Black Pack for D4 - Seeking wisdom!

Any comments on durability? Does this stand up to a car wash spray? And how would you go about removing?


Great videos - I recommend the one with the balloons;)

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Originally Posted by ~Rich~

Plastidip your parts incl the rims:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-...ml#post2011408

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2016/01/57.jpg

How to: she is ok to watch ;)
The card method works a treat too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mItleXRTMxU

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Originally Posted by lostsheep99

BTW, I also don't like too big rims. I reckon for your basic 4WD 18" rims are nicely proportionate, but the D4 is so big that the standard 19" rims are just right in my book. Hope it all went well today - post a pic if you can to share the joy:)

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Sorry for the delay, I just finally got out of the car. LOL

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...urchase-5.html

Some photos on page 5 and 6. My face is sore from smiling.

It's fine for washing. A auto car wash would not damage it. To remove it the easy way is with a high pressure washer.
For general 4wding and road use the Plastidip is fine. However for my serious 4wding I swap to my epoxy painted 18" rims.

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Originally Posted by lostsheep99

Hi Martin, Reckon the best deal here is the 60 quid santorini black stick on handles. And maybe the lettering if you trust yourself to stick 'em on straight. The bigger stuff starts to be comparable to local prices. Defo still permagrin territory - am I a bad person if my car lifts my self esteem? Haha - thanks for your response Martin, happy Landy motoring.

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It would have been better if our exchange rate hadn't dropped so much lately.

Martin

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Originally Posted by lostsheep99

Hi Martin, Reckon the best deal here is the 60 quid santorini black stick on handles. And maybe the lettering if you trust yourself to stick 'em on straight. The bigger stuff starts to be comparable to local prices. Defo still permagrin territory - am I a bad person if my car lifts my self esteem? Haha - thanks for your response Martin, happy Landy motoring.

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powerfulUK have heaps of great youtube vids to support their products and are pretty responsive via email with extra queries. I think re lettering in particular they might even have a template to use.

The videos are handy too just to see what kind of effort is required with the clips etc on various body parts - eg the front and side grills if you want to pull the off and give em a squirt of enamel.

Not convinced I could get the same finish as factory gloss bits with Plastidip, I did look into this, and was quoted about $1800 from dealer for all genuine replacement black pack bits, minus the wheels, roof rails and door handles. Note, factory mirror caps only come primed, so need painting anyway. All about the same pricing as same parts imported from Duckworth's UK, for example.
For me, I'm still undecided which way to go.

Plastidip is a low sheen finish, but there is a Plastidip Gloss overcoat if you prefer a shinier finish.
The beauty of the low sheen finish is that the wheels do not show brake dust.
If they where gloss they definitely would show it.