West Coast the BEST COAST vs. EAST COAST!!! Picture thread!!!

[wildcat767676]

Originally Posted by The1

I've been trying to think of a paint scheme to paint a carbon fiber hood for this car for a while, but as i can't think of one, i haven't gotten a hood yet.

it's nice to see a thoght i had produced. bt i don't think it would be as nice on a white 1er.

I'm thinking single off center stripe exposing the carbon, but not too sold on that idea either.

Maybe someone here can Photoshop some ideas on White?

[The1]

like a 1 inch band around the outside of the roundel?

[The1]

Originally Posted by wildcat767676

Maybe someone here can Photoshop some ideas on White?

or just superimpose your hood onto a picture of my car and change the red to white. wouldn't be too hard, but i don't really want to copy your layout.

but i suspect if i did that, i would have to do a black roof too.

[dcho]

Originally Posted by The1

like a 1 inch band around the outside of the roundel?

have the hood painted white to match your car. then have some CF exposed and overlay different layers of tint so it looks like the /// design, but in carbon fiber.

[The1]

Originally Posted by dcho

have the hood painted white to match your car. then have some CF exposed and overlay different layers of tint so it looks like the /// design, but in carbon fiber.

then clear coat over top to make it smooth? interesting theory...

[The1]

I was also thinking of doing it like this, except swap the white strips for bare carbon fiber, and the black areas, just paint the same white as the car.

[dcho]

Originally Posted by The1

then clear coat over top to make it smooth? interesting theory...

yep. forgot that part. its a lot of work but its unique

[dcho]

Originally Posted by The1

I was also thinking of doing it like this, except swap the white strips for bare carbon fiber, and the black areas, just paint the same white as the car.

that could look good, provided that you have other parts of the car dressed up. otherwise the stripe might look out of place

[The1]

Originally Posted by dcho

that could look good, provided that you have other parts of the car dressed up. otherwise the stripe might look out of place

side skirts in living room waiting for me to take them to a shop for paint, ARC-8 wheels in antracite color, Icarbon rear diffuser, black shadowline grills, and i would likely do a carbon trunk too with the matched up paint lines across the top.

and do nothing else to exterior. maybe a lip spoiler, but i'm not sure i'd even do that.

[dcho]

Originally Posted by The1

side skirts in living room waiting for me to take them to a shop for paint, ARC-8 wheels in antracite color, Icarbon rear diffuser, black shadowline grills, and i would likely do a carbon trunk too with the matched up paint lines across the top.

and do nothing else to exterior. maybe a lip spoiler, but i'm not sure i'd even do that.

okay, "other parts of the car dressed up?" - check. haha. CF mirror caps would compliment the carbon stripe(s) nicely.

[The1]

Originally Posted by dcho

okay, "other parts of the car dressed up?" - check. haha. CF mirror caps would compliment the carbon stripe(s) nicely.

not sure how i feel about those yet, i think i'd have to see them on someones car in person, or i'd just glass black them to match the shadowline around the windows and in the grill. Time will tell.

[wildcat767676]

Originally Posted by The1

not sure how i feel about those yet, i think i'd have to see them on someones car in person, or i'd just glass black them to match the shadowline around the windows and in the grill. Time will tell.

He had CF mirrors....

http://www.vividracing.com/blog/cate.../project-135i/



Mine are painted black to match the black roof. I've considered going with the CF as another buddy of mine has them. They look great on his White 135i...

[The1]

definitely something i'll be taking into consideration, hopefully i'll make it out to a local meet somewhere/sometime soon, and get to see them in person.