Come on, folks! For those who haven't seen a quality wrap job, the state of the art has advanced x100 these past few years. 3M and others have done their homework.

As far as wrapping a $100K car, I've seen F and L cars both partially and totally wrapped (and dipped). In the hands of a real "wrap guru," the results can be stunning. I wouldn't hesitate to wrap if the situation was right (and have--outside trim/inside accents in multiple rides).

Besides..., the wrap is reversible.

dcmetro: Great looking R! Red over the black wheels and trim really pops!

 

Great looking R.. I have the Italian Racing Red as well, with different wheels and no sunroof. The car is fabulous to drive and to look at ... everyone will love it.
Lawrence.

 

Yes, please post more pics. I'm trying to decide between IRR and Stratus Gray.

 

Love it! I think red really suits the f-type, much more than one or two of the other more popular colours. I'm a big fan of wrap myself. It is completely reversible and looks great (well, you wouldn't know it was wrap), but once you start wrapping and develop some skill its hard to stop. In fact I'm a wrap addict - as I've explained on the XK forum - though at the moment I'm going cold turkey. I think that the f-type R might be in my future (probably a few years away, they'd cost over $200K here) and I suspect that at least the bonnet vents might cop some cf wrap, as I've done to the XKR.

 

Look great to me mate.. is that salsa red or italian racing red??

Loth

 

Thanks! It's Italian Racing Red.

 

Great choice and selection!

 

Yes, please post more pictures! I have an order in for almost exactly the same configuration you have on the exterior. I'm curious to see what options you have on the inside and how that looks, too!

 

Thanks...I do too...don't let the naysayers here rain on your parade,if I was in your shoes,I would probably have done the same thing...looking good,now just go out and enjoy that beast!

 

congrats! beautiful car but i think stratus grey is the best choice of color with the carbon ceramic brakes. But still, nice car and a nice combination! many congrats my friend.

 

Well I AM in the exact same situation as you, so thanks for the information about the side power vents. I didn't realize that the dealership would have those parts available in black, so will look into that for sure. The one I bought was Polaris White without the black pack, but since that was the only thing it DIDN'T have, I wasn't going to sink the deal just for that. I'll wrap the chrome window surrounds and front grille surrounds, and was planning on wrapping the side power vents, but was wondering how that would go with the "JAGUAR" indent. So great to know that you can order that part.

For those that think wrapping cars is the purvey of Mazda 3 owners, a good wrap job can be absolutely beautiful on a car of any cost. One of the best I've seen is on an Aston Martin Vanquish.

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The car looks FANTASTIC. Congratulations on your purchase. The red sure looks sick with those black tornados. Nicely done!!!!

 

Hi Ice,

I'm 6'4" and weight about 210. It's a smallish cockpit, but after sitting in it for awhile, it's quite comfortable. I almost eliminated the car because I didn't think I fit, but after a couple of test drives that concern was out to bed. The standard seats are good. The sports seats in the R are EXCELLENT. If you get the full electric seats, you will find there is a function where the seat moves forward if you put it back too far. It's annoying because it makes it hard to get it back to it's furthermost limit. But once you get it and set it it's no problem. The standard seats have manual movement back and forth so you don't run into that

 

Another argument for a wrap is that if you like it, you get to enjoy it that way. And then when you resell it, you can remove it and be with the stock chrome for those who would want that - there are many who don't like the black pack (myself not included, as my new one has it).

 

I noticed that when I test drove one...rather annoying but I finally got it right after 3-4 attempts.

 

Without going too far off-topic, you can wrap pretty much everything...

 

 

Sorry, my mind was in the gutter on that one.

 

Nah. That "$20" wrap probably makes the car worth much less that 65K. I'm a nice guy - I'll offer you 50K and take it now to save you.....;-)

Seriously, there are always people with negative opinions. It's your car - do what the heck you like with it. Looks fantastic !!

 

Congrats on the purchase and I think it looks great. I have had to wrap a few parts on prior and current cars .... because I didn't want to wait to order a car and wrapping actually works quite well.

 

Red is so extreme nice !