Echidna roof (Sprint article)
Discussion
Nthom1tr said:
To the OP - apologies for the late response but I was blissfully unaware hat this conversation existed until today and have joined PH to respond to you...
I didn't actually have the roof shaped specifically but the new roof that I had fitted certainly seemed to look like it was more curved. The original fittings were used for the roof.
Anyway, if you wanted to have further pictures to help your investigation of this I am happy to supply as it may be the paint lines have changed since the full respray, but given the time I can't remember tbh!
I clicked on this thread, thinking it looked like am interesting title - only to realise it was me that had started it originally! I didn't actually have the roof shaped specifically but the new roof that I had fitted certainly seemed to look like it was more curved. The original fittings were used for the roof.
Anyway, if you wanted to have further pictures to help your investigation of this I am happy to supply as it may be the paint lines have changed since the full respray, but given the time I can't remember tbh!
Interesting about the OEM piece - haven't seen any other cars with curved rooves, hence why I posted the topic. Wonder if it's simply the angle the photo was taken, but it really does seem smoothly curved, and looks so much better for it IMO.
The curved roofline of the Cerb just got it *right* IMO, and looks so much better than the slightly triangular nature of the Chims roof - when it comes to replacing my hood I will be either looking at Steve Edwards wonderful split-Malaysian hardtop or if funds don't permit, seeing if I can shape the hoop to produce a curved profile like yours...
BeastMaster said:
...the side vents are not something I would expect to see on a TVR, but maybe this is what makes the roof line look different !!
No - the roofline simply looks very rounded at the back, more like a BMW Z3 roof or something. Most Chims seem top have a hard "edge" where the material folds down at the back of the hoop, but this appears distinctly different to the point where it has to be either a different item or a photographic "effect"...
Many thanks for taking the time to come here and post...
Edited by Dominic TVRetto on Sunday 26th February 12:04
Hi there - hmm now you show the picture I can see the same distinct differences (I hadn't noticed it to that effect but may have become accustomed to it!)
The guys who fitted this roof are Central TVR and it may be they did something as a tweak (which I presume they would do with all cars as it was not specifically asked for mine) so it may be worth speaking with Adrian at Central as they are always happy to help!
No problem btw - happy to help :-)
The guys who fitted this roof are Central TVR and it may be they did something as a tweak (which I presume they would do with all cars as it was not specifically asked for mine) so it may be worth speaking with Adrian at Central as they are always happy to help!
No problem btw - happy to help :-)
These things are never easy because people have different taste. There are some elements to the mods that work against it. Take the Z3 insert, it begins at around 45* angle not matching the wheelarch and then ends in a horizontal cut which crash with the doorline curve. The rear aftermarket lights look as cheap as they are. If you smoked or painted the crome parts inside the lamp black, it would give the illusion of an all black rear light, very stealth bomber. Would go nicely with the rest of your black details. Sort of like this:
On the bright side the colour of the car, roof and wheels look great, and the colour on the wing, black and red match the car nicely. Tuscan seats suit the interior well!
I had green racing stripes on my chimaera for about a year, thought it looked cool at first but then I missed the clean lines of the chim that the stripes sort of broke...
On the bright side the colour of the car, roof and wheels look great, and the colour on the wing, black and red match the car nicely. Tuscan seats suit the interior well!
I had green racing stripes on my chimaera for about a year, thought it looked cool at first but then I missed the clean lines of the chim that the stripes sort of broke...
Dominic TVRetto said:
No - the roofline simply looks very rounded at the back, more like a BMW Z3 roof or something. Most Chims seem top have a hard "edge" where the material folds down at the back of the hoop, but this appears distinctly different to the point where it has to be either a different item or a photographic "effect"...
Many thanks for taking the time to come here and post...
Looks the same to me as :-Many thanks for taking the time to come here and post...
Edited by Dominic TVRetto on Sunday 26th February 12:04
OleVix said:
These things are never easy because people have different taste. There are some elements to the mods that work against it. Take the Z3 insert, it begins at around 45* angle not matching the wheelarch and then ends in a horizontal cut which crash with the doorline curve. The rear aftermarket lights look as cheap as they are. If you smoked or painted the crome parts inside the lamp black, it would give the illusion of an all black rear light, very stealth bomber. Would go nicely with the rest of your black details. Sort of like this:
On the bright side the colour of the car, roof and wheels look great, and the colour on the wing, black and red match the car nicely. Tuscan seats suit the interior well!
I had green racing stripes on my chimaera for about a year, thought it looked cool at first but then I missed the clean lines of the chim that the stripes sort of broke...
Spot on. On the bright side the colour of the car, roof and wheels look great, and the colour on the wing, black and red match the car nicely. Tuscan seats suit the interior well!
I had green racing stripes on my chimaera for about a year, thought it looked cool at first but then I missed the clean lines of the chim that the stripes sort of broke...
Ok underneath it's a hoch poch of old bin parts so adding another marks bits might seem ok but Tvr bodies are unique and other than the coolest of the cool bespoke side vents being created you're on to a looser there. It looks naff as naff gets because the lines are clashing with the concept and they give off a mass produced look to confuse the cars personality.
Your eyes are drawn to something that's nothing Tvr and looks out of place,,,,, mainly because those vents are instantly recognisable rather than bespoke. Still many nice bits to the car
Another thing that fail to understand and yet is not only limited to this car is the ongoing fad for grey and dark coloured wheels!!
They look drab, boring, and dreadfully spoli a car. So many car being offered for sale have these horrid drab wheels now so unless am lucky enough to find a car with brighter wheels will have to factor in the cost of a wheel refurb when it comes time to buy.
They look drab, boring, and dreadfully spoli a car. So many car being offered for sale have these horrid drab wheels now so unless am lucky enough to find a car with brighter wheels will have to factor in the cost of a wheel refurb when it comes time to buy.
I think the idea for the rear lights is great - they were on the car when I bought it so hadn't done anything with them - I could probably do the surrounds in white or black I guess.
re the wheels the pictures don't quite do them justice (same for the body paint) as the wheels are a grey metallic and look more interesting than just dark coloured, in the flesh. As it happens the white is not a solid white either, it has a deep pearl effect in it that never comes out in photos. I think dark wheels only work on certain body colours (white being one) and the other reason I went for darker wheels was to keep the original imola's but i felt that the high tyre sidewall dates the car quite a lot. Having a darker wheel meant that the tyre sidewall depth could be lost a little in the overall wheel colour.
I do see both sides of the vents (and wing) discussion and in fairness the earlier comments about matching the curves to the body would have been done if I had have heard that before I embarked as I think it is an excellent idea.
re the wheels the pictures don't quite do them justice (same for the body paint) as the wheels are a grey metallic and look more interesting than just dark coloured, in the flesh. As it happens the white is not a solid white either, it has a deep pearl effect in it that never comes out in photos. I think dark wheels only work on certain body colours (white being one) and the other reason I went for darker wheels was to keep the original imola's but i felt that the high tyre sidewall dates the car quite a lot. Having a darker wheel meant that the tyre sidewall depth could be lost a little in the overall wheel colour.
I do see both sides of the vents (and wing) discussion and in fairness the earlier comments about matching the curves to the body would have been done if I had have heard that before I embarked as I think it is an excellent idea.
Edited by Nthom1tr on Wednesday 1st March 14:43
I see it's up for sale:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Whether or not people think the modifications have impinged on the price wanted is moot.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Whether or not people think the modifications have impinged on the price wanted is moot.
... how much to repair the front wings and fill the holes in the boot lid It's a very fine line between beauty and ugly, and some cross that line in the pursuit of individuality. The side vent are superfluous and to have gone to the trouble of modifying the body you could have created something which was more in keeping, the wing, if it was removable and didn't leave holes could be argued that it was an aero mod for track use otherwise a bit pointless,
The roof looks OK to me as it's subtle. The rest is ok, but it's your car your money, but if your selling don't be surprised if you've devalued it considerably!
The roof looks OK to me as it's subtle. The rest is ok, but it's your car your money, but if your selling don't be surprised if you've devalued it considerably!
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