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Old May 25, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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Paint idea, your thoughts?

Hey guys, I want to keep my car yellow but use some stripes to break it up a bit. what do you think of these ideas?
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Old May 25, 2009 | 11:26 AM
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Re: Paint idea, your thoughts?

#3, but take the side stripe all the way across the hatch, like the Yenko stripes were.
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Old May 25, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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Re: Paint idea, your thoughts?

I like #2 i also have a great yellow iroc and im going with the hockey stick stripe off the fender i like it though
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Old May 25, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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Re: Paint idea, your thoughts?

I'm diggin the look of #3, but I'd run the stripe all the way back to the spoiler and then paint the spoiler black. And I'd go ahead and finish the stripe out on the gas door.
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Old May 25, 2009 | 12:57 PM
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Re: Paint idea, your thoughts?

i like #1.. it's simple and different.
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Old May 25, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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Re: Paint idea, your thoughts?

Thanks, guys. I'm still not sure which one i'll go with yet. I'm just thankful that none of them got blasted as being ridiculous. I was definitely going for something similar to a Yenko stripe but without looking like i was just copying a 1st gen camaro stripe. I've got a lot of time before my cars ready for paint.
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Old May 25, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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Re: Paint idea, your thoughts?

number 1...it makes the car look lower since it draws the eye DOWN the car
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Old May 26, 2009 | 08:44 AM
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Re: Paint idea, your thoughts?

I like #2 with the cowl stripe to match
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Old May 26, 2009 | 12:29 PM
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Re: Paint idea, your thoughts?

Consensus? Whatever the hell you want...glad we could help LOL
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Old May 26, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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Re: Paint idea, your thoughts?

What about going with the second one and paint the gfx black to give you a solid base?
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Old May 26, 2009 | 01:04 PM
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Re: Paint idea, your thoughts?

Yeah, Nate... looks like a toss-up. I like all of them, as they are only slightly different. I don't really want to paint the gfx black. It almost makes them disappear. What are your thoughts on painting the mirrors black? Anybody ever chromed them? I haven't seen any pictures of it, so either nobody has tried it, or it looks too awful to photograph. haha Thanks for your input everybody.
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