Member Profile - bates91

[dr20t]

I'm excited for the vinyl wrap should look sweet Ed

Gonna be all ready for track day?

[HoFF]

Can't wait to see this

[bates91]

Track day is the deadline haha

[SH30RB]

cant wait to see the photo's!

should look sweet!

[Rome_BRZ]

This is insane bates and it will look unreal! If you don't get it done just come to the track day half/half

[bates91]

cheers guys, should be a real head turner fingers crossed

ordered a set of philips diamond vision high beam globes they arrived today, will chuck them in as soon as car is back from mechanics

[kiko.man]

I was going to vinyl wrap my car satin black a while ago but i chickened out

Hope all goes well with the wrap, can't wait for the results!

[dr20t]

I'm thinking of vinyl wrapping my roof jet black ala m3 style

Don't know if I'm ballsy enough for it yet though....

Mick

[bates91]

I'm thinking of vinyl wrapping my roof jet black ala m3 style

Don't know if I'm ballsy enough for it yet though....

Mick

problem with the liberties is they dont have the defined roof seams like bmws and mercedes, so i dunno if roof would look as good done like that

[bates91]

first evening done, finished front fenders, rear quarter panels and little bits below them, and bonnet, although may re-do that at the end with any excess material as theres a couple of trouble spots. thought bonnet would be easy. hah. wrong there

cheers to my mate archie @ moonlight detailing for prepping the car; despite being a car lover, washing the car is something i just dont enjoy, and especially not getting rid of lots of dirt and stuff
cheers also to chappo and nigel for helping out tonight
plan for tomorrow is strip door interiors so i can get handles out, get rid of those garnish strip things, wrap separately and re-attach on top. so all 4 doors done by tomorrow night. maybe do rear bumper as well, or boot.
miiight get a teaser shot up as well hahah

[bates91]

aaaaaand we're done!! thankyou leo for photos
-vinyl wrap finished, although left the mirrors as is for now because it looks like a complicated shape to do and it actually looks alright like this i think, bit of contrast
-xcess motorsports GT front lip installed, already scraped going out of leos driveway so need to get used to that and adjust my driving accordingly lol
-philips diamond vision high beam globes installed, crazy difference in illumination although honestly 80% of the reason i bought them was because of the reflection they have on the headlights during daytime haha makes it look blue

didnt take many photos during the process apart from the ones i put on the club.lib facebook page
overall i enjoyed the process, always good to give stuff a go yourself and learn something new in the process. couldnt afford the 3k or so that most places wouldve wanted for it done professionally anyway
so granted, theres creases here and there, join seams, and not-so-perfect edges but hey i dont care

3metres away from the car you cant see any of this anyway need a velvet rope around it i think when parked

although its described as "matte dark grey", the finish itself changes from almost a purple-y grey in sunlight to gunmetal and that ultra stealth look at night. i love it either way, looks exactly how i envisioned it turning out

will try and get some semi-professional photos done in a shoot with some friends soon
and write up a "how-to" DIY guide hahah

[cruisn]

Paint mirrors black......

[mynameisdaniel]

/wraps entire car in vinyl

/mirros too hard to wrap



Looks good in the photos though, didn't think the matte would suit the lib but I don't mind it

[Jack_Keaka]

and compared to the Gen3's those mirrors are cake! haha nah its WAY harder than it looks and mirrors are a bitch to wrap

[kiahatsiu]

Okay, I make no secrets regarding my dislike for cosmetic mods. But this, this is farking awesome. Well done mate.