User Posted October 7, 2012 Share #226 Posted October 7, 2012 1789 has been wrapped! This bus looks very NICE and you tell it was wrapped very recently because its colors are very bright. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4 Via Merrick Rd Posted October 7, 2012 Share #227 Posted October 7, 2012 I may of saw 1789 not long ago. This week i saw 1660 with the logo uncovered on the front(no time for a pic). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted October 9, 2012 Share #228 Posted October 9, 2012 I keep seeing rewrapped buses at Hicksville, maybe this week I'll stay on the street longer before I go up to the platform for my train. A lot of the wrapped buses go through here every day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrstone Posted October 9, 2012 Share #229 Posted October 9, 2012 I usually see more wrapped buses and V's running around Eastern Nassau than I see wrapped buses. In fact it's starting look odd seeing a plain white NICE bus with the blue MTA stripe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmouse Posted October 9, 2012 Share #230 Posted October 9, 2012 1791 was rewrapped, got a new coat of paint and new rims she lookin fresh as hell 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrstone Posted October 9, 2012 Share #231 Posted October 9, 2012 1791 was rewrapped, got a new coat of paint and new rims she lookin fresh as hell Wait wait wait, you said rewrapped and painted... What are they doing painting the buses (or part of the buses) & then wrapping them? I wonder what the costs are to wrap the bus compared to painting them? I know wrapping is pretty expensive and surely they are doing it pretty cheap by getting a discount on the materials and using their own labor but you could argue they would be painting these buses just as cheaply as they would still would be using their own labor and would get a discount on buying the paint in bulk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmouse Posted October 9, 2012 Share #232 Posted October 9, 2012 Wait wait wait, you said rewrapped and painted... What are they doing painting the buses (or part of the buses) & then wrapping them? I wonder what the costs are to wrap the bus compared to painting them? I know wrapping is pretty expensive and surely they are doing it pretty cheap by getting a discount on the materials and using their own labor but you could argue they would be painting these buses just as cheaply as they would still would be using their own labor and would get a discount on buying the paint in bulk. 1791 got a fresh base coat of white then was wrapped Vinyl is cheaper than paint 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted October 9, 2012 Share #233 Posted October 9, 2012 1791 was rewrapped, got a new coat of paint and new rims she lookin fresh as hell NICE new look there, though I like it better when they keep the MTA stickers on the back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrstone Posted October 9, 2012 Share #234 Posted October 9, 2012 1791 got a fresh base coat of white then was wrapped Vinyl is cheaper than paint I know, but how much cheaper? Compared to rewrapping the buses if/when needed? I mean if their springing to but a new white coat on the bus how much more would it cost for a lil orange and blue? I think quality is important and I think most would agree some of the wraps are already beginning to look like sh!t. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted October 9, 2012 Share #235 Posted October 9, 2012 I know, but how much cheaper? Compared to rewrapping the buses if/when needed? I mean if their springing to but a new white coat on the bus how much more would it cost for a lil orange and blue? I think quality is important and I think most would agree some of the wraps are already beginning to look like sh!t. Yeah, they cheaped out on the wrapping. It's peeling off easily already on many of the buses 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted October 12, 2012 Share #236 Posted October 12, 2012 1721 rewrapped and repainted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted October 12, 2012 Share #237 Posted October 12, 2012 1721 rewrapped and repainted. yeah i posted that earlier, they are starting to just repaint the buses, I want to see an Orion V get repainted and wrapped already lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrstone Posted October 12, 2012 Share #238 Posted October 12, 2012 yeah i posted that earlier, they are starting to just repaint the buses, I want to see an Orion V get repainted and wrapped already lol As much as I'd like to see that as well it's not gonna happen. From I've been told in the past the V's were never part if the plan to get wrapped, sorry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmouse Posted October 13, 2012 Share #239 Posted October 13, 2012 So it turns out 1791 is actually wearing full paint... No vinyl... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrstone Posted October 13, 2012 Share #240 Posted October 13, 2012 So it turns out 1791 is actually wearing full paint... No vinyl... Score one for Veolia/NICE! Maybe the wraps are just temporary...? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted October 15, 2012 Share #241 Posted October 15, 2012 1757 freshly painted + wrapped. I think we don't have to worry about them leaving the old blue stripe anymore. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted October 15, 2012 Share #242 Posted October 15, 2012 1757 freshly painted + wrapped. I think we don't have to worry about them leaving the old blue stripe anymore. Yea, the real question is whether or not they're going to paint over the buses that were wrapped with the blue stripe already, those three 1700s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrstone Posted October 16, 2012 Share #243 Posted October 16, 2012 I'm still wondering if the wraps were/are temporary to get the new livery out there and separate NICE buses from the look of MTA buses as fast as possible.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted October 22, 2012 Share #244 Posted October 22, 2012 1736 rewrapped + repainted, no stripe, seen at 165th Street. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerdodge9 Posted October 24, 2012 Share #245 Posted October 24, 2012 I wonder if they will repaint and wrap the 2004 Orion V CNGs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted October 24, 2012 Share #246 Posted October 24, 2012 I wonder if they will repaint and wrap the 2004 Orion V CNGs? No, they will not be doing that. Only the NGs and 3Gs will have the NICE livery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrstone Posted October 24, 2012 Share #247 Posted October 24, 2012 I could only wish they would! I was looking at a 16xx yesterday and it must have just been washed, the white paint was shining! I always viewed these as old, ugly, dingy, beat up buses (just the outside condition of the bus not the style of the V's) . But my eyes were opened yesterday, these are beautiful buses, it's the Nassau stripe that looks like shi t and makes the rest of the bus look like crap. A new coat of white (some don't even need it) and a wrap and these buses would look awesome in the fleet. I can't understand why NICE is not wrapping these buses, I can understand not spending the money on the buses that will be scrapped soon but some of these V's have years left on them, especially as spares. Soon all the other buses will be wrapped/pained with the new livery but they will keep these as is? Granted it's not the MTA stripe (and I only wish they had because I could only imagine they would have been wrapped) but people associate these buses with LIB. ...and they make the fleet look like crap! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted October 24, 2012 Share #248 Posted October 24, 2012 Agreed. The stripe is a bad reminescent of the 80's. Wrapping the V's might improve passenger perception of NICE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted October 25, 2012 Share #249 Posted October 25, 2012 Saw 1789 today. Are you sure its wrap? It was very shiny, leading me to believe it was paint. And the rear number was in a different font. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted October 25, 2012 Share #250 Posted October 25, 2012 1789 has been wrapped! This bus looks very NICE and you tell it was wrapped very recently because its colors are very bright. Saw 1789 today. Are you sure its wrap? It was very shiny, leading me to believe it was paint. And the rear number was in a different font. When I saw it, I remember it being very shiny like you say. It may well be paint, and forgive me if I said wrapped, but I report these buses as I drive down Northern Blvd every day. I don't have the chance to look closely at whether or not its wrapped or painted, so I really don't know anymore whats wrapped and whats not. I heard they were painting some of the buses where the new wrap was falling off, some of the 1700s. Are you planning to differentiate which buses are wrapped and which ones are painted, as well as which ones have the stripe and which ones don't? Guess more colors are needed on the chart then! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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