to stripe or not to stripe

roadsterbloke · to stripe or not to stripe

OK, whats the club consensus on striping, as most of you know i have the racing green eunos, im seriously thinkink about stripes, silver or yellow, whats everyones thoughts

how it looks now

what i have seen

Damo

I love them and was, at a time, considering double whites for mine.

The main reasons I haven't:

My OCD means that if they weren't perfectly straight, I wouldn't be able to deal with it

I'm informed that they are a bugger to put on straight, especially on the rear (therefore back to point above)

I wonder what damage they'd do to the bodywork and what the car would be left like if I decided to take them off

Ben

If just stripes, then they're not for me. However if you're aiming for the full race spec Lotus Elan look (as pictured with the wheels and silver trim), then go for it!

5Alive

I think it's a very personal thing, and have seen some that i like and some i don't. Personally i would get a couple of decent pics up of your own car and get someone to Photoshop it for you mate.

Tetley

I wouldnt mind some thick bronze stripes on mine

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colink

This is a cool car with stripes

nathmill85

theyre monster stripes!

i say go for it mate - although having them yellow may be a bit 'too lotus' and not enough mazda if you get my meaning. i would source a decent joiners lazer level (one with a flat beam) for getting those stripes bang on...

5Alive

Photoshop ya own car first mate !!!

Ya gotta remember those cars are nowt like yours, and you have a soft top, are you gonna do boot as well ?

katrina

stuart wanted to stripe ours but i don`t like them.I think they look like wannabes if you get my drift.But we are all not the same which is a good thing.You do what you feel is the best for you.

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dj..john

Also think some look great and some dont. Half fancy some black ones on ours but Lisa's not too up for it.
Think the yellow ones look good with the green tho!!

MAZMEL

I was thinking about having stripes on mine...had quote of £80 fitted with best quality vinyl which is good for at least 7 yrs...so ensure you get the best vinyl.I think 80 quid is ok,but can't make ky mind up,don't want to be judged as a 48 yr old boy racer lol

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roadsterbloke

right, so the stripes are ordered, in silver, hopefully should have them after the festivities,am aiming to get them fitted for the caverns run.
just on the look out now for a few more subtle touches to go with them, may fit a lip spoiler to the front if i can find one at the right dosh,

5Alive

Will keep an eye out for lips for ya. Oh wait a minute i have one for a Mk2 but i've read they can nbe used on Mk1's. No doubt Andy will come along n put me right soon. But i have read on Nutz that they can be so there Nerr !!

unbendiecowfish

If your serious about this, I think on a green car, only yellow or bronze really works.

Martin

roadsterbloke

yellow & bronze do look good on green i must admit,
but i heard somewhere that silver stripes are a little bit faster,

5Alive

Yeah i'm sure i read that somewhere too

Tetley

roadsterbloke

yep, but my speedo is painted on so the transfer type should be good for an extra 50mph

5Alive

Make sure you put them on rait though mate or you could make a rait mess o ya airflow/drag factor

roadsterbloke

i never drive the car when im in drag, who's been spreading rumours

roadsterbloke

and its been a lot of years sinnce owt flowed thru my hair

andburg

we can cut pretty patterns into them like stars lol

roadsterbloke

stripes arrived today, but there was no one in to take delivery, so got to collect them from post office, looks like the lip spoiler off the mk2 will fit, so should be somewhere near for the weekend

my photo edit skills are sheeite, but ya get the idea

5Alive

When ya plannin on doin em ? i'm off this week so i might bob over if i'm not already booked

MAZMEL

Chris,as a rule of thumb the stripes should never extend beyond the number plate

5Alive

I can't make my mind up if i like the little side strip bit so decided to spend some time looking for other 5's with stripes, besides the usual vipers.

I'll link what i find interesting on here.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/828670

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roadsterbloke

nice work m8,
im absolutely flummocks now, i'm having different ideas about wot to do, i think i may have to sellotape them on first & try various patterns when i finally get to pick em up, i bet i end up leaving it as it is

5Alive

I deffo think that you should go for the stripe if thats what you want, and a few decals near the front always looks good. I think i will end up getting a few small decals for the front side bit myself.
When i first got my Blue 5 i thought about going blue n white, which inc white stripes and white wheels, but i opted for a more street look

Tetley

roadsterbloke

thats right, kick a man when he's down lise,

Tetley

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roadsterbloke

picked them up 2day,

just sellotaped on for the mo to see if they would look ok.

Tetley

love em .. want em .... CLIVE!!!! can I have some of those please

Froglet

They look really good mate. Maybe spacing them a little bit wider to give the badge a bit more space. Just from an artistic point of view!

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dj..john

Think they will look great mate but agree with Fi and Clive! Maybe just a little bit wider. Have always fancied some black ones myself!!

roadsterbloke

stripes re- sellotaped, w i d er apart

and lip spoiler fixed

5Alive

Nice one !!

Was there much involved in gettin the lip to fix ?

roadsterbloke

stripes are now fixed on in position, lip spoiler sprayed satin black & mesh grill satin black,

Damo

Looks the dogs mate!!

Spot on!

5Alive

They look the danglies they do mate !!!

Re the lip i'll be interested when you get to drive the car again if you notice any difference with the handling with the lip on. I can't say i have but there again my cars hardly been used since i put it on.
How did the spraying go ?

dj..john

Lookin good mate. Need one of those lip spoilers mesen!!

roadsterbloke

it was quite at work 2day cos of the snow so,...........

now fitted the new smallest legal size number plate, its made a big difference,

also fitted a DIY lazy eyes switch, using the front fog switch which wasn't in use,

Tetley

looking good babe

dj..john

Likin it alot mate!!

Froglet

The number plate really brings out the stripes, it matches the width so well. Likin the look Chris!

5Alive

Yeah i'm really likin the look

too Chris

Are you likin it though mate ? are you ? are you likin it ?

roadsterbloke

oh yes, the look is sooooo me, im really likin it, no really, i am

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