Car is going in on Monday to get the roof and bonnet resprayed. The roof as there are a couple of rust spots on the leading and trailing edge, and the bonnet due to a couple of pretty deep stone chips. He's also going to blow in the leading and trailing edges on the wheel arches, as there's a few nasty spots there also.
Anyway....I have always really fancied a high gloss black roof so now is the time to take the plunge.
I'm not really bothered about originality hence wheels etc but should I take the plunge?
Schnitz...Do you ever regret it?
To black or not to black
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I say do it.
If I didn't have a black car I would have had a black roof put on mine
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Your car is a great colour, I am not so sure overall how it would look, but gloss black would pair up with you colour really well.
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Thanks Egil and Steve. The picture in my profile makes it look a bit brighter than it actually is. It's Avus which can also look a bit dark out of the sun.
I think I'll go for it. Can always change it if it looks really naff.
Just need to find a good source for a baseball cap, get the drivers seat lowered and a false arm to hang out of the drivers window.
Plus some of that really strange 'music' -
I love my black roof....
The guy who painted it for me had free reign so he put some blue fleck in it...
Looks gorgeous polished...
You could always try a vinyl wrap first to judge gloss or matt!!
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Thats it Schnitz. Good enough for me!
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Zitat von sandwich;97721
resprayed.The roof as there are a couple of rust spots on the leading and trailing edge
BEWARE Steve, rust spots can mean serious rust underneath, necessitating a new roof!
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What's the saying....
Once you go black, you never go back!!
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Zitat von sandwich;97721
Car is going in on Monday to get the roof and bonnet resprayed. The roof as there are a couple of rust spots on the leading and trailing edge,
Take a REAL good look at those areas, they are almost certainly indicative of much worse under the seal of the glass, which should be removed to check it to repair it.
If either of the screens need replacing, thats the obvious time to do it, ie misting along the edges of the rear glass.
If you do need glass, let me know, I have both screens in gradient top-tint in stock.
Cheers,
8Tech.
PS, gloss black roof will be good and fit a new sunroof seal at the same time, no black bonnets though please.
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Zitat von schnitz850;97727
I love my black roof....
The guy who painted it for me had free reign so he put some blue fleck in it...
So can anyone explain to me why the black paint doesn't "paint" the blue flecks black?? I understand if the blue metallic is in the lacquer OVER the black but not when included in it!
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Good question but I've had to black cars. One with a blueish tinge and one with a purple.... Don't know how but they did...
Blue
Purple (This one was a bitch to colour match, had to get the paint rep to do the colour)
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Now I'm really liking that picture....
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Just got in after a gripping night in town. The warm weather certainly brings out the best of Britain!
I've checked the roof by pulling back the rubber [ ooooer matron] and the rust is limited to few spots on the roof and not behind the rubber surround.
After seeing the picture from Reinhard I'm going for it!
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Take a REAL good look at those areas, they are almost certainly indicative of much worse under the seal of the glass, which should be removed to check it to repair it.
If either of the screens need replacing, thats the obvious time to do it, ie misting along the edges of the rear glass.
If you do need glass, let me know, I have both screens in gradient top-tint in stock.
Cheers,
8Tech.
PS, gloss black roof will be good and fit a new sunroof seal at the same time, no black bonnets though please.
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Cheers Gerry.I think it will be OK but will give you a buzz if needed. The sunroof was replaced about 6 years ago when I bought the car and had a new seal fitted then
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I'm going to be the lone dissenting voice here and -
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I'm going to be the lone dissenting voice here and -
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[/SIZE]You're a one, you are!
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Zitat von BBMatic;97744
I'm going to be the lone dissenting voice here and -
I obviously am the one dissenting voice - Black looks best when it is in stark contracts - e.g. black roof on white car. My opinion anyway
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That of course was contrast - damn dysleiax
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Works great on red too
Avusblue/Cosmosblack is one of the few factory E31 combinations (ca. 360 cars in total w black roof over non-black colour). So from a certain point of view this is beyond taste anyway
Reinhard
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