I rarely post but...
11-02-08, 10:27 PM
#17
Sorry, I didn't take pics of the wheels before I repainted. I started working on the wheels as soon as I came home from picking them up lol. It was BAD though. The oem paint looked like it had some type of chemical spilled on it. When I was wet sanding the wheels, some of the baked brake dust came off. Then I would start wetsanding more black marks that I thought were baked on brake dust, but it wasn't. Turned out to be the primer or sealant that was used on the wheel... i realized it when the black areas were becoming larger as I wetsanded.
I'm not running spacers on the wheels. Offsets are +30 in the front, +33 in the back.
Still thinking of what route to take for centercaps.
I'm not running spacers on the wheels. Offsets are +30 in the front, +33 in the back.
Still thinking of what route to take for centercaps.
11-02-08, 10:40 PM
#18
+1 
on a side note, the 2is center caps don't fit. i'm sure there are blank ones out there the OP can find/use. some guy had a set for sale in the wheels FS/FT section, so they are out there.
from what i've seen, you won't be able to sand them down to remove the infiniti logo; they're embossed from the inside out. just not enough plastic there.
i don't know if he's running spacers either, but they're 19 x 8 up front and 19 x 8.5 in the rear. they look flush because the spokes stick out a little bit more.
Thanks for all the comments! More pics to come, it's just that the sun was going down. I do plan on finding center caps or making them. I still have the Infiniti center caps- maybe I'll sand them down (the front, ie: infiniti emblem) and use some epoxy to glue on some sanded down (from the back, ie: tabs) lexus center caps. Maybe I'll just find some blank center caps to put on them. Who knows, kinda just going with whatever comes up and having fun with them haha.
i don't know if he's running spacers either, but they're 19 x 8 up front and 19 x 8.5 in the rear. they look flush because the spokes stick out a little bit more.
11-03-08, 07:40 AM
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looks really nice...i was thinking about these same wheels because a lot of 2nd gen gs's have these...i just wasn' sure about the offset in the front...what size tires are you running? and are they rubbing?
11-03-08, 08:42 AM
#27
Looks like a really good fitment on there - without seeing a side shot. I thinking these, in a little darker color (something like liquid graphite), would look pretty hot on SP/GFM.
BTW, how deep was the curb rash and how did you repair it?
BTW, how deep was the curb rash and how did you repair it?
11-03-08, 07:36 PM
#28
Thanks again for the compliments everyone!
Tommigsr, I probably won't be getting them powdercoated for a while.
Eldr1dgE, I'm running the Infiniti stock size tires (F: 225/40/19, R: 245/40/19) that originally came with the wheels, but they need to be replaced SOON.
After driving with them today, I did notice some SLIGHT rubbing in the front when I turn the wheel completely either left or right... extremely minimal rubbing- so minimal that sometimes you don't hear or feel it rubbing. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what size replacement tires I could go with (front and rear)? Keep in mind the offsets are +30 Front and +33 Rear.
And one more thing, I didn't have a chance to take pictures today. It was dark by the time I came home. If I remember later on, I'll put my POS digital cam in my car so that I can take pics tomorrow. Kinda hard now to get good lighting from the sun since it goes down sooner now.
Tommigsr, I probably won't be getting them powdercoated for a while.
Eldr1dgE, I'm running the Infiniti stock size tires (F: 225/40/19, R: 245/40/19) that originally came with the wheels, but they need to be replaced SOON.
After driving with them today, I did notice some SLIGHT rubbing in the front when I turn the wheel completely either left or right... extremely minimal rubbing- so minimal that sometimes you don't hear or feel it rubbing. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what size replacement tires I could go with (front and rear)? Keep in mind the offsets are +30 Front and +33 Rear.
And one more thing, I didn't have a chance to take pictures today. It was dark by the time I came home. If I remember later on, I'll put my POS digital cam in my car so that I can take pics tomorrow. Kinda hard now to get good lighting from the sun since it goes down sooner now.
