Post a picture of your car here Part 4 (quote a picture, get a 24h ban!!)

Toyotafanboi

a braver man than i, fair play!

rizzee

Thank you Wrapped outside white, carbon roof, NCT to next year, taxed to end of November. 1 previous owner.

Good spec, idrive, climate control, cruise control, Bluetooth etc. 6 speed manual

So smooth. Will get more pics tomorrow!

Noccy_Mondy

Ahh ffs, not another beemer!!!

Best of luck regardless :P

Toyotafanboi

what colour is it originally? might be nice to un-vinyl it. think i used to see this a lot around waterford city with bigger wheels?

MuppetCheck

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

what colour is it originally? might be nice to un-vinyl it. think i used to see this a lot around waterford city with bigger wheels?

Looks familiar to me too from Waterford.

That and that wrapped Mondeo.

Well wear rizzee!

Foxhole Norman

Well wear with it, can't bate a 5! :cool:

166man

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Well wear with it, can't bate a 5! :cool:

What about a V12 7?






Well wear Rizzee, looks good!

rizzee

Cheers! Originally grey, I have receipts for the wrap (all warrantied etc). Going to keep as is for now.

I bought it off a lad in Tallaght. His wife owned it the last 4 years, only 1 owner before her so maybe that was in Waterford where yous seen it? Edit-well it can't be actually, he got the wrap done for her in the last 2 years!

joujoujou

Good old friend decided to join my trips to work and back again for next couple of days.

rizzee

Gave it a quick hoover there, needs a wash outside but still doesn't look bad! Have to get a set of car mats (drivers side one is missing) and the reg plates are a bit faded so i'll probably get them changed soon too. Have new badges/emblems on the way, LED number plate bulbs and wind deflectors too.

A mate of mine is a upholsterer so he's going to give me a quote to get the seats done in leather, i'm happy with them anyway at the moment though, they're comfortable.

Was on the phone to previous owner, it was originally gun metal grey and he said there wasn't a mark on it. That's a boost anyway if I decide to de-wrap down the line. Overall very very happy with it in my 2 days so far... My pockets haven't been emptied yet

GvidoR

We used to have very similar cars, rizzee, with the Golf, Colt, Punto and all. Now you've gone to the next level. :P

Good bit of power compared to those cars, eh?

YbFocus

Would definitely see wrap the roof man, well wear though

Oh and make sure you buy led bulbs that are Canbus compatible or the on board system will drive you mad!

rizzee

GvidoR wrote: »

We used to have very similar cars, rizzee, with the Golf, Colt, Punto and all. Now you've gone to the next level. :P

Good bit of power compared to those cars, eh?

Yeah !

Absolutely! Was on the motorway yesterday and you don't realise how quick you're going ontil you look at the speedo :cool:

You're going to have to get a 5 series next and continue the trend

Truckermal

I meant to turn the table over and must buy a decent camera!!! I seen a A6 in this colour this week and loved it, would love a 190 HP Quattro with the S tronic box unfortunately I can't afford one yet..

Big Nasty

@ River - I'd be pulling that wrap off and getting a set of spiders for that.

Although if you have a thick gold chain necklace and a taste for black leather jackets I'd leave it as is.

neilthefunkeone

Black and white filter hides the dirt well!!

Noccy_Mondy

rizzee wrote: »

Getting pedantic here, but they're are 2 types of plastic number plates - the ones you have (eg - the 1 has the little mark at the top) whereas the others "1" looks more like an "l". The figures have a more oval appearance about them.

Your type



And the other type I was on about. Personally I prefer the second option.



It has a lot to do with the car as well though.

power pants

oh my

Noccy_Mondy

power pants wrote:

its ok, im sure the reg plate story made sense to you when you posted it

Is it all orange to you?

GvidoR

Noccy_Mondy

Please don't make me seem like a mad man. Somebody tell me they can see the difference? The first one has an off white appearance. I can spot the difference a mile away when I see them on the road!

power pants

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Is it all orange to you?

r u ok?

im baffled by that question but then again I was baffled about your reg plate wall of text too.

Noccy_Mondy

power pants wrote:

r u ok?

Did you never hear of that expression. Basically means "is it all the same to you".

Cripers I feel like I'm in a foreign country here!

power pants

I get you now

I see what you are meaning by the reg plates tbf, but I honestly dont think it makes much difference at all. Maybe it does for others

Foxhole Norman

Big Nasty wrote: »

@ River - I'd be pulling that wrap off and getting a set of spiders for that.

Although if you have a thick gold chain necklace and a taste for black leather jackets I'd leave it as is.

100% agree, white looks tacky on E60's imo, even from Factory!

power pants

I beg to differ, think white is nice

Toyotafanboi

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Please don't make me seem like a mad man. Somebody tell me they can see the difference? The first one has an off white appearance. I can spot the difference a mile away when I see them on the road!

i can see it. i always pick up on it. personally i prefer the latter (on the mondeo in your post).

the ones on the 5'er always seem to weather/ go yellow much quicker than the ones on the mondeo. the mondeo ones are D&S Roe supplied ones iirc?

there have been a few shifts in number plate trends over the last decade or two. i remember throughout the 90's, the original pressed plates were being used. the ones where you had 2 skins of tin and the digits were punched out of the white layer, revealing the embossed black layer. these plates always fell to ****e and looked real scabby.

then in the late 90's, early noughties the original plastic plates came in (like the style on the mondeo) and lads loved how clean and modern they made the cars look, genuinely fairly revolutionary at the time. the only downside i guess is that the plastic yellowed.

now we all hate the plastic ones and we are going for the new style pressed plates where the tin is single layer and embossed and painted, not dual skin like it used to be. at the moment i reckon these are perceived as the most stylish plate.

i think the style plate on the 5'er was a bit late to the party, they seem like the lowest quality and the font (imo) isn't as attractive.

but that's all splitting hairs really. it's just an identification device... or is it :pac:

Noccy_Mondy

Yay someone understands!

rizzee

Now now ladies relax its just a colour :pac:

Completely understand your opinions, that's why I was saying down the line if I think the white is a bit "too much" I can simply take it off. Sure I didn't put it there in the first place

Yes the reg plates are faded and I think they make a huge difference to a car. Will have new ones the weekend, just deciding what to get

fancy pigeon

How about a set of 19 inch bostons and a set of makita lowered springs to compliment your tasteful mods

OSI wrote: »

Needs pressed German plates and a giant Nurburgring sticker in a tinted rear window.