drew_c6

I'm looking to break up the color a bit on my machine silver '06. All the stripe kits you find online send the hood stripes right down the center cowl. There's such hard lines between on the hood between the cowl and the fenders, I'm amazed I can't find a single stripe kit online that has done this.


My current ideas for this scheme below are among the following:


1.) Primary - Gloss black (I used MS Paint - just pretend it's gloss)
Secondary - Red pin stripe


2.) Primary - Gloss black
Secondary - Cyber grey pin stripe


3.) Primary - Gloss Cyber Grey
Secondary - Red pin stripe


4.) Primary - Gloss Cyber Grey
Secondary - Black pin stripe


I'm also thinking I might either fade out the black in the door stripe toward the back or leave it off completely. Either way, I'm not entirely sure if and how I might continue the hood stripe scheme on the targa and hatch.


Example of the first option:

EVRose

My wife just walked by and saw your pic on the screen and said "That looks horrible!"
IMO one stripe in the center looks better. If you're liking the double stripe thing I think black looks to harsh. I would go with the primary cyber grey and nothing on the doors.

Jon Hekking

That's just too much for me, but its your car.

drew_c6

Nope. Feedback is what I'm looking for and the more I look at it the less I like the doors. I'm also starting to agree the black is too stark a contrast and grey might be better. Undecided on the pinstriping as well.

zrracer

Forget the doors.
Maybe just the red on the hood
Do the t top black and the a pillar.

Durien512

Personally I do not like that at all

drew_c6

Thanks guys. I was trying to use my meager photoshop skills to try and think outside the box, but the more I look at it, the more I think "Yo, dawg, lemme pimp yo ride!"

The car had everything I wanted for a great price, but was the one color I find completely boring and in need of good striping or something to set it off. I've found a few ideas online, but so far nothing really grabs me. They're either plain themselves or over-the-top gaudy. In my attempt to overcome the former, I ran into the latter. I just have to find the happy medium.

wayback

Not feeling those stripes.

Want bold? How about something like this?


Or something much more subdued?


Both look much better to me.

I have seen the black and silver one in person, badass.

drew_c6

Hmm. That first one isn't bad. I think I'd still go with gloss black over matte, but it's definitely an improvement over solid silver.

Dr Bee

Not a fan of stripes, never been my thing, even pin striping seems wrong. It's like the owner is saying "...I wish my car looked better" and the corvette looks amazing as-is.

jdvann

I like this one, but I haven't seen many I do like...probably would need this hood to pull it off.

Turbo6TA

OP .... Your car is silver. If you want something that is noticeable but not "In Your Face", I think this is the best option:



Very subtle, and nice ... In fact, I think I would just get the hood and front fascia stripes and forget the roof, rear deck lid and rear fascia stripes.

Just my opinion.

Frankie15

Brings me back to my f-body days. Screams 4th gen Camaro SS.

I'm not a big fan of stripes. I don't think the C6 can really pull them off either.

Turbo6TA

On the other hand, these stripes are so subtle, It might very well look good with all the stripes as shown in the photo.

Up to you.

Anyway, it's very Nice!

Turbo6TA

Don't do it !

Mizfitcreations2.0

You know my vote. Looks like I got the exact hood from the pic above seeing as this is the only custom made with the side vents.

USA1 427

This choice is my favorite. As for matte stripes, I know more guys who regretted getting the matte vinyl stripes because they're so hard to detail around, especially the black ones. They get uneven looking finishes, spotting, and a lot worse. Really like these subtle classy stripes in the pic.

gilbybarr

With silver, a medium charcoal metallic or dark charcoal metallic (Vette Stripes) looks super. Lets see if I can find a pic I will post......yep, found one!

703

This bold enough?

drew_c6

Fourth gen F-body lookalike or not, I actually like both the hood and the paint scheme a lot. I had a '02 WS.6 a number of years ago and one of the few minor things that bugs me about the C6 itself is the hood doesn't seem aggressive enough. I always liked that big center bulge in the middle of the WS.6 and SS hoods compared to the standard T/A and Camaros.


(For the record I'm a 5'4" dude, so I might be over-compensating... )


You guys have steered me away from the edge and given a lot of great feedback. I just have to figure out how I'm going to go about doing all of this. The plain silver bugs me, but I also know I would like to do a wide body conversion and possibly change up the front fascia, rear fascia, and/or hood as well. Doing any sort of striping or color scheme before then would be a bit premature. I'm just on an idea gathering mission.