Carbon fibre side strakes

[JohnG1]

Works service quote £1200 supply and fit for V12V.

Ouch!

AMGreg was right all along and the salesman at garage XXXXX was not being entirely accurate...

[George H]

The chrome ones look better anyway

[Jockman]

George H said:

The chrome ones look better anyway

+ 1.

Your money though Johnny, so do as you please

[AMGreg]

It would be nice if you could change them easily. I do like the carbon ones on my black one. (Although I have kept the silver ones!)

[mikey k]

£995 new option and a new car
I don't think they look very good a bit too bling IMHO

[Luckyluciano]

I presume they are the same as the V8 ones?

If so you can get a pair here for £400;

http://astonmartinbits.com/models/5-V8-Vantage/par...

[rjn21]

942.99 inc VAT and fitting at HWM. They look nice on mine.

[JohnG1]

rjn21 said:

942.99 inc VAT and fitting at HWM. They look nice on mine.

Interesting! Where is HWM?

[Neil1300R]

JohnG1 said:

Interesting! Where is HWM?

Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
Oldest Aston dealer in the world

[burntout]

Vynal wrapping in carbon anyone????

Got to be loads cheaper and if done right, same effect???

[JohnG1]

burntout said:

Vynal wrapping in carbon anyone????

Got to be loads cheaper and if done right, same effect???

No. The word "wrap" brings me out in a cold sweat...

[JohnG1]

Bought them and had them fitted by Works Service. Kept the old ones - might put them on ebay.

Now - thinking about dechroming the window surrounds...

[Jockman]

JohnG1 said:

Bought them and had them fitted by Works Service. Kept the old ones - might put them on ebay.

Now - thinking about dechroming the window surrounds...

I must have dreamt this posting or I'm experiencing deja vu.

One of us is going mad Mr G

[burntout]

JohnG1 said:

Bought them and had them fitted by Works Service. Kept the old ones - might put them on ebay.

Now - thinking about dechroming the window surrounds...

That will look nice, mine are being done after it has been repaired, Cost of around £120-00 for my Vantage and went down to watch the guys de chrome the window surround of a merc... Top job and looked much better...

[George H]

JohnG1 said:

Now - thinking about dechroming the window surrounds...

Oh dear god no! Someone stop him before he paints the grill and wheels black!

[burntout]

George H said:

Oh dear god no! Someone stop him before he paints the grill and wheels black!

Ha ha ha .... No lets embrace some subtle tasteful mods... A nice bit of individality.....

[Jockman]

burntout said:

That will look nice, mine are being done after it has been repaired, Cost of around £120-00 for my Vantage and went down to watch the guys de chrome the window surround of a merc... Top job and looked much better...

I'm sure I've seen this posting too.

Was this being discussed on another thread?

[JohnG1]

George H said:

Oh dear god no! Someone stop him before he paints the grill and wheels black!

The wheels were anthracite (very dark grey) when I bought the car.

I have a bright finish grille and I'm going to keep that but I don't think all the chrome is in keeping with the mako blue and carbon fibre look.

Besides which, for £120 it's a bargain and if it's just a vinyl wrap I can get it removed.

That's the limit of my changes. If/when I get Bamford Rose to monster the V12 I'm going to have no external visual changes. I think that the car is beautiful and did not require anything apart from less chrome...

[FloPlast]

I used The Vantage collection for my Carbon mirrors, they also do the sidestrikes in the gloss Carbon finish - Very high quality products and looks great IMO

[JohnG1]

Not going for the carbon mirrors - I've always seen my wing mirrors get bashed and the V12V has such big 'ears' now I think I'll leave well alone.

But if you've got a photo and they look good...