Paint or Wrap a Thule roofbox?

[Ray Singh]

I managed to get a Thule Alpine roof box for my wifes Audi estate on Facebook for free. It seems in decent nick and I have the roof bars for this from a cycle carrier.
However....

The roof box is red. Yes RED...

Has anyone painted or wrapped a roof box? Any recommendations on which to go with? If paint, which paint? If wrap then any suggestions?

I would love to match it with the colour of the car, which is black or carbon fibre pattern or even a white camo....

What I would like it to look like:




What it looks like:

[melle]

I think it being a roof box is worse than it being red. 🤣

[ballbagbagins]

My thule roof box is very flimsy. I'd scotchbrite it up and rattle can it.

I bet you'd pay 300 to have that wrapped.

[Rich]

Feb 3, 2023 16:51:42 GMT melle said:

I think it being a roof box is worse than it being red. 🤣

Great input. Sometimes people need to move more things than will fit in their car. Live with it. 😂

[zeberdee]

Think i’d paint it .

Montana graffiti paint is cheap with good coverage .

The people in my local graff paint shop are really helpful trying to match colours , giving advice & getting paint in stock .

Be worth checking if you have anything similar nearby .

👍

[Rich]

Feb 4, 2023 10:04:19 GMT zeberdee said:

Think i’d paint it .

Montana graffiti paint is cheap with good coverage .

The people in my local graff paint shop are really helpful trying to match colours , giving advice & getting paint in stock .

Be worth checking if you have anything similar nearby .

👍

Or Graffcity.com if you don't have a 'local', I use them for all my 'paint' supplies. I'd base-paint it gloss white and add the camo as vinyl, cheapest way to do it I'd think.

[melle]

Feb 4, 2023 9:55:29 GMT Rich said:

Great input.

Sometimes there's a thin line between being negative and trying to be funny. I attempted the latter, but apparently landed on the wrong side of the line, for which I apologise.

[Rich]

Feb 4, 2023 15:09:34 GMT melle said:

Feb 4, 2023 9:55:29 GMT Rich said:

Great input.

Sometimes there's a thin line between being negative and trying to be funny. I attempted the latter, but apparently landed on the wrong side of the line, for which I apologise.

Sometimes, however hard you try it just doesn’t translate they way you want it to in text. 😅 Sorry about that. 😄

[melle]

Can't always win Rich !

[automax]

bloody hell, that colours perfect for my Focus!