To everyone who answered my 12,000 1991 New Q45 owner questions, thanks!!!!!
One further question...the car has these gold Fittipaldi wheels on it. I HATE the gold color and worse, they're not in great shape. Is there any inexpensive way to sandblast the gold stuff off or use some type of oxident? They're a nice basket weave design and I'd like to see them stay on the vehicle if possilbe.
Again, thanks for all the help, this site rules!!!
-Bruce
Q45 Rim Question
Bruce, Don't know the answer to your question, but I must say I am no fan of the "gold package". I do have a set of original "pie pan" wheels" that I would like to get rid of. If anyone is interested I will dig them out and look them over, but I think they were real nice. I'm in N CA. Alan
ps. it is fantastic how much help and info the Infiniti experts on this forum provide
ps. it is fantastic how much help and info the Infiniti experts on this forum provide
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Bruce - I'd call around and find a shop that will powder-coat them. Perhaps, depending on the color of your car, you could have them done in the body color (very COOL on a 1st-gen Q IMO). Or, just have them powder-coated silver or light grey.
Powdercoat is a very durable painting process that'll probably outlive the car.
Powdercoat is a very durable painting process that'll probably outlive the car.
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Q45tech
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- Car: 1990 Q45 342,400 miles 22 years ownership with original engine
1995 G20t 5 speed 334,000 miles 16" 2002 wheels - 205/50/16 Sr20ve vvl
Don't worry almost every wheel [of every type] used more than 6 years [100k] is bent out of specification and contributes to the feeling of excessive vibration.........a 4300 pound car is rough on wheels if driven on typical roads.
The factory specs are so tight that very few aftermarket wheels meet them brand new much less when driven on!
The factory specs are so tight that very few aftermarket wheels meet them brand new much less when driven on!
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Q45tech
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1995 G20t 5 speed 334,000 miles 16" 2002 wheels - 205/50/16 Sr20ve vvl
Both lateral and radial runout must be less than 0.012".The wheel by itself [no tire mounted] must balance with less than 15 grams total of inside and outside weights.....say 5 inside and 10 outside.
Lots of these things are spelled out better in the Technical Service Bulletins especially the 1994 ones].
In all cases there are footnotes which say that for minimal vibration the specs should be tighter say 2/3 of maximum.
Lots of these things are spelled out better in the Technical Service Bulletins especially the 1994 ones].
In all cases there are footnotes which say that for minimal vibration the specs should be tighter say 2/3 of maximum.