Colour issues

[Logsplitter]

magic mushroom all over for me as going for roof rack

 

[Shaky]

I went for Magic Mushroom as I thought it looks rather similar to the dirty beige colour you can get 70-series Toyota Land Cruisers in (in some parts of the world) and they always look terrific. I'm now flip-flopping about whether to have a black contrast roof or not - it makes it look less utility but more handsome. I guess I've got a few weeks before the options window closes. What's the feeling on contrast roofs?

I like the colour but think the black roof makes it pop all the more, that said Andy it’s not my money or my vehicle.

Both will look great and you always have the option of getting the roof wrapped black after you take delivery of it.

 

[Tazzieman]

I like the colour but think the black roof makes it pop all the more

Black roofs look OK until birds poop on it. How often do you get on a ladder and clean the roof of a 2.1m tall vehicle?
However if you live in a birdfree zone...

 

[stickshifter]

Wow. Ive never heard of transparent wraps! Great idea if you want to keep your Grenadier in mint condition.
Personally not my thing. I probably be annoyed when my Grenadier gets its first scratches or dents, but after that I’ll be a lot less precious about it and more inclined to use it’s to it’s full potential while off-roading or on overland travels. By the way I’ve just put a large scrape and dent in our daily run around Skoda in a Sainsbury’s car park. coming out of a tight space and not noticing the 2’ (600mm) high bollard I’d parked next to

I'm the same - always feel better after the first scratch, because I no longer have to worry about getting the first scratch. It makes perfect sense, and at the same time, no sense at all!

 

[stickshifter]

An option from left-field: painting off-road vehicles with Line-X has become a thing around here. It will never pinstripe, and it actually adds strength to the vehicle's skin, but it does fade over time if you park outdoors. Various colors available.

 

[Tazzieman]

Raptor coatings are the equivalent in Australia. If it was an option from the Grenadier factory I'd consider it.

 

[Krabby]

Raptor coatings are the equivalent in Australia. If it was an option from the Grenadier factory I'd consider it.

As would I.

 

[0000000000000]

I raptor lined my own truck because of paint damage from branches and rocks and it turned out ok. No signs of any wear after a couple of years. I'd definitely prefer a factory option.

 

[DaveB]

Black roofs look OK until birds poop on it. How often do you get on a ladder and clean the roof of a 2.1m tall vehicle?
However if you live in a birdfree zone...

Birds??/
We have bats and pelicans that crap buckets of acid

 

[DaveB]

Raptor coatings are the equivalent in Australia. If it was an option from the Grenadier factory I'd consider it.

I think they look terrible and worse than the scratches

 

[Eric]

Black roofs look OK until birds poop on it. How often do you get on a ladder and clean the roof of a 2.1m tall vehicle?
However if you live in a birdfree zone...

That's why it is fitted with a ladder, standard on some models. They must be the models birds prefer

 

[rovie]

I like the colour but think the black roof makes it pop all the more, that said Andy it’s not my money or my vehicle.

Both will look great and you always have the option of getting the roof wrapped black after you take delivery of it.

That's precisely why I'm going to fit my black roof rack from the Defender.

 

[Logsplitter]

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An option from left-field: painting off-road vehicles with Line-X has become a thing around here. It will never pinstripe, and it actually adds strength to the vehicle's skin, but it does fade over time if you park outdoors. Various colors available.
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[Logsplitter]

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[Tazzieman]

Birds??/
We have bats and pelicans that crap buckets of acid

Pelicans : beware , if they crap on cars all you will see is a big bill

 

[andybee]

magic mushroom all over for me as going for roof rack

That's actually a great point - the cost of a black roof is a good chunk of the cost of a (black) roof rack, and the roof rack is way more useful!

 

[Krabby]

Does anyone have any experience with clear PPF/protective wraps? I’ve been watching some YouTube videos on them and find it quite interesting. It would be nice to have my truck look “normal” but protected from country pinstripes.

 

[bemax]

Does anyone have any experience with clear PPF/protective wraps? I’ve been watching some YouTube videos on them and find it quite interesting. It would be nice to have my truck look “normal” but protected from country pinstripes.

A colleague has a transparent wrap on his Discovery. Although it’s made simple (no wrapping around the edges) it is hard to recognise at all.

 

[emax]

Raptor coatings are strong - due to their thickness.

I had already thought of an application on the Grenadier: If there is no possibility to get checker plates on the fenders in Germany, a Raptor coating could be an alternative. In this case, however, it would be necessary to mount or glue a reinforcement under the fenders.

For everything else, such coatings are rather dirt catchers.

 

[Fidei Defensor]

I kinda liked the Eldoret Blue with a white roof (lighter color vehicles are more visible in twilight and the white roof is good to reflect the sun), but my wife insistes on silver (like her Audi and my G500)..... And you know who wins that one.....