Ok so I would like your thoughts suggestions ridicule please. I've just become the 2nd owner of this 09 HSE with a little over 64,000 on the clock and fsh. Its showing its age on the boot handle ect and I'm thinking of a black face lift replacement. But how far do I go?? Black door handles and vents? Smoked rear lights, black rims? What do ya think ?

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Spray it a different colour all over, black is so hard to keep clean. Common sense isn't very common.
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Loose the silver door handles, but I'd keep the silver wing grilles for contrast. The rear door would benefit from the facelift handle, which is why I put one on mine. Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car.
2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Gone.
2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE. Gone.
Audi A5 convertible, my daily driver.
1972 Hillman Avenger GT, the project.

Door handles , boot handle , Vents , mirror plastics , I’d get them all hydro dipped in a black/silver carbon weave look. Hydro dipping has endless possibilities . The wheels, powder coated in a really dark metallic grey . The rear lights , I’d be wary about MoT time . 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .

Don't go black. I had a dark blue Lancia briefly, it looked like a dog's landmine 90 seconds after washing.

Like a top end Mercedes & Ferrari driving together in local streets, you could go with a hot pink iridescent wrap. Not my personal choice.

Failing that, like me, wash the car once a year. The car is simply a bit of pressed metal to get from A to B.

Focus on acoustic insulation rather than the pointless issue of looks. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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This is how it will look with everything black. I like it, obviously , because it's mine but it's not to everybody's taste.

An even number of plumbing outlets is so yesterday, 3 is the look today! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

Well I'm never one for the latest trends or fads.
However, I wasn't happy with those "pea shooters" so I had the exhaust place re-do the rear so I could fit the HST tips, which I think are much better.

A row of them (another 8 or 10) across the back would look the part! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

Sorry for post hijack, but how do the wing side grills come off ? Do you have to remove the wheel arch liners ?

Grill removal
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