MadaboutKitcars

Haha oh yeah ive just read through the comments! My bad!

Lovely though that SWB Convertible is, at that money it wouldn't seem unreasonable to expect the badge on the nose to be in the middle, rather than miles out of alignment? Sorry, long day, being picky...

It totally baffles me why people are ripping into this car....
I find it very sad.

Both cars are nice and both will get a good price.

I prefer the interior of the red one but the back end of the Tribute one. I don't car that the red one is a more accurate copy of the Ferris Beuller kit car, I don't like the lights or beer shelf.

I would go for the Nubodi Tribute build and have a holiday driving it with the change

I'm absolutely not ripping into it. Not at all. I'm just pointing out that it is curious for it to have such an obvious flaw, in such a prominent area.

Sorry if I've offended, I won't say any more.

Don't apologise - you're right. I realise I'm going to sound biased but anyone who saw the blue car at Stoneleigh will tell you it looks a thousand times better in pics - even the builder admitted openly to me it was a bit rough.

@wca the DNA is more accurate replica of a real California - the car in the film was a Modena replica, there's one for sale on Car & Classic linked earlier. It's less like the real thing but identical to the car in the film!

I like a combo of them both. The more i look at the dash and the little tweaks of the red 1 the more I think about doing 1 myself! I really do hope tribue develop an afforable dash! Also the tonneau cover makes a masive difference to the back end of the red 1 with the roof down. They are a few £££ to buy but worth the money for the look it gives. They go on ebay for over £100 but i managed to get 1 for about £60 off gumtree.

Shows how well DNA have done the dash

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C704054

Personally I will be keeping the BMW dash. I like to have windscreen defrosters that work, fresh air ducts for your face and air con. No rattles or shakes and all the switches and gauges working.

The paintwork on the DNA car is super, looks like liquid glass. I do however much prefer the Tribute shape.

Nubodies car I think is excellent value if you consider

car 1500
kit 4000
wheels & tyres 1000
paint 3000

If you were to buy it and keep in good condition I would imagine you would get zero depreciation, in fact it would probably rise a little in price.

I make you right about the dash -it's lovely but at the end of the day the car is what it is, no matter how large the shield you put on the wing (and that one will probably show up on google maps!). Zero class.

How do you know that the windscreem defrosters dont work? And it also might have air con and why should it have rattles or shakes? And im sure it states that all gauges etc work?

I cant personally cant fault the interior. Its a massive put off for me seing all these z3's re-bodied and then look inside to find a z3 dash. (I should know because my kobra pi$$es me off every time i look at it!) if i was keeping the car then the dash would be gone....

I agree about the interior mods really helping.
I also agree about the Z3 dash not helping most Tributes and am still considering changing my dials if I can decide how.

Modifying the dashboard and keeping everything working is a right ball ache though. All the plumbing for heating and aircon is pre pulled plastic so would need complete replacement to move anything. Every switch seems to have multiple function for example heated seat has on, heat 1, heat 2 and after a certain amount of time on heat 2 it turns down to heat 1.

I started off fully intending to replace my dash but lost my nerve and just hid the existing switches behind the James Bond panel.

The vents are too small for the size of the windscreen.
No point of having aircon if there are no ducts to direct it to your face.

On my Mk2 Jag the demisters are woeful, even with an upgraded fan. I was going to fit an electric front screen as a company was selling them for £800. Problem was that the MK2 front screens are notoriously hard to fit, they are only fitted at own risk and I decided it was too much to risk.
Having had various classics over the years, you do miss the creature comforts which you take for granted.

I dont see any comforts taken away at all other than the airbags. As for aircon on your face? Id agree if you lived in Spain but for the 5 or 6 days a year in the uk that you would need aircon, id settle for it on my feet and on the screen!

As for the heating controls etc being pulled plastic, they are just on wires which should be easy to change to a push/pull nob. And the gauges in my opinion (an electrician) could be wired up in a day with the correct diagram. That california on ebay just showed what can be done. I know chris knows a good auto electrician capable of doing the gauges as he used on the TVR GTO build.

You should of had more nerve/bottle to rip it out WCA!

From my point of view the Tribute cars are just that, a classic , retro look with a modern car under it all. By all means fit a retro interior too but for me a tidy Z3 interior in black is all that's needed. Maybe a wooden steering wheel and a few subtle bits of chrome trim and that's enough. As soon as you open the bonnet you will see a fuel injected BMW six pot rather than a multi carb V12 , where would it end with a full blown "replica" ?

I am torn between the two positions. I like the easy creature comforts of my interior and everything working.

I would like to change the instrument binicle as it is too obviously BMW but despite being molded to look like a sewerage part, I am fairly sure t in one piece.

I'm not sure if I missed something here but if your maths are correct , even allowing another grand or so for sundry items , accessories , exhaust etc. that means Nubodi charge around £5000 to fit a convertible kit and oversee a paintjob by a third party ?
Is that right ?

£5k to build, fit and finish along with all the other small parts seems like good value to me.
The small parts add up very quickly, lights, fuel cap etc etc.

You need to see the fit and finish in real life - it's not a 15k car

Remember, there is initial build, panel mods, paint prep, post paint assembly and finish, plus the parts and mods as stated by Jaguartvr. The prices quoted can look a bit odd, but overall, not massively off the mark. other builders on here have stated that they wouldn't do the work for Nubodi prices on other threads. As always, you get what you pay for.

Car on eBay now sold
He got near the asking price

Nubodi's £16,000 sold, not the £48,000 one

Dnas2fifty sold already
He's selling another one in 3 months time

Well done to both of them. I did think Nobody's was very well priced and the DNA over the top but it just proves how little I know.
Having looked at both adverts and ignoring the prices I must say that the Tribute shape is far prettier and the one that I would take home. The more I see of the Ferris Bueler version the less I like the lines. I thin it's the beer shelf and MGB rear lights that detract.