Member Since: 13 Mar 2013
Location: Wolves
Posts: 92
Well the last two days MCC have been busy fully stripping down the car as you can see below:
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Don't like seeing it like this! lol But needs must for a proper job.
They've also started full flattening the plastics ready to be sprayed so that they can be correctly vinyled:
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Today they start actually wrapping the car and by this evening they should have both sides and bonnet complete. Can;t wait to see the finished product.
By the way if anyone else is interested as I have had a few PM's please add MidlandCarCare on facebook and take a look at the work they do. They specialise in car detailing and vehicle wrapping. Just so you guys can see the standard they work to here is a 50/50 on a C63 AMG that was in the unit when I dropped the Disco off
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Better than brand new! There's 100's of photo's of their work on the FB page, well worth a look even if to just have a drool over the vehicles they have pass through their doors.
They are based in Walsall if anyone needs any work doing, well worth a visit.
Hopefully some more images to update on latter once the wrapping begins.
Thanks for looking
Dan
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30th Oct 2013 3:02 pm
Cad
Member Since: 13 Mar 2013
Location: Wolves
Posts: 92
Getting excited now!
Textured plastic all ready to wrap after sanding the grain out, plastic priming, then high build primer, then sanded again to a perfectly flat finish. Next they are panel wiped to ensure they're as clean as possible, then prep'd with Hexis'O before finally installing the vinyl and reattaching to the car.
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and the car begins to take shape...
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30th Oct 2013 6:23 pm
Dave
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 2462
Looks good like that! Leave it half done, its all a bit star wars Captain Nick Medhurst would ask:
"What is the first rule when overlanding?"
I would Reply:
"Duratrac"
30th Oct 2013 6:55 pm
Cad
Member Since: 13 Mar 2013
Location: Wolves
Posts: 92
Being a fan Dave I'm half tempted to agree! Not sure the other half would agree though...
30th Oct 2013 7:36 pm
Cad
Member Since: 13 Mar 2013
Location: Wolves
Posts: 92
Well, sides, front, roof and bonnet done
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They're going to start piecing the bumpers and arches together this weekend, fit the LED light upgrades to the side lights, puddle lights, numberplate and interior. Then it's protection and delivery back to me next week. Looks so different!
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1st Nov 2013 9:06 pm
Wildrover
Member Since: 19 Jul 2005
Location: Walkabout
Posts: 628
Looks great keep the pics coming
Can you take some inside the doors to show how that looks wrapped 2007 D3 HSE Artic Frost Silverish
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1st Nov 2013 9:26 pm
Cad
Member Since: 13 Mar 2013
Location: Wolves
Posts: 92
Will do mate once I pick it up. They've done such a great job on it!
Nows the exciting part where it's all put back together.
1st Nov 2013 9:50 pm
Cad
Member Since: 13 Mar 2013
Location: Wolves
Posts: 92
Well I decided that this morning at 9am I'd get the headlights detangoed ready to be installed Monday.
After nearly an hour of messing around, lots of swearing and hurt fingers the wife decided to grab another hairdryer and help out. Thank god she did as I wasn't getting anywhere.
With the two of us on it we had the first one finished in about 40mins
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Then an hour later all ready to fit
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Now off to MCC to deliver and also fit all my LED bulbs that turned up from HIDS4U yesterday. Numberplate, side lights, puddle lights, boot and interior flood lights.
Going to be like Christmas!
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2nd Nov 2013 1:38 pm
johnnychainsaw
Member Since: 24 Nov 2009
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 1222
You did well getting those lights done with hairdryers, I opted for the oven method myself after trying with hairdryer. Don't forget you'll need to change indicator bulbs, I would recommend the led ones but you will need to wire in resistoŕs with them so you don't get the double speed flash on your dash Looking forward to seeing the end result.
2nd Nov 2013 2:02 pm
DerbyshireDisco
Member Since: 12 Mar 2012
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 1397
Looking forward to seeing the finished article.Displaced Yorkshireman.
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SDV6 Auto obviously, Loire blue/Ebony, ugly kid glass, RLD wheel protector, private plate and maybe side steps.
2nd Nov 2013 3:01 pm
Cad
Member Since: 13 Mar 2013
Location: Wolves
Posts: 92
Well theres no way Id have managed it without the wife and a second hairdryer. Would have been there for hours gwtting nowhere! LED and resistors should be here Monday, plenty of tme to fit before its back on the road.
Just been down there now and fitted the LED puddle lamps, side lights, numberplate lights and interior and boot lights. So much better now. Cant wait to see them at night.
This is how the car looks now
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They've just got to finish trimming a few bits and pieces and then its onto all the fiddly bits like the bumpers and arches. Getting closer now!
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2nd Nov 2013 4:40 pm
Dave
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 2462
Good effort on the headlights, no way will I attempt that but I guess that I am a bit more of a standard type of blurk. The D3 looks ace!Captain Nick Medhurst would ask:
"What is the first rule when overlanding?"
I would Reply:
"Duratrac"
2nd Nov 2013 5:24 pm
disco5
Member Since: 23 Dec 2012
Location: birmingham
Posts: 1088
Looking good what sort of price are they charging you for the wrap ..cheers
2nd Nov 2013 5:37 pm
Cad
Member Since: 13 Mar 2013
Location: Wolves
Posts: 92
Thanks Dave. Cant wait to have it finished! It's a bit of a fiddle but well worth the effort. Give it a go I bet you'd surprise yourself!
Thanks Disco, not sire what they'd charge nornally. Believe its around 14-1500 upwards. Ive given Russ at MCC a lot of business in the past so he's done me an incredable price on this one under 1k. That includes all door shuts wrapped, plastics sorted etc. Great guy! But in all seriousness his work is fantastic. From car details to wheel referbs to wraps.
2nd Nov 2013 7:10 pm
Cad
Member Since: 13 Mar 2013
Location: Wolves
Posts: 92
Well last update before the pics of the completed car. Pick it up tomorrow and cant wait!
Firstly LED upgrades to the puddle lights:
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And after
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Such a big difference really lights up the floor when you open the door.
Next up was the interior lights:
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And the flood light after! You dont really get the full effect due to the unit where the picture being taken having high powered lighting but needless to say it's like wembley when you press open on the key fob!
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All the parts came back from the body shop this morning so I got a few pictures sent over
Arches etc
And the new front end with detangoed lights, facelift grill and black Landrover letters
Literally cannot wait to pick it up tomorrow with everything finished! Such a massive transformation from when I droppedit off.
Dan
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