Estate + Hard Work Today

[Steve CDTi]

My slightly modded Vec C Estate after 5 hours of washing, claying, megs 3 staging, chroming and de-badging.......













Comments as ever welcome....

Steve

[m20_swe]

very nice mate where did you pick the chrome up from

[addyboy1982]

Very nice mate, looks like a lot of work has gone into that!

[jontymo]

Nice one matey, think our buses look ace when waxed up.

jontymo

[surreyl31]

looks sweet and a good job

[Gsi3.2]

I like that......

chromed lower and upper grilles really work well on that colour..

[Davexctra]

Are you going to remove the other badges too, I think the rear ones should go.
Lovely finish on the paint.
I'm interested in the chrome strips you have for the front grilles. Very posh!
Dave
There's a piccy of yours debadged and mine with the chrome strips (not high quality!!)

[ed taylor]

These estates take a bit of doing don,t they,

[Steve CDTi]

Thanks for the comments - the chrome strip is self adhesive - £9.99 for 3m from Halfords - takes 2 packs to do the upper and lower grills - done over 2 weekends lol. Is really easy to work with however and very flexible. Easy to do the lower U round the bottom grill and I doesn't look too tacky.

Have a chrome rear sill protector on order from LMF - however has been delayed for quite a few months now - should look good once it arrives...

Don't know whether to debadge the VECTRA also - definitely want to keep the CDTi badge, perhaps incorporating a "190" badge to reflect the increased power ?

Also looking to add a spoiler over time and perhaps colour code the side sills. Problem is the mudflaps and painting etc.

18"ers would also finish the car off in my view..............

Steve

[soulman]

very nice indeed......very impressed with all your hard work .....TOP MARKS!!!!