360 wrap

[Nish]

Hi Guys,

Looking to buy a 360 in the next week or so (if anyone has one for sale please get in touch!)

My initial plan was to buy in almost any colour giving me a wider choice and then get it wrapped.

After speaking to Totally Dynamic it seems this plan is a no go, the obvious issue is the paint under the headlights, they are unable to dedal with this as it involves removing the bumper plus radiators and then splitting the units.

Does anybody know otherwise or has had their 360 wrapped? I can't see an obvious way around this issue.

Cheers,

Nish

[justin220]

Im almost certain I seen a 360 wrapped a few weeks ago over on DW

[tony h]

http://www.clubscuderia.com/forum/showthread.php?t...

[Nish]

Thanks!

Looks like splitting the headlights yourself is the only option.

Not sure I'd be confident doing that, perhaps picking up a second set is the way forward in case you want to change the colour back.

[tony h]

Nish said:

Thanks!

Looks like splitting the headlights yourself is the only option.

Not sure I'd be confident doing that, perhaps picking up a second set is the way forward in case you want to change the colour back.

the units are 2k a side , unpainted ....

[alsaautomotive]

For all our colour changes I use my windscreen fitter to split the lamps, he's never let me down.
Might be an avenue for you.
Good luck, Al.

[zuby84]

Nish,

Did you find a way around this then?

[Nish]

Nope afraid not.

I'm not keen on splitting the lights myself and no one else will do it for me as part of the wrapping job.

Only option I can see would be to tint the headlights with a dark film. Unsure if that would then make the car look to boy racerish.

[Col 666]

I know several people that have split their Subaru headlamps in order to tint them or remove the orange indicator lens. It involves sticking the whole unit in the oven for 20 mins until the glues softens they then just pull apart...I kid you not!
I am assuming all headlamp units no matter what manufacturer are held together pretty much the same.
Good luck!

[Nish]

You are correct, I used to have a Supra and it was the same deal.

Bung the lights in an oven and wait, there are issues around leaving them too long and bits melting however, which given the replacement cost at 2k per light im not so keen on trying myself!

These guys do a dark headlight tint:

http://www.lamin-x.co.uk/

Should be dark enough to mask the underlying colour and could work if the car is wrapped in black, just not sure if it will look chavvy

[scoobyc]

Col 666 said:

I know several people that have split their Subaru headlamps in order to tint them or remove the orange indicator lens. It involves sticking the whole unit in the oven for 20 mins until the glues softens they then just pull apart...I kid you not!
I am assuming all headlamp units no matter what manufacturer are held together pretty much the same.
Good luck!

won't work with ferrari ones, i've done subaru ones and they have a soft sealant that softens more with heat but the ferrari ones quite tough and rigid
ps heres worth a look
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=...

Edited by scoobyc on Monday 20th July 16:53

[W111AAM]

I think this has been asked before, but how does this work with insurance, DVLA etc? Do you amend your V5 to state the colour of the car is white?

[silver-bullet]

Racoon wrapped my 360. The car was silver and the wrap is matt black. I thought the lights looked fine but quite a lot of guys on Club Scuderia disagree! You pays your money...and if you do want the lights done, it's a real pain and trebles the cost.

[Nish]

silver-bullet said:

Racoon wrapped my 360. The car was silver and the wrap is matt black. I thought the lights looked fine but quite a lot of guys on Club Scuderia disagree! You pays your money...and if you do want the lights done, it's a real pain and trebles the cost.

Got any pics?

[stompboxx]

silver-bullet said:

Racoon wrapped my 360. The car was silver and the wrap is matt black. I thought the lights looked fine but quite a lot of guys on Club Scuderia disagree! You pays your money...and if you do want the lights done, it's a real pain and trebles the cost.

They sent me a pic of your car I think (was it silver previously?) as I enquired about my getting mine matt blacked...looks great but can't see the detail...how is it in the joins, around the lights etc?

[silver-bullet]

Pics here: http://www.clubscuderia.co.uk/forum/showthread.php...

(Uploadng nearly defeated me).

I went to Raccoon becuase they were closer to me than the lot in London, and they also do the Gumball cars which struck me as a pretty good recommendation. A very neat job, with no problems re quality of finish. Most people who see it think it's painted.

[silver-bullet]

Yes, it was silver btw (should call myself black-bullet now). They did another 360 a few weeks before mine, which they did in a mix of matt black and chrome.

[lambo_xx]

W111AAM said:

I think this has been asked before, but how does this work with insurance, DVLA etc? Do you amend your V5 to state the colour of the car is white?

Somebody told me that you don't need t tell the DVLA because it's not classed as a permanent colour change. I don't know if that's true though.

[lambo_xx]

Just out of interest would you have the same problem with the headlights if you had the car resprayed? I'm not suggesting you respray the car as it would cost 2 or 3 times as much as a wrap, was just wondering.

[justin220]

lambo_xx said:

Just out of interest would you have the same problem with the headlights if you had the car resprayed? I'm not suggesting you respray the car as it would cost 2 or 3 times as much as a wrap, was just wondering.

I think the inside of the headlight is colourcoded?