what colour wheels

[lillico]

Well im nearly there...


All trims have been smoothed and painted, front end off 2006 modified headlight loom to suit.

Completely resprayed in original black metallic.


Debadged black grill, debadged back.


Interior stripped cleaned put back, dolby headunit removed double din dvd installed in dash with flip down lcd in back.

Wheels going to be done this week, nit sure either to do them silver or anthracite?

There 18" oz wheels....brake calipers want to re finish gold, red, black, silver?

Any suggestions welcome

[stribo]

Orange ;)

[lillico]

Nice!!!

[WHITE999-T5]

Why not try a burnt orange look, not too dark but not in your face either.
The nice summers evening look, with a mid anthracite calipers to set it off.
If you look about you can get a slight orange tint for the rear windows if that floats your boat to tie in the look.
I have a white V70 which the windows are 80% tinted and getting some 17" dark Anthracite Saturns to tie the look in.
Will finish it off with a black wire grill.

Hope this helps in some small way.

[Wally Dog]

Personally, I'd go for a lighter colour on a dark car but I have seen some Anthracite look good on a dark green.

As for the calipers, silver and red are the only other colours you have on the car, coz of the lights.

I'd go for the red calipers behind a darker silver for the wheels.

[the young mechanic]

matte black wheels
red calipers

[V70R_pie]

Silver :)

[Santa]

The weird effect MartinRPeachy did to Sharky's wheels.

[M-R-P]

The weird effect MartinRPeachey did to Sharky's wheels.

Maybe over gunmetal, rather than black tho?

[V70 Graham]

Maybe over gunmetal, rather than black tho?

Would look good me thinks.

[d2k]

Would look good me thinks.

lol..... watch this space, that's EXACTLY what martin is gonna do to this set of nebula's.

http://i45.tinypic.com/2wghldv.jpg


forget the pegs..... the nebs in *gunmetal MRP style* will look the dogs doo da's!!!:funkybana

[M-R-P]

Hell yeah :beer:

[V70 Graham]

Quick, copyright MRP Black :wink:

[M-R-P]

If by "copyright" you mean "Hunt 'em down and spray their car gay blue" - I'm already on it :D

[lillico]

Thanks for suggestions..

Not particularly brave so gone for a lighter shade of anthracite.

Still not sure about calipers yet

Got the black badgeless grill on today thinks it may need a little something extra? Carbon volvo badge offset?

[oblark]

Thanks for suggestions..

Not particularly brave so gone for a lighter shade of anthracite.

Still not sure about calipers yet

Got the black badgeless grill on today thinks it may need a little something extra? Carbon volvo badge offset?

Carbon effect prancing moose badge

[lillico]

Carbon effect prancing moose badge

Where can I get one of those? Is it a badge soDi I can put it on the grill?

[oblark]

Where can I get one of those? Is it a badge soDi I can put it on the grill?

I think d5kerry makes then. This thread was running a few weeks ago.

http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?45115-Grill-Badge/page2&highlight=prancing+moose+badge

[Harvey]

lol..... watch this space, that's EXACTLY what martin is gonna do to this set of nebula's.

http://i45.tinypic.com/2wghldv.jpg


forget the pegs..... the nebs in *gunmetal MRP style* will look the dogs doo da's!!!:funkybana
I think copyright it's more like copycat MRP style I bet there will be more wheels with his finish on as they do look good.

[S60-UUB]

Nice looking bus.

Can I ask how much effort was it to take the trim off smooth it and repaint? was thinking about doing mine as it faded quite abit.

I've recently had my 17's done Renault gunmetal grey with a bronze metallic.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k308/trialsking84/IMG_0486.jpg

[lillico]

Like the wheels bud....

Ya its time consuming but worth it. Took a day if prep, strip them down, da them down with 250 then 400. Apply a flexible primer. I then out them in with car to be painted.

Looks nice, clean and modern.

Just had wheels painted today in Volvo titanium grey. Pics to come tomorrow...

[S60-UUB]

Hows the wheels looking Lillico?

I've spoken with my painter and he's willing to do them for me.

But how the hell did you get the strips off I'm at a loss and don't want to break anything?

Cheers,

Matt

[lillico]

The door centres are stuck with double sided tape and a couple of clips which probably will break dut mine fitted back fine.

I heated them with a heat gun and worked my way along. They are very ell stuck down tho

The bottom of the doors are fixed on inside lip of door, 3 on each I believe with a torque screw 5 ithink.

The sills have push clips and riveted on wheel arch ends so you'll need new clips and rivets I would think as mine were brittle

The front and rear bumpers are clipped from inside the bumpers so have to remove bumpers unfortunately.

Wheels look good will post tonight when get home

[S60-UUB]

remove bumpers unfortunately.


Damn it! you went and said it didn't you :) thought that might be the case... balls

Looks like a weekend job then.

[lillico]

Here they are..I'm very happy in sunlight metallic look great

[V70 Graham]

Looking good, as you say in sunlight the metallic looks great.