Member Since: 15 Jun 2011
Location: East Anglia
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Coach stripe / pin stripe
I'm thinking of adding a thin red coach stripe / pin stripe to my new D4 and wondered if anyone had any pics of how this has been done before. Looks fab on our Range Rover, but the groove on the side of the Discovery flattens out over the doors, so not sure how this will look / can be done.
Ideas welcome.2016MY Landmark + RSE
14th Sep 2011 10:20 am
npinks
Member Since: 31 Jan 2008
Location: Leeds
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have it done in vinyl, that way of you don't like it you can have it removed easier
14th Sep 2011 10:58 am
adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
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I gues logical place is above the wheel arches - but then you have the interupted crease
Personally, I think that fact alone would make it would look pants, but you might want to buy one of the cheap self adhesive boy race stripes and see what you think?
14th Sep 2011 11:02 am
John C
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You could get some of those self adhesive bullet holes too? 2020 SDV6 D5 HSE, Carpathian Grey +
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14th Sep 2011 11:35 am
ukdave104
Member Since: 31 Jul 2007
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npinks wrote:
have it done in vinyl, that way of you don't like it you can have it removed easier
Would that be the "magnetic" vinyl
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14th Sep 2011 12:36 pm
Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
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Here's a Baltic Blue D4 with a Photoshopped red stripe to give you an idea of what it may look like.
Click image to enlarge
14th Sep 2011 1:25 pm
branchespark
Member Since: 15 Jun 2011
Location: East Anglia
Posts: 99
Excellent work! Was going to do that myself, but don't have the car yet. Will be a 3mm width, so pretty thin. Vinyl is the way forward, not paint.2016MY Landmark + RSE
14th Sep 2011 1:28 pm
kevi
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remember them from the 80's go faster stripes Practice safe eating - always use condiments.
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14th Sep 2011 10:38 pm
bobgolden
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Or go full bore - Starsky & Hutch style 2010 MX-5 2.0 Sport Tech PRHT
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14th Sep 2011 11:05 pm
Moo D3 Decade
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less is more!
15th Sep 2011 12:25 am
bellautos
Member Since: 02 Feb 2006
Location: NorthYorkshire
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Why would you want to devalue and make a 40k+ car look cheap by adding a red coach stripe ? leave it alone.
OPPS did i say that out loud lol
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15th Sep 2011 4:28 am
ronp
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Having a bad night with the old back then, Pete?
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15th Sep 2011 8:31 am
ruggedpeak
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: UK
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Imho it makes the car look dated. Maybe choice of red as a colour.
if I was going that route I think I'd look at a dark contrasting stripe along the doors in line with bonnet and rear crease, but not along the crease or bonnet. Just my tuppence worth.Tony
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15th Sep 2011 8:50 am
Barry C-All
Member Since: 13 Nov 2008
Location: Essex
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I believe that you can still get furry dice, black & white checkered tape and nodding dogs to really complete the image.
15th Sep 2011 10:01 am
branchespark
Member Since: 15 Jun 2011
Location: East Anglia
Posts: 99
Excellent. I wasn't sure if the parcel shelf / cargo cover would support a nodding dog. Good to know!
Barry C-All wrote:
I believe that you can still get furry dice, black & white checkered tape and nodding dogs to really complete the image.
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