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Chat Area => Omega Gallery => Topic started by: CateraMV6 on 16 April 2008, 00:45:00
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Well this morning I was driving in front of a VW GTI MK5 and I noticed the Red stripe that they had for years on the the GTIs... so I figured why not do one on my car... so here is the result...
Any Opinions are welcome...
GTI...
(http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/07/07/014005.1-lg.jpg)
My Car...
(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n50/CateraMV6/DSC00813.jpg)
(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n50/CateraMV6/DSC00816.jpg)
(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n50/CateraMV6/DSC00815.jpg)
(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n50/CateraMV6/DSC00814.jpg)
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Subtle , would,nt do it personally but each to their own !! 8-)
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Very subtle - in fact being colour blind I can hardly see it! ;)
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More than subtle - took a while to spot it!
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i like it, that might look nice on an irmscher grill :y
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Lokks good.
I still want that Opel grill of yours :D 8-)
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Looks good when i found it ;D
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Lokks good.
I still want that Opel grill of yours :D 8-)
Well is that a rare opel grill, cuz I got it from germany and I assumed that they are everywhere... but now when I look at other cars... I guess its not that common...
anyway thanks for the comments so far I like it... you cant even see it unless you are looking for it... but if you are a person who pays attention to the details... you will know its there...
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weird... a gti passed me today, in black with the red grill stripe, and i thought 'i wonder what an omega would look like with one of those'. i should have guessed the answer would be on oof somewhere!! hehe!!
what did you use to do the stripe? or did you paint it on?
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Very subtle indeed
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weird... a gti passed me today, in black with the red grill stripe, and i thought 'i wonder what an omega would look like with one of those'. i should have guessed the answer would be on oof somewhere!! hehe!!
what did you use to do the stripe? or did you paint it on?
I went to the local auto parts store and got a professional paint stripe kit... its a Vinyl and its in two sizes one is 1/8" and also 1/4" and then you clean the surface and apply it just like tape...
If you ever want it gone just peel it off... i think they use this type of tape for the sides when they do paint matching to cover up the overlap lines...
But it cost me about 2$ to do... and I love it... the more I stare at it the more I think its cool...
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May i be so bold as to say, as much as i respetc the next chap for signifying his car to his own taste. The simple visual dynamics of contrast apply somewhat to a more distinct hit than the silver/chrome/red scheme you have as oppesed to (my suggestion purely) a satin black grille/silver bodywork/red stripe combo.
I had a mk2 (87) vw golf in white with the narrow bumpers and a cobalt stripe on the bumpers (fenders), it looked the business so much the police confiscated my pictures.
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May i be so bold as to say, as much as i respetc the next chap for signifying his car to his own taste. The simple visual dynamics of contrast apply somewhat to a more distinct hit than the silver/chrome/red scheme you have as oppesed to (my suggestion purely) a satin black grille/silver bodywork/red stripe combo.
I had a mk2 (87) vw golf in white with the narrow bumpers and a cobalt stripe on the bumpers (fenders), it looked the business so much the police confiscated my pictures.
I like the red strip, but do agree with the above statement; I think the red strip's effect is somewhat lost in the mix with the many different layers of colour.
A blacked grille would set it off so much better.
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sorry mate but very cheap photoshop
and red dont come with silver
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Huh... well 1st off its not a photoshopp... and I cant quite figure out what people like... half say its great the other half dont like it so.... I guess I will stick with what I like...
I will try to get some more pics of it. Thanks all for the comments.
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The contrast of the red against the black on the Golf makes the red stripe stand out far more, with it also facing forward giving a block of colour. The stripe you have added to your grill is more difficult to see because of the angle and also the brightness of the silver surround - it draws the eye far more than the red.
However, the red stripe may well make people stop and look again having only caught a quick glimpse - because it's not obvious initially.
The most important opinion is your own though, if you like it then keep it on.
:)
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Red stripe thats a cheap lager