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Avqust 7, 2008
Color Change Via Wrap?
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Ok, wraps with lots of graphics and stuff can be kind of cool, but how about doing a wrap for a color change? Check out this 3-series in Munich, Germany. I guess the guy thought white would look better than black. There have been a lot of matte black wraps lately, too, like the one on this F430. Keep in mind this treatment costs anywhere from $1,500 to $4,000, and the door jams, etc., remain unchanged. So what do you think of this trend? More pics of the Bimmer after the jump. Source: e90post.com via Jalopnik.
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Matt
Feb 25, 2009 at 7:41 am
It’s not that expensive if you can do it yourself. It only cost around $230 for flat black vinyl.
Bailey
Aug 19, 2008 at 7:27 am
when i researched doing this to my car found out it was not worth it price wise….
7urtle
Aug 9, 2008 at 6:24 am
reminds me of THE JACKAL. it looks ok
Dhillaz
Aug 8, 2008 at 6:27 pm
I reckon it’s a good idea: in a few years when you get stone-chip damage, or some idiot thought he’d decorate your car with his key, no worries: just take off the sticker and put another one on!
nolet
Aug 8, 2008 at 6:43 am
i think this is for people who need a quick color change for whatever reason… i’m guessing this takes just a day to do, unlike having it painted over… i suppose if you have that much money for a trial run of sorts, better if you just have it painted over and over as you please… it doesn’t shine quite as much as real paint does, either…
GTwildfire
Aug 8, 2008 at 2:21 am
reminds me of the chase scene in Johnny Dangerously (okay yeah, that was a lonng freaking time ago)
Jeremy
Aug 8, 2008 at 2:04 am
Nice way to prevent chips and scratches on a new car and keep the paint mint, especially on an something like an exotic or limited edition vehicle.
James
Aug 7, 2008 at 6:36 pm
I don’t really like it. It might be a good idea if you are searching for your dream coat on a really expensive car and you have money to burn. kinda like a test coat.
Bobby
Aug 7, 2008 at 5:14 pm
thats like from the movie “Taxi” with the robber’s 7 series, they peel off the red vinyl to reveal a blue car underneath.
cknarf
Aug 7, 2008 at 4:53 pm
kinda cool, in a retarded kinda way.
ub3rduck
Aug 7, 2008 at 4:24 pm
sure of course it would be dumb as a permanent application. but it would be great on deciding on a paint job your unsure of. like if you want your car to be white but can’t decide you can just put some new cloths on it for a few months and see how you like it?
Chad
Aug 7, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Lame. The first rock chip ruins the whole thing. With paint, you can touch up chips, but not with this crap. Add this to the list of dumb things rich people buy.
blabla
Aug 7, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Is there a way to simply peel off and change it back or does it mess up the color underneath?
Maffew
Aug 7, 2008 at 12:26 pm
yeah, but for that kinda money, you could paint the whole car and actually have jambs that match.
Stewart
Aug 7, 2008 at 11:55 am
It would be a good way to stop minor scratches and rock chips on a new car.
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The ability to change the color is pretty cool too.
Andrew
Aug 7, 2008 at 9:25 am
i think it looks good…tho on the pictures of the f430 you can tell that the car used to be red