| Author | Message | ||
| John Libbos (Johnl)
New member Username: Johnl Post Number: 5 Registered: 5-2003 |
Mine is a 88 3.2 Coupe in silver and in my opinion it is a great color for the later coupes. The silver with the black trim gives it a formal appearance. But of course this is very subjective. | ||
| John Perry (Perryaviation)
Junior Member Username: Perryaviation Post Number: 54 Registered: 6-2003 |
Steve, you have the best looking Mondy I have ever seen !! WOW what a difference the 355 wheels made ! Did they bolt right on ? would they fit a 3.2 ? and how would one go about converting metrics on the older mondials ? | ||
| Norm (32storm)
New member Username: 32storm Post Number: 45 Registered: 5-2003 |
I've seen a few examples with painted bumpers. Personally, I never thought that they added anything when painted the body color. If you wanted to paint them, it is not to difficult to remove them for painting. A Mondial cab in black is a stunning combination. But, I'm partial to my traditional red/tan/black top package. | ||
| steve coleby (Ferraridriver)
Junior Member Username: Ferraridriver Post Number: 138 Registered: 6-2003 |
Tom I knew there was another reason why I bought my Mondial T "4 seats!" LMAO! Cheers Steve | ||
| Adnaan Rasool (Adnaan)
New member Username: Adnaan Post Number: 23 Registered: 4-2003 |
John I considered the same thing. I prefer the 3.2 and t models because of the grill and colour coded bumpers. However at the moment I can only afford a QV model. I thought about a re-spray of the bumpers but decided against it because of the following: 1. Pics i've seen dont look as good as the 3.2/t. 2. I prefer to keep the car original. 3. Save the money for more important things like the servicing etc. 4. Probably be easier to sell the car later. 5. In reality the black bumpers dont bother me that much. I agree that the mondial looks best in dark colours, as do all modern ferrari 2+2s. Take the Mondial, 400, or 456 as the examples. Look nice in red, but better in the dark colours. Im on the verge of buying a mondial in dark blue. The car belongs to a friend of mine, but im delaying things as im currently buying another apartment to put on rent. Once that goes through (assuming I can still afford it), the Mondial will be mine! Hopefully. My 2 cents - Buy a QV (better performance than the 8-if you can afford) and keep black bumpers. | ||
| Thomas I (Wax)
Junior Member Username: Wax Post Number: 236 Registered: 7-2003 |
Saw a stunning (hunter/brit. racing) green somewhere on the web once. | ||
| TOM BUCKLEY (Tom_b)
Junior Member Username: Tom_b Post Number: 54 Registered: 6-2003 |
Russ, LOL  Tom | ||
| Peter Polasek (Peterp)
Junior Member Username: Peterp Post Number: 127 Registered: 8-2002 |
Is it necessary to paint them? Look at Sam Germana's profile as an example: http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/cgi-bin/discus/board-profile.cgi?action=view_profile&profile=sjmst-users I think this car looks great. The Mondial is a long car, so the black compliments the look by breaking up what is otherwise a very long side panel. Thought I'd offer the contrarian view. I also like the 3.2 look, but the black bumpers are nearly as attractive. | ||
| Russ Turner (Snj5)
Member Username: Snj5 Post Number: 446 Registered: 2-2003 |
Tom - I like the way you think - but at my age, the only reason I have more than one woman is so they can have someone to talk to after I fall asleep. best rt fellow Mondial extremist | ||
| TOM BUCKLEY (Tom_b)
Junior Member Username: Tom_b Post Number: 51 Registered: 6-2003 |
My 88 coupe is red. Itlooks great and I love it. Mondials rule. Not only can you take your wife for a ride but two girlfriends also. Tom | ||
| Russ Turner (Snj5)
Member Username: Snj5 Post Number: 443 Registered: 2-2003 |
I've seen several pre-86 Mondials (usually red) with painted bumpers, and some come off and some do not. The Mondial, as most Pininfarina designs, looks best in darker colors. Just a suggestion, but would buy a Mondial in a darker color (black, dk gray is nice, etc) and take the paint money you had and get a nice set of 5 spoke 17" wheels - that will make MUCH more of an improvement IMHO. To me, that is the one best thing that makes them look great (and you get rid of the metric tire problem at the same time). Do a Fchat search on Mondial owners and check out their cars. Of course, I do agree that a black 3.2, especially a coupe, is THE Mondial to have of any type. I can go on all day extolling Mondial virtues if you need. | ||
| djmonk (Davem)
Member Username: Davem Post Number: 393 Registered: 1-2002 |
John i hear ya on the dust issue. My 88 is black metallic which is great as the dust just looks like more metallic specks!! | ||
| Andrew-Phillip Goalen (Andrewg)
Member Username: Andrewg Post Number: 345 Registered: 9-2002 |
John, have had a dark blue mondialQV it was the perfect colour as far as I was concerned, subtle and hid more dirt than black yet didnt draw too much attention to the plastic bits!, I would definatley wait for a QV at least as the Mondial8 is rather slow to say the least, the 3.2 is the pick of the bunch, easy to mantain(relatively!) but with most of the body mods of the T | ||
| Bernard Sharp (Fanatic)
New member Username: Fanatic Post Number: 17 Registered: 11-2002 |
The bumper covers and mirror housings on the 1980-1984 coupes are fiberglass, I believe, so they should be easy to paint. The rear window buttress trim is a fairly soft, flexible rubber, which would probably be very difficult to paint. Metallic Grey is a good compromise color for the Mondial - it is dark enough that the black trim blends in pretty well, but light enough that the dust doesn't show up too badly. I'd sell you mine, but it needs body and mechanical work, as always. It's probably not worth the amount I still owe on it! | ||
| John Perry (Perryaviation)
Junior Member Username: Perryaviation Post Number: 51 Registered: 6-2003 |
I would have to agree that even a mondy 8 coupe looks FANTASTIC in black !! But I currently have a black car now, and have sworn NEVER to buy another, lots of dust near me :-( I really like the blue/tan plus still a sucker for resale-red | ||
| djmonk (Davem)
Member Username: Davem Post Number: 391 Registered: 1-2002 |
John buy a black Mondial! Seriously they look the best imo. To answer your question ive seen it done on numerous Mondys. Some came out nice, some.... | ||
| John Perry (Perryaviation)
New member Username: Perryaviation Post Number: 49 Registered: 6-2003 |
Is it possible to color code paint the rubber bumbers and rear window trim on the older Mondys ? I find myself likeing these cars more and more but really don't like the way these items distract from the underlying lines of the car. Budget prohibits me from stepping into a 3.2 this year. so I have been looking at the 8 coupes. any one ever seen this or have any pics ??? Thanks !!! |