New racing stripes...Pics inside!
07-18-2013, 07:49 AM
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Keep in mind that this is coming from a guy that believes in personalizing his Z's and usually not to other folks' taste. I've taken my beatings over the years for my bad choices and you'll never get recognized for your good choices because it just doesn't work that way. If you stick with the car long enough to see other Z's that have been done well, your taste will mature and you will recognize the bad choices (and the "why" behind it) on your own.
Since you posted it up for opinions.
1) I'm glad that you put "350Z" on the front window. I wasn't quite sure what kind of car it was. /sarcasm *I couldn't help myself*
2) I've done the stripes thing myself and can say that it's very difficult to get stripes to flow well on the Z. Nice execution, but the design is very "mustang/vette" and not my fav
3) As mentioned by others, the offsets on your wheels are pretty weak - get some spacers and it will look much better
4) I'm not a fan of chrome wheels on a Z either, so that isn't my fav
5) Not a fan of the tiny stock calipers painted red, but its your car - IMO, buy a BBK if you can afford it, but don't try to fake it with tiny rotors and calipers underneath paint or covers. I will fool a 14 year old kid, but any reasonable sportscar enthusiast is going to laugh/ridicule this poor decision
Just so its fair, you can pick on my cars too (I can pick them apart on my own too) -
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Since you posted it up for opinions.
1) I'm glad that you put "350Z" on the front window. I wasn't quite sure what kind of car it was. /sarcasm *I couldn't help myself*
2) I've done the stripes thing myself and can say that it's very difficult to get stripes to flow well on the Z. Nice execution, but the design is very "mustang/vette" and not my fav
3) As mentioned by others, the offsets on your wheels are pretty weak - get some spacers and it will look much better
4) I'm not a fan of chrome wheels on a Z either, so that isn't my fav
5) Not a fan of the tiny stock calipers painted red, but its your car - IMO, buy a BBK if you can afford it, but don't try to fake it with tiny rotors and calipers underneath paint or covers. I will fool a 14 year old kid, but any reasonable sportscar enthusiast is going to laugh/ridicule this poor decision
Just so its fair, you can pick on my cars too (I can pick them apart on my own too) -
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07-18-2013, 04:04 PM
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Racecar drop!!
I like that term racecar drop to distinguish from hella flush. I have a racecar drop and would happily put it up against your vettes if you think the z is slow. By the way, I'm not a fan of the racing stripes, but your friend did a good job and I think they flow well with the lines of the car. Also like that blue ZO6!
07-18-2013, 04:14 PM
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I expected it to be much worse than what it is...I'm still not a fan though, and there is no way I'd ever put racing stripes on a 350Z, they should stay on classic muscle cars in my opinion.
Also.....please SHUT THE FU*K UP about the "hating"!!! Oh my God people, nobody is "hating", when a person is "hating" they are talking down about about something they want, but can not obtain, so they "hate" because they are jealous. If I pulled my **** out in front of you and and asked you what you thought about and you said "ew dick!" could I call you a hater? ......I didn't think so. There needs to be a sticky on this forum about the mis-use of the word hater. Sheesh.
Also.....please SHUT THE FU*K UP about the "hating"!!! Oh my God people, nobody is "hating", when a person is "hating" they are talking down about about something they want, but can not obtain, so they "hate" because they are jealous. If I pulled my **** out in front of you and and asked you what you thought about and you said "ew dick!" could I call you a hater? ......I didn't think so. There needs to be a sticky on this forum about the mis-use of the word hater. Sheesh.
07-18-2013, 04:16 PM
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I like that term racecar drop to distinguish from hella flush. I have a racecar drop and would happily put it up against your vettes if you think the z is slow. By the way, I'm not a fan of the racing stripes, but your friend did a good job and I think they flow well with the lines of the car. Also like that blue ZO6!
07-18-2013, 04:55 PM
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I don't understand why so many people are getting upset about the stripes. To me, they look great and your friend did an outstanding job. I have often thought about getting stripes but could never visualize how to make them look right on the Z. Your solution is perfect. Back in the 50's and 60's. lots of sports cars ran racing stripes. I liked them back then and I still like them today. I guess some of the youngsters will now claim I'm one of the older members on this forum Maybe I am, I'll be 70 this November. I've been a car lover all my life and plan to keep playing with cars for many more years. Here is a picture of my Z..............
07-18-2013, 05:24 PM
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I don't understand why so many people are getting upset about the stripes. To me, they look great and your friend did an outstanding job. I have often thought about getting stripes but could never visualize how to make them look right on the Z. Your solution is perfect. Back in the 50's and 60's. lots of sports cars ran racing stripes. I liked them back then and I still like them today. I guess some of the youngsters will now claim I'm one of the older members on this forum Maybe I am, I'll be 70 this November. I've been a car lover all my life and plan to keep playing with cars for many more years. Here is a picture of my Z..............
07-18-2013, 08:18 PM
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Except for the guy with all the stick on mods from YouTube.... You've all seen him, I hope. He's been disowned.
07-19-2013, 05:20 AM
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Not really feeling the overall look of the car or the stripes, then again there are very few cars that can pull off stripes in my opinion. However if you like it then keep it going, just realize that many people in the scene will probably make some sort of disparaging remarks regarding the stripes.
+100000 The amount of times I have said this is nauseating. Such a miss-used term.
+100000 The amount of times I have said this is nauseating. Such a miss-used term.
07-19-2013, 05:44 AM
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Good friend of mine has a graphic vinyl shop and we sat down and designed these stripes for my car. They are black and gray, to match the interrior of the car and he designed them to match with the lines of the car from front, over the top and down the back. Here are some pics, what you guys think?
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07-19-2013, 05:14 PM
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i hate it when domestic car owners (american muscle enthusiasts) try to apply that heritage to japanese cars. makes me sick. lol vette owners always putting those fake caliper covers on. but then again theyre usually old middle aged guys so to them anything is cool
07-19-2013, 09:29 PM
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Artistic?. yes, but in the wrong place i think. I guess a lot of time went into it so I understand why suggestions to rip them off would hurt. But if the idea of posting the pics was to help with deciding whether to keep it or not, you have your answer I guess. For the most part I think you have shown maturity in the way you handled some of the "opinions".