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Old 14-01-2007, 12:17 PM   #1
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Default Best colour stripes for a Silhouette BA XR8

As the subject says, what's the best colour stripes for a Silhouette (black) BA XR8?

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Old 14-01-2007, 12:20 PM   #2
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Old 14-01-2007, 12:22 PM   #3
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Silver looks good as does orange.
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Old 14-01-2007, 12:29 PM   #4
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last time i checked, stripes didn't come on XR8's.
and that's the way it should stay!
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Old 14-01-2007, 12:32 PM   #5
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last time i checked, stripes didn't come on XR8's.
and that's the way it should stay!
Each to his own I suppose!!!
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Old 14-01-2007, 12:36 PM   #6
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Each to his own I suppose!!!
yeah agreed.

but you can imagine what every GT owner will be thinking/saying when they see you car.

i'm just saying is shouldn't be done, but it's upto you.
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Old 14-01-2007, 12:41 PM   #7
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Orange, if you are going to put stripes on, might as well make it stand out, and orange looks good on black
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Old 14-01-2007, 12:51 PM   #8
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If it must be done....

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Old 14-01-2007, 01:00 PM   #9
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yeah agreed.

but you can imagine what every GT owner will be thinking/saying when they see you car.

i'm just saying is shouldn't be done, but it's upto you.
Who cares what they are thinking or saying it's your car do as you please.
The Gold stripes look awsome on the silhouette
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Old 14-01-2007, 01:02 PM   #10
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Who cares what they are thinking or saying it's your car do as you please
I always have! :evil3:
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Old 14-01-2007, 01:03 PM   #11
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red! (or yellow)
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Old 14-01-2007, 01:15 PM   #12
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What type of stripes are you thinking about? Same as the ones on the GT, or something a little different?
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Old 14-01-2007, 01:17 PM   #13
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What type of stripes are you thinking about? Same as the ones on the GT, or something a little different?
Probably only bonnet bulge stripes...
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Old 14-01-2007, 01:23 PM   #14
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Probably only bonnet bulge stripes...
my post still stands then.
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Old 14-01-2007, 01:25 PM   #15
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definatley orange
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Old 14-01-2007, 01:27 PM   #16
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Old 14-01-2007, 01:28 PM   #17
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Old 14-01-2007, 02:02 PM   #18
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I'd go silver its classy.
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Old 14-01-2007, 02:13 PM   #19
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If you must put sticky things on your car, then on black I would definitely go for the gold. Something about a gold and black combo that looks classy
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Old 14-01-2007, 02:53 PM   #20
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Gold looks real classy and stands out but not as much as orange would. Some one a few posts up said black. Hey why not be different. there is a Black GTP with silver stripes, simmons and black bonnet stripes on these forums and it looks mean. The strips are still there and would stand out in the light but its not a mod to say loook i want my XR to look like a GT haha

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Old 14-01-2007, 04:11 PM   #22
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Gold looks real classy and stands out but not as much as orange would. Some one a few posts up said black. Hey why not be different. there is a Black GTP with silver stripes, simmons and black bonnet stripes on these forums and it looks mean. The strips are still there and would stand out in the light but its not a mod to say loook i want my XR to look like a GT haha

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but it dosnt say gt on the stripes. I thought the stripes where an option for the xr6 and xr8
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Old 14-01-2007, 05:49 PM   #23
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Not an option. Some dealers did it though.

My GT-P is stripe free (has bonnet decals though).
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Old 14-01-2007, 06:56 PM   #24
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Silver, white or orange stripes. Go to fpv.com.au and try it out
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Flat black looks good but can often look like decals were there and they've faded etc. I'd look into getting some custom dark grey decals made. White stands out far too much, silver looks good but for a more stealthy look a dark grey is spot on IMO.
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Old 14-01-2007, 07:02 PM   #26
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Interseting thread. I have spent all day today washing, claying, and waxing my black XR8. I was looking at it having a Jimmy Boags and thinking that with the black paint, black tint, black tyres, it needed someting to break up the "blackness". I thought that the siver "BOSS260" bonnet bulge stickers might do the trick. At least they are the same colour as the wheels.

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Old 15-01-2007, 12:28 AM   #29
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i`d go for gold :

i was looking at a black BF GTP parked in the street the other day. it looked the goods. had black paint, black tint and gold stripes. very classy. i`d hate to be keeping it clean but it was probably the best looking GT i`v seen. :eclipsee_
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Old 15-01-2007, 12:34 AM   #30
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