T6.1 two tone colours

[Gelato]

Hi..sorry for tlate reply.
They are called Disc Alloys and were originally brought in to the UK as part of the spec. for the Limited Edition red and white Transporter. Dealer parts department were very awkward for ordering them from Germany without a Transporter chassis number.
Had difficulty getting them but eventually managed through a VW Commercial dealer as a favour.
This difficulty may or may not have changed
They are expensive and are 18" not the standard 17" so you need a full set of new tyres as well.
Also, because they are 18" you cannot fit a spare of that size in the spare wheel carrier that is under the rear of the Camper.
I was very keen on achieving a Retro look for my Camper and love them but you might find the cost and risk too much.
Hope this helps.

Thanks for your reply, showed my wife and she said totally impractical to keep clean and easy to mark - so might take some persuading to change!! Wait and see what our T6.1 looks like with 2 tone paint and Davenport alloys Enron it is eventually built!

 

[gvick]

I love mine and get so many nice comments about it

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I really like those retro looking alloys - but just struggling with the cost of them after buying the van last year .........one day

 

[Perfectos]

does anybody know what this lump is?
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This houses the emergency location device in case of accident, amongst other things it houses the DAB aerial, it looks like an after thought IMO, truly hideous, cheap and nasty
Interestingly in many of the marketing shots this is made to look less obtrusive or is in fact omitted totally! VW knew it looks Sh1t
Why they could not have adopted the sharks fin aerial and colour coded to body colour, like other VAG vehicles, is beyond me.

 

[Perfectos]

No sign of the carbuncle

 

[Volkywagen]

nice rims

 

[Kevin Isaac]

I love mine and get so many nice comments about it

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I love the colour of your van - can you tell me what it is please?

 

[66tim99]

The middle one is shocking!!!!

Agree - the Ascot Grey is a great (free) colour, and the Candy White is a £300 option. To charge £2880 to combine these two solid colours, the same price as metallic 2-tone is a rip-off. The price of 2-tone is exorbitant, when painting the whole van in metallic is £762...!

 

[66tim99]

I love mine and get so many nice comments about it

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Shame that colour isn't an option any more. Love your wheels.

 

[Blue Yonder]

Shame that colour isn't an option any more. Love your wheels.

Love the green and white combo colour. I would have wrapped the front badge background green and the rear white and ditched the badges and ocean decals.

How come your Reg No. "KXI7 VEW" is not on the DVLA Data Base?

 

[Jay20cali]

Agree - the Ascot Grey is a great (free) colour, and the Candy White is a £300 option. To charge £2880 to combine these two solid colours, the same price as metallic 2-tone is a rip-off. The price of 2-tone is exorbitant, when painting the whole van in metallic is £762...!

It’s not the price of the paint it’s the price of the work your paying for,

 

[Soton Campers]

It’s not the price of the paint it’s the price of the work your paying for,

Yes. The bottom half is manually applied..done by humans and not robots. It's still silly money for two tone...and I'm an ex car painter!

 

[2haw]

How come your Reg No. "KXI7 VEW" is not on the DVLA Data Base?

It may have a private plate on it now?

 

[66tim99]

It’s not the price of the paint it’s the price of the work your paying for,

Good point but then why is metallic paint £762 option

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Good point but then why is metallic paint £762 option

Dedicated spray booth with robotic spraying so little or no labour costs for solid and metallic finishes. Whereas I imagine the two tones need to be taken to a separate area once they have the base colour (ie white) then manually masked up, manually sprayed (ie copper/bronze), unmasked, renamed, etc. All time consuming.

Typo - Rebaked not renamed.

 

[66tim99]

Dedicated spray booth with robotic spraying so little or no labour costs for solid and metallic finishes. Whereas I imagine the two tones need to be taken to a separate area once they have the base colour (ie white) then manually masked up, manually sprayed (ie copper/bronze), unmasked, renamed, etc. All time consuming.

My point really is that 2 flat colours cost the same as a metallic colour and a flat colour

 

[Borris]

Am I correct? Have VW decided to charge £300 for flat white after decades of it being a no cost option? If I am they must be in trouble.

Still it makes the two tone £300 cheaper!

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

My point really is that 2 flat colours cost the same as a metallic colour and a flat colour

Good point, really the price difference between metallic paint and flat should be taken off the price (accepting that white is now a cost option). VW should call it Milky White because they are certainly milking us customers.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Am I correct? Have VW decided to charge £300 for flat white after decades of it being a no cost option? If I am they must be in trouble.

Still it makes the two tone £300 cheaper!

They are! £300!I believe. Expect builders to switch to grey or red from now on.

 

[66tim99]

Am I correct? Have VW decided to charge £300 for flat white after decades of it being a no cost option? If I am they must be in trouble.

Still it makes the two tone £300 cheaper!

You are correct that it’s now a £300 option, but it doesn’t make the 2-tone cheaper. In Germany you can spec several other 2-tone combinations including double-metallic for the same price. They look fussy to me though

 

[Borris]

You are correct that it’s now a £300 option, but it doesn’t make the 2-tone cheaper. In Germany you can spec several other 2-tone combinations including double-metallic for the same price. They look fussy to me though

Interesting. Sounds like they've added more colours in Germany.

I suppose I was comparing it to my 2019 UK two tone. That option, on which a Candy white van had the lower half over sprayed with Starlight Blue cost a small fortune. Candy white was free then.

 

[Thepuma]

They are! £300!I believe. Expect builders to switch to grey or red from now on.

I wonder if the same charge applies to the Transporter? Or is it just the Cali?

 

[GSX1300R]

It took a while before VW brought in the two tone California option into the UK. The same as the 3 options on build instead of 2. I suppose one way to get exactly what you want is to buy a RHD from a dealer in Germany or Belgium. But wait until we know what the Brexit results are going to be..

 

[Soton Campers]

I wonder if the same charge applies to the Transporter? Or is it just the Cali?

Nope, just the Cali!

 

[66tim99]

Nope, just the Cali!

You can get a Transporter in Candy White, Cherry Red, Ascot Grey or Pure Grey (flat dark grey) for no cost

 

[wilburthewombat]

Yup, I had to pay £300 for Candy White, or, in the context of this thread, two tone Candy White top with Candy White bottom