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    Wing Mirrors

    Just after some opinions please..........

    I've bought a spare set of wing mirror covers for my 172. I'd like to do a few track days and maybe shows in the car this year. If i go on track ill be running on the blue williams wheels. My question is this..............

    Do i paint the mirrors the same blue as the wheels

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    Do i sticker bomb them up like i planned to do originally? I have all the stickers ready, they are decent graffiti style and look cool. However i'd imagine its an acquired taste.

    Just after peoples ideas and any other simple ideas to make the car a little different. It needs to be something i can change easily though due to the car being a daily and wanting to make it back to a std looking 172 easily.

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Quote Originally Posted by J8TRO View Post
    Do i sticker bomb them up like i planned to do originally? I have all the stickers ready, they are decent graffiti style and look cool. However i'd imagine its an acquired taste.
    Do it im obsessed with this look at the moment, my house is full of it

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    Re: Wing Mirrors



    Come on get it done.
    I did consider doing my new track 5 in this all over, but it would of cost me a fortune, and i would have to flat back the matt paint to get them to stick.
    Last edited by TrixNFlix; 22-02-2011 at 19:57.

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    might do my laptop first. Its looking a bit tatty.

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Sticker bomb is all too 'scene' mate dont follow the vw crowd

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Quote Originally Posted by Brigsy View Post
    Sticker bomb is all too 'scene' mate dont follow the vw crowd
    Feck scene, do things that you like yourself, regardless if it's the "scene" or not. Stickerbombing has been around for years and years.

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Quote Originally Posted by TrixNFlix View Post
    Feck scene, do things that you like yourself, regardless if it's the "scene" or not.


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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Tried my first bit of bombing..............


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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    That looks might do the roof of my 5 like that to hide it's balding spot

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    back in the 70`s we did that to skate boards, me an mary magdeline..., not quite "graff" though is it boys...., if ya like it do it i say...youll be driving it...

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Ha ha ha you wont miss me!


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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Ha ha get them on, I wanna see how long they last out in the elements.

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    I'm going to take them down to my friend down the road, he owns his own body shop. I'm going to ask him to put a coat of laquer on them everytime he does a clear coat for the next week. About 20 layers should do it!

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    God i must be out of touch these days, never even herd of this before. The laptop looks ace. Clear coating them sould be good captain .

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    They look bang tidy Where dya get all the sticker's from ?

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    There is a book called stickerbomb and stickerbomb 2 (all one word not two) search for them on Amazon etc. you can get them for about £10 each delivered. they have approx 250 stickers in.

    Doing my laptop and both mirrors hasn't even used half the stickers in one book

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Got them back from the body shop down the road, a little miffed as Ray left them on the side and they got some overspray on them, however got a bit of Tcut on them and they have come up just fine.

    Chucked one on to see how it looked:




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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    bit to 'scene' for me! HAHA

    Look good mate, i'll look out for them in the distance of my rear view mirror at Mallory!

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    when i come up to lap you?

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Must be an acquired taste, to me those wing mirrors jsut look like they are masked in an old newspaper!

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Quote Originally Posted by J8TRO View Post
    when i come up to lap you?
    cant see that happening to me in my car. the only time you would get next to me would be if you were parked next to me.lol

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Quote Originally Posted by MADFIVE View Post
    cant see that happening to me in my car. the only time you would get next to me would be if you were parked next to me.lol
    Why? you scared to go on track?

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Quote Originally Posted by J8TRO View Post
    Why? you scared to go on track?
    no mate not at all been driving on track since i was 17. im now 31 so thats 14years. ive had the best trainer to in olley clarke of roger clarck motorsports. a very good friend of mine.

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Quote Originally Posted by MADFIVE View Post
    no mate not at all been driving on track since i was 17. im now 31 so thats 14years. ive had the best trainer to in olley clarke of roger clarck motorsports. a very good friend of mine.
    ooooooo move over Jason Plato here comes MADFIVE

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Quote Originally Posted by Smokey View Post
    ooooooo move over Jason Plato here comes MADFIVE
    whos jason plato??lol

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Quote Originally Posted by J8TRO View Post
    Got them back from the body shop down the road, a little miffed as Ray left them on the side and they got some overspray on them, however got a bit of Tcut on them and they have come up just fine.

    Chucked one on to see how it looked:



    I like it alot, , think you picked a hard shape to start with though. Did you try using a heat gun at all?

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Na no heat gun, they have plenty of crinkles etc, but iI'm not too fussed. Look OK for what i want them for. My mate at the body shop advised applying them wet with plenty of washing up liquid. if i have another go ill try this method.

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    Re: Wing Mirrors

    Quote Originally Posted by J8TRO View Post
    Na no heat gun, they have plenty of crinkles etc, but iI'm not too fussed. Look OK for what i want them for. My mate at the body shop advised applying them wet with plenty of washing up liquid. if i have another go ill try this method.
    i think you have done a great job with them mate. you think trying to do that with a m3 style mirror. that could get very tricky.

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