Heya bud, just want to let you know I finally got "striped"!

Thanks again Former...they look great.

 

nice job senna; that looks pretty close to mine --- did you cut the tops off at a 45°? nice spacing too.

 

Honestly, I like the way Former did his compared to how I did mine, oh well, different is good. Another idea that I had which is something that someone else here said, they spoke about a racing stripe like a checker flag, now that would be cool as hell.

 

Rob, yep...45 at the top, I like the tight spacing, just eyeballed it (once or twice) but worked great. Blue, honestly, I tried a bunch of stuff...even a combo thick red stripe with a white edge stripe, so it's definitely worth experimenting. I think the 45 actually helps lead the eye down around the curve at the bottom of the door line. I knew exactly what Rob was talking about the Vette stripes (red) so I tried few other places too...had one two coming off the front left wheel well, but it was too much.

FYI...the monokote suggestion was just right. I found some two foot lengths of Airplane striping material at a local Hobby shop (Monokote is a brand name, so I don't know if it's actual Monokote) but that was perfect.

Voila XF Forum "secret hand shake stripes!"

 

I just noticed your gas prices are about .20 cents higher than ours, sorry man.

 

yep, paying through the nose here...but gas prices are really high in this part of maryland. I usually go a bit north and pay 10-14 cents less per gallon. DC is a really weird area, food & gas are a terrible price.

 

OK, I added my stripes.

I went with black and after applying them and then opening the door, the first thing seen is all the black from the weather-stripping and the sills. so the black is a good match. I couldn't find matte black. I might keep looking for the matte though. Debated dark gray, something close to the interior, but as I said, the black all came together. The stripes are 2-3/8" wide and the space just fell together after applying the rear stripe. I used the Monokote also. I couldn't believe all the colors AND patterns ... I saw one that looked like a checkered flag.

 

I'm thinking the black are awfully "stark" on the Alabaster. I think I'll try to find some Monokote that matches the silver color of the A pillar...

 

Dave,
Let me know if you have any trouble finding it. There's a hobby store in Rockville that carries that stuff and it's only like $3.75 a sheet (one sheet will do both sides if you don't make a mistake).

Sooner or later, I'm gonna have them painted on...I really like the look.

 

adoni,

I have to agree with David that the black is a little stark against the Alabaster. You might want to try a dark matte gray. Just a thought.

Kevin

 

I have been flying r/c airplanes since I was 7...And I am very familiar with monokote and I know it is applied with an iron, are you guys talking about an adhesive type back or actually using an iron?

Also are slasher stripes still available? I need a set for my white 04na

I am thinking about this color with the limited in the grey....was thinking about getting the sparkly grey like boats have though, think that would look killer.

 

This is an adhesive backed monokote - basically just a nice thin, glossy, silvery looking vinyl. I got mine through the online hobby store linked to somewhere here on the forum and cut it to shape, using the angle of the lower part of the door as a guide for proper angle. I then cleaned the area where they were to be applied with some isopropyl alcohol and laid 'em on. Haven't had a problem with them since the install, and the color is a dead match for all the other silver trim on the car.

 

nice old thread from way back...might bring out some more stripe kits...lol

 

ok...thanks fellas.

 

I like these, will be investing in some!

 

Not to rain on anyones parade, but aren't these available from the CICCI store?

 

yes and you can get any color combo you need. Its a great mod that gets ALOT of positive comments and attention. They looked good with the thin silver stripe and stock rims, now the darker graphite looks good with the new rims

 

Oh! That looks great with the double striping!!! well done. Love the wheels as well...good looking ride bud

 

DAVE!! Is that really you??

Nice to see you posting again.

 

Here's mine I got from the CICCI store:



I recently put a set on the SRT-6, but haven't photographed them yet.