Anyone adding stripes?

I've been thinking about adding a GT40-style Gulf stripe (sometimes called 'smiley-face) yellow on black. See the "other colors" photo here
http://www.elisetalk.com/colors.html
for an orange on black version. But my main concern with this stripe or standard double stripes is what to do about the clear bra and when to have it installed. Obviously for painted stripes, you should hold off on the clear bra. But for vinyl stripes, you could go either way I assume.

Thinking about it. Black stripes on my yellow car.

that is what I would have ordered, but don't think I will do it if not factory...

I think if it is not done properly it could look really bad

I'm getting yellow stripes. Oh, but I ordered a yellow car. So I don't think you will notice them.

jml1952 said:

I'm getting yellow stripes. Oh, but I ordered a yellow car. So I don't think you will notice them.

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How wide are you going with them

be careful - I heard the yellow they use for stripes is lightening, so it may not look good against saffron

ivan1 said:

be careful - I heard the yellow they use for stripes is lightening, so it may not look good against saffron

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what about having one stripe in schoolbus yellow and the other in taxi-cab yellow?

Ridgemanron said:

what about having one stripe in schoolbus yellow and the other in taxi-cab yellow?

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That would be nice

maxxfish said:

Obviously for painted stripes, you should hold off on the clear bra. But for vinyl stripes, you could go either way I assume.

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Have the clear bra applied after your stripes are put on (painted or vinyl).

It will be a little harder to get the adhesive to fully wet out on the edge of the vinyl stripe. I'd recommend that you get a good paint shop to spray the stripe. It will look better than vinyl.

Can't wait to see pix of your car. I love the Gulf blue/orange combo on the GT40.

I'm not getting the Elise for a very long time, but I would like a BRG car, with two yellow stripes down the middle, I think that's type 25, but I'm not sure.

probably not. If i get GG then maybe silver stripes. If i get CO then maybe black stripes. I think GG with silver will look killer, though.

I was thinking about 2 stripes down the center of ST that were gunmetal in color... I would also powder coat the wheels gunmetal to match, and the brakes would match the interior red trim.

Or I would just have black rims and that's it.

could anyone chop CO with gulf blue stripes? I bet lazer w/ orange stripes would be hot.

I have been obsessed with the Gulf GT40 forever.

Do you think that Storm Titanium colour can be matched with coloured stripes?

aletes said:

No stripes, but if Lotus was selling them I would get a Type 25.

http://www.puresportscar.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=602&size=big&password=&sort=1&cat=522

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Me too... the type 25 has got to be the best looking elise. If I didn't have an aversion to pushing over $50k after adding the touring pack to my otherwise loaded order, I probably would have gotten BRG/biscuit and put the stripes on myself.

As it is I think I'll be happy with my "understated" ST elise.

I abhor white, but white with the green stripes---wow! I'd take that in a heartbeat!

If lotus offered it, i'd grab a type 23 in heartbeat

http://www.puresportscar.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=926&password=&sort=1&cat=521&page=1