Soldato
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I wrapped my corollas gear knob, I did it myself and everything
Isnt orange one of the available crz colours anyway? I guess finding one in orange with the mugen kit would be harder, and buying an orange one and then adding the mugen bits would be expensive compared to a wrap!
I reckon some nice wheels and subtle lowering would be better than a wrap though, unless you must have ginger
I have done a simple vinyl wrap on my Smart last summer. It is harder than it looks!
Fairly simple bits and bobs, well worth getting some decent applicators to smooth the vinyl however the gloves were totally useless! Decent masking tape and a good quality cleaner is worth while.
I cleaned the car, then cut the vinyl roughly in the shape that was required - you MUST leave plenty of offcut around the vinyl - at one point I cut it a little too tight and it resulted in a total section wasted.
Then just a case of working round the car carefully and applying and cutting. Be aware - doing a wrap will result in your paintwork underneith being scratched, it doesn't matter if you take it to a professional they will still end up with slight scratching in the edges.
... and after about a day or so of work, I think I could probably go quite a bit quicker the second time but it takes far longer than you think!
Did you do the other side too?
Nah - wanted to-go for that asymmetrical look
A supercharger is nigh on 6K mate, a vinyl wrap is a grand or less. I don't see the comparison!
Thanks for the input guys, I'm hankering after a burnt orange/imola orange similar to what my 350z on the CRZ.
Gloss not matte, I think matte looks a little tacky, sorry guys
door jams
Why would anyone bother with that? Just rip out the tree hugger nonsense and put in a K20A for under 2k.
Defeats the point of the car though.
With a K20 you have to replace the gearbox too.
Supercharging the CRZ engine is part of tuning the car, just swapping it out and binning off the whole hybrid system (arguably the reason why you would buy the car) is a bit silly.
A supercharged CRZ will have a very linear power delivery as opposed to a K20 which being a classic vtec will have the majority of the power in the top end.
Also the thought of a 2 year old car with an engine from something most likely at least 5 years old is not ideal.
Engine swaps in my eyes are for cars that are far past warranty and have lost most of their value.
The hybrid system in the CRZ works primarily for performance as opposed to economy, the economy factor is just a bonus of it's operation.
If you go for it, try and avoid apa vinyl. Loads of wrappers have issues with there adhesion properties being crap. The last thing you want is for any parts to lift.
If you go for it, try and avoid apa vinyl. Loads of wrappers have issues with there adhesion properties being crap. The last thing you want is for any parts to lift.
Have they told you what make of film they will be using? Some people never bother asking
Each to their own, nothing is sacred to me though, no qualms with ripping stuff out