Officially on the hunt.....query on black / carbon optics

[skirs6]

Mike I didn't even think about it I just wanted matt, plus the black matt wrap just looks good gloss wrap can look a bit orange peel

[E14STO]

Cheers guys
I think I'll go gloss black with carbon mirror covers.
I've got a merlin car potentially lined up...
although I've also been revisiting the one at ssc, I like the spec but not sure about the accuair.
There is one uk car that comes up a lot on google when you out in merlin purple rs6 and it looks the dogs!!!

[skirs6]

Ooh Merlin with black optics That will look good. Just make sure you find a really good wrapper. There are a lot of sh#t ones out there.

[E14STO]

I'd use PW PRO - they are good and did my GTR. They have done roof rails and front grill before as I've asked the owner earlier today. (They have done over 100 GTr's - coke from all over for their work)

[E14STO]

The merlin I could potentially go for is full alloy pack. Not even titanium so quite a contrast.
I'd want full on black - inc RS badges etc.
I THINK it's fully loaded aside from pan roof. I do like this but wouldn't stop me getting a car if deal was right

[zebede]

Flaps.......

[E14STO]

Flaps??

[MikeFish]

The one at SSC was the one that used to be owned by the Dreams bed guy isn't it? Lowered by Plush. And I seem to recall it wasn't Merlin from factory.
There is a thread on here recently with some photos of it if I'm not mistaken as well as a thread or 2 when the aftermarket wheels were fitted.
The nice one you are referring to is Wayne Simpson's and he goes by the name of rs4tdi on Instagram. Used to own a couple of R8s too.

[MikeFish]

Cheers guys
I think I'll go gloss black with carbon mirror covers.
I've got a merlin car potentially lined up...
although I've also been revisiting the one at ssc, I like the spec but not sure about the accuair.
There is one uk car that comes up a lot on google when you out in merlin purple rs6 and it looks the dogs!!!

I thought you wanted gloss black which is why I said about getting the OEM black bits instead of a wrap. As Mark said above, gloss wraps aren't as good as the matte stuff. I think the flaps were about 100 quid each to buy in black.

I've got the carbon bit of the pre facelift grille if you are interested.

[E14STO]

Id prefer gloss Mike tbh.
My gtr is purple, carbon and satin black.
I'd want to stick to a colour scheme if possible - I'd need to speak to my body man and see what he thinks about gloss wrap.
I've been looking on eBay already for full replacement grills, badges, rings etc.

And yes. Interested in carbon bit but let's see if the car cokes off first.

I'd kind of already narrowed it down to 3, this local
One, the merlin at ssc (not interested now if it's had a respray) and black MRC car, all pre fl.
I like RSleo blue one as well, local too me, gloss black pack, fl but not a big spec.

Think I'd rather get a pre fl and use the extra for 750
Conversion (if not already done)

And some H&r springs - 20mm I think

[MikeFish]

Double check the Merlin one before writing it off, I could be wrong.

And for black bits contact little devil; he'll get you a good price on all the black bits.

[E14STO]

Thx
The ssc one has been around a while and price has been up down and up again so likely some history of it's not gone.
But I'll check...

High 50,s for a 10-25k 64 plate seems about where they are at. So just about getting a nice one with the right bits.

[MikeFish]

That car has been quite a bit of online history I think. It had a Dreams number plate but is now on FL64UPR I think.
Speak to Luke at Plush, there were only 3 RS6 on air at the time and he did all 3 of them; his own one, this purple one and Scott's black one; so he might know more about it.

[Eddie555]

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Here you go. The purple one.

[MikeFish]

The car was originally blue, then wrapped black and is now sprayed purple. It was FL64UPR, the D12EAM and now on a 61 plate I think. The original owner has loads of photos on his Instagram page rs_dream including one of it half way through spray job. I did think there was anything wrong with it, owner just liked to throw money at it, had several different wheels etc. I saw the last owners page recently on Instagram, think it was a young lad with a pile of monney.