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Manwhoneverwas

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598 posts

131 months

Monday 11th April 2016
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I purchased a set of V12VS clear lights with the black finish border together with the AM Carbon Fibre inserts as a change from the current red lights on my V8VR.
Shortly after this a set of AM Carbon Fibre door handles came up for sale, so these together with the Black finish exhaust tip finishers hopefully will all be getting fitted soon.
The Black finish should all tie in nicely.


outofstepuk

1,242 posts

152 months

Monday 11th April 2016
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Big fan of the black lights, considering them myself.

Manwhoneverwas

Original Poster:

598 posts

131 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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I have added some more new Black items to my original post
Just bought a set of 19" Satin Black Lightweight forged alloys from AM Works that came off a brand new V12 Vantage S



Getting everything fitted in the next 2 weeks will report back with the finished results to my V8 Vantage Roadster


Edited by Manwhoneverwas on Sunday 1st May 17:22

JohnG1

3,471 posts

205 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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Manwhoneverwas said:
I have added some more new Black items to my original post
Just bought a set of 19" Satin Black Lightweight forged alloys from AM Works that came off a brand new V12 Vantage S



Getting everything fitted in the next 2 weeks will report back with the finished results to my V8 Vantage Roadster


Edited by Manwhoneverwas on Sunday 1st May 17:22
Very nice. Could you please pop them on a scale and see what they weigh, front and rear each? Would be good to know!

Manwhoneverwas

Original Poster:

598 posts

131 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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According to the courier delivery note on the boxes they came in a front wheel is 10.9kg and a rear wheel is 11.1kg
This of course may include the box itself and packaging.
I don't have scales, so sadly cannot check this.

divetheworld

2,565 posts

135 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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Front 9.2kg
Rear 9.8kg

Brakke

490 posts

123 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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Manwhoneverwas said:
I have added some more new Black items to my original post
Just bought a set of 19" Satin Black Lightweight forged alloys from AM Works that came off a brand new V12 Vantage S



Getting everything fitted in the next 2 weeks will report back with the finished results to my V8 Vantage Roadster


Edited by Manwhoneverwas on Sunday 1st May 17:22
A boggers, those are nice!
Just bought a V12VR and dont like the standard wheels... sooooo golf GTI...
These are beautiful. Ball park figure on the cost??

justin220

5,340 posts

204 months

Monday 2nd May 2016
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Love the wheels!

El Toro

132 posts

98 months

Monday 2nd May 2016
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Looking fwd to seeing your pix M.W.N.W as I am coming out of the red and into the black too - but you are ahead of me.

What colour is your V8VR ?

Mansfield

198 posts

105 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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Is it done yet ? Looking forward to seeing this....do they have to remove rear bumper to fit the exhaust tips?

Manwhoneverwas

Original Poster:

598 posts

131 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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The car started off like this 3 years ago when I bought it



This is how the car currently looks, but the next phase of the upgrades starts on Saturday with the V12VS clear lights, the bottom section of the bootlid is being painted Piano Gloss Black.
The bumper had to be removed for the rear diffuser, but I don't think this is required for the exhaust tips.
The door mirrors are being removed and powder coated gloss black since the existing paint is flaking off, whilst the door card is off they will fit the Carbon Fibre door handles.
The Satin Black V12VS lightweights will be fitted complete with new Pirelli PZero tyres after the bodywork is finished.

All thats left after this is to sell the existing V8 Vantage S alloys and tyres










Edited by Manwhoneverwas on Tuesday 3rd May 19:16

AMV8DAN

16 posts

132 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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Manwhoneverwas said:
I have added some more new Black items to my original post
Just bought a set of 19" Satin Black Lightweight forged alloys from AM Works that came off a brand new V12 Vantage S



Getting everything fitted in the next 2 weeks will report back with the finished results to my V8 Vantage Roadster


Edited by Manwhoneverwas on Sunday 1st May 17:22
Ah so your the bugger who beat me to those wheels! Haha! I'd spotted them on eBay and before I had chance to enquire about them they'd been snapped up! They don't seem to come up for sale very often it seems. I really want to change these for my standard V12V wheels as I'm not a massive fan and think these will compliment the Morning Frost fantastically 😉

There isn't anybody selling a set or who fancies a swap for my original V12V wheels by any chance?

Manwhoneverwas

Original Poster:

598 posts

131 months

Thursday 16th June 2016
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So, an update after completion of all the work to my V8 Roadster.

The Black graphite exhaust finishers I bought did not fit the older style bumper, so the existing exhaust finishers were powder coated gloss black





The rear boot lid was painted piano gloss black by the AM approved bodyshop



The V12S clear rear lights and AM carbon fibre inserts were fitted



The AM carbon fibre door handles were fitted



After completion at the AM bodyshop the car was then at the tyre shop for the new wheels and Pirelli P Zeros to be fitted



Finally finished





All that's left to do now is sell the V8VS alloys and tyres, Black graphite exhaust tips and the non AM carbon fibre rear light inserts




Edited by Manwhoneverwas on Thursday 16th June 19:48

alan powley

258 posts

132 months

Monday 20th June 2016
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it looks the nuts .very nice .Alan .

Beefmeister

16,482 posts

230 months

Tuesday 21st June 2016
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That looks lovely, but why oh why have a Vantage S badge? It's not. It's still a lovely Vantage.

It's bad enough when people badge a 318i as an M3, this is the same but worse!

Murph7355

37,715 posts

256 months

Tuesday 21st June 2016
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Does the top edge of the black on the boot line up with the top edge of the light cluster? It looks a little out...

michael gould

5,691 posts

241 months

Tuesday 21st June 2016
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rear lights look jolly nice but to be honest i like the old wheels .......but if we all liked the same thing life would be very boring ......great looking car smile