i put side stripes on my corvette
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07-31-2016, 07:52 PM
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Would look better if it was just a stripe all the way across and didn't have the Corvette name in it imho.
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07-31-2016, 08:00 PM
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The badges bother me more than those stripes. So tacky.
Thanks I didn't know it was an LS1 5.7
I saw a new Camaro with 6.2 badges lol like oh sorry I didn't wanna mistake your 6.2 for a 6.0...thanks for the heads up lol
Thanks I didn't know it was an LS1 5.7
I saw a new Camaro with 6.2 badges lol like oh sorry I didn't wanna mistake your 6.2 for a 6.0...thanks for the heads up lol
07-31-2016, 08:18 PM
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i put side stripes on my corvette
i need a honest opinion on the side stripes how due they look
due they make my vet look better and i keep them on or the car
looks better what no side stripes my fellow corvette brothers let me no
i thought about it and i tried to fine other c5 vets what side stripes to see how it will look and i cant fine any i look for a few months be for i finely put mine on i think i have the only c5 vet what side stripes
i need a honest opinion on the side stripes how due they look
due they make my vet look better and i keep them on or the car
looks better what no side stripes my fellow corvette brothers let me no
i thought about it and i tried to fine other c5 vets what side stripes to see how it will look and i cant fine any i look for a few months be for i finely put mine on i think i have the only c5 vet what side stripes
..Okay, here's my spin on your vision, first remove stripe from it's present position and lower it to under the door (rocker panel). Change the stripe color to matte black and move the Corvette lettering section further back towards the scoop area. I'm not overwhelmed by them , but relocating them lower and in black might improve what your attempting with that style of stripe, Good luck !!!...
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07-31-2016, 08:44 PM
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..Okay, here's my spin on your vision, first remove stripe from it's present position and lower it to under the door (rocker panel). Change the stripe color to matte black and move the Corvette lettering section further back towards the scoop area. I'm not overwhelmed by them , but relocating them lower and in black might improve what your attempting with that style of stripe, Good luck !!!...
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07-31-2016, 08:51 PM
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Welcome to the forum and the rough ride.
Not sure if you're aware but give vettestripes.com a look. They have numerous options.
Not sure if you're aware but give vettestripes.com a look. They have numerous options.
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07-31-2016, 10:24 PM
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Could not be more of mistake on a Corvette. You asked for honesty... don't like the " mud flaps " either, the car is nice looking and well kept, it appears, but these additions are not favorable. This is what I see and as a professional automotive designer, my opinion has some weight. OH and BTW, I never sugar coat anything. If I like it I will tell you so. My lack of sugar coating only helps to qualify my opinions as being honest. The stripes going behind the Z06 brake scoops make them look more like Bolt on after thought ducts, which they are.. but the stripes going behind them, make them look even worse.
Bill
Really though, why would you ask anyone's opinion here? If you like them, that's all that counts. You must like them, because you spent the money and put them on... IM guessing that these comments are not what you were looking to see.
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07-31-2016, 10:32 PM
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It actually matches with the "theme" of your car
Which is sort of stock with some add ons...or something
You got a lot going on with the badges and the z06 vents.....so the stripes seem right at home on your car to be honest ...id leave them
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07-31-2016, 10:40 PM
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This post is much funnier when you read the OP's topic post closely. I feel mean and insensitive now ( do ) to my general meanness and insensitivity. IM guessing English is not his first language, or it's an indictment of the American educational system.
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07-31-2016, 11:05 PM
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I do graphics as a hobby and what I visually see is a clash.
White letters on a pewter/silver Corvette.
Additionally, the "CORVETTE" letters are not originally slanted. They appear more upright, which conflicts with the natural look.
Swap the stripes for black to compliment the other black accents and find someone who can make the letters look more aestethically realistic to the CORVETTE lettering.
I think the color white on a dark background with the incorrect letters stand out too much.
A little tweaking may work better.
White letters on a pewter/silver Corvette.
Additionally, the "CORVETTE" letters are not originally slanted. They appear more upright, which conflicts with the natural look.
Swap the stripes for black to compliment the other black accents and find someone who can make the letters look more aestethically realistic to the CORVETTE lettering.
I think the color white on a dark background with the incorrect letters stand out too much.
A little tweaking may work better.
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