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Old Jul 8, 2003 | 06:21 PM
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Hi guys please check my pictures and make coments about the stripes.

Please understand that the stripes on the pictures are plastic stripes for the purpose of having an idea how they will look. so they do not look perfect. I am planning to paint them, but if any of you guys know any other way to do it I will take sugestions.

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Old Jul 8, 2003 | 06:54 PM
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They look fantastic, GOOD JOB.
If you did not want to paint them I'm sure Cooper Flags could probably make them for you. Buck for buck it may be cheaper than paint. Either way I likes 'em.
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Old Jul 8, 2003 | 07:57 PM
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>>Hi guys please check my pictures and make coments about the stripes.
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>>Please understand that the stripes on the pictures are plastic stripes for the purpose of having an idea how they will look. so they do not look perfect. I am planning to paint them, but if any of you guys know any other way to do it I will take sugestions.
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>>thank you
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>>carlos http://www.msnusers.com/ppanther
Hi Carlos,

If you want a car designer's 02 cents...I like the stripes. As a matter of fact, I'm waiting on my PS MCS and have been wondering about the stripes or not. My suggestion...the heavy white "cooper" graphic is too loud and overwhelming the subtlies of the silver/black combo. The Hella white covers only compound the problem.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2003 | 08:02 PM
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Please get rid of that massive Cooper windshield decal, for the sake of MINI drivers everywhere. Also, you might want to think about ending the stripes at the end of the hood like most stripes are done. I can understand wanting to do something different, but the stripes all the way down muddy the design and look like a person who has scabs on their lips from falling down.


 
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Old Jul 8, 2003 | 08:20 PM
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Hi fmkr Thank you for your coment, but in the sixties we had the stripes all the way to the botton, not only in the coopers but also on the american muscle cars.

cooper s aero, kit pack1, pack2, pulley by Randy, alta intake, magnaflow exhaust, lapiz blue leather, Hella rally lights and working on headers and throtle body.

mustang 65 289 hipo 4 speed with white stripes
 
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Old Jul 9, 2003 | 09:16 AM
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I like the stripes but lose the cooper window graphic. Way too tacky. Just my opinion.
 
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Old Jul 9, 2003 | 11:03 AM
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I'm not too keen on the Cooper S windshield logo but I like the stripes... all the way down and nice and wide. I think it looks stupid with them cut off at the grill - allway's looks like a job not finished. But them I'm biased.... my other cars a Shelby Cobra.
 
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Old Jul 9, 2003 | 11:19 AM
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Love the look of the stripes, I just had the cooper flags 3 stripe done on my S.
Please don't think i'm flaming cooper flags but they blistered bad. Little air bubbles every where. The guy who did it is a 20 year body man who has done literally thousands of stripes. We are hoping they will bake out in the July sun and so far so good. I can't figure out if it was error putting them on or if it was bad material. I also had the side stripes done and they are perfect. Who knows what went wrong. Just be informed that stripes don't always go on perfect.

PS I like the window decal, it is overbearing but you put it there cause you like it and thats what counts. Mini's are dressed to the owners taste, onlookers can like or dislike, we still love our cars.

Just my 2¢
 
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