New Colour

[jamie paton]

thats cracking mate, i agree with you on the wheels as well, they'll look ten times better in black. will go better with the wing mirrors as well. personally i like the older wing mirrors better rather than the tear drop ones. once the wheels are done it will look better and you'll like the colour more. ps mate, the only things i would change would be the rear lights. the smoked original look ones would be better imho. and maybe coilovers. ah money money money.

 

[Ninja]

I think it looks stunning mate.. really liking that

Hope you get all the little problems sorted with the paint! So when you open the doors are the insides still black ??

 

[MK8]

Think that looks amazing! Really like it, and can't believe your changing the wheel colour! Best LCR wheels ive seen on here. Anyone seen the similar coloured LCR around the Milton Keynes area, saw it at MK Seat. How come the goodyear font is a different colour?!

 

[Bonzy1800]

looks very good mate excellent paint work, your a brave *******

just the wheels i think they'll look better black/dark grey anthracite

 

[nick-barnes07]

not to keen on the wheels like that , but car looks very smart in that colour , reckon the wheels would look better all black , but that s just my opinion , very nice car

 

[dozza.13]

Different, but I like it!

Not keen on rear lights or the white lettering on the tires tho!

 

[Willie]

Very nice and totally original
You'll never loose it in a car park
£1,400 is very very cheap
I'm getting about 1/3 of the car done for that (this includes a rear bumper though)
you got balls mate!!

 

[Unbornink]

Thanks for all the comments, pleased so many people seem to like it
I've certainly changed my mind now the sun is out, really turns a golden yellowy colour

Wheels are going all satin black, new tyres will not have the white writing, and sorry but the rear lights are staying (unless someone wants to swap their standard ones for some lexus style ones?)
I've got some 'black' side repeaters which will go on soon, and thinking about tints

Still taking it back next weekend to get other problems sorted out, like paint coming off under door handles, and not 1, not 2, but 3 runs!!! (I really shouldn't have picked it up so late)

Ill try and get some nice sunny pictures, maybe some of the problem areas.

 

[sjc59]

Love the colour but not the lights too dark imho, i always like bright cars thou.

 

[tris]

Love the orange cant wait to see it

 

[CHR15B]

This looks fantastic - the wheels are looking really good too!

Like some others - I think the rear lights are a tad too dark.

 

[jedi knight]

Nah, sorry don't like it.

 

[smoothuk]

Thanks for all the comments, pleased so many people seem to like it
I've certainly changed my mind now the sun is out, really turns a golden yellowy colour

Wheels are going all satin black, new tyres will not have the white writing, and sorry but the rear lights are staying (unless someone wants to swap their standard ones for some lexus style ones?)
I've got some 'black' side repeaters which will go on soon, and thinking about tints

Still taking it back next weekend to get other problems sorted out, like paint coming off under door handles, and not 1, not 2, but 3 runs!!! (I really shouldn't have picked it up so late)

Ill try and get some nice sunny pictures, maybe some of the problem areas.

Are they smoked lexus you have on at the mo, or smoked originals?? If there smoked lexus, i will buy them off you!

 

[cupragav]

nah sorry mate i dont like that, mind u sayin that probably cause ur car looked identical to mine cause i now have all my wheels done like that

 

[Unbornink]

Are they smoked lexus you have on at the mo, or smoked originals?? If there smoked lexus, i will buy them off you!

sorry didn't really explain that to well, the lights i have that i want to swap are plain lexus style, not the ones on the car ........ so you could smoke them yourself???

Oh and the ones on my car, are smoked lexus

 

[Unbornink]

some picture of the door shuts etc

hmm engine does need a goooood clean!!

 

[Unbornink]

Ok and the problems.... which i will get sorted out hopefully next weekend!

Under door handles paint chipped away!

Overspray under arches

Scratched wing mirror and base plates

Some sort of rubber black paint to "tidy" up door shuts.

Chipped paint above front passengers window seal

Number plate lights sprayed over!

CRAP masking lines

Crap masking resulting in to much paint over tape so cut off leaving tape under paint.

overspray, crap masking

 

[Unbornink]

yup there is more!

Inside handles paint chipped/flaking off (on all 4)

overspray

more paint chipped off

under spoiler, not completely sprayed and masking lines are crap

There are more issues but couldn't get them all on camera such as runs and other paint defects.
argh

 

[the_prophet]

not being harsh or anything, and i loved it until i seen these last pictures but you definatley got what you paid for.

£1400 is obviously cheap for a full respray, but that obviously shows in the quality of the finished car. If that were me i'd be straight back to where i had it done and leaving the car with them until it's a proper job. finish looks appaling.

 

[Bonzy1800]

who painted your car Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder
they didn't even take the door handles off??!!
still looks good from a distance