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NARRATOR: Supercar customizer Yianni--

[engines revs]

--lives life at full throttle.

How accurate is that speedo?

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 can 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.

[music playing]

NARRATOR: This time, Yianni tackles a double wrap

on two very different cars.

Best thing about this car is what?

- Doors. - [whistles]

YIANNI: [laughs]

[music playing]

What is that coming out of the back bumper?

She's gorgeous, isn't she?

NARRATOR: But tensions are high on the shop floor.

Why are there still carbon?

David wants it on the car.

I'm not going to be responsible for that, man.

NARRATOR: The team work hard to give both cars a uniform look.

AMELIA: I think the way you finish your work

and the way you cut it is, like, your signature on the work.

NARRATOR: And Yianni is hoping that if he can

deliver on this dynamic duo--

YIANNI: This is the creme de la creme.

This is the daddy.

This has to be perfect.

NARRATOR: --he will get a chance to enjoy

the pocket rocket on the track.

[music playing]

Arriving at the unit today is new customer David Ward.

And he's brought two cars with him--

a high-performance Brabus smart car, which spends its life

on the racetrack, and a stunning Mercedes SLS AMG,

which is strictly for the road.

- Hey, how are you? - All right.

Yeah. - Doing well?

- Yeah. - It's so bright out here.

DAVID WARD: Isn't it? Yeah.

YIANNI: SLS.

Beautiful, isn't it?

YIANNI: I used to have one of these.

DAVID WARD: Yeah?

But I actually regret selling it because all they're doing

is going up in value at the moment.

Don't sell it. - No, no.

No, I'm definitely not.

YIANNI: The doors-- once they go up, that's what it's all about.

DAVID WARD: Yeah, I think that's it.

You fill up at a petrol station, and you've

got crowds of people, like, looking at you,

coming over, asking questions.

Yeah, definitely.

And the engine.

And the engine.

I'm just-- you're talking about engine.

I'm just looking behind you.

You got a smart car as well.

DAVID WARD: Yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

YIANNI: But what is that coming out of the back bumper?

DAVID WARD: No, no. [laughs]

YIANNI: Yeah, well, that's not a normal exhaust.

It looks like a Brabus.

I can see the B on the side. Is that a Brabus?

It was a Brabus. I blew the engine up.

So that's a Hayabusa booster engine now--

motorbike Hayabusa engine.

Motorbike Hayabusa engine? DAVID WARD: Yeah.

Wow. How fast is that?

Well, I haven't really tested it to the limit yet,

but it's a lot quicker than the Brabus one.

- Would you track it? - Yeah.

Hell yeah.

I used to track the old one.

That was quite good.

I got 120 out of that one.

120 on a track in a smart car?

In a Brabus, yeah.

I've taken a lot of cars on track,

but I'd love to actually play with that one.

Yeah, no, definitely. Yeah, yeah.

I'd love to join you. DAVID WARD: Yeah, definitely.

Right. So you've got two.

They're both in silver. DAVID WARD: Yeah.

YIANNI: What are you thinking?

- Darker. - Darker?

DAVID WARD: Yeah.

What, a darker silver?

No, just sort of more menacing,

I suppose, really, with it.

So sort of a darker gray.

YIANNI: A bit more racy, a bit more--

DAVID WARD: Yeah, exactly. Yeah.

That one's been wrapped.

So that's already got a wrap on it.

YIANNI: Oh, that one? DAVID WARD: Yeah.

Yeah. - So that's not a factory paint?

No. It was initially black.

Then it was wrapped in the Union Jack.

And then it's just-- it was wrapped in that.

So I assume I'm going to take the wrap off that car?

Yes, please. Yes.

Yeah.

And, uh, just go exactly the same as this

so they mirror each other.

So literally, they're just going to be both be uniform?

DAVID WARD: Yeah. Exactly the same, yeah.

OK.

And anything else?

I'd like an AMG stripe down--

down the bonnet and again on the smart.

The first smart car AMG Hayabusa.

DAVID WARD: That's the one.

And you're leaving me both at the same time?

Yep. Yeah.

So literally, two of my bays in my workshop

are going to belong to you. - That's it.

OK. You got the keys?

Yep, I have. Yep.

- Listen, thanks very much. - Brilliant.

Thank you.

Take care.

[music playing]

NARRATOR: This two-seater with its incredible gullwing doors

is one of 2010's most iconic supercars.

Its 6.3 liter V8 pushes the car to 62

miles per hour in 3.8 seconds.

The Brabus smart has been heavily

modified for the racetrack.

Its motor has been replaced with a mega-powerful 1,300cc

Hayabusa motorbike engine.

First, he gathers the team.

Hello, everybody. TOGETHER: Morning.

MIKE: You all right?

Mercedes SLS.

She's gorgeous, isn't she?

What's the best thing about this car?

- Doors. - [whistles]

[laughter] - The doors, yeah?

You like that? - The doors, the doors.

YIANNI: The gullwing doors.

Nice.

It's a fantastic engine, sounds amazing.

But the gullwing doors-- that's what it's all about.

I know it's a nightmare to wrap, Mikey.

Yes, it is.

YIANNI: And you're the door king.

Yeah. What color is it going?

It's going to go, like, a dark gray--

so shuts and returns.

So we're losing all the silver on this vehicle.

Mike, when you strip this down, we're not taking the doors off,

are we?

No, the doors are not coming off their hinges.

We'll strip down the door cards.

We'll do the wing mirrors.

There's a whole heap of vents on this.

So there's still quite a bit of work to do on this definitely.

Strip it down and see how we get on.

OK.

So this is not his only car.

He's got another little car.

OK.

That he bringing here? - Yeah.

So there's this-- MIKEY: OK.

What, are we doing it in a couple of weeks' time?

No, we're doing them together back to back.

Ah. [laughter]

YIANNI: The other car's got a crazy engine.

OK.

So what's the car?

It's a smart car.

But it's got a Hayabusa engine in it.

Wow.

What?

That's a proper car, supercar killer.

YIANNI: Supercar killer. [laughter]

MIKE: Yes.

Probably because it weighs nothing.

And that engine-- phew.

Let's put it up against your Lambo.

No, Mike. No.

[laughter] Well, that's it.

Well, listen.

So it's the smart car going to the back.

SLS will stay here.

So they'll be both the same color-- literally going to be

uniform, exactly the same.

And they're going to have stripes as well.

OK? - Yeah.

So that is it.

So we'll get stripping this.

And then we'll get the smart car into the back.

MIKE: No problem. Cool.

Cheers, guys. Thank you.

MIKE: All right. MIKEY: Cheers.

Cheers.

[music playing]

NARRATOR: David wants his cars to match.

They'll both be wrapped in dark satin

gray and feature-contrasting gloss black details.

The Brabus will stay in the back bay.

And the SLS will be worked on in the front.

Solid, mate.

Solid.

You ready, yeah?

NARRATOR: The SLS is first to be stripped.

[music playing]

Yep. Good.

Go.

NARRATOR: Both cars will be finished

with a gloss black stripe.

On the SLS, the grilles and vents will be wrapped to match.

[drill whirring]

All right.

So we're going to get this front bumper off.

Yep.

NARRATOR: In the office, Gina is finishing up

the job sheets, which will stay with both cars

throughout the wrap.

They're vital as they tell the team exactly what to do

and not to do on each vehicle.

[music playing]

Amelia and Chris get straight to work on the little city car.

Um, have you seen the color of the door, Amelia?

No, I know it's blue.

Yeah.

AMELIA: Like, a bright blue.

It's looking like a replacement door.

NARRATOR: The mismatched door is a battle scar

from past track sessions and a reminder

that this is no ordinary car.

The gloss effect gray body wrap needs to come off.

But the job sheet says that client

David wants the carbon effect vinyl around the lights to stay.

Mike and Pav can now begin stripping.

They put them screws in, and not them screws either.

NARRATOR: It's a workhorse of a track car.

And as it's also been wrapped twice before,

the panels have seen better days.

[music playing]

Go on, Michael.

That's it.

That's it, bruv.

NARRATOR: It's not just Yianni that's

excited by the track potential of this tiny city car.

Mike, you know this thing is an absolute weapon, isn't it?

It is indeed, mate-- very quick.

But where's the roll cage, man?

This-- because the chassis is like a monocoque.

It is like a big roll cage.

Yeah, I know.

But still, man. Come on.

Oh, yeah.

I'd definitely put another couple of bars

here and there, stiffen it up a bit more.

PAV: Look at that carbon.

That's, like, solid as well, isn't it?

What, is that real carbon, that?

PAV: Yeah, of course it is.

[laughs] Is it really?

Well, hold on.

[taps] Yeah, that's real, that is.

No, no, that ain't carbon.

[laughter] PAV: No.

It's just a big sticker.

[music playing]

NARRATOR: The team have a real affection

for these little motors.

They even have one as a courtesy car, which

sometimes surprises clients.

Are you kidding me?

[laughs] It's wrapped.

Where's the rest of it?

YIANNI: [laughs]

[honk]

[music playing]

NARRATOR: Back on David's smart car, the wrap is underway.

But the team only manage to complete the Brabus door

panel before the day is over.

[music playing]

It's a new day.

And Yianni comes straight down to check in on the Brabus.

Hiya, Tel.

Hello, Yian.

Ooh.

Blue door?

TERRY: Blue, yeah.

It's also had a second-hand panel

chopped on it at some point.

YIANNI: It's a proper workhorse, isn't it?

Yeah.

The paint work is really bad on it all over.

It is a track car, though.

Yeah.

Why is there still carbon?

That's wrap as well.

I thought it was a full strip.

We've been told by the customer to leave it on.

Mate, I can't leave that on there.

It looks bad, doesn't it?

If that's wrapped by someone else

and it's lifting and peeling, it's going

to look like we've done it.

I'm not going to be responsible for that, man.

Let's just get it wrapped. - All right, cool.

- OK? - No worries.

All right, Tel.

[music playing]

NARRATOR: In the front bay, Mikey's

working on the intricate door shuts of the gullwing supercar.

To get there, you're pretty much

wrapping blind because you cannot see whatever it is there.

So it has to be with a touch.

NARRATOR: The shuts and returns will

take the longest to complete, but there are

lots of other panels to cover.

So several wrappers tackle the car at once

and try and get ahead.

I think this color is going to be nice on this car--

can't wait to see it.

[music playing]

NARRATOR: Work on the road-going supercar is progressing well,

but the wrap on the tiny two-seater track car

has hit a roadblock.

Well, I spoke to Yianni.

And he said he does not want this left on the car.

David does.

I know, but it's Yianni's wrap.

His name is on it.

People see this, they're going to think we've done it.

David wants it on the car.

And it's his car.

NARRATOR: Bert now needs to try and change David's mind

and lose the carbon vinyl.

[phone ringing]

But he's got a job on his hands.

[ambient music playing]

DAVID WARD [ON PHONE]: Hello?

How are you? DAVID WARD [ON PHONE]: Not bad.

Yeah, not bad. How about you?

Yeah, good. Thank you.

Just, um, a quick call, David.

We feel that the carbon fiber vinyl wrap that you've

got on the vehicle--

it's looking really, really tatty around the edges.

What I would propose is to strip all of the carbon fiber off,

leave the gloss black pieces exposed.

And I think that will give you a nice contrast between the gray

that you're going for.

DAVID WARD [ON PHONE]: Yeah, yeah.

No, OK, let's take the full-- - Yeah.

Are you happy with that?

DAVID WARD [ON PHONE]: Yeah, that would be fine.

Yeah. - Brilliant.

OK. Superb.

Cheers, David. DAVID WARD [ON PHONE]: Lovely.

Ciao, mate. Bye.

DAVID WARD [ON PHONE]: Cheers. Bye.

- Bye bye. - Taking it off?

Wicked.

Pull this off now.

Let's get it off.

No going back now, is there?

[laughs] He ain't keeping it no more.

Well, right. I'll leave you boys to it.

Yeah, sweet.

Cheers, mate.

Better already.

NARRATOR: In the front, the wrap is going well on the supercar.

But Mikey is still working on the complicated door shuts.

So the only funny part about this is that's the shut.

So you're only going to see it when

the doors are open, which is going

to happen for three seconds.

And then no one's going to see it.

But hey, that's the way it is.

NARRATOR: Upstairs, Yianni is always monitoring

progress via the CCTV.

He also keeps a close eye on his socials, too.

But he doesn't always like what he sees.

YIANNI: [chuckles] Bert.

I-- [laughs].

People on social media are actually crazy.

They're trying to say that wrapping is not customizing.

They're wrong. Of course they're wrong.

YIANNI: Well, of course they're wrong.

NARRATOR: It's a criticism they've heard many times before.

Yianni and his friends even posted a spoof video online.

Wrapping is not customizing, is it?

Let's face it.

He's a decorator. That's all he is.

Come on, he's just a decorator.

If you break it down, all this guy is doing

is putting a giant sticker--

Yeah.

--on a rich person's car, bro.

Why wouldn't you just buy the car in the right color

in the first place?

Perfect!

YIANNI: It was a good video.

BERT: Yeah, no good video.

But let them say what they want to say on social media.

They do.

We'll still pump the cars out.

We're good.

I'll deal with the social media, then.

Good man.

Let's go.

NARRATOR: In the back, the wrap is motoring along.

The only sort of tricky part with this door

is the fact that there's quite a deep recess

going straight down the middle.

So we're going to have to lay it from the top

and then feed it in as we get to the middle

just to make sure there's absolutely

no air trapped in there.

Otherwise, it will lift.

[music playing]

NARRATOR: The two cars are now in sync and back on schedule.

And this little two-seater will be ready to be

reassembled tomorrow.

[music playing]

It's a new day.

And Yianni's off to work early.

He's planned a special handover tomorrow at a racetrack,

but there's still a lot to do.

Pav and Mike have started putting the car back together.

With only a handful of panels to fit on the car,

it comes back to life surprisingly quickly.

Right.

Pav, as you know, this is a fairly big part of the car,

actually-- the whole front end.

I can already see this is going to be so tight.

[light chatter]

Mine's in.

All right.

Happy days.

On this side, there's four screws that hold this bit.

We've got another two at the front.

And that's pretty much it on the smart.

Mate, this car is quite simple, man.

There's not much holding it together.

I know.

Clipped in and few screws, and that's pretty much it.

OK.

Well, that's it.

NARRATOR: To set off the dark satin gray wrap,

David wants his cars uniformed with matching black details.

On the supercar, the vents and grilles have

been wrapped in gloss black.

Mikey is finishing the front badge surround to match.

That looks good, man.

I'm pleased with it.

Michael, my friend.

This is for you.

I nearly fell asleep waiting for it.

MIKEY: Have fun with it. - Yeah, yeah.

Thank you. MIKEY: More than I did.

[laughs]

NARRATOR: Both cars will be finished

with a front-to-back black stripe

but not until the reassembly is finished.

Thank you, Michael.

[music playing]

NARRATOR: In the back, Amelia is lining up the first stripe.

She has to make sure both cars are finished to the highest

standard for that uniform look.

AMELIA: See, I don't know whether it's

because it's at an angle at the very top--

that's sort of distorting it.

Because if I pulled this off so it was straight,

does it still look as if it's going to the left?

Yeah, the gap--

it looks tighter at the top than it does at the bottom.

AMELIA: Than it does at the bottom.

So move it over to the left at the bottom slightly.

Yeah.

You got the SLS and the smart car--

both gray, both have the exact same stripes go down it.

Do you know what?

I really like it.

I really like the uniformity.

You've got such a bold, out-there SLS.

And then you've got the smart car, which is, shall we say,

a sleeper car, something that you

wouldn't expect to absolutely tear like it does.

But no, they do look brilliant together.

NARRATOR: She's on the final straight.

And with the black badges to tie it all together,

this complex uniform wrap job is finally finished.

With both cars complete, Yianni comes to check

that his team have delivered.

Thank god they removed all the carbon.

I didn't want it.

It didn't look good.

And I didn't want myself responsible for someone else's

work.

They've gone gloss black--

happy.

NARRATOR: The gloss black details

carry through on both cars.

Because these doors go up, it is not easy.

Mikey has done a fantastic job.

He's managed to get inside, cover the original color.

And I'm really, really pleased.

We've uniformed both of David's cars.

Obviously, this is the creme de la creme.

This is the daddy.

This has to be perfect.

And then we'll get that one on the track.

[music playing]

NARRATOR: It's early the next morning.

And Yianni has brought David's cars to a private test

track for a special reveal.

He's hoping to impress his customer

enough to let him loose on the track

in the super-fast smart car.

- Hello. - David.

- You all right? - How are you?

Good, good. You?

- You well? - Yep, excellent.

Excellent. Yeah.

I'm glad, yeah.

I've got both your cars behind there.

- Can't wait. - They're both stealth.

Yeah.

They both look exactly the same.

And that is what you've asked for.

Exactly, yeah.

When they come out that shutter,

what are you hoping to see?

What are you hoping that I've delivered for you?

Uh, new cars.

Basically new cars.

That's what I want.

Well, listen, they're behind there.

So are you ready? - 100%.

Ready. - Wait there.

[ambient music playing]

[banging]

[engine revs]

[engine humming]

[engine revs]

[beeping]

[music playing]

Every body wants to live my life

But they can't

I'm the one--

I'm blown away.

I been around the world

Absolutely phenomenal.

Everybody wants to live my life

That's a million times better than I even dreamed.

That's just phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal.

I knew they were going to be good,

but this is way beyond, way beyond.

I mean, it is-- I just can't believe it.

I still can't believe it. YIANNI: You know what?

Let me give you a hug.

You look-- you look really emotional.

I know.

Which do you prefer?

The smart.

[laughter]

YIANNI: Really?

I mean, the smart is my baby, sort of thing.

But I mean, they're both-- they're both unbelievable,

unbelievable.

I just can't wait to get them on the road.

You said to me, Yian, if I ever take you to a track--

[laughs]

--you can drive the smart car.

I did say that, yeah.

Are you a man of your word?

Anything you want, yeah. YIANNI: You are that happy?

- Yeah. - All right?

Let's do it then. - Let's go.

I'll drive. Woo, hoo, hoo!

[rock music playing]

So small, so fast.

It's like a Formula 1 car in here.

Top speed of 130.

[laughs]

This is real fun, this car.

Yeah.

How accurate is that speedo?

[laughter]

Ready?

Woo hoo!

[rock music playing]

Go!

Go!

I'm high, you're low

I never know how you're going to be

It's a crazy road I'm on

But you're my destiny

And we're not going to jumble

So around we go

Around we go

Because we know what we're made of

So around we go

Around we go