An Eruption of Imprudence - Volcano Orange McLaren 570GT
Discussion
Pflanzgarten said:
I understand why the wheels are black to match in with the other parts but I still think they would look better in silver but that's just personal preference-it's such a good looking car in that colour.
I completely agree, I understand why the first owner specced it that way, but it doesn't change the fact that black wheels disappear visually against the tyres, they don't look good except rarely when the light is such that you can see them.I'm thinking of perhaps getting them refinished in a sort of smoked grey, a bit like the ones I had on my RX-7 - maybe that's a good compromise, or maybe it's neither one thing nor the other? Another option the salesman at Romans mentioned was to have them done in a 'diamond cut' style with part silver, part black, but although that's fashionable I'm not a big fan. To be honest I'm not exactly looking for reasons to go out and spend more money just now, but it is something I'd ideally like to change down the line. Since the wheels themselves are one of the lighter styles I don't want to replace them, but refinishing should work.
samoht said:
I completely agree, I understand why the first owner specced it that way, but it doesn't change the fact that black wheels disappear visually against the tyres, they don't look good except rarely when the light is such that you can see them.
I'm thinking of perhaps getting them refinished in a sort of smoked grey, a bit like the ones I had on my RX-7 - maybe that's a good compromise, or maybe it's neither one thing nor the other? Another option the salesman at Romans mentioned was to have them done in a 'diamond cut' style with part silver, part black, but although that's fashionable I'm not a big fan. To be honest I'm not exactly looking for reasons to go out and spend more money just now, but it is something I'd ideally like to change down the line. Since the wheels themselves are one of the lighter styles I don't want to replace them, but refinishing should work.
I think this model of wheel looks much better in silver (or maybe light smoked). You can really see the deep dish in the rear wheels and for me it really makes a big differenceI'm thinking of perhaps getting them refinished in a sort of smoked grey, a bit like the ones I had on my RX-7 - maybe that's a good compromise, or maybe it's neither one thing nor the other? Another option the salesman at Romans mentioned was to have them done in a 'diamond cut' style with part silver, part black, but although that's fashionable I'm not a big fan. To be honest I'm not exactly looking for reasons to go out and spend more money just now, but it is something I'd ideally like to change down the line. Since the wheels themselves are one of the lighter styles I don't want to replace them, but refinishing should work.
vs black.
Smoked for me would be neither nowt nor summat, I find the same with most grey wheels whether it’s smoked, shadow chrome or whatever.
It always just ends up looking a bit after market.
There’s a lovely looking orange 600LT on the sports series thread with silver wheels, I can understand why folk would like black but the silver looks better in my preference.
Nice problem to have
It always just ends up looking a bit after market.
There’s a lovely looking orange 600LT on the sports series thread with silver wheels, I can understand why folk would like black but the silver looks better in my preference.
Nice problem to have
Had a bit of a drive today, still feels awesome 
Only slight thing I notice is that there seems to be some noticeable bump-steer, I think from the rear, when loaded up laterally a bit and you hit an undulation it tends to make the rear step sideways a bit - not a loss of grip, more a deflection from line I think. It's booked in to V Engineering for 22nd for alignment, I'm anticipating they'll be able to give me a verdict on whether this can be improved or is characteristic of these.
Still loving it though, the way it goes down a bumpy country road feels fantastic.
Last weekend's photos were in overcast conditions, so I was really keen to get some in direct sunlight to see how the paint looks then. The Spring weather was very teasing today, but did manage to wait for a gap in the clouds to take these.
I did some googling, I think I do want a smoked finish like this or this rather than silver like this or this. Will ask around for suitable places to do this.
Only slight thing I notice is that there seems to be some noticeable bump-steer, I think from the rear, when loaded up laterally a bit and you hit an undulation it tends to make the rear step sideways a bit - not a loss of grip, more a deflection from line I think. It's booked in to V Engineering for 22nd for alignment, I'm anticipating they'll be able to give me a verdict on whether this can be improved or is characteristic of these.
Still loving it though, the way it goes down a bumpy country road feels fantastic.
Last weekend's photos were in overcast conditions, so I was really keen to get some in direct sunlight to see how the paint looks then. The Spring weather was very teasing today, but did manage to wait for a gap in the clouds to take these.
I did some googling, I think I do want a smoked finish like this or this rather than silver like this or this. Will ask around for suitable places to do this.
Edited by samoht on Sunday 26th February 16:06
samoht said:
I did some googling, I think I do want a smoked finish like this or this rather than silver like this or this. Will ask around for suitable places to do this.
The smoked actually works quite well doesn’t it? You might be right, better than the silver on this colour.Edited by samoht on Sunday 26th February 16:06
One thing I might add, I’d actually still like the black finish (even though they’re a pet hate of mine) if it had the black carbon MSO rear spoiler in it.
Admittedly that’s an expensive way of going about it!
CABC said:
what are you doing about warranty?
No warranty at present; Hatfield had initially suggested they could bend the rules around needing to own the car for 90 days before getting a warranty, but there were complications around the warranty the previous owner had on the car, and that ended up not being possible.I'm not that concerned; the way I see it you either keep up a warranty and pay main dealer rates to maintain the car, or you don't, and go to an independent specialist for more cost-effective solutions as required. My intent is to get a 12m warranty when the car goes for its annual service at Hatfield in June, have the car go back to them next April for the five-year corrosion rectification if required, and then decide whether to sell the car (with fresh paint & transferable warranty), keep it and continue with warranty, or keep it and rely on an independent to look after it. I'm hoping to get a feel for V Engineering when I take the car there for alignment and MoT next month, see how I feel about them and what they can offer.
Don Roque said:
That RX-7 is great, do you have any more photos of it?
Since this seems to be a popular request 
there's an album of basically all the pics I have of it here https://photos.app.goo.gl/zk5kYCCuPRN3EQhX6 , also I did a write-up when I got the car https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&....
I recently got my wheels refurbished and went from full gloss black to this. It's diamond cut and gloss black, but with a slight tint to the lacquer as I'm not a big fan of diamond cut, could work quite well on yours?
Edited by BlueEyedBoy on Sunday 26th February 22:34
Edited by BlueEyedBoy on Sunday 26th February 22:38
BlueEyedBoy said:
I recently got my wheels refurbished and went from full gloss black to this. It's diamond cut and gloss black, but with a slight tint to the lacquer as I'm not a big fan of diamond cut, could work quite well on yours?
https://images.cdn.circlesix.co/image/1/1366/0/upl...
I see the slight lacquer tint on yours, which is nice. However personally it's still in second place behind some kind of smoked grey.
Edited by samoht on Sunday 26th February 23:17
samoht said:
BlueEyedBoy said:
I recently got my wheels refurbished and went from full gloss black to this. It's diamond cut and gloss black, but with a slight tint to the lacquer as I'm not a big fan of diamond cut, could work quite well on yours?
https://images.cdn.circlesix.co/image/1/1366/0/upl...
I see the slight lacquer tint on yours, which is nice. However personally it's still in second place behind some kind of smoked grey.
Edited by samoht on Sunday 26th February 23:17
How about Harry Medcalf’s satin bronze gold colour for the wheel colour that he chose for his red Gr Yaris
https://www.instagram.com/p/CM6wXtwJ_Hj/
Best of luck and Enjoy your Car !
Pflanzgarten said:
samoht said:
I did some googling, I think I do want a smoked finish like this or this rather than silver like this or this. Will ask around for suitable places to do this.
The smoked actually works quite well doesn’t it? You might be right, better than the silver on this colour.Edited by samoht on Sunday 26th February 16:06
One thing I might add, I’d actually still like the black finish (even though they’re a pet hate of mine) if it had the black carbon MSO rear spoiler in it.
Admittedly that’s an expensive way of going about it!
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I liked it so much I did my R8 wheels the same colour.
The week I got the car I went for a run on some local B-roads, and at one point turning into a moderately tight left-hander off-throttle, I felt the rear step out. I wound off some lock, but I had the sense that the ESC angel had more to do with the save than me. It wasn’t a massive moment or anything, but it did leave me wondering whether I’d gone in too fast without realising, if there was anything on the road, or if this was characteristic of the car. Or perhaps the alignment wasn’t quite right. Anyway being new to me, I was keen to get the alignment done and know it’s good. Dave had recommended V Engineering for this, so I booked in there.
Steve had barely got my car up on the ramp when he commented that the right rear wheel was toed out - perfect for drifting, less suitable for learning the car’s limits on narrow B-roads. In the process of correcting the alignment he sorted a few seized or incorrect bolts on the undertray, freed up an adjuster, and generally had a look around finding a couple of very minor issues with the rear suspension to fix in due course.
I’m really impressed with V Engineering. They were really full of knowledge and info (Paul worked at McLaren for I think ten years before leaving and starting V Engineering two years ago), they checked the car over carefully, fixing a couple of small things while doing the alignment as well as finding a couple of minor issues to address down the road. They also suggested there are a load of things they can do to suppress the PAS pump high-pitched whine from behind the dash, which I’d assumed was just a characteristic of these cars that I’d have to live with, apparently not. They were really open and happy to show me everything they were doing. And their prices are very reasonable. I hate the 2.5 hours motorway trek to get there, but every other aspect seems very promising, and makes me feel more hopeful that I'll be able to keep this car long-term.
The car’s filthy because it did a long wet motorway journey to get there. Unfortunately no pics are allowed inside, so I can’t share the six P1s, the Miura or other highlights.
I’d asked my friend Antony for advice when buying this car, and now having the car, he suggested meeting up at the Essex Car Meet at Hilton and Moss today. I’m not sure that the day the clocks go forward would be my first choice for a breakfast meet, but it’s an impressive place with some cool cars in the showroom, and some nice metal turned up.
When I arrived the organisers on the gate said ‘oh it’s Stephen’s car’, apparently he was due to come with his Ferrari (?), but I guess he thought better of it due to the weather - shame as I was looking forward to meeting one of my car’s previous owners.
I did however meet the owner of the nice 600LT parked next-but-one, since he’s had a few years in McLarens it was great to hear his (very positive) experiences. Coincidentally he’d also been to V Engineering this past week and gained a similarly good impression as I had.
I may be getting old, but I have to admit when the local police turned up I was relieved, as people blasting noisily up and down the narrow, soaking wet lane in front of the venue was just starting to worry me.
That apart it was a nice meet. It was interesting to see a few other McLaren colours, a M3 Touring, a 296, an FF, an Emira and a few others in the metal. It’s also another bit of a pinch-yourself moment, being asked to park up next to Lambos and Ferraris
A few quick phone snaps, unfortunately given the weather I didn't get the proper camera out or document anywhere near all the cars, although lots of other people did.
Steve had barely got my car up on the ramp when he commented that the right rear wheel was toed out - perfect for drifting, less suitable for learning the car’s limits on narrow B-roads. In the process of correcting the alignment he sorted a few seized or incorrect bolts on the undertray, freed up an adjuster, and generally had a look around finding a couple of very minor issues with the rear suspension to fix in due course.
I’m really impressed with V Engineering. They were really full of knowledge and info (Paul worked at McLaren for I think ten years before leaving and starting V Engineering two years ago), they checked the car over carefully, fixing a couple of small things while doing the alignment as well as finding a couple of minor issues to address down the road. They also suggested there are a load of things they can do to suppress the PAS pump high-pitched whine from behind the dash, which I’d assumed was just a characteristic of these cars that I’d have to live with, apparently not. They were really open and happy to show me everything they were doing. And their prices are very reasonable. I hate the 2.5 hours motorway trek to get there, but every other aspect seems very promising, and makes me feel more hopeful that I'll be able to keep this car long-term.
The car’s filthy because it did a long wet motorway journey to get there. Unfortunately no pics are allowed inside, so I can’t share the six P1s, the Miura or other highlights.
I’d asked my friend Antony for advice when buying this car, and now having the car, he suggested meeting up at the Essex Car Meet at Hilton and Moss today. I’m not sure that the day the clocks go forward would be my first choice for a breakfast meet, but it’s an impressive place with some cool cars in the showroom, and some nice metal turned up.
When I arrived the organisers on the gate said ‘oh it’s Stephen’s car’, apparently he was due to come with his Ferrari (?), but I guess he thought better of it due to the weather - shame as I was looking forward to meeting one of my car’s previous owners.
I did however meet the owner of the nice 600LT parked next-but-one, since he’s had a few years in McLarens it was great to hear his (very positive) experiences. Coincidentally he’d also been to V Engineering this past week and gained a similarly good impression as I had.
I may be getting old, but I have to admit when the local police turned up I was relieved, as people blasting noisily up and down the narrow, soaking wet lane in front of the venue was just starting to worry me.
That apart it was a nice meet. It was interesting to see a few other McLaren colours, a M3 Touring, a 296, an FF, an Emira and a few others in the metal. It’s also another bit of a pinch-yourself moment, being asked to park up next to Lambos and Ferraris
A few quick phone snaps, unfortunately given the weather I didn't get the proper camera out or document anywhere near all the cars, although lots of other people did.
Edited by samoht on Sunday 26th March 15:22
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