Car wrapping

[Jobbo]

Got my MX5 back today. I'm very happy with the colour. I did think wrapping a car would be interesting in its own right - looking at it now I have picked it up, it may be a small car but the bonnet is a large single panel and there are loads of details which would have made it a real faff. So credit to Ben at Wrap Kings for doing a great job.

Some better pictures (and locations) to follow when I'm not just stuck in the office, but for now:




On my computer monitor it looks quite blue but next to blue cars it looks more obviously teal. It's a lovely sort of peacock blue.

First impressions: well, I actually miss the grey a bit! I did choose that colour after all. But I like the fact that it's more individual and would have chosen this, or something similar, had it been available. I don't think it looks particularly aftermarket. It definitely catches the eye more, and makes me more visible to other traffic - that's not a bad thing. There is a slight orange-peel to it close up which I understand gets better as it sits in the sun, warms up and the film relaxes. Ben did extend the wrap quite a long way inside the door, bonnet and boot shuts but there's still a bit of grey visible when you open them - you could choose to pay a lot more to wrap those bits but I don't think it's worthwhile when they are almost always hidden.

Overall, would I wrap a car again? I think probably not, but I'm glad I've done so. The paintwork is well protected now anyway.

[duncs500]

Looks cool.

[Jobbo]

I forgot the thing which did annoy me. I wore a pink shirt today and it clashes with the teal Oops.

[16vCento]

That's a lovely colour, IMO the wheels would look better in a lighter colour against the blue though

[Jobbo]

That's a lovely colour, IMO the wheels would look better in a lighter colour against the blue though

That was my intention but having picked it up I think I'll keep it on the BBS wheels, looking OEM other than the colour, for a little while. But I do have my eye on these - import only and therefore pricey, unfortunately:



OK, this is an RF in a different colour on differently coloured wheels but this is the same wheel in the right size/offset, and I think it's on standard suspension so the same ride height:

[16vCento]

They're cool wheels, would look good against the blue.

I always thought a set of the TE37s suited the MX5, Forza is a good way of playing with wheels to see what suits what cars.

[Broccers]

Looks good

[Rich B]

it looks quite “Estoril” on screen - i definitely prefer the grey!

[Mito Man]

Did you have the top of the door cards wrapped blue or was it like that from factory? Quite like that.

[Jobbo]

Did you have the top of the door cards wrapped blue or was it like that from factory? Quite like that.

The top of the door cards and a little fillet at the end of the dash are body colour from the factory. Would have looked very odd if I hadn't had it done so they were wrapped too. Don't think I have a photo of the interior before; here's a bad one from a google:



Rich, it is definitely not Estoril in the flesh. Much more of a peacock blue. Weird how the monitor takes away so much of the green hue.

[MikeHunt]

Doesn’t look aftermarket, nice job.

[IanF]

Yeah, think the wheels need changing and I preferred it in the grey, but that’s purely subjective, so the only thing that matters is whether you prefer it.

[Jimmy Choo]

I like that.

[mik]

I think the OEM wheels are a good design - they are just lost in their blackness. Switching them to a lighter shade would make a huge difference imho.

[John]

Got my MX5 back today. I'm very happy with the colour. I did think wrapping a car would be interesting in its own right - looking at it now I have picked it up, it may be a small car but the bonnet is a large single panel and there are loads of details which would have made it a real faff. So credit to Ben at Wrap Kings for doing a great job.

Some better pictures (and locations) to follow when I'm not just stuck in the office, but for now:

It reminds me of the NC Sport Graphite edition, which is no bad thing

[Jobbo]

I chose the colour before I was aware of that NC special, but yes - and I’d go for one of those if I wanted an NC.

[integrale_evo]

I like the colour a lot, but it does make the tyres look more visible than the wheels. I think I’d have to get the wheels painted silver.

[Jobbo]

I’m not sure silver would work so well because it has black windscreen surround and mirrors. I’m tempted by grey or even black alloys with a silver rim.

[Jobbo]

Couple more photos with the roof down and of the interior:







I have the alcantara interior coming (6 week delivery timescale from Japan) - that covers the dash centre rail and door cards. Made a good attempt to kerb one of the alloys outside my office this morning - the gun metallic finish is pretty hard, fortunately, but the prominence of the rims may sway me into new alloys before long.

[JonMad]

I like it. Stands out well. (The grey was also lovely)
Wheels... silver, bronze, gold, white, ...?