my Z needs a new paint job, and ive been deciding over a jet black or very deep red. right now, its aztec red (factory color) im not sure what looks better, but a red brings the lines out better than black, then i also want to consider the rims that im going to get. whatcha guys think ?

jet black or a deeper red

Rims that i want -> SSR Professors/Super.Black.Coat

 

I'd say black, was never a big fan of red, but thats just my opinion.

Nice rims

 

red. black looks nice but I think i'd go with red. brings out the lines very nice and stands out pretty good on teh day too. as far as rims,... just don;t get them chrome.

 

Ultra Red will get you into trouble

 

If you change colors then you would have to get the engine bay and door jams done as well. Black does look good though. If I changed colors on my car that's what I would go with but I don't want to pay that much right now.

 

Engine bay is not nessecary, only the door and trunk jams.

 

Black car with a red engine bay?

 

Ain't that the truth.
I still vote red tho.
I love my red Z.

 

get both!!
house of kolors.....black +metallic cherry pearl...somethin like that

 

I'd vote for RED too... Red is just so hot...

 

I have Ultra Red, I would prefer black though.

B- Do you know how much House of Kolor costs? yeaaah..

 

i think its worth it
you pay for what you get.

but you would also have to find a body shop that is able to spray something like that

 

i think im going to go with the jet black. ive seen a lot of Zs that are black with the jspec fasica, and man, it looks quite aggressive. tho my next question is, is some paint places unable to do door/trunk jams ? b/c i want that done as well as the engine bay and under the hood.

 

they should be able to, but its gonna cost more...

be sure to shop around first, get different quotes, see how many coats they use.

 

To paint then engine bay requires removal of the engine. My philosophy is it's unneeded unless you are doing some work to the engine while it is out. And yes, most shops do paint the jams just more expensive.

 

Heh, not a fan of red, but a fan of yellow? So in your sig, I already know which one applies to you.

J/k man, I'm just getting defensive because my car is red.

 

i dont like red cars...but this cherry pearl is an exception since its darker

 

me... I'll go with white. my car is either gonna be Artic pearl White or Quick Silver. I'm trying to go for the White thugh. but yah I'd go with red Candy apple red. nice and bright.

 

Purple tint = You don't have a say in this..lol j/k

I'm mirrored b17ch!

 

While most people won't see it, it kinda looks half-assed done if your engine bay is a different color than your car. But you could always get that done at a later time when doing engine work as you stated.

 

The color of b300z'z car (or similar) has to be one of the best colors ever created.

 

Do the job once and do it right...that and you wont be afraid of being laughted at when you pop the hood.

Why doesnt people run whites cars anymore...red looks good though. Preferably NISMO red or the 350z red.

 

Red, black, candy red, yellow, white, Artic pearl, purple, brown, green...etc... Either way the Z will always look hot....

 

yea, I like yellow, blue, white, orange, black, green, purple, teal, grey, anything but red. For some reason I just dont like red on any cars, it has a sort of stock appeal to it to me, I figure if i'm gonna get my car painted it has to be a non-stock unique looking color to me. I know that if I were to paint my car red, and someone were to see it, they probably wouldnt be able to tell that it was a nice aftermarket job regardless of what shade of color it was. But then again, thats just what my take on it is.

 

I hear it, I don't get it, its like no one does anymore. Thats why my color scheme for this car is white, with black, simply just that.