't noticed much of a difference in road noise so far, but I haven't really been listening for it either.

As for the handling in the snow, it's been excellent. I had to drive to work with them during the peak of the last nasty snowstorm we had up here, and they did a great job. I actually thought the Z with Blizzaks handled the snow much better than my old FWD Integra with all-season tires did...so much for the almighty "RWD stinks in the snow" myth...

 

I had to undo the bumper on the right side since the window washer bottle is in that corner but the driver side was real easy.

 

Still playing with my new toys. This one just arrived today!
Will there be more ?!

 

Looks good, post pics of it installed.

 

CelticPride2,
Congratulations on the new digicam and your Blizzaks.