My friend was messing around with photoshop the other day, and deleted the top strake on a picture of another crossfire. I didnt save the original, but I did this one and think it would look awesome in real life. can you spot the other body mod? (not that its low)

 

Looks good but I was thinking about doing away with all 3 and just leaving the side indent. It would take some filling in but I think that would look cool too.
Pat

 

I actually did a photoshop of that a while ago, but didnt save it. It looked too much like a c5 vette or rx7 scoop to me. It would be a huge pain in the *** too, because the indent looks like a box without the scoop peice in.

 

messing around a little more

 

LOL... it's funny how the topics have started to repeat over and over as people come and go. I've posted my strakes photochop 3 or 4 times over the last few years....

 

Personally, I think the side strakes are a great asset to an already awesome looking car. It adds originality to it IMO.

 

True if they were of better quality that fit flush against the body, and not the cartoonish ones on the car now....

 

I have a black SRT6, to which I am just starting to become accustomed (I have only had it for three months.) Some of the styling details that seemed odd at first, now seem to make sense the longer I look at the car. I like the unique look and have no desire to make it look like anything else: No one is going to confuse its profile with any other car. Neither am I "ashamed" that the car is badged a Chrysler: They have been a design leader for the last fifteen years or so - Who else would have had the audacity to build a Crossfire or a Prowler or a Viper? I also enjoy the fact that I am the benefactor of hand- built Mercedes engine for much less money than the Mercedes owners had to pay. I feel that the only necessary modifications would be those that make the car "better" (like dustless brake pads.) I like everything as it is; it is plenty fast; it is intense (why would anyone make it more so with a sprint booster?); the silver console sets off the otherwise drab monochrome interior nicely; hell, I even like the cup holder. TBW

 

I like the equal strake length look better than the one and a half strake look. The half strake looks unbalanced to me.

I've thought about removing the strakes and then opening up the indents.

 

It definitely looks different, almost boring, without them. I love the side strakes. Since my car was only available in 4 colors, and I wanted to show off the silver accents, I had to eliminate the SSB. I ended up with the graphite, and haven't looked back. Some people have chromed them, but I['ll stick with OEM.

 

I guess change makes the world go round. People with curly hair want straight hair, people with straight hair want curly hair. Blondes want to be brunetes and brunetes want to be blonds. Breast augmentation, breast reduction, and on and on. Some people want to make their car unique. The same people that want to remove the strakes would add them if they weren't there. This is an observation not a criticism.

 

maybe you could replace the strakes with a thinned down version, maybe say 1/4" thick aluminum ribs, for that billet grill look?

 

that would be a good look too

 

I like the way that looks.

 

hey now that looks much better, anychance you can make them parallel to each other?

how about in black?

 

yes and yes
and just for fun, i saved it strakeless in the process.

 

Exactly.....lets make them functional.

 

can't do it, too much junk in the way.

The windshield water tank blocks the vent on one side,

I do like those Black strakes, not too mention the sandy gold paint looks slick as hell.

 

If they can't be functional they can at least look functional. From a distance when the strakes are in shadow the black plastic gives the appearance that the indents are opened up. I like the look of that and have thought about removing the strakes and cutting open the front of the indent. If there is stuff that can be seen then I suppose the opening can be blocked off with a screen. Granted this would mean the indents would be all show but the strakes are like that already. I'm just not keen on taking a can opener to my fenders. Any volunteers?

 

the black piece and strakes are all one piece. The black piece actually holds them in place.