[iraghava]

Good work there Monty! Nice tyres too!!

Originally Posted by danlalan

I was quoted 1000/- for all for tires earlier. THEN..got to know a fellow BHPian who got his car coated MATTE BLACK for only 2000/-. Now we all are thinking of going matte black.

Dan, are you talking about that Matt Black OHC??

[monty9991]

Originally Posted by A S H V I N

hey .. the rims are looking real nice .. i am SO into black rims .. neat job! nice logo too ..

thanks.. i too now like black.. but that too MATT

Originally Posted by zenopio

monty anna can you tell me which paint have you used ...is it the normal paint thats used on body or any kind of special paint used only for alloyes
can you share us with some pics how the work is done if you have.............

yes it is normal body paint, as said earlier this is the paint selected from Renault's bumper paint color chart as its MATT.
sorry i dont have the pics while the work being done.

Originally Posted by Cyrus43

It stays for a while. And if it starts fading, you just spray another coat!! And its staying veru well on my car at the moment.

why were you quite before??? now i have spent 2500 on it.. .. lol

Originally Posted by akshay1234

the body coloured pillar between the front and rear windows is the b pillar.

i guessed that.. but was in doubt.. thansk anywayz.. nice suggestion will get it done some day ..

[ashutoshb]

good work man! but in my opinion, the fluorescent blue is an overkill. a tame red would have been better.

[monty9991]

this aint flourosent blue... this is a radium blue tape which got reflected with the flash of the camera.

[im_srini]

Hi Monty, very nice rim-work on your Alto

Regarding the PiperCross cold-air-intake you're planning to install, please check for feasibility before getting it as the engine-bay is really cramped in the Alto.

I would be looking forward to this install of yours as I'm contemplating a similar one myself If the battery could be relocated to the rear however, some much needed space would become available under the hood for such installs.

[GTO]

Looks really neat! Question : Does such an after-market paint job on the wheels require frequent touchup? Won't the paint chip off easily?

[monty9991]

Originally Posted by im_srini

Hi Monty, very nice rim-work on your Alto

Regarding the PiperCross cold-air-intake you're planning to install, please check for feasibility before getting it as the engine-bay is really cramped in the Alto.

I would be looking forward to this install of yours as I'm contemplating a similar one myself If the battery could be relocated to the rear however, some much needed space would become available under the hood for such installs.

Thanks for the rims comment. and the pipercross will be fitted under the hood, and that too i guess without relocating the battery. will post the pics when i get that done.. may be next week.

Originally Posted by GTO

Looks really neat! Question : Does such an after-market paint job on the wheels require frequent touchup? Won't the paint chip off easily?

we might need touchups if we get it scratched, and which i already did.. lol. the paint will chip off easily as well on stock colors ( may be not on machined finished once) .. mine were hyper silver and it had black underneath it.

[iraghava]

Originally Posted by GTO

Looks really neat! Question : Does such an after-market paint job on the wheels require frequent touchup? Won't the paint chip off easily?

If you do a good coat of clear after the paint, it won't chip off easily. See how well Monkey's wheels have held up.

[jobinjv]

late post on a old thread, but using a paint hardner guards it from chipping off..

[HappyWheels]

Did not know that Alto came with front disk breaks! Monty, what variant do you have, the 1.1 ZXi?

[Cyrus43]

Originally Posted by HappyWheels

Did not know that Alto came with front disk breaks! Monty, what variant do you have, the 1.1 ZXi?

what world are you living in?? Even the 800 came with front disc brakes. And it always has!!

[rider60]

now this paint job on the rims is giving me inspiration to go a head and paint my viva's fins and get a good contra paint on the calipers and the rear drums, wow man i never imagined that blue to go with the car's color but it looks too cool now.

any ideas for my car please?

here is the linky to my garage

2006 Hyundai Accent Viva CRDi - rider60's Photo Gallery - Team-BHP


any help is appreciated and thanks in advance!

EDIT: forgot to mention the lip is nickel so i dont want to paint that part just the fins, may be when they get scratched i will think of painting the lip part.

[AbhiJ]

That actually looks wickedddd!!

Great Rims dude..

[HappyWheels]

Originally Posted by Cyrus43

what world are you living in?? Even the 800 came with front disc brakes. And it always has!!

Very good question. Of all the things I talk about, seems like I have to understand my Alto properly, after all of 3 full years!

[zenopio]

Originally Posted by rider60

now this paint job on the rims is giving me inspiration to go a head and paint my viva's fins and get a good contra paint on the calipers and the rear drums, wow man i never imagined that blue to go with the car's color but it looks too cool now.

any ideas for my car please?

here is the linky to my garage

2006 Hyundai Accent Viva CRDi - rider60's Photo Gallery - Team-BHP


any help is appreciated and thanks in advance!

EDIT: forgot to mention the lip is nickel so i dont want to paint that part just the fins, may be when they get scratched i will think of painting the lip part.

heheh so you are eagerly waiting for the rims to get scratched a []