Greetings from Istanbul

[ghent]

Hello to everyone.

Joined the ranks of newbies with a 2008 4.2 QP, I live in Istanbul / Turkey.

The car is at 65.000 miles approx. and needs some attention but I am truly in love with it. Has this white and black interior which was the main reason I choose it as I hate wooden trims with brownish interior.

I always wanted a FL model but neither could afford it nor find a decent one here. Would you mind me asking if it is possible to convert this into the FL? Are headlights or rear lights plug and play? What parts do I need besides the lights and bumpers?

 

[Felonious Crud]

Welcome! What a gorgeous spec car. I can see why you bought it.

It's a long time since I've been to İstanbul. I never came home hungry.

 

[Tallman]

Stunning combination! Changing to facelift is not as easy as it would seem. The grill/bumper of the FL doesn’t fit the pre FL headlights without some cutting. if you change all it could be quite costly. Rather enjoy it and wait for a FL in the right spec/km to appear in time.

 

[Harry]

That’s a very luxurious interior! Don’t let anyone sit in it with new jeans or trousers, or they will mark the leather. I am annoyingly strict with my car, but the interior is “mint”.

 

[Scaf]

That’s a very luxurious interior! Don’t let anyone sit in it with new jeans or trousers, or they will mark the leather. I am annoyingly strict with my car, but the interior is “mint”.

I’ll remember that if I ever get to ride in it, I’ll put my jeans in the boot

 

[Scaf]

Welcome to the forum, as others have said, that’s a rather lovely interior

 

[Kiwibrit]

Beautiful interior - do I recall comments about the glare of a light interior or does it not apply to this colour…

who cares anyway, when I looks like this!

 

[ghent]

Edited the photos for some nicer look.

Welcome! What a gorgeous spec car. I can see why you bought it.

It's a long time since I've been to İstanbul. I never came home hungry.

Thank you! If you ever come back, just PM

Stunning combination! Changing to facelift is not as easy as it would seem. The grill/bumper of the FL doesn’t fit the pre FL headlights without some cutting. if you change all it could be quite costly. Rather enjoy it and wait for a FL in the right spec/km to appear in time.

Thank you too! I would also like to change the current headlights - FL headlights- do they fit to this fenders?

That’s a very luxurious interior! Don’t let anyone sit in it with new jeans or trousers, or they will mark the leather. I am annoyingly strict with my car, but the interior is “mint”.

Haha, I will ban people with jeans from now on.

Welcome to the forum, as others have said, that’s a rather lovely interior

Thank you so much.

Beautiful interior - do I recall comments about the glare of a light interior or does it not apply to this colour…

who cares anyway, when I looks like this!

Thanks! It does glare at the windshield if that's what you are asking.. ^^

 

[UlstermanAbroad]

I’ll remember that if I ever get to ride in it, I’ll put my jeans in the boot

But please, not on the days when you're going commando!

 

[Scaf]

But please, not on the days when you're going commando!

Harry will be the decision maker on that

 

[CatmanV2]

Harry will be the decision maker on that

Harry goes commando?!

C

 

[Wack61]

This thread isn't going the way ghent expected

 

[CatmanV2]

This thread isn't going the way ghent expected

The rest of us, however, had money on it

C

 

[midlifecrisis]

Welcome Ghent to the forum, unlike Crud I've never been to Turkey but I've never left a Turkish restaurant hungry and the one in Woking defeated my mother in law as she can eat for Mexico.
Anyway, the car looks lovely, mint as Harry (and Mancunians! Not sure why she said it) say.
Being in a warm clime, I suppose your subframes are good.