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NARRATOR: Supercar customizer Yanni

lives life at full throttle.

PASSENGER: How accurate is that speed, though?

NARRATOR: He takes incredible cars--

It's gorgeous.

NARRATOR: --and works with his talented crew--

You're a G. You're a G.

NARRATOR: --to give them a unique look.

But the stakes are high--

How could we get this so wrong, man?

NARRATOR: --when you work for demanding clients--

I will be calling you 20 times a day.

NARRATOR: --who expect perfection--

Yes, yes, yes.

NARRATOR: --every time.

That is so sick.

That's why you're the king, bro.

NARRATOR: This time, Yanni is the first to get his hands

on a brand new hybrid supercar.

They released it.

[upbeat r&b music]

NARRATOR: And the customer chooses a special order

vinyl and a wild color scheme.

That's gonna be real different.

NARRATOR: But a defect on the wrap--

YANNI: What is that, in the actual laminate?

NARRATOR: --forces Yanni to make a tough decision--

It's risky.

NARRATOR: --to pull off this bold design.

YANNI: This is one of the brightest cards we've ever done.

[upbeat r&b music]

NARRATOR: It's the start of a new day.

And the team are waiting for this morning's imminent arrival.

David Vaughn is a returning customer

with a unique eye for design.

Yanni wrapped his last I8 and he's

back again with another one.

This time it's a Roadster.

- David. - Yeah, yeah.

- How are you? - How are you doing?

- You well? - Yeah, really good, mate.

Really good. Good to see you again.

So you're back again?

Back again, one without a roof this time.

I haven't seen one before.

No, I haven't.

Yeah, it's definitely gonna be the first one

that's gonna be wrapped.

I'm not sure about the electric.

How many-- What's the range on this now?

It's 34 miles.

34 miles.

There are hybrid cars out there that do 200, 300 miles.

But it's just-- what other electric car looks like that?

So last time we wrapped your I8, was it like a matte orange,

I think?

It was a matte orange with quite a bit of matte black,

yeah. - OK, and that was pretty bold.

But you know about colors.

Yeah, I know a bit about colors.

I've obviously run an office fitout

company for the last 30-odd years,

so I work with a lot of colors.

I know what I like, so hopefully this will work.

OK, so what color are we going?

DAVID: We're going fluorescent yellow.

Why?

You just drive down the road and you see so many cars all

looking exactly the same color.

And I just like things that are different.

That's gonna be real different.

You only live once, so I'm gonna enjoy it

while it's a luminous yellow.

OK, well, listen, that's a great attitude to have.

So am I losing the gloss black?

Yeah, same as the last one.

You lose all the gloss black.

YANNI: It makes my glaze job a little bit harder,

especially the bonnet, because you see the shape?

DAVID: Yeah, I mean, it's--

it's an interesting car to wrap, I would think.

Well, listen, leave me this absolute beauty.

Wow.

Look at that key.

Yeah, it's a bit of a beast.

YANNI: Brilliant.

Well, listen, David, thank you so much.

- Yeah, good to see you. - Take care.

Good luck.

NARRATOR: Three years after the launch of the 2015 Coupe,

this new I8 Roadster is BMW's convertible hybrid supercar.

Made from carbon fiber and aluminum, it's light and strong.

The automatic retractable roof folds in just 16 seconds.

The soft-top I8 also features stunning butterfly doors.

[upbeat r&b music]

Yanni brings the team together to reveal

this brand new hybrid Roadster.

YANNI: Ta-da.

MIKE: Lovely.

Absolutely lovely.

This is nice.

YANNI: It does look good, doesn't it?

Different. MIKE: Yeah, definitely.

I mean, it's just changed the whole car.

Right.

Are you ready for the color?

MIKE: Go on.

NARRATOR: We already wrap this customer's

car in, like, a matte orange and a matte black in the past.

Cool customer.

This time, he's going for fluorescent yellow.

MIKE: No way. - No.

Well, you're gonna see them coming, that's for sure.

Actually, Boss, you know what?

I'm waiting fluorescent yellow.

[laughs] To me, it looks like a highlighter pen.

Or you know the guys that work on the roads

with the high vis jackets?

It's gonna be mad.

So bonnet, Mark, talk to me.

We have to put cutting tape on it.

So we have to be very careful, as when I pull

that tape sometimes it goes--

YANNI: Zig zag? - --zig zag.

MIKE: OK, so a jagged edge does it, yeah?

YANNI: Yeah.

We definitely don't want the jagged edge.

So any other problems, Mike?

MIKE: The only problem at the moment

is the roof, because obviously the roof

has to be half up for them to lay and get underneath.

YANNI: OK.

Test that to make sure their hands don't get caught in there.

MIKE: Golden fingers.

No, no, we'll look after the golden fingers.

YANNI: Those special hands.

Right.

That's the car.

You strip it.

You guys wrap it.

I'm going upstairs.

Cool.

NARRATOR: Retractable roofs aren't

designed to sit open for long, so Mike

performs a 10 minute test.

Happy that the roof is ready to be wrapped,

he begins stripping the Roadster.

So I've worked on quite a few I8s.

It's slightly different.

[tense r&b music]

Kieran?

Can I borrow you, man?

NARRATOR: The wiring loom on this new car

is different to the previous model,

so Mike has to find a workaround.

MIKE: I'm Just trying to get this wing

mirror off this I8 Roadster.

I did think it was the same as the normal I8,

but I'm starting to think differently now.

What?

This mirror's starting to stress me out a little bit.

Great.

NARRATOR: Mike's ingenuity pays off

and the strip is back on track.

BERT: Yanni?

NARRATOR: In the office, Bert has created a mock up of David's

design for the Roadster.

What'd you reckon?

YANNI: I'm not feeling the bonnet.

I think it should be the other way around.

I said that initially, but David's adamant that's the way

he wants it round.

YANNI: I'm not sure how it's gonna look.

It's definitely gonna split opinions.

But as long as he's happy, that's what matters.

Cool.

NARRATOR: The customer wants two different colors on the Bonnet

with no visible join.

It's now down to Mark and Nicco to bring the design to life.

This one's gonna be fluorescent yellow.

And this is gonna be satin black.

NARRATOR: One of the most useful tools available to them

is cutting tape.

By laying the tape along the lines of the bonnet scoop,

they can then slice through the yellow vinyl

that they lay on top to reveal the unique shape.

Oh, my days.

Wow.

I told you it makes me dizzy.

It's too much.

It's like glow in the dark.

Oh, my days.

Switch the light off.

This is so bright.

[upbeat pop music]

NARRATOR: As Mark pulls on the cutting tape,

he's hoping there are no jagged edges.

All right, let's see the outcome.

NARRATOR: It's a clean cut.

With the first piece laid smoothly, they relax a little.

This is your bikini when you went to Greece?

NICCO: Yeah.

[laughing]

[chuckles]

Oh, not on me.

No.

NARRATOR: With half the bonnet wrapped, they now

have to lay the satin black.

And there's another precise cut to pull off.

[whistles]

NARRATOR: The first two-time panel is complete.

And Mark and Nicco have achieved the clean lines

the customer is after.

David's I8 Roadster is insane.

People are gonna love or hate that vehicle.

NARRATOR: The I8 Roadster has a 1.5 liter

twin turbo petrol engine with a top speed of 155 miles an hour.

Power is boosted further by a 360 volt electric motor,

meaning this lightweight all-wheel-drive hybrid

achieves supercar performance.

It's looking up time, but Mark isn't going home yet.

Mark, one of the wrappers--

NARRATOR: Yanni is always working on new social media

content with his staff.

A few months ago, he helped Mark buy his dream car.

YANNI: That's your car, baby.

NARRATOR: And posted the surprise handover online, which

had over half a million views.

[laughs]

NARRATOR: He likes to keep it looking its best

for his online followers.

Inspired by Yanni, Mark soon wrapped his car in chrome blue.

You love cleaning your car, don't you?

Yeah, of course.

Always.

The chrome just looks amazing.

Yeah, especially next to your one.

[chuckles]

YANNI: Blue and green, baby.

Standing out like you.

You-- [laughs] I've trained you well.

MARK 1: I'm thinking, yeah, I've got silver

and chrome in my interior.

Yeah?

MARK 1: Maybe I want them to do in gloss black and chrome blue

on a silver bit.

That would look cool.

And then, what, are you gonna add blue elements to it as well?

MARK 1: Yeah, like on the chrome bits.

YANNI: Do it.

And you know while you're cleaning this car,

do you mind as well, please?

- Sure. - Yeah?

Cheers, baby.

[laughs] Cheers, Mark.

NARRATOR: With the thumbs up from Yanni,

Mark will order the vinyl and tackle

his interior when it arrives.

It's a new day.

And the wrappers are straight to work on the Roadster.

The roof housing will also be wrapped in two colors.

The satin black is laid first on the smaller sections

to break up the yellow that will cover the rest of the panel.

Ordering the right amount of vinyl is a skill.

Any leftover material is wasted money.

They have just enough for the I8.

And they've precut each section.

So this is a little bit trickier than normal.

[upbeat r&b music]

Bet

Bet

NARRATOR: Yanni is keen to see if the Hive

Is Yellow is working.

Bet

I'm not sure.

It's bright.

CHRIS: It's very bright, but I like it.

I think the more that's laid, the more we get an idea.

Yeah.

Can you have a look at this, please, Yan?

Why?

What's wrong?

We've got a little, what looks like a hair under the laminate.

What is that in the actual laminate?

That is such an obvious place.

That is on the driver's side.

That is gonna stand out massively.

NARRATOR: There's no spare vinyl, as every piece

has already been assigned.

Can you put this anywhere else?

If we can lift it without any issues,

we've got a bit that we've already

cut for the front bumper.

NARRATOR: Reusing vinyl that's already been laid

is always a last resort for Yanni.

Lifting it could cause it to stretch and discolor

or even tear.

So in other words, so use this for the front bumper

and use the bit you've already cut for this section?

MARK 2: Yeah.

It's risky.

NARRATOR: If they can't salvage the yellow section,

it will cost Yanni to order a new material.

And this custom vinyl has a one-week lead time.

The vinyl is off--

OK, it hasn't ripped.

NARRATOR: --but they're not out of the woods yet.

The team only have one shot to relocate the vinyl,

as it won't be possible to lift it again.

Mark uses the unusual lines of the bumper

to try and hide the defect.

It's going down OK so far.

NARRATOR: It's looking good, but Yanni

is watching their every move and comes across another issue.

So Mark and Chris have laid the satin black first,

then they've laid the fluorescent vinyl.

Obviously, we had the issue with the fluorescent,

so they've managed to save that and use it on the front bumper.

The problem is where the fluorescent has touched

the satin black and been removed,

it's lifted the satin black as well.

It can't be saved.

So now that needs to be removed and then

that needs to be rewrapped.

It's actually annoying because I hate doing things twice.

We've already laid it once.

Now, we've got strip it and lay it again.

Annoying.

NARRATOR: The Roadster is parked for the day,

but the workshop isn't closed.

Mark swaps one bright car for another,

and is working on his chrome blue S5.

Yeah, what I'm gonna attempt to do now,

we're gonna try and remove this bit here.

Because the car is so new, and the panels

will be really, really brittle.

It feels like it can come off, but the last thing I want to do

is break it for the little fella,

because if we broke it for him, he'll really get upset.

NARRATOR: He's changing the silver and chrome

parts to gloss black and chrome blue to match the exterior wrap.

Bob strip order the silver bits for me.

I feel sorry for my car, especially when I look inside.

It look so sad.

I think this is gonna look crazy.

I'm excited.

[upbeat r&b music]

[chuckles] This guy's car, Look at it, bright.

Hi, Mark.

Hi.

YANNI: Hi, bro.

What do you think?

YANNI: Oh, it looks so good.

I'm really pleased with it.

YANNI: Do you know what it actually looks like?

Across the center, it looks like you got, like, LED lighting.

MARK 1: Do you want me to do yours?

What, my interior?

MARK 1: [laughs] Yeah.

YANNI: No.

[laughs] We'll leave it with yours.

I don't want people seeing it on my car

and then everyone wanting it done to theirs.

So we'll leave it on yours for now,

but I think it works perfectly.

Good job, mate.

Chrome outside, chrome inside.

Well done.

MARK 1: Thanks, Yanni.

[upbeat dance music] Go

NARRATOR: It's a big day for Yanni, so he's heading in early.

The customer is arriving to collect his I8 Roadster,

but there's a lot still to do.

Chris is rewrapping the damaged vinyl.

And Amelia is upstairs working on the badges.

Go

The badges in the car at the moment are all blue,

but we're going to change them to the bright yellow.

Just making sure the finish line is absolutely on point.

NARRATOR: Yanni knows Amelia is not only a great wrapper,

but has a keen eye for detail.

So he's put her in charge of the bespoke elements of the design.

AMELIA: So along with the badges,

we're changing the glue on the calipers

to the yellow of the car.

NARRATOR: She starts by importing a photo of the caliper

into the design software.

So I've taken this photo of myself with a phone.

But obviously, it's difficult to get the exact angle.

NARRATOR: She then adds precise measurements

to the template to make sure the printed

vinyl will be a perfect fit.

Even something small like this, it's gotta be perfect.

NARRATOR: As Amelia fits the brake caliper details,

Mike reassembles the car.

This is where he really earns his money.

He has to refit every panel without damaging the fresh wrap

or any of the fixings.

On 3, yeah?

1, 2, 3, go.

NARRATOR: The unique badges add the finishing touch.

The customer of this I8 has very high expectations,

so Yanni checks over every detail to make

sure his team have delivered.

YANNI: I'll be honest, I wasn't too sure

when he chose that color.

Now that I've seen it on the car, it looks awesome.

A very difficult car to wrap, and the vinyl

is a lot thicker than usual.

The boys have done a fantastic job.

I'm really excited for him to come

down and check it out himself.

I personally love it.

I hope he does the same.

David.

DAVID: Yanni.

How are you?

Yeah, really good.

Good to see you again.

Are you ready for what's in there?

I don't think you're ready, is the honest truth.

I've seen it.

We've done a lot of cars here.

This is one of the brightest cars we've ever done,

and it's not even Chrome.

DAVID: No, and that's good. That's good.

I might set a trend.

Yeah?

Are you ready? - I'm ready.

I hope so. You're gonna need to be.

I'm ready.

I've got me sunglasses.

YANNI: You'll need them. I'm nervous.

Wait there.

[suspenseful music]

[dramatic music]

[SINGING] Everybody wants to live my life

But they can't

I'm the on--

Oh, guys.

[SINGING] I've been around the world

My god.

[SINGING] Everybody wants to live my life

But they can't

I'm the one and only

DAVID: What have you done?

It's just-- that is just exactly what I wanted.

Oh, my heart might beat a bit quicker.

It is just--

YANNI: Bright enough for you?

Absolutely bright enough.

Yeah, I might even put sunglasses on.

I can see it reflected on the sunglasses.

Oh, man.

Oh, wow, what a car.

You've done a great job.

You've done a great job on that.

YANNI: I wasn't sure, when you chose the satin black,

the way you set it up on the bonnet.

I thought it might have worked better the other way,

but it really does work.

DAVID: It does work, yeah.

The Bonnet bit, like you say, bringing that in,

keeping the-- because the new mirrors on these

have got the indicators on them, so it's taken it to the end.

It's just perfect.

This will be the talk of the town, the area, wherever you go.

Everyone's gonna be like, have you seen the I8 Roadster?

DAVID: Yeah, yeah.

You know, that's what I wanted.

Right, wait there one second, OK?

So I got you a little present.

Wow.

[laughs] It's a suit to wear with it, I take it?

Oh, great, look at that.

YANNI: It's a high vis.

DAVID: Man, that'd be perfect.

Yeah, I'll wear those.

YANNI: [laughs]

DAVID: That's all right.

That's very, very kind of you.

Thank you very much. - My pleasure.

It's lovely.

All right, so I'll give you that.

DAVID: Thank you. - So, obviously, your key.

Brilliant.

YANNI: David, absolute pleasure.

You're a star. You're a star.

That is awesome. - Drive safely.

I will.

To be honest, they're gonna see you coming anyway,

so-- so don't worry about it. - They will.

They will. Thank you.

YANNI: Enjoy.

DAVID: I love the car.

I think Yanni's done a great job.

He's absolutely smashed it.

I absolutely love the color.

Do I care what people think of it?

Nah, not at all.

I just love it, that's the main thing.

Go

[vocalizing]

Go

I'm high, you're low

I never know how you're gonna be

It's a crazy road, I know, but you're my destiny

And we're not gonna jump 'em so around we go

Around we go

Because we know what we're made of

So around we go

Around we go

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