randychase

S3 170 Roadster with weather stuff. Street car..luxo barge CSR R400 Track car.

Hi, I did some searching and read a few threads. But I did not find a comprehensive one that basically answered the question... does one need to apply some film to a Seven? We are building two new Caterhams and from my experiences with my Lotus... I am looking at the front of the rear fenders, the sides of the body by the doors, and the nose...and thinking they are going to be pretty crap very fast. So looking at options- 1. Leave it alone. Films end up looking like crap and are harder to maintain and you will eventually replace them anyway. Not too much cheaper than a respray. Just drive the damn thing... chips are the patina of use. 2. Get guards installed. Metal bits for the front of the rear fenders. Call it good. Ignore the chips on the nose and sides. 3. Apply precut vinyl/3M guards to the rear fenders only. 4. Wrap everything. Put film all over the car. 5. Painters tape. The equivalent of leaving the plastic wrap on your furniture so it stays "nice". Thoughts? Thanks

Hey, we are moving forward in production on the Toniq R for the US market and will be importing some of them this spring. Mine will be powered with either a 2.3l Duratec turbo, or a turbo two rotor engine. If anyone has any questions about the car, feel free to ask. We may or may not be importing them as a side business. I don't know yet of that makes sense. The recent dollar/pound changes to the exchange rate may make that pencil out. Or not. But regardless, I get to play with one soon. We have been over to the UK THREE times now for test drives. Quite a bit of fun taking the car through the Cornwall countrysides for a blat.