Check out my hypersilver refinished stock sport rims, do you like yes/no?

[relentless16]

I just obtained my 2006 m45 a couple weeks ago.

Had one bent rim and major curb rashes on 3 of the 4 rims, so instead of replacing them, I had them all refinished in hypersilver for 1/2 the price of one replacement rim!

They look brand new now. Do you guys think the colour looks good?

[odie]

Looks great, my quote was $165/tire which I think is a little steep since I just need the curb rashes fixed.

[relentless16]

Thanks!

That does sound a little steep. FYI, I got all 4 refinished with the curb rashes repaired and one minor bend fixed for $640 "Canadian" (all in with taxes). This price of course included mounting and balancing.

They would've charged me another $20 total to refinish all 4 in the original hyperblack finish, but I've heard that it is a tough finish to duplicate/match.
Modified by relentless16 at 5:01 PM 4/10/2009

[New2Import]

Those turned up nice!!!! Ill be selling mine but that makes me want to keep them for some reason. Na....

[fiveliterbeater]

dude those look amazing!!!!! good job! makes me wanna do the same and get rid of the gunmetal.

[07sportm35]

Nice!

[palincal]

Wheels look great! Better than chrome finish in my opinion.

[MATTEO]

Where did you refinish thouse wheels? Carcone's?

I heard these guys are pretty good.

[relentless16]

Matteo: I got them done at http://www.unionrim.com

It's right by Yorkdale Mall on Caledonia. I paid in cash to avoid the taxes...

[06m45]

looks good...i kinda like the gunmetal better bc its a little different but these look good. over here in NY they told me $100 a rim and they do everything. I think i'll just do it myself since they aren't that bad.

[M35 Sport]

I just obtained my 2006 m45 a couple weeks ago.

Had one bent rim and major curb rashes on 3 of the 4 rims, so instead of replacing them, I had them all refinished in hypersilver for 1/2 the price of one replacement rim!

They look brand new now. Do you guys think the colour looks good?

What kind of tires are those?

[Cutlass442]

I had three of mine re-done for $495 all in and they look better than new>>>

[relentless16]

M35 Sport: The tires are: BF Goodrich G-Force TA

Here's the writeup on them: http://www.bfgoodrichtires.ca/....html

Pros: They handle amazing on both wet and dry. I take corners and on/off ramps at high speeds with no problems at all.

Cons: They are SUPER LOUD. But it's okay for me, cuz i'm usually blasting my tunes while driving anyway!

[M35 Sport]

M35 Sport: The tires are: BF Goodrich G-Force TA

Here's the writeup on them: http://www.bfgoodrichtires.ca/....html

Pros: They handle amazing on both wet and dry. I take corners and on/off ramps at high speeds with no problems at all.

Cons: They are SUPER LOUD. But it's okay for me, cuz i'm usually blasting my tunes while driving anyway!

Well Then I won't be buying those. That is my problem now. My Hankook Sport Ventus K104s are too loud now.

[DashingMax]

Wow! Looks very good especially on a black car!

[M35 Sport]

On a side note. Does anyone have the closet matching paint code for the OEM 19" wheel paint? I know someone said it is lead based paint that is not available in the US but is there anything close?

[InfinitiMe]

Dude those look awesome. I NEED to get this done. My 06 35x was absolutely pristine as far as body when i bought it, but the wheels came with some nasty scratches.

[relentless16]

Thanks for the positive reviews guys. I'm looking to do some subtle body kit upgrades over the summer. Slowly but surely... gonna make her look MEAN!!!

[Allosaur]

relentless16,

Nice job with this. I am new to Infiniti and have been educating myself on various details of these M's, wheels included. The hyper black/gun-metal look is somewhat unique, so OEM went with this. However, your silver color is brighter and therefore offers a visual effect of the wheels actually looking larger (taller) than they really are. Your bottom (full car) photo in particular would look as if you either had the car lowered or the wheels were 20" because of the reduced spacial effect (clearance) between the tire and the hub. The black paint against dressed wheels with a brighter wheel hue offers a fantastic combined visual effect of a taller aftermarket wheel resembling OEM, when in fact, its still OEM but looks larger.

Again, nice job.

[Allosaur]

Well Then I won't be buying those. That is my problem now. My Hankook Sport Ventus K104s are too loud now.

I hear that those Yoko S Drive tires are super quiet. I think I will be going with these myself.

http://www.discounttiredirect....false

[Allosaur]

On a side note. Does anyone have the closet matching paint code for the OEM 19" wheel paint? I know someone said it is lead based paint that is not available in the US but is there anything close?

Good question. Looking to learn this myself. I have been really digging to turn up info in this regard (M OEM wheels in general). Will post here as soon as I know more.

I am thinking I will swap my 2006 (base) 8 spoke wheels for 2008/2009 OEM 19" sport wheels which, at least to this vendor linked below, seem to come in the hyper silver (as relentess16 painted his 2006) as opposed to hyper black from the previous version (though this vendor titles the previous version hyper silver as well). I was hoping Enkei made this in a 20" which I could order aftermarket.

I found a great price on new ones with that vendor:

http://www.finishlinewheels.co...97U78/

Perhaps they know the exact color sharing the previous version, too:

http://www.finishlinewheels.co...87U78/

The 2008/2009 19"s sure look like hyper silver (and not hyper black) to me.

Perhaps relentless16 is onto something.

[M35 Sport]

Good question. Looking to learn this myself. I have been really digging to turn up info in this regard (M OEM wheels in general). Will post here as soon as I know more.

I am thinking I will swap my 2006 (base) 8 spoke wheels for 2008/2009 OEM 19" sport wheels which, at least to this vendor linked below, seem to come in the hyper silver (as relentess16 painted his 2006) as opposed to hyper black from the previous version (though this vendor titles the previous version hyper silver as well). I was hoping Enkei made this in a 20" which I could order aftermarket.

I found a great price on new ones with that vendor:

http://www.finishlinewheels.co...97U78/

Perhaps they know the exact color sharing the previous version, too:

http://www.finishlinewheels.co...87U78/

The 2008/2009 19"s sure look like hyper silver (and not hyper black) to me.

Perhaps relentless16 is onto something.

Yeah I found this website myself when researching the issue. If any of my wheels ever get unbearably beat and strached up, I will go here. Right now I just have a few small nicks I would like to touch up. This is the first car I have had where the tires don't protect the wheel. Hopefully my next set of tires will have more curb protection. I am thinking about getting these. I need a nice all season tire.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...ace=4

[Allosaur]

This is the first car I have had where the tires don't protect the wheel. I am thinking about getting these. I need a nice all season tire. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...ace=4

I am new to Infiniti and although I have had wheels get scratched before (with my Benz, even at automatic carwashes while out of town), since I have been studying the M series, I have noticed a rather large percentage of wheel defacing and nicks on the OEM (especially the 19") upon almost every M I see.

Now that I'm looking at the car more closely, each time I see one parked I look for this. Would you believe that more than 90% of these wheels have some scarring of some sort? Perhaps they're fragile? To make sure this was not so common elsewhere with other makes, I started studying every (luxury/sports sedan) akin vehicle I get near and looked for the same. Regrettably, the percentage is higher with these OEM Enkei wheels on the M. (Strangely.) I may just go aftermarket with a 20" wheel that looks similar to OEM (TSW Modello is one example).

On your tire search, indeed you have to make an informed choice given your driving style and weather conditions in your area. I live in Fort Lauderdale so summer tires only for me. The tire you link is not listed from the source where I typically buy tires, but I saw the reviews on tire rack.

Do you ever research this site?

http://www.discounttiredirect....false

[M35 Sport]

I am new to Infiniti and although I have had wheels get scratched before (with my Benz, even at automatic carwashes while out of town), since I have been studying the M series, I have noticed a rather large percentage of wheel defacing and nicks on the OEM (especially the 19") upon almost every M I see.

Now that I'm looking at the car more closely, each time I see one parked I look for this. Would you believe that more than 90% of these wheels have some scarring of some sort? Perhaps they're fragile? To make sure this was not so common elsewhere with other makes, I started studying every (luxury/sports sedan) akin vehicle I get near and looked for the same. Regrettably, the percentage is higher with these OEM Enkei wheels on the M. (Strangely.) I may just go aftermarket with a 20" wheel that looks similar to OEM (TSW Modello is one example).

On your tire search, indeed you have to make an informed choice given your driving style and weather conditions in your area. I live in Fort Lauderdale so summer tires only for me. The tire you link is not listed from the source where I typically buy tires, but I saw the reviews on tire rack.

Do you ever research this site?

http://www.discounttiredirect....false

Isn't that funny. I bought my car (used) about 6 weeks ago. It originally came from florida. Yes I have looked at that site. Discount tire is where I go to have my wheel and tire work done. They don't have the Kuhmo Platinum all seasons. They just have the Summer version. I will probably just buy what I want from tire rack (have done it before) and have discount tire put them on.

[M35 Sport]

http://www.discounttiredirect....mance

These are the tires I have now.