182 front wings

[M.C..]

has anybody else noticed how the front wings of the 182 look a different colour from a certain angles.

 

[182 sport]

yes mate.because there plastic.that why they bend when you lean against it.

 

[M.C..]

no i mean the way they bulge out it creates a different shade to the colour

i had plastic wings on my mk2 1.6 16v but they looked the same colour as they did not bulge out as much

like the pic below (hope you dont mide me using this pic but i dont have 1 of my car that show the colour BTW nice car)
http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1092749519__000_0071.jpg

[Edited by M.C.. on 18 August 2004 at 8:41pm]

 

[Enid]

Hmm, silver looks really nice and easy to keep clean as well which is a bonus

 

[b0redtodeath]

Quote: Originally posted by 182 sport on 18 August 2004
yes mate.because there plastic.that why they bend when you lean against it.

Errm, is that true? I wondered why mine flexed a lot when i was polishing it.

 

[Michael]

Yes they are Noryl (plastic)

Read it in a Reno catalouge some where........

 

[edde]

The wings are plastic yep.

Ive always wondered about the 172/182 paint on the wings they always seem to look like they have been resprayed its wierd.

 

[markw182]

i got silver 182 and wings on mine always look a diff shade,also my rear bumber looks patchy,does anyone elses???

 

[rich[182]]

try parking under a street light - front wings look a nightmare, first time i did this i thought id been sold a duffer that had been resprayed, the longer ive had the car the less i notice it

 

[daz182]

Its just coz they are plastic mate...

and you can use the pic anytime....

 

[twallis]

my early mark 1 172 had a plastic bonnet too but they seemed to can it quite early.

imagine it was meant to save weight

tw

 

[James 182]

Quote: Originally posted by rich172 on 18 August 2004

try parking under a street light - front wings look a nightmare, first time i did this i thought id been sold a duffer that had been resprayed, the longer ive had the car the less i notice it

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Same as! got a silver one like in the pic, parked it under a street lamp and thougt, "b******s! thats why it took Reanult so long to get it allowed into the country, they f**ked it up and had to get it fixed! ill kill them!"

Its a total shocker but only seems to be on the silver 182s not the blues or blacks. and its not coz the wings are plastic, my other two clios 1.2 and 1.6 dynamiques were silver and they looke a uniform colour under street lighting

 

[DaveLiquid182]

I thought that my silver 172 had been damaged as well when i got it cos the wings stand out like a sore thumb.

 

[Lagerlout]

lol... same here...... In really bright sunlight after being polished, mine looked about three different shades of silver from the side.

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1077752319__P2250203.jpg

 

[Lagerlout]

Cant really tell from this angle. I know the wings are plastic, but its a bit poor really that they dont match the rest of the bodywork!!

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1084537223__1024x766.jpg

 

[b0redtodeath]

Quote: Originally posted by Michael on 18 August 2004
Yes they are Noryl (plastic)Read it in a Reno catalouge some where........

At least I wont have to worry about them rusting then

 

[Boz]

Artic blue is the same lads, but not as noticable.

I recon they are probably sprayed at a different time and meet up with the rest of the car body on final assembly.

 

[James 182]

yeah thats what i thought / think, that the plastics are sprayed at a differnt time to the rest of the car, this means that the "fleck or sparkle" in the paint goes a slightly differnt way to the rest of the car. thats why cars that have ben smacked up look wrong and are easy to tell which bits have been fixed