Can I have my 540i resprayed in BMW F1 livery?

[pistonbroak]

My 12-year-old 540i could do with a new coat of paint, and rather than just have it done in the same Orient Blue, I wondered if I could do something mad and (somehow) create an authentic adaptation of the 2007 series F1 design



I know it sounds daft but I'm interested in doing it

So can it be done (legally?)

and who the hell could/would do it?

Edited by pistonbroak on Tuesday 14th August 11:27

[rassi]

Well, it's your car, so you can do whatever you want to it... A proper respray as per your idea would probably cost more than what the car is worth. Are you really that keen on doing it?

[bennno]

I am sure it would look chavtastic



bennno

[m3evo2]

any decent paint shop could do this for you, you would just need to work on and confirm how you want it.

eta - like the idea

Edited by m3evo2 on Monday 13th August 21:27

[taffyracer]

or you could do it in vinyl, alot easier!

[pistonbroak]

rassi said:

Well, it's your car, so you can do whatever you want to it... A proper respray as per your idea would probably cost more than what the car is worth. Are you really that keen on doing it?

I know the cost would be higher than the car, and I know to most it will seem ridiculous. But yes, I'm keen on doing it. I was wondering about the legal implications of putting other company logos on the car without their permission

[ceriw]

taffyracer said:

or you could do it in vinyl, alot easier!

yes, am sure a car wrap would be cheaper...

[Andrew D]

Hmmm

Not sure about the F1 colours, they're pretty boring and kinda designed to be put on an F1 car. I doubt it would be obvious what they are on a big lump like a road car.

It might be better (not to mention more appropriate) to try something like the AC Schnitzer racing colours, specifically the late-ninties checker design.

Edited by Andrew D on Tuesday 14th August 15:11

[Marki]

yes if you want to look like a twunt

[pistonbroak]

Marki said:

yes if you want to look like a twunt

Don't worry, I don't drive girlie cars

Meanwhile here's another more disceetly modded BMW that could form a kind of template

[bennno]

thats not a 'discretly modified bm', thats their GTO class ZM Coupe customer race car

a old 5 series painted up in similar colours would just scream chav

Bennno

[Conian]

If you did that white-black-white paint scheme, yer beemer would end up looking like a bad copy of the Blues Brother's car.

Also consider if you will ever sell it?