Having the car wrapped

[ZesPak]

So, recently I've been toying with the idea of having the 159 wrapped.

The cost (between £1000-£1500) doesn't really bother me, we have one here that delivers quality work (I've seen his work, top notch!).

But, I obviously want to go with some sort of matte/satin look. I think the 159 would look absolutely menacing in satin black. Colleague of mine had her car done in satin purple which, quite frankly, looks great!

Any takes on this? Any experience with it? The car is also almost 8 years old now, having about 170k km (give or take 105k miles), should I look out for something? Any good reason not to go for it ('cept for the relatively high cost compared to the value of the car)?

Love to hear your experiences/opinions.

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[ZesPak]

Thx, like I said, we have a local business here that specialises in the stuff, I've seen their workmanships on everything from SLS's to base model peugeots and it's top notch. Like you said, I've seen some terrible wraps on track days and the like, which is what kept me sceptical for a long time, but seeing these guy's work is quite confidence inspiring.

Thanks for the remark about the knife marks, duly noted and something I wouldn't have thought about. I'd be sure to have it included in some sort of guarantee.

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SMcP114 said:

Having seen plenty of wraps, I really don't see the benefit of a wrap over a respray. Especially since they cost roughly the same.

Well, I see a huge benefit for company cars, as you can just apply your company logo/name with the wrap, en when you sell it, just remove it with a good-as-new bodywork underneath it.
We have a taxi company nearby that applies this technique.

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JimmyConwayNW said:

I personally honk matt black has had it's day, I would be looking at a matt metallic.

I've seen some great matte colours, like purple and a very nice red A-class , but really wouldn't know what matte to get on the 159. Wouldn't want to go grey as it's "titanio" now and the difference won't be big enough .

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aspirated said:

The satin purple SLS around manchester is your friends? Looks nice to be honest, turns quite a few heads.

I'm from belgium, the satin purple I'm talking about is a "boggo" citroën DS, still, suits the "mad" styling of the car very well. Modern Citroëns take those funky colours exceedingly well I must say.

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GTIR said:

Taxi?
So a knackered Skoda Superb with 250k miles on it is worth more with slightly better paintwork?



I think wrapping is very last season.

Yes.

They sell their Toyota's after 1 year with 200k km's, look absolutely mint on the outside, with no way to tell it was ever a taxi.

I'm sorry I'm not up to speed concerning fashion trends, I just want to give my 159 a "fresh" look.

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GTIR said:

Yo is down wit da kids already bro, no need to freshen up.

I have no idea what you're on about .

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TallPaul said:

Otherwise, £1000 is very cheap for a quality job, here in UK you would expect to pay 2 or 3 times that amount but maybe things are different in Belgium...

I still have to get a quote, it was about the amount the DS of a friend who admittedly didn't have the roof and pillars done (contrasting black).
I'm also planning on having some "advertisement" in it, so the price will probably be more towards £2000.