Wraps .. Chav , Tacky , Smart , or " SO last year .." ?

[Goldmember1]

Hi ,

Short version .. WR Blue WRX Wagon going .. ( hopefully ) being replaced by Outback 3.0 H6 .
Now all the 1st generation Outbacks > 03 are 2 tone ( 1 I'm looking at is red/silver ) ..
Now I was on You Tube and saw an all-black one in America ( I believe it was a special edition that we never got here ) that looked really smart and stealthy and it got me thinking ..

How about a plain black wrap? Anyone want to admit they've had 1 done? Do they look ok ? I think it would look quite smart
Or are they only for chavs and tasteless footballers' with their RR Sports to go with 22" chrome wheels and Khan Bodykits?

Opinions appreciated ,
Thanks,
Steve

[Sneaky Schnell]

Matt black has had its day.

I am thinking of getting my car wrapped in the next year or two as I would like to change my car without changing my car.

As I currently have quite a sober colour, I would like to go for something quite extrovert. I might even get historic racing livery for Le Mans.

[Baryonyx]

Matte black just looks dire on cars, I often see a matte black X5 driving round Newcastle and it looks awful, as though it's been hand painted.

[stuttgartmetal]

Cwrap, tbh.
Paint it, you girl.

[Chris71]

I get the logic of protecting the bodywork (and hence the investment) on a new exotic, but to me they just look sophista-chav. Every footballer and drug dealer in North London has a matt black wrap and some chromed rims.

[paulmoonraker]

When I was a kid my neighbour hand painted his Escort matt black with a brush and roller (no st). My mate came round and said ‘have you seen what hand job next door is doing’ ...

[Vron]

Chris71 said:

I get the logic of protecting the bodywork (and hence the investment) on a new exotic, but to me they just look sophista-chav. Every footballer and drug dealer in North London has a matt black wrap and some chromed rims.

I fail to see how they can trim the vinyl using scalpels and not mark the paint underneath.

[YoungOne]

Vron said:

I fail to see how they can trim the vinyl using scalpels and not mark the paint underneath.

Thats exactly what I always think when I've seen it done on telly. Probably when you come to sell it you don't let the buyer look too close...

[soad]

It looks chav, full stop!

[lankybob]

By plain black do you mean matte black or a normal looking black? I read it as a normal looking black wrap.
If that is the case then I think you should go for it, it would look good. Matte black is a little outdated and 'wannabe gangster'.

[Goldmember1]

I'd prefer "normal" black rather than matte black if you can get such a thing.
White looks good ( there are white Import H6 Outbacks out there to see what it'd look like) but think it would be so hard to keep clean! Plus would have to find a company that comes recommended nr Glasgow ..it'd be an expensive mistake if it went wrong.
Oh well it was just a thought.
Thanks people,
Steve

[Baffled Spoon]

Surely it wouldn't cost much more to just pop the lower cladding plastics off and paint them body coloured if you don't like the two-tone look?

[parapaul]

IIRC the cost to vinyl wrap an 'average' size car is between £1000 and £1500. If you're planning to keep it for a while then it might be worth the investment, I suppose...