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Old 03-16-2017, 07:18 PM
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Default The cat needs some stripes!!

I've loved AC Cobras since I first saw one. Especially in stripes.

I really think the (my) ftype would look good in racing stripes..

I can only find the one image below and it looks photo shopped..

Thinking about white/off white or silver. Looks good on an orange Cobra!

Anyone have theirs striped? Any good pics out there I'm missing?

Insanity? Sacrilege?

Thanks!
 
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Old 03-16-2017, 07:30 PM
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It's always a matter of personal raste so it's not crazy. I'm partial to the Project 7 style more than the go-fast style. If I was to go front to back I'd do it offset like days of olde. Of course the Etype looked pretty good with the centered stripes.






 
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Old 03-16-2017, 08:34 PM
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I love the white with racing green stripes. But orange is a really difficult color to stripe. I've seen white, black, silver, and grey. I would go for a gunmetal grey. My Elise is orange.
 
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When I saw the thread title my first reaction was Ughh.... however those green stripes on the white FT look great.
 
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I wonder what white or silver on BRG might look like.
 
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Old 03-18-2017, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Unhingd
I wonder what white or silver on BRG might look like.
I was wondering the same.
 
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Old 03-18-2017, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Burt Gummer
When I saw the thread title my first reaction was Ughh.... however those green stripes on the white FT look great.
+1 am surprised, I quite like the white / green car too.
 
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Old 03-18-2017, 03:39 PM
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White stripes on a black car. It will be the best lover ever!

#PepéLePew

 
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I know this thread is a little old, but I just took this stray cat in today and feel it needs something...searched the web for ideas but thought I would put it out to the tasteful people on The Forum for your thoughts. It's just a base '14 but the black top, interior and black wheels seem to be calling out for more....what do you think? (Pics would be helpful)

 
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Old 10-17-2017, 05:54 PM
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Base or not - it's a great looking car. Stripes in all the directions shown above look pretty neat though I would go OTT and add an SVR spoiler, one day 🏎️
 
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Painting your calipers to match body color would give it some punch. I'd also black out the chrome side vents.
 
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If if this were my car and sticking with oem products.

Black out the side vents, lipstick, and window surrounds so that all of the trim matches. This is probably the #1 design flaw that bugs me if you don’t have the black pack. This is on my to-do list for my car if I don’t upgrade to an 18.

I’m probably the only person that doesn’t like all black wheels. I just feel you lose all detail on the wheel. I would swap them for the diamond cut gyrodynes and use monochrome center caps (like Zee has).

Paint the calipers to either body color or black.
 
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Originally Posted by MaineJagMike
I know this thread is a little old, but I just took this stray cat in today and feel it needs something...searched the web for ideas but thought I would put it out to the tasteful people on The Forum for your thoughts. It's just a base '14 but the black top, interior and black wheels seem to be calling out for more....what do you think? (Pics would be helpful)

Mike,

Make it a Bengals helmet and ship it to me!
 
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Old 10-17-2017, 08:38 PM
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I saw one with a stripe in Tampa this week. It’s an interesting look..not for me on this car.
 
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Old 10-17-2017, 08:44 PM
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Chrime bonnet vents will jazz it up.
 
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IF I had a white F-Type I don't think I'd hesitate putting those Green Racing stripes on it. I'm not a big fan of stickers - unless one is racing (and not on the streets) - but I do love the way that car looks.

On Firesand? I suspect that that's a bit more of a challenge. Silver or something in the grey family might work.
 

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Mike,
If Jay has any decals left over, you might even get a premium for selling it as a Lobster Run Edition .


My 2c: the side and hood vents need to both be matching chrome or gloss black. Given the gloss black wheels, that is the way I would go.


The BRG on my car is dark enough that the black hood vents and chrome side vents work.
 

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This was posted on fb...
 
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Stripes...I think they detract from the form/grace of the car, but if it were my choice to have them, I'd go for something like these:




Do a Google search for Team Sky F-Type to give you some ideas too.
 
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Stripes...I think they detract from the form/grace of the car, but if it were my choice to have them, I'd go for something like these:




Do a Google search for Team Sky F-Type to give you some ideas too.
I agree. Adding stripes - of any kind - clearly makes a statement which might actually detract from the stunning lines of our F-Types just the way they are. It surely will change things in a dramatic, and not necessarily better, way. Just have to consider all the possibilities and what you are after.

To each his/her own.
 
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