Official Stripes Thread: Post Your Pictures Here - Page 7 - LotusTalk

kmhepler · 07-23-2009, 06:17 AM

Hey, Maggie--Beautiful result and a classic look with just a touch of pizzaz from the KG pinstripes.

I think the green cars really do lend themselves nicely to a stripe treatment and sooner or later I will break down and do it myself. Never realized that the difference in LRG and BRG can be pronounced until I saw my BRG next to MikeinAlex's LRG at Kyle's last week.

Enjoy Durham--great community with many things going on to stimulate one's life.

--K

Dragon · 07-23-2009, 06:46 AM

This is by far my favorite striped car... Can you please post some pictures of the front and other angles... I'm seriously considering doing something very similar to my car in the near future...

spectre · 07-23-2009, 07:10 AM

I think a few things work well with it...I like how the line of the stripe is straight front to back, the touch of making the uprights on the wing black along with the matte black oval around the tail lights that makes lotus pop while framing exige s by stopping the stripes then continuing them. I would also like to see the front.

On an s240 I struggle with the lines as the roof scoop is wide and causes the line to be off...the examples I have seen have really wide stripes which I don't like as much as the images above.

TRD_Sports_M · 07-23-2009, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Dragon

This is by far my favorite striped car... Can you please post some pictures of the front and other angles... I'm seriously considering doing something very similar to my car in the near future...

spectre · 08-10-2009, 08:47 AM

How wide is the black stripes and the red?
By guesstimation I would say 6" black stripes and 1" red...

Dragon · 08-10-2009, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by spectre

How wide is the black stripes and the red?
By guesstimation I would say 6" black stripes and 1" red...

That's what I also guessed and and ordered from SweetDaddy last week...

spectre · 08-10-2009, 02:51 PM

Nice, I ended up ordering some stripes today...I would like to have a similar look to the white exige above but with a few tweaks

Let me know how the install goes or if you have any tips.

cobrabyte · 08-10-2009, 03:01 PM

Yeah, those are the perfect stripes, if you ask me. Thanks for posting the pics!

Sadly, I don't think they'd look all that great on an Elise. The hatch and scoop on the Exige really set 'em off.

38bfast · 08-14-2009, 09:12 PM

Dragon · 08-15-2009, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 38bfast

Cool race car design... I really like the rear end with the black bottom 1/2.

WileECoyote · 08-15-2009, 11:48 AM

Don't have pictures yet with my new front clam. Although it looks identical, just without the damage on the plinth and canard.

Dragon · 08-26-2009, 06:31 AM

I got most of my stripes done last weekend, but still have to finish the rear end... I'm actually debating on if I want to do it because it looks relly nice with just the tail light area painted black... Here's a quick cell phone pic from above...

spectre · 08-26-2009, 06:48 AM

Looks very nice! Any challenges?
I think I would take them at least up to the black oval so it feels a little more balanced. I still have not recieved my stripes that I ordered several weeks ago...ugh.

Dragon · 08-26-2009, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by spectre

Looks very nice! Any challenges?
I think I would take them at least up to the black oval so it feels a little more balanced. I still have not received my stripes that I ordered several weeks ago...ugh.

I was actually thinking about doing that... easy enough to take them off if I don't like it...

Cutting the roof was a bit of a challenge, still have a few bubbles that I'm hoping the sun will take care of for me... Also trying to make a strait line on this car is about a b[tch.... Other than that the 90'F at 90% humidity kicked my butt and it took me about 6 hrs to get it done up to the point it's at... I could probably do it faster now that I've done it for the first time...

I think I'm going to remove the lotus sport decal on the windscreen as it kind of clashes with the red... Anybody else think so?

SweetDaddyD · 08-26-2009, 07:40 AM

Great job Dragon! 6 hours? Not bad at all. How do my customers install them faster than me? lol.

I wouldn't worry about the couple bubbles yet. I'd just give them a few days in the sun. If they don't come out then use an insulin needle on the edge of the bubble. It's better to just let them work out on their own though.

As far as the Lotus Sport part goes, you can just take off the yellow part and I can send it to you in red (or white) instead. Then it will all match.

msink · 08-30-2009, 09:45 PM

Flash G · 09-06-2009, 01:57 PM

Great pics guys.

I'm thinking of striping my Elise to differentiate it from my Exige. Either dual black or dual white stripes.

.

jlotusd · 09-06-2009, 02:23 PM

here's another one...

SweetDaddyD · 09-07-2009, 11:29 AM

The Aston Martin dealer in Orlando just acquired the new Lotus franchise and they called me up to go down and stripe a couple cars for them. I forgot my camera but I took a couple pics with theirs. Being in the service area they didn't come out great, but I'll try to post them later or if they put any new pics up on their website I'll post those. Basic black stripes on yellow car, and black with red accents on storm titanium.

SweetDaddyD · 09-08-2009, 11:00 AM

Well here are the couple cars I did this past week for the new Lotus of Orlando. They are on the lot for sale if they strike your fancy. Put 1000 miles on my car, met a bunch of Lotus people, had a blast, and drove an Aston Martin DBS (a proper stick shift one too). Good times.

07-23-2009, 06:46 AM	#122 (permalink)
Dragon Hydrocarbons Rule Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Okinawa Japan Posts: 1,742 Images: 2	This is by far my favorite striped car... Can you please post some pictures of the front and other angles... I'm seriously considering doing something very similar to my car in the near future... __________________ 2006 Exige; BWR Supercharger, Adj Sway Bar, Ohlins Suspension, BSK Oil Catch Can, Moroso Oil Pan, ORC Clutch, Custom Exhaust, Black Volk Racing CE28N's w/ Toyo R1R's, 2 piece rotors, Pagid Blue Pads, BSK Wet Carbon (Side Skirts, Front Lip Spoiler, Gas Cap Cover, Center Console, Door Panels), Dry Carbon rear Diffuser, Harness Bar, BWR Gauge Mount, OMP Superquadro steering wheel, LETSLA Short Shifter, V2arms, Rear Tow Link Brace, RLS Battery Bracket, BOE Tow Bar, Stickers.

07-23-2009, 07:10 AM	#123 (permalink)
spectre the designer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 767	I think a few things work well with it...I like how the line of the stripe is straight front to back, the touch of making the uprights on the wing black along with the matte black oval around the tail lights that makes lotus pop while framing exige s by stopping the stripes then continuing them. I would also like to see the front. On an s240 I struggle with the lines as the roof scoop is wide and causes the line to be off...the examples I have seen have really wide stripes which I don't like as much as the images above. __________________ 2008 Exige S 240 For Sale: 2005 stock shifter console and change holder. PM if your interested.

08-10-2009, 08:47 AM	#125 (permalink)
spectre the designer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 767	How wide is the black stripes and the red? By guesstimation I would say 6" black stripes and 1" red... __________________ 2008 Exige S 240 For Sale: 2005 stock shifter console and change holder. PM if your interested.

08-10-2009, 02:51 PM	#127 (permalink)
spectre the designer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 767	Nice, I ended up ordering some stripes today...I would like to have a similar look to the white exige above but with a few tweaks Let me know how the install goes or if you have any tips. __________________ 2008 Exige S 240 For Sale: 2005 stock shifter console and change holder. PM if your interested.

08-10-2009, 03:01 PM	#128 (permalink)
cobrabyte Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: League City, TX Posts: 198	Yeah, those are the perfect stripes, if you ask me. Thanks for posting the pics! Sadly, I don't think they'd look all that great on an Elise. The hatch and scoop on the Exige really set 'em off. __________________ 2005 Saffron Elise :: Pro-1 Exhaust, Cup Car Airbox w/ TRD filter, Manly Engine Mounts, Shift-I, Bollock, 1/4-turn fasteners, Esta C/F Decklid, de-stuffification, other stuff...

07-23-2009, 06:17 AM	#121 (permalink)
kmhepler KMH Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 146 Images: 1	Hey, Maggie--Beautiful result and a classic look with just a touch of pizzaz from the KG pinstripes. I think the green cars really do lend themselves nicely to a stripe treatment and sooner or later I will break down and do it myself. Never realized that the difference in LRG and BRG can be pronounced until I saw my BRG next to MikeinAlex's LRG at Kyle's last week. Enjoy Durham--great community with many things going on to stimulate one's life. --K

08-14-2009, 09:12 PM	#129 (permalink)
38bfast Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Macomb MI Posts: 178	<a href="http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc272/38bfast/06%20whith%20stripes/?action=view&current=DSCN1253photo.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc272/38bfast/06%20whith%20stripes/DSCN1253photo.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <a href="http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc272/38bfast/06%20whith%20stripes/?action=view&current=DSCN1258photo.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc272/38bfast/06%20whith%20stripes/DSCN1258photo.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> __________________ Ralph Provitz 2008 WHRRI SM Champion 2008 WHRRI Top 10 Driver 2006 Exige V2 Motorsports

08-15-2009, 11:48 AM	#131 (permalink)
WileECoyote 2006 Sport Elise #9 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 103	Don't have pictures yet with my new front clam. Although it looks identical, just without the damage on the plinth and canard. __________________ Jason Current: '06 LotusSport Elise, #9 of 50 Lost in divorce: '00 Ford Explorer XLT Sold: '96 Jeep Cherokee Sport, '03 Dodge Dakota Sport, '99 Chevrolet Cavalier, '94 Dodge Stealth RT, '88 Toyota Corolla DX, '84 Dodge Daytona Turbo, '82 Pontiac T1000

08-26-2009, 06:31 AM	#132 (permalink)
Dragon Hydrocarbons Rule Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Okinawa Japan Posts: 1,742 Images: 2	I got most of my stripes done last weekend, but still have to finish the rear end... I'm actually debating on if I want to do it because it looks relly nice with just the tail light area painted black... Here's a quick cell phone pic from above... __________________ 2006 Exige; BWR Supercharger, Adj Sway Bar, Ohlins Suspension, BSK Oil Catch Can, Moroso Oil Pan, ORC Clutch, Custom Exhaust, Black Volk Racing CE28N's w/ Toyo R1R's, 2 piece rotors, Pagid Blue Pads, BSK Wet Carbon (Side Skirts, Front Lip Spoiler, Gas Cap Cover, Center Console, Door Panels), Dry Carbon rear Diffuser, Harness Bar, BWR Gauge Mount, OMP Superquadro steering wheel, LETSLA Short Shifter, V2arms, Rear Tow Link Brace, RLS Battery Bracket, BOE Tow Bar, Stickers.

08-26-2009, 06:48 AM	#133 (permalink)
spectre the designer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 767	Looks very nice! Any challenges? I think I would take them at least up to the black oval so it feels a little more balanced. I still have not recieved my stripes that I ordered several weeks ago...ugh. __________________ 2008 Exige S 240 For Sale: 2005 stock shifter console and change holder. PM if your interested.

08-26-2009, 07:40 AM	#135 (permalink)
SweetDaddyD BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 7,644 Images: 2	Great job Dragon! 6 hours? Not bad at all. How do my customers install them faster than me? lol. I wouldn't worry about the couple bubbles yet. I'd just give them a few days in the sun. If they don't come out then use an insulin needle on the edge of the bubble. It's better to just let them work out on their own though. As far as the Lotus Sport part goes, you can just take off the yellow part and I can send it to you in red (or white) instead. Then it will all match.

08-30-2009, 09:45 PM	#136 (permalink)
msink Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 111	__________________ 2008 60th Anniversary Edition Elise SC - Phantom Black\|\|Arctic Silver

09-06-2009, 01:57 PM	#137 (permalink)
Flash G Double Trouble Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hollywood Hills Posts: 3,175	Great pics guys. I'm thinking of striping my Elise to differentiate it from my Exige. Either dual black or dual white stripes. . __________________ Turn your flatscreen TV into a work of art. Modern Art DVD \| Plasma Aquarium DVD \| Widescreen Fireplace DVD 11 Esprit??? (Wish List) 07 Exige S - Ardent Red, Stage II Exhaust, LSD, Touring pack 06 Range Rover Sport - Java Black 05 Elise - Ardent Red, Stage II Exhaust, Touring pack

09-06-2009, 02:23 PM	#138 (permalink)
jlotusd Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: carson, ca. Posts: 155	here's another one... Attached Images

09-07-2009, 11:29 AM	#139 (permalink)
SweetDaddyD BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 7,644 Images: 2	The Aston Martin dealer in Orlando just acquired the new Lotus franchise and they called me up to go down and stripe a couple cars for them. I forgot my camera but I took a couple pics with theirs. Being in the service area they didn't come out great, but I'll try to post them later or if they put any new pics up on their website I'll post those. Basic black stripes on yellow car, and black with red accents on storm titanium.

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09-08-2009, 11:00 AM	#140 (permalink)
SweetDaddyD BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 7,644 Images: 2	Well here are the couple cars I did this past week for the new Lotus of Orlando. They are on the lot for sale if they strike your fancy. Put 1000 miles on my car, met a bunch of Lotus people, had a blast, and drove an Aston Martin DBS (a proper stick shift one too). Good times. Attached Images