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

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

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!

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Rings around the world

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.

I wouldnt mind some thick bronze stripes on mine

http://www.eunos.com/keith/stripes/machine/java/index.html

try this link

This is a cool car with stripes

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...

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I much prefer my annual tax bill, but thats like saying I would much rather have a pineapple shoved up my ass than two pineapples!

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 ?

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.

WOW .. thanks for that Daz .. now I want pink stripes ..lol.

Go for it Chris .. will make your car go well fast !!

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!!

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97 MK1 1.8. If yer boots let water in, dont walk in puddles!

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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A BIRD IN THE HAND...........SHxTS ON YER WRIST

HELL MEL !!! Who cares what some other irrelevant mofo thinks !! If it puts a smile on ya face when ya see it DO IT !! mate

It's your life your motor mate, go for it !!

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,

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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 !!

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

Martin

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Rosie is a classic red import Eunos, sitting on 18" Wolfrace Dragon alloys, the tyres are 215 35R18, just a little bit low and wide. By the way I am a genuine Southerner, born and bred in Cambridge.

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

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Yeah i'm sure i read that somewhere too

Steve at MX5motors was only telling me that the other day

but he did say the painted on ones are a lot faster than the transfers

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

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

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

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

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we can cut pretty patterns into them like stars lol