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Putting the suit on

Post by dodgyken » Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:07 am

The pinstripe one!
2.5 hours so far for the front and one side - 1 person!

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Post by scalesg » Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:30 am

Wow that takes a while then!!

Hoping to get mine on very soon too!!

Are these from Alpina or SPA69?

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Post by dodgyken » Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:36 am

scalesg wrote:Wow that takes a while then!!

Are these from Alpina or SPA69?
The front bumper is the hardest bit!
They are from Simon.
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Post by brett » Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:49 am

Looking good
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Post by neil » Wed Jul 06, 2016 2:01 pm

looking good !

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Post by MCB » Wed Jul 06, 2016 2:32 pm

scalesg wrote:Wow that takes a while then!!

Hoping to get mine on very soon too!!

Are these from Alpina or SPA69?

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Gary. Simon fitted ours and done a great job :D But if that is the direction that you also want to take then it is better for him if you can leave the car there for the week. He is a very busy guy and leaving the car enables him to fit it into his daily routine without any pressure.
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Re: Putting the suit on

Post by MCB » Wed Jul 06, 2016 2:35 pm

dodgyken wrote:The pinstripe one!
2.5 hours so far for the front and one side - 1 person!
Looks great. But you are a braver man than me. Not something I would fancy tackling on my own.

I hope that you are pleased with the results. I certainly would be :)
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Re: Putting the suit on

Post by dodgyken » Wed Jul 06, 2016 4:10 pm

MCB wrote:
dodgyken wrote:The pinstripe one!
2.5 hours so far for the front and one side - 1 person!
Looks great. But you are a braver man than me. Not something I would fancy tackling on my own.
It's not perfect - but pretty good - and no worse than Heidegger did on the B3. They key is marking up the dimensions with masking tape - and not getting tense.

7 years ago I was on a 3 man team that put the vinyl on the front of this. The bumper is a single piece of carbon fibre from SEAT Sport - the main vinyl is also a single piece. There are sections where the bodywork bends in every direction!

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Post by MCB » Wed Jul 06, 2016 11:19 pm

Well if you can do a job like that on the Seat then I am sure the Alpina should not pose that much of a problem.

That Seat Leon does look pretty damn good though 8) Takes me back to my racing days :wink:
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Post by dodgyken » Thu Jul 07, 2016 8:33 am

It took an hour to do the second side - so under 4hrs. So fairly happy with that.

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Next on the list of jobs are:
- Replace PDC sensor on the X3
- Decide whether the clunking from the rear of the X3 is serious
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Post by MCB » Thu Jul 07, 2016 4:31 pm

Very nice. I have to admit an Alpina is not an Alpina without its stripes. Although others may disagree.

By the way. Are they black or dark blue?
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Post by Bebs » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:45 pm

Looks awesome! Well done for putting them on properly.
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Post by dodgyken » Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:23 am

@MCB - Anthracite - I'll try to get some better pictures over the weekend. I felt black was gone to be too hard against the silver. I liked the subtle silver on white that my old B3 had. This is a bit more stand out but I think it works - massively alters the visual blockiness of the sides. (IMHO)

@Bebs - Thanks - although as long as you follow the instructions you can't really get it wrong. a couple of points for fitting:

1) Simon supplies extra long pieces - so cutting to approximate length before you start is helpful
2) Mask the measure points prior to fitting - this means you can tack the start and then just straight line to the end of the panel
3) One the doors rough cut the door handle from the stripes - this makes it much easier to fit
4) It would be nice if the application guide gave descriptions too - so for example on the E60 the rear stripes should line up with the rear light elements.

You don't get too many striped E60s so I'm happy with it
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Post by MCB » Fri Jul 08, 2016 5:26 pm

Of course, Anthracite. Why didn't I think of that :?

It certainly compliments the silver perfectly. I agree with you that black would of been rather harsh.
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Post by dodgyken » Mon Jul 18, 2016 5:26 pm

I was putting the box away at the weekend and found the small Alpina decos for the front doors :oops: :oops:

I'll stick with the big bold ones for the time being :lol:
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