Just changed our TDV6 HSE Silver for a TDV8 Black, cream leather, side steps and we love it. The only thing is it has the half chrome bits on the wing mirrors and I hate them but my wife likes them!!!!!

Could I have some support please on what to do, I have already bought the all black gloss ones to replace them but am not convincing her.

Please for the sake of the car support me!  Spud

The half chrome things look totally chav. They're right up there with those silly lights in the screen washer jets that are popular with certain boy racer types.

Total yuck! 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Thank you. Now I need more to convince her! Spud

Tell Mrs Spud, that someone off the site has told you that when the sun shines on them they get very hot and cause the mirror lense to crack, therefore giving the driver at the time 7 years bad luck

Pictures speak louder than words has never been so true, I just sent her your reply Ady and some pics of awd's car and she may just be mellowing. Not sure she bought your theory mind, it just says blond on the bottle she said. Spud

It was worth a try

Like mine?

I haven't got the gloss black tops!! (would love a set though lol) RRS gone
Audi SQ5...Gone Audi Q7 S-Line 240 3.0TDI Gone
Audi A6 Allroad Sport 270 3.0TDI

My point exactly awd! Colour coded is the answer and today the chrome will go, the Land Rover badges will be replaced by black and I am fitting mud flaps. Spud

'Man the up' Spuddy old chap.

Get it colour coded and tell Mrs Spuddy her place.



(Do pop back on her once you get over the injuries from implementing the above )  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

She works away during the week so I'm doing it all before she gets home.

She knows her place in this relationship and believe me so do I!

I'm going down to Top Gear live this weekend so she wont see it till a week Thursday and I will have had time to condition myself for the attack!!!!!  Spud

 ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Never been one for chrome mirrors on the RRS but colour coding can look good as long as you don't go OTT - colour coding the pillars spoils the look of the floating roof IMHO

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Chrome is very 'car specific' in my opinion.
Some look great with it (as you say the Mini for one Muddy) others look atrocious. ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass