New owner of Paul's A610

I'd just like to introduce myself as a new member having bought the car from Paul on this forum. I've had fun and games getting logged on but with the help of Stephen I'm here now.
As well as the A610 I have a 2001 V8 Esprit which is a brutal projectile compared to the A610 but both cars are different enough to make driving either interesting and fun. I've always wanted a GTA Turbo but considered the A610 to be a bit further down the development evolution line rather like the V8 Esprit is to the earlier models. Both cars get used regularly as I love wasting money on V-Power petrol and as an owner insist on keeping them in tip top condition.
I have a few plans for the A610 the first being a considerable upgrade of the stereo and speakers which are all now installed. The next part will require some help from members of this forum, I have decided I prefer the wheels to be as they were originally so if anyone has any idea what the original RAL colour for them is I'd appreciate your help as I'm going to get them done fully by a local wheel specialist.

hello david, did you get my email. well it said there isn't a colour code for alloy wheels or i've come across one, so i just do them with fine silver and lacquer. these turned out suoerb

oh...and welcome to the club

Very nice Andy.Very bright but the Spider has the same wheels and they came in a mat finish.......i think we need someone who knows about 610s
Annyone

dose this mean you like dull wheels

originally they were a satin /low gloss finish..... which was sh1t by the way, cheap and bad quality..... usual Renault practice

Glad you are enjoying the car david, as I told you the club will be very helpful and freindly. I loved the wheels in the grey but each to there own, I am glad she is being pampered by a fellow car lover.

Enough said Andy H

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I have a new boxed wheel but can't think of a way of colour matching...
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Same paint code as Avantime roof gutters.

Finish is not very nice but original. As Andy says done for cost cutting not quality. Get them done gloss and they will look much better IMO and easier to clean.

David, where abouts in Hampshire are you, there is quite a local collection of Alpine owners on the SW side of London.

Thanks for the welcome everyone,
I live in Lovedean in Hampshire, I guess its going to have to be a near as possible regarding the wheels the local company 'The wheel specialists' seem to do a very high quality job but you do pay for it so I would like to get it right first time so I need to get as near to original as possible as they had about 10 shades of silver wheels on the wall I think I'll go for a semi gloss finish thats easy to clean.
I do enjoy driving the car Paul and have put hundreds of miles on it since collecting it.
If anyone is interested there is our local Pistonheads breakfast club meeting this Sunday at the West Meon Hut it starts at 9 am and the breakfast is huge and good. Its on the A272/A32 crossroads in Hampshire and hopefully the weather will be o.k. so if anyone is at a loose end this Sunday I'll be there with the car.

That sounds tempting, West Meon Hut is not that far from me and is a nice drive.Might pop down to that in the Avantime if the weather is OK.

The Alpine is out of MOT and I am waiting for a rear NS caliper

There do seem to be a few owners in the Hampshire area now perhaps some kind of monthly meet might be an idea.

I've invited a few guys from some of the Lotus forums to the Pistonheads gatherings, there is always a good turn out of many varied cars so it may be an idea to keep an eye out for South Coast gatherings in the form of Pub Club and Breakfast Club. I'm really hoping the weather will be good for this Sunday

Same paint code as Avantime roof gutters.

Finish is not very nice but original. As Andy says done for cost cutting not quality. Get them done gloss and they will look much better IMO and easier to clean.

A bit off topic but I notice you have a Trafic van, I run an 11 reg Trafic Sport LWB and have had Superchips re-map it, boy does it go like a rocket and it's returning 40 mpg all of the time this is confirmed by the trip computer and filling it right up and checking mileage