The boy might have a point. Although I’m not usually a fan of anything other than standard.
Love the blue, might be looking for an Exige this year and that’s the spec I’ll be keeping an eye out for. Looks similar to my S2 Elise in Cobalt Blue.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:40 pm
by Rich B
Which bit would you paint though? The majority of the wheel is black - if you paint all that gold they’ll just look fat and heavy. If you just do the bits that are silver then it might look a bit “arab Prince” spec.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:48 pm
by Mito Man
The spokes are thin so it won’t be a slab of gold in your face
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:50 pm
by scotta
Maurice wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:17 pm
Forum opinion does not favour gloss black. This has been duly noted.
Chap on the Lotus forums has clearly found himself with the same conundrum and went to the trouble of plastidipping the wheels on each side different shade, simply to try and aid his decision.
Granted they aren’t the same wheels, but anthracite is looking pretty
Anthracite is the correct option. I just had mine refurbished again in anthracite.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:56 pm
by mik
I think matt bronze could look epic. But then again, I use tipoex.....
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:13 pm
by Rich B
Mito Man wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:48 pm
The spokes are thin so it won’t be a slab of gold in your face
ok, it’s nowhere near as bad as I thought...
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:49 am
by integrale_evo
Seeing them like that, I think they'd actually look good just all done in silver paint.
Of just get them done like they are now but with silver painted faces instead of diamond cut.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:13 am
by mik
integrale_evo wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:49 am
Of just get them done like they are now but with silver painted faces instead of diamond cut.
Does photobucket work again now?
TWS sample wheels with slim spokes.
Anthracite
Smoked chrome
Smoked Chrome is what i had the vxr8 wheels done in. Black with silver faces,
Mito Man wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:48 pm
The spokes are thin so it won’t be a slab of gold in your face
ok, it’s nowhere near as bad as I thought...
It does look great, but I think Mik’s bronze suggestion would be even better.
Aye.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:41 am
by evostick
I fitted a new full exhaust to the land rover. Taking the old one off, even with the help of the angle grinder, took longer than fitting the nice shiny new one. Which surprisingly fitted remarkably well.
Sounds terribly muted now though and the shiny steel looks very out of place underneath the rusting chassis.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:00 am
by DeskJockey
evostick wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:41 am
I fitted a new full exhaust to the land rover. Taking the old one off, even with the help of the angle grinder, took longer than fitting the nice shiny new one. Which surprisingly fitted remarkably well.
Sounds terribly muted now though and the shiny steel looks very out of place underneath the rusting chassis.
evostick wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:41 am
I fitted a new full exhaust to the land rover. Taking the old one off, even with the help of the angle grinder, took longer than fitting the nice shiny new one. Which surprisingly fitted remarkably well.
Sounds terribly muted now though and the shiny steel looks very out of place underneath the rusting chassis.
Add some fake rust?
I'll just give it time
Looking over the chassis, I reckon that I've got a couple of years left before I need to replace the whole frame.
evostick wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:41 am
I fitted a new full exhaust to the land rover. Taking the old one off, even with the help of the angle grinder, took longer than fitting the nice shiny new one. Which surprisingly fitted remarkably well.
Sounds terribly muted now though and the shiny steel looks very out of place underneath the rusting chassis.
Add some fake rust?
I'll just give it time
Looking over the chassis, I reckon that I've got a couple of years left before I need to replace the whole frame.
That's the lazy approach!
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:28 am
by Sundayjumper
evostick wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:56 am
Looking over the chassis, I reckon that I've got a couple of years left before I need to replace the whole frame.
I've said it before but - Land Rover owners are the only people who regard the chassis as a consumable
