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What color rims goes best with 02 Glacier Pearl?

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Old Jan 8, 2002 | 01:18 PM
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What color rims goes best with 02 Glacier Pearl?

What do u think?
Old Jan 8, 2002 | 03:43 PM
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Re: What color rims goes best with 02 Glacier Pearl?

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What do u think?
What about Anthracite or Gun Metal? It may look distinctive yet not the same run of the mill. White seems to "rice". I have chrome on my 98 sterling mist GLE.
Old Jan 8, 2002 | 03:46 PM
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Re: Re: What color rims goes best with 02 Glacier Pearl?

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What about Anthracite or Gun Metal? It may look distinctive yet not the same run of the mill. White seems to "rice". I have chrome on my 98 sterling mist GLE.


Anthracite or gun metal are nice.
Old Jan 8, 2002 | 04:47 PM
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Old Jan 8, 2002 | 04:53 PM
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Remember those glow in the dark white rims from AKTIRESUSA.COM ?
Old Jan 8, 2002 | 05:24 PM
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Gunmetal would look real mean. White rims on a white car looks corny to mean, IMO.

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Old Jan 8, 2002 | 05:25 PM
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other = if it aint chrome it aint worth it
Old Jan 8, 2002 | 06:26 PM
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You won't be able to find white rims that will match a pearl white car. it'll look strange IMO. Go with gunmetal or silver.
Old Jan 8, 2002 | 06:59 PM
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Go with 18's for sure!

I say silver/chrome or gun metal.
Old Jan 8, 2002 | 10:04 PM
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go with the color of your car WHITE
Old Jan 8, 2002 | 10:46 PM
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adr GT sportwhite
Old Jan 8, 2002 | 10:58 PM
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What i am gonna do is to powder coat my silver 18s that was on the 96. First i was thinking white because i think it would look clean (way to go sprite! ). but just like weasel said, it's a pain in the A$$ to match the pearl kinda white the 02 has. Then i was thinking gunmetal, but i can't find any place that powdercoats that color, the closest color is black.

maybe i should start considering colors like pink or skyblue...
Old Jan 8, 2002 | 11:08 PM
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how come ur front looks diff charlie?
Old Jan 9, 2002 | 12:52 AM
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Originally posted by LucentAUTO
how come ur front looks diff charlie?
you probably confused my car with Irvine78's. My car was in the back ground of my old sig. had to change it cuz someone is not too happy about it...
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Other: Have the wheels color-matched with the factory paint (like I did).
Old Jan 9, 2002 | 05:44 PM
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ew dont get white...were talkin about max rims here not honda
Old Jan 9, 2002 | 06:12 PM
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I think gunmetal grey would look sweet.
Old Jan 9, 2002 | 07:02 PM
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Originally posted by Maximan190
ew dont get white...were talkin about max rims here not honda
what the f#ck is that suppose to mean?
Old Jan 9, 2002 | 07:05 PM
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well i had silver 18 inch 5Zigen GT8's before.. i took them to the powder coating place.. and they had a catalogue of colors i could choose from.. they had over 30 shades of white.. i just took the book out to the car and then i matched it to the car's color.. cost me $75 a wheel for powdercoating.. which was better to me than selling my silver rims and trying to buy white rims that would match the factory paint..

Originally posted by CharlieNewbieMax
What i am gonna do is to powder coat my silver 18s that was on the 96. First i was thinking white because i think it would look clean (way to go sprite! ). but just like weasel said, it's a pain in the A$$ to match the pearl kinda white the 02 has. Then i was thinking gunmetal, but i can't find any place that powdercoats that color, the closest color is black.

maybe i should start considering colors like pink or skyblue...
Old Jan 9, 2002 | 10:15 PM
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mmm...the place i went to (tires america) didn't mention anything about color matching, even worse they don't even have a color chart or anything...
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mmm...the place i went to (tires america) didn't mention anything about color matching, even worse they don't even have a color chart or anything...

Normal tire stores don't do that. You have to go to a wheel refinishing shop, or ask your tire store if they have a wheel refinishing shop that they can out-source to. I had my wheels painted by a local shop that does nothing but repair and refinish wheels. They painted my wheels with Nissan QN0, the exact same paint that is on the car, so it's a perfect match.
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Re: What color rims goes best with 02 Glacier Pearl?

the ones on the car right now
Old Jan 10, 2002 | 04:27 PM
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Normal tire stores don't do that. You have to go to a wheel refinishing shop, or ask your tire store if they have a wheel refinishing shop that they can out-source to. I had my wheels painted by a local shop that does nothing but repair and refinish wheels. They painted my wheels with Nissan QN0, the exact same paint that is on the car, so it's a perfect match.
Do you have the Pearl White or normal white? How long has the paint been on there and how is it holding up?
Old Jan 10, 2002 | 04:31 PM
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silver would look hot, are you gonna be needing your stock rims after?
Old Jan 10, 2002 | 08:12 PM
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These would look nice on a white max

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Originally posted by Micah95GLE



Normal tire stores don't do that. You have to go to a wheel refinishing shop, or ask your tire store if they have a wheel refinishing shop that they can out-source to. I had my wheels painted by a local shop that does nothing but repair and refinish wheels. They painted my wheels with Nissan QN0, the exact same paint that is on the car, so it's a perfect match.

sounds good, but hows the paint holding up? Tires america did say they actully paint the wheel first then clear powdercoat(?) it. but they didn't mention anything about factory paint tho...
Old Jan 11, 2002 | 12:06 AM
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Re: These would look nice on a white max

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i can't find a shop that powdercoats gunmetal, and i am too poor to buy another set of wheels else i would get a set of those new black chromes..nice...
Old Jan 11, 2002 | 04:26 PM
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sounds good, but hows the paint holding up? Tires america did say they actully paint the wheel first then clear powdercoat(?) it. but they didn't mention anything about factory paint tho...

Well, they have to use some sort of paint. Make sure it is the same paint code that's on your car, so that it's a perfect match. The paint holds up very well, just like the paint on the body does. No chipping. A few minor scratches that would be on there even if they were stock, but not noticable since the paint is thick. There's no bare aluminum showing anywhere. I have 4 years and 60,000 miles on them. I did the same thing to my previous car and had excellent results with that, too.
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Charlie i see you live in so cal check this place out they are a reputable shop and i know alot of people that got their rims done there.

ANDREWS POWER COATING
9410 de soto ave. unit E chatsworth CA

818-700-1030

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i agree with sprint........White wood look KOOL! - just one question.......does pearl white mean its a bright white.....or a yellowish white??.......Or if u want u can go universal and set sum CHrome rims
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i agree with sprint........White wood look KOOL! - just one question.......does pearl white mean its a bright white.....or a yellowish white??.......Or if u want u can go universal and set sum CHrome rims

Have you ever seen an Arctic White Pearl 4th-gen Maxima? That is the color of my wheels.
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Have you ever seen an Arctic White Pearl 4th-gen Maxima? That is the color of my wheels.
the 95 and 97's have a beautiful bright white..

the 99 has a creamish dull colored white..

the reason i knew i wanted a 97 Max .. StillnMax and 97 Maxima SE were parked next to each other at delio's house.. and the difference with both were so remarkable.. i knew i had to have a 97 Max
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well when its color matched it will look better.. but VOTE WHITE!!!!!!

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Originally posted by SprintMax

the 95 and 97's have a beautiful bright white..

the 99 has a creamish dull colored white..

the reason i knew i wanted a 97 Max .. StillnMax and 97 Maxima SE were parked next to each other at delio's house.. and the difference with both were so remarkable.. i knew i had to have a 97 Max

'99s are different? Do they have a different paint code than QN0?
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'99s are different? Do they have a different paint code than QN0?
i dunno.. but its noticable different.. i call it **** color white
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i dunno.. but its noticable different.. i call it **** color white

The paint on my '95 is definitely the best white paint on any car ever. I never get tired of my Arctic White Pearl. The German car companies have the best silver, but Nissan has the best white.
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The paint on my '95 is definitely the best white paint on any car ever. I never get tired of my Arctic White Pearl. The German car companies have the best silver, but Nissan has the best white.
Correction: Nissan has the best white from 95 - 97
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How

bout Black Ice. I had them On my GXE it was Lexus Diamond Pearl.
Only ROH makes the finish though. heres a pic, Its not cheesy looking like chrome It still shines and sometimes it looks dark and some times it doesnt. Also not that many people have it yet so you can be original. Needless to say there on my SE now.
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Originally posted by ODDJoB
Charlie i see you live in so cal check this place out they are a reputable shop and i know alot of people that got their rims done there.

ANDREWS POWER COATING
9410 de soto ave. unit E chatsworth CA

818-700-1030

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cool, thx.
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Originally posted by SprintMax
well when its color matched it will look better.. but VOTE WHITE!!!!!!

hey! nice car!



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