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Interior/Exterior Having new side stripes made, NEED OPINIONS

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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 07:36 AM
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Which do you like best... 1



or 2?


 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 07:37 AM
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First one... the 'S' stripe.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 07:39 AM
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First one ... just the "S" ..... second one looks kinda cheep - like your trying too hard to get approval ...
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 07:45 AM
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That's what I thought too. Thanks. Supercharged text on the side looks a little too much like a ricer with "Type-R" pasted on the side. Too obvious.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 07:47 AM
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Definitely Number 1

 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 07:48 AM
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one more for the simple "S" version :smile: Yes the supercharged is jsut toooo much

who is making the stripes for ya???
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 07:58 AM
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Squier Design. They are only charging $35 + $6 shipping. They're the same company who made my magnetic rondelles , which were also a great deal.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 08:03 AM
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I like the first one, but with the "S" near the rear wheels instead of the front..
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 08:06 AM
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I figured S near the front tires makes mores sense (stands for Smoke) Ha
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 08:09 AM
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>>Squier Design. They are only charging $35 + $6 shipping. They're the same company who made my magnetic rondelles , which were also a great deal.


Cheap! and 20 bux per rondelle is cheap too! haha Is the rondelle magnetic or cling? or perm???
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 08:12 AM
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another vote for #1 S only.
BTW, I like your sig line: S=MC^2

 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 08:21 AM
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#2 definately.

Try making it a shadow stripe instead of white.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 08:24 AM
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#1, try to get a red "S" graphic for each cut out too.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 09:29 AM
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$35 plus $6 for shipping?

I have been working on nearly the same design for another MINI owner here in town. I can make them for just $30, plus the $6 for shipping.

I will be installing them on DominicMiniCooperS next week.
If you have any questions, email me at:
brandon@gorepro.com
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 09:46 AM
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>>#1, try to get a red "S" graphic for each cut out too.

another vote for #1 with red S

 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 10:13 AM
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ok, so most of us seem to have some taste (except for that one vote for #2 ...) but i just gotta rant for a moment ...

i've never understood why a factory would choose to focus on just one aspect of their product and make it appear to be one-dimentional: the MINI is a well-rounded car and that "supercharged" is just as silly as singling out any other aspect of the car - would you put a stripe on your car that said "FWD", or "4-wheel discs" or "16 inch wheels" .... i don't think so ...
It's been happening forever and it almost always looks weird - when Triumph calld one of it's cars the TR4 I.R.S. , people not in the know would ask what it meant and the owner would look even more rediculous as he tried to explain "independant rear suspension" ... or my T140V triumph bonneville: the "V" is for "5-speen gearbox", like anyone cares, or like it makes more of a diferance than say, the twin Amals ... or when Volvo puts a "turbo" badge on the boot lid - like the turbo is even gonna come close to helping the aerodynamics of a brick ...

so anyway ... keep it simple, keep it clean ... just something classy like Flames shooting across the door ...
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 11:17 AM
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Another #1 but...

I think it would look WAY better if you put the S towards the back of the car and not the front. It seems like there's too much S going on in the front (side marker), so in my opinion, it would balance out more if you put the S towards the back.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 11:56 AM
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#1, definitely.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 12:02 PM
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 12:04 PM
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#1
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 12:04 PM
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#1
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 12:04 PM
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yeah, yeah ... it still looks faintly brickish ...
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 12:07 PM
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I realize jivanivan's signature is supposed to represent a break dancer spinning on his head, but why do I keep thinking it is a warning that, "Falling down the stairs and landing on your head may cause a back injury"? Is it the lightning bolts? All those old Ben Gay commercials?


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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 02:14 PM
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hahahaha

I'll explain this later,
 
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 02:44 PM
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#1...the understatement is cool! (...and I DO have exceptional taste about these things.)
 
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