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Old Jul 24, 2013 | 02:05 PM
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Sneak peek...

...at some vinyl work I'm having done.

I get it pack tomorrow very late, so there won't be any shots till this weekend... but this was sent by the shop working on it...

I'm excited.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2013 | 04:02 PM
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WHat!!!!! no pictures yet!! lol
 
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Old Jul 27, 2013 | 04:05 PM
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Yeah... it's the weekend, where are they ?!

 
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Old Jul 27, 2013 | 08:01 PM
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All right you two... settle down.

2 shots... one of the rear taken at the shop (I don't know why I didn't take any shots of that today... dang it...)

And the other one is of the front/top.

So the changes/additions are:

- Cooper banner in front window. The word is cut out.
- black offset stripe starting at the bottom of the bumper to the windshield
- red offset stripe continuing over the top and down the rear window
- black offset stripe picking up where the red one left off and going all the way to the bottom.
- black insert to tie the upper and middle grill together
- black "Cooper S" on back of car

Unseen, but done at the same time:
- dash pieces painted red
- "Cooper S" added to dash in same style as what's on the back of the mini

I really like the concept about this, and the way it turned out. Not SUPER happy with the vinyl guy, and won't be recommending him. He did a few things I'm not happy with and I really won't get into it. Needless to say, if you know where to look, you'll see stuff that makes you go "Damn it!"
 
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Old Jul 27, 2013 | 08:10 PM
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Looks good from here, but then again I'm in TN... but seriously it does looks good.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2013 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Jolly Rogrrrr
Looks good from here, but then again I'm in TN... but seriously it does looks good.
Thanks...

now try taking two steps backward... looks even better, doesn't it?
 
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Old Jul 28, 2013 | 03:01 AM
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Wow, bet not too many Bishops are driving around in cars like that !

Way to you-ify it ! Very nice !
 
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Old Jul 28, 2013 | 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by CR&PW&JB
Wow, bet not too many Bishops are driving around in cars like that !

Way to you-ify it ! Very nice !
Well there is this one priest.... Lol

Thanks! So many more things to do... So little time! (And money)
 
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Old Jul 28, 2013 | 07:25 AM
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Nice. I like the way it continues down the rear window. I'd consider similar for my CMS, but the window is small enough as it is. Don't need to further cut visibility.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2013 | 11:22 AM
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You forgot to continue the stripe on your windshield









:P
 
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Old Jul 29, 2013 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by EHans
Nice. I like the way it continues down the rear window. I'd consider similar for my CMS, but the window is small enough as it is. Don't need to further cut visibility.
It doesn't cut as much as you'd think. I have another mirror over my regular rear view mirror that really opens up my view.

The hardest thing to get used to so far is the windshield graphic.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2013 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by ViperNL
You forgot to continue the stripe on your windshield
You laugh... but originally the thought was to just add a regular, non cut banner to the front windshield. If I went with that, there would have been part of a red stripe in my front window. Only 6 or 8 inches at the top, but still...

Maybe I should have a static one made that I can put on at car shows... just to freak some people out... "How do you SEE?!?!"
 
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Old Aug 28, 2013 | 12:40 PM
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how wide are the strips? 6 in and 1 in? cause i was going to do that exact same thing on my pepper white with black but i would make the small offset a different color like blue
 
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Old Aug 29, 2013 | 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by bishop_gideon
It doesn't cut as much as you'd think. I have another mirror over my regular rear view mirror that really opens up my view.

The hardest thing to get used to so far is the windshield graphic.
I passed on the window treatment. It just didn't look right. For pics, hit the link in my sig below.
 
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