Got my new flat black Rota SVN's on....
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Got my new flat black Rota SVN's on....
Thanks to Wheeldude for the great customer service and fast shipping. I couldn't be happier with how everything went. I went with flat black Rota SVN's in 18x9/18x10 with a 20mm offset and black McGard spline drive lugs. I decided on 265/35 fronts and 295/35 BFG drag radials for the rear. I also installed Tanabe GF210 springs, Ichiba camber arms/toe bolts and painted my front emblem matte black. I didn't do the spring bucket mod because I ran out of time but I will be doing that asap to get another 1/4"-1/2" drop in the rear. I had a tough time deciding between the GF's and NF's and, unless it settles some more, I probably should have went with the NF's....but it's done now so I'll live with it for awhile. Next up is deciding what to do with the amber side markers. I thought about seeing what clear lenses would look like or maybe even paint-matching them and the door handles PPW. I've also thought about wrapping my roof in matte or glossy black.
All criticism/ideas are welcomed....it's still somewhat of a work in progress so you won't hurt my feelings. I ran out and snapped these pics in between rain drops and I plan on detailing the car and getting some professional looking pics as soon as we have a nice, sunny day.
All criticism/ideas are welcomed....it's still somewhat of a work in progress so you won't hurt my feelings. I ran out and snapped these pics in between rain drops and I plan on detailing the car and getting some professional looking pics as soon as we have a nice, sunny day.
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I don't know if it's my monitor but the only picture where I can even see a little bit of the wheel design is this picture, all the rest it just looks like a black circle where the wheels should be.
white car black rims FTW by the way!
white car black rims FTW by the way!
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Hmm...I was afraid of that because my monitor is generally pretty bright. It was really overcast when I took these and it was about 8:00 PM so there wasn't much light. I'll try to get some better ones up with some sort of light on them.
Edit: I tried to brighten them up a little but with my limited (read: nearly zero) post-processing skills and I am going to have to take some more with some additional light. I will do that asap so you can actually see the design.
Edit: I tried to brighten them up a little but with my limited (read: nearly zero) post-processing skills and I am going to have to take some more with some additional light. I will do that asap so you can actually see the design.
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I painted all my emblems on my '05 Xterra matte black, I used krylon fusion plastic adhesion paint and it looks great, only complaint is two of the emblems have smalllll chips. But I put 3 coats on each, re applied with heavy duty double stick tape and they stuck amazingly well. No sanding necessary with plastic adhesion paint either.
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I painted all my emblems on my '05 Xterra matte black, I used krylon fusion plastic adhesion paint and it looks great, only complaint is two of the emblems have smalllll chips. But I put 3 coats on each, re applied with heavy duty double stick tape and they stuck amazingly well. No sanding necessary with plastic adhesion paint either.
I agree that I need to go lower. I think one of these days I might go to NF210's but at the very least I will be cutting the rear spring bucket.
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Thanks guys.
I just heated it up with a hair dryer and hooked the edge of it with a screwdriver and it came right off. I thought I might have to use floss to get behind it but it ended up popping right off.
I just heated it up with a hair dryer and hooked the edge of it with a screwdriver and it came right off. I thought I might have to use floss to get behind it but it ended up popping right off.