Oyagi Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 My car's spent a week at a friend's place getting custom front fender mounts fabricated. I love the results. Right now it's at a local vinyl shop getting some Caterham R500-inspired stripes put on. If anyone's interested, he's got the dimensions figured out and can produce a decal set for you. PM me for pricing http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs397.snc4/46027_473038681223_690446223_6905305_7982565_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs285.snc4/40610_473038381223_690446223_6905304_6224056_n.jpg I'll take some more pics when it's out of the shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobone Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Oyagi, I have been considering a stripe, but need an opinion or two. Here is a mock up of a single yellow strip on a car that is very similar to mine. Looks good or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobone Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 opinions on both options? P.S. I really like the R500 look. A great transformation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oyagi Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobone Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 which one looks better or none at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnyG Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Having just the stripe on the nose makes me ask "what did you get the nose off of?" or "where's the rest of the stripe?" It might look better having the stripe continue up the hood. Having said that.... Having a green nose AND polished aluminum, AND a yellow stripe over both looks too busy to me. But that's just my opinion - you have to do what you want to look at, not what other people want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobone Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 If I really wanted to go full racer, I could do something like this and put a racing circle and a BIG "4" on the hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBirkin Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) Oyagi your car looks great with the new fenders and the stripes Twobone dont do it you will ruin the look ofthe car, if you want a stripe you are going to need to paint the bonnet green also to make it match in. Edited August 20, 2010 by KiwiBirkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobone Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobone Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I think this is what you are suggesting is a more holistic look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruadhd2 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Lotus badge looks better on top of one wide stripe than between it IMHO but...its all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 First two look pretty lame, 3rd is a bit better, stripe on solid color is best. I like it as-is tho. There is something honest abt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanG Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 The last picture looks best to me. I also like a color band around the intake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDingo8MyBaby Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 The last picture looks best to me. I also like a color band around the intake. +1 for the lipstick. I really love the way Kitcat's car looks. For cars with exposed aluminum the lipstick or yellow nose, green fenders are really the only multi colored schemes that looks good. It's too busy otherwise. Back to the original discussion- the racing stripes really make your ar look agressive Oyagi's. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oyagi Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Haha, thanks for putting the thread back on track. The best thing about vinyl striping is that its 100% reversible, so if I ever get tired I just heat with a gun and peel off! The picture showing the hood was before he trimmed the stripe off the hood emblem. It looks way better now. Too bad the car is at another shop getting suspension tweaks done (new bushings all around) or I'd have some sweet pics to show off. My plans over winter is to paint the windshield, headlights and rollbar (after additional bracing added) black. I am really going for a R500 look. Next might e an engine swap in a years time when I get too tired of my whopping 100 hp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian7 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Since you're asking for opinions, and everyone else's including mine is wrong, leave the stripes for the tuner crowd and run the car plain. But I guess that's because my car looks like: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian7 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 hmm, shoulda been a pic of a stripe-less black/alloy clamshell 7 there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim F. Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 FWIW, and since you're asking for opinions, I've never cared for a single stripe down the center. I haven't seen anything I like better than a hood stripe with a nose band in a contrasting (complimentary) color on any Seven. I concur that a stripe over bare al. meeting a painted nosecone doesn't look very good but not necessarily "busy". I just don't think it'll look very good. But, do as you please as you only have to please yourself (true or not?). My Cat has stock yellow fenders and nosecone w/ semi-polished al. body and Jet-Hot side exhaust. This is my 3rd Seven, having had it built in '03 and have yet to add any striping at all, although am considering some tastefully done airbrushing by a local hot rod specialist. I might be looking to "enhance" the rather plain appearance, if there is any such thing in regards to a Seven. Best of luck with your decision! With best regards, Jim F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1Steve Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Hi Oyagi, As you can see, I'm not into the stripes, pin stripes. But it's your car, and you do what you think looks good. Happy to read you are happy with your new toy. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobone Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Oops, sorry for the hijack. I think the full R500 treatment will be wicked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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