Styling PICS: Sitting on coilovers + Carbon Vinyl Roof

[Marshall147]

Finally got the coilovers on at the weekend.
Recently aditions to the car are:
ap coilovers
10mm spacers on the back
carbon fibre roof
Audi S3 Ariel
rear view mirror refinished in mat black
schumacher rear bumper

here are a couple of pics. hope everyone likes.
give me your views on it!

 

[BLKC99]

Really nice looking car the mods all round are pretty neat and it looks great

 

[mzhussein]

looks ace mate! how good is the S3 aerial (reception wise)?

 

[Marshall147]

cheers guys!

the ariel isnt actually plugged into the car. i need an adapter ( which i cant be bothered to get atm) as I never use the radio. ill let u know if i sort it out in the near future.

 

[mzhussein]

have you any idea (pictures?) what the connector is you need? i work in a radio engineering workshop, could probably send you one FOC for the information...

 

[Yellow Peril]

That is looow! Did you set it up that low just for the pics, or do you use it like that? What's the ride quaily like with coilies?

I notice the lines on your carbon effect roof are quite wavy - or is that just the camera? How much was the roof by the way?

 

[Marshall147]

That is looow! Did you set it up that low just for the pics, or do you use it like that? What's the ride quaily like with coilies?

I notice the lines on your carbon effect roof are quite wavy - or is that just the camera? How much was the roof by the way?

No I use the car like that, you just have to be clearful with certain speed bumps.

the lines are ment to be wavy, its so the material can be scretched in places and then it wont show. if it was straight lines, ud see where the vinyl has been stretched.
I'm a (newly) trained vinyl wrapper so i do it myself for cheap

 

[ElkyElky]

Love the roof. I want my entire car carbon fibre'd.

 

[Bolty]

Very nice indeed, great work

 

[schumraid]

Looks the business mate, that's about the same height that I'm riding at the minute, corners are too much fun and it's actually still pretty drivable .

How hard was it to learn to wrap the roof? I'm really tempted to do my bonnet and roof but I don't really wanna pay someone a small fortune to do it

 

[muppet42]

Really nicely done - fair few things I'd do myself actually and am planning to do like the Schui rear bumper (front too if I can source one). Have been looking at an AP set on eBay for a while. Enjoying the Eibach set up I've got the now but wouldn't mind going lower for the look and of course even less roll

 

[Marshall147]

Looks the business mate, that's about the same height that I'm riding at the minute, corners are too much fun and it's actually still pretty drivable .

How hard was it to learn to wrap the roof? I'm really tempted to do my bonnet and roof but I don't really wanna pay someone a small fortune to do it

cheeers

My advice would be to start small ie, wrap interior parts. It can get quite hard to do large panels. the training i did was a great help and gave me a load of info about it all. all ill say is, if you want to have a go urself, go on youtube and learn from some of the videos on there. thats how i started!
One big tip is, if your going to wrap your bonnet/ roof make sure its 20C or warmer outside. if its lower than 15C the vinyl is a nightmare to wrap with.

 

[Marshall147]

Really nicely done - fair few things I'd do myself actually and am planning to do like the Schui rear bumper (front too if I can source one). Have been looking at an AP set on eBay for a while. Enjoying the Eibach set up I've got the now but wouldn't mind going lower for the look and of course even less roll

cheers, Id recommend the coilovers! I wouldnt go back. I had lowering springs on before and the difference in handling is massive. You wont be dispointed if you go with a set of AP coilovers. and of course the look, i do quite like how it sits now .
I too wouldnt mind a front schu bumper but they are soo hard to get hold of! Iv only got the back one because i was on ebay the same hour the advertisement was put up from a scrape selling one, so i snapped it up. cost me £55 in the end

 

[rattystilo]

Car looks great. i have DTS coilies on mine but can't go as low as you on the front as i have the ultra racing front and rear lower braces. Makes the car turn in a lot quicker and you can feel the increased grip in the tyres when cornering hard.

How low to the ground is the lowest part of you car. this will give me an idea of how much lower i can go. the brace is about 75mm above the ground.

 

[muppet42]

cheers, Id recommend the coilovers! I wouldnt go back. I had lowering springs on before and the difference in handling is massive. You wont be dispointed if you go with a set of AP coilovers. and of course the look, i do quite like how it sits now .
I too wouldnt mind a front schu bumper but they are soo hard to get hold of! Iv only got the back one because i was on ebay the same hour the advertisement was put up from a scrape selling one, so i snapped it up. cost me £55 in the end

The jump from standard handling to having the Eibach dampers and Sportlines on was pretty massive, so would be interested to see what it'd be like with the APs. Wouldn't mind going the UR Brace route myself too as the OMP upper one did help a bit, but want more

Good price for that bumper though, think that's pretty much the cheapest I've seen them go on eBay for. Have been tempted just to smooth the rub strip on my current one as it's cracked at either side, but I'll see. Chap I know was selling his front Schui one for £150 some months back but dunno if he found a buyer. Still can't quite afford that even at the mo - mechanical maintenance coming first right now

 

[katiemayj]

heya i love the bang tidy sticker lol where did you get your wrap done? I'm in th west mids but only found 1 and its rather expensive!

 

[Marshall147]

hey. I did it myself. I got trained on wrapping late last year. I do odd jobs for people when im free.

 

[Chris017]

hi there, i like the vinyl and it looks propa wiked, so i had a look on ebay and found this, i was planning on doing the roof and the bonnet - so check this link out to see if it will do the job

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....27039&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_5821wt_1185

 

[Marshall147]

yeh that looks like good stuff. just beware as they is some poor quality material on the market and its a lot harder to work with than the good stuff.

second thing, just check that you have enough, as youll need a bit extra so that youve got some of the material to hold onto when applying. a good youtube video should help you a lot.

 

[yampug]

looks very nice, i'm intrigued can you still drive the stilo to it's full capabilities with it being that low? i made the mistake of buying some cheap eurocarparts front springs for mine and they sagged no where near as low as yours but it drove me nuts every lump and bump in the road i'd scrape over.

is your new suspension adjustable or fixed damping? is the ride height adjustable?