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Wing0949 · Apr 1st, 2003, 04:19 PM

I was contemplating this as well. Keep a clean look or stripe the car? I eventually wanted to distinguish my car more from the "stockers" so I just ordered my stripes the other day and should have them in soon.

FYI, I went with the Shadow Grey viper stripes. They look nice and are just noticeable, but not overly. I guess I found a perfect medium to my dilema. I get the stripes, but then again, it won't be too loud so it'll still help retain a clean look on my dark silver S... I hope. can't really tell from that 1 pic i've seen all over.

Anyways, that was my other dilema.. viper or traditional mini cooper bonnet stripes (more wide spread)? Traditional is cool and really relates to the old school look.

I have some points which finally personally convinced me to go with viper stripes
1) They're a little more different. Standard bonnet stripes are cool, but I can find them easily. If I see stripes on a cooper, it'll be the usual black or white stripe.
2) I'm in the US. It seems that the viper stripes are more commonly seen on US autos and power cars. Viper, Corvette, Ford GT40, old muscles cars, etc... So, I guess I wanted to represent my home in this indirect way.
3) Viper stripes look a little more aggressive. I know this is a totally different car, but "Eleanor" from Gone in 60 Seconds (most recent version with N. Cage) looked so sweet with that dark metallic paint job and viper stripes. I'm hoping to envoke similar feelings from my car.

Lastly, maybe consider an alternative stripe "spacing" Maybe wider than the standard bonner stripes, maybe something inbetween that and viper stripes, or offset them to your own measurements as you see fit.

oh, yeah! for bonnet stripe color choices, I like the suggestion of white or silver.. and maybe dark silver (if it's the right shade). Those seem to look the best on the IB, but if you want something louder, i guess a red or yellow? I recommend red stripe with white borders, or yellow stripes with black borders. It'll stand out nicely on an IB body color. Now that'll be something different. You just have to be sure you can pull of the color combos and not clash hues.

Good luck on your decision.

Apr 1st, 2003, 04:19 PM	#12
Wing0949 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA - USA Local Time: 10:58 PM Posts: 82 Offline	I was contemplating this as well. Keep a clean look or stripe the car? I eventually wanted to distinguish my car more from the "stockers" so I just ordered my stripes the other day and should have them in soon. FYI, I went with the Shadow Grey viper stripes. They look nice and are just noticeable, but not overly. I guess I found a perfect medium to my dilema. I get the stripes, but then again, it won't be too loud so it'll still help retain a clean look on my dark silver S... I hope. can't really tell from that 1 pic i've seen all over. Anyways, that was my other dilema.. viper or traditional mini cooper bonnet stripes (more wide spread)? Traditional is cool and really relates to the old school look. I have some points which finally personally convinced me to go with viper stripes 1) They're a little more different. Standard bonnet stripes are cool, but I can find them easily. If I see stripes on a cooper, it'll be the usual black or white stripe. 2) I'm in the US. It seems that the viper stripes are more commonly seen on US autos and power cars. Viper, Corvette, Ford GT40, old muscles cars, etc... So, I guess I wanted to represent my home in this indirect way. 3) Viper stripes look a little more aggressive. I know this is a totally different car, but "Eleanor" from Gone in 60 Seconds (most recent version with N. Cage) looked so sweet with that dark metallic paint job and viper stripes. I'm hoping to envoke similar feelings from my car. Lastly, maybe consider an alternative stripe "spacing" Maybe wider than the standard bonner stripes, maybe something inbetween that and viper stripes, or offset them to your own measurements as you see fit. oh, yeah! for bonnet stripe color choices, I like the suggestion of white or silver.. and maybe dark silver (if it's the right shade). Those seem to look the best on the IB, but if you want something louder, i guess a red or yellow? I recommend red stripe with white borders, or yellow stripes with black borders. It'll stand out nicely on an IB body color. Now that'll be something different. You just have to be sure you can pull of the color combos and not clash hues. Good luck on your decision. Last edited by Wing0949 : Apr 2nd, 2003 at 12:03 PM.