I'll throw my 3M Satin Dark Gray in the mix of options for you to consider.
I am really digging this setup.
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I'll throw my 3M Satin Dark Gray in the mix of options for you to consider.
I’m going with a satin silver with gloss black chrome delete. Was gonna go with xpel stealth but i could justify the cost. I don’t need 10 years of pint protection.
No offense, but I find wraps, wheels, lowering kits, etc, to be tacky looking and immature. It implies that your a young kid that smokes e-cigs. Tesla engineers designed a car that is beautiful and elegant right off the showroom floor.
I do have respect for a nicely done modification and appreciate the hard work people put into customizing their cars. But it just seems like indirectly flipping the bird at the engineers...
I say just keep it 100% original and keep the car paint corrected and detailed. Make it a clean original example rather than ricing it out...
Just remember that for levels of protection of the surface the degree of protection covers a wide range, from most to least:I plan to put PPI to protect the car anyways, why not have some fun with it. Just my 2c.
That's exactly my thought. The price of xpel stealth is equivalent to 2 color wraps. Guess I am going with Satin Dark Grey and some kind of delete. Does gloss look good with satin wrap?
No offense, but I find wraps, wheels, lowering kits, etc, to be tacky looking and immature. It implies that your a young kid that smokes e-cigs. Tesla engineers designed a car that is beautiful and elegant right off the showroom floor.
I do have respect for a nicely done modification and appreciate the hard work people put into customizing their cars. But it just seems like indirectly flipping the bird at the engineers...
I say just keep it 100% original and keep the car paint corrected and detailed. Make it a clean original example rather than ricing it out...
I'm in a similar situation. I pickup my car on Sunday. I was thinking about the Avery Carmine Red. Anyone know how close it is to the Tesla multi-coat red? The car is blue, but was thinking i wanted it to stand out for a couple of years before I peel it off and then i'd have a fresh blue car. About the same cost as doing front PPF. I know it's not a thick. But honestly I'm not sure how durable the color vinyl is and how it will wear.
As you can tell, I'm on the fence.
I’m sorry but that’s.....It's funny because my wife agrees 100% with you on this. She was afraid that I was going to make my 3 look like a "toy car", referring to my ricer days when I was blowing through my wallet and did everything imaginable to my '97 celica.
After getting the 3 wrapped and doing a few exterior changes like tint and spoiler, she was actually satisfied with the way it turned out. I wanted my 3 to stand out and be unique, not tooo much, but just enough for someone to think "hey, this person is a car enthusiast". i'm fine with the stock wheels under the aero caps. the only reason i got 17's for my ricer car is that it came with 14's.
wraps allow you to customize the color to whatever you want, beyond the 5 stock colors you can pick from. it can be anywhere from extravagant chrome or brushed metallic, to stock colors (so bland, a normal passerby wouldn't even know it's wrapped) either glossy, satin, or matte. hell, now you can wrap your entire car to make it look like it has a carbon fiber shell. it's better than repainting your car, and you keep the original paint intact underneath.
living in a car congested area such as LA/OC, it's become the norm to want to do something different than everyone else (unless you want to blend in), that's just our car culture here. Making your car all detailed might be fine if you're only taking your car to shows, but just isn't an option when facing dust, smog, dirt, sand, ocean mist flying all directions on your daily commute. plus, there's nothing wrong with a little tint? adds some privacy plus shades little ones in the back. also, can you blame anyone for wanting to lower it if you can fit your fist in the wheel well? personally, i'm leaving mine alone for now because i love not bottoming out or scraping.
sounds more like you have disdain for the stereotypical ricer driver, rather than the actual car.
you don't think this is too bad, right? i'd hate to still be considered a ricer....
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vinyl wraps are not durable at all and require very meticulous care. it really is just for color change. i run mine through the automatic car wash every 4 days to keep it clean and rinse off dust and bee poop (those small yellow drops that come from who knows where).
also, most wrap places will not wrap all the metal. when you flip your frunk, you will see the original color underneath. when you open your door, you will see the original color in the foot sill area. best "base" color is black. red/blue will look...interesting..in those areas where the colors meet.
exterior wise, from what you see: the wrap was 2500, chrome delete another 400. spoiler 230. headlight tint 70. tint 400.
That orange accenting looks very sharp, pops but not overstated, great choice on that body colour.Want to update you all with the color combo. Let me know what you all think.
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