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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 02:24 PM
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Red body, red roof, red mirrors what colour stripes?

My 04Mc had a white roof and red body so I placed red stipes on the bonnet and the boot. My 07 MCS has red body,red roof and red Mirrors so I was thinking black stripes. Please let me know what you think. Thanks!!!
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 02:30 PM
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Sorry! I meant white stripes on my 04 MC.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by VinceG
Please let me know what you think. Thanks!!!
You could go black or white. White would really stand out and tie into the brightwork on Coopers, but black would be more subdued and tie into the black wheel arches/trim. You can't go wrong either way, so the question is..."stand-out bright" or "subdued dark"??? Good luck...you have a really great car to work with being that it's all red!!!
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 02:31 PM
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i'd go with black, as opposed to white...you might be able to find aftermarket stripes that are clear with a black pinstripe, which would also look cool (body colored stripes outlined by black)
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 02:31 PM
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i think black would look the best
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by soul embrace
i think black would look the best
True...if you had a red/white MINI already maybe going a different direction would be fun. Great thing w/ stripes is that you could always change it in a year or two if you wanted to!!
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 02:51 PM
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how about red stripes
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 03:01 PM
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I'm partial to white. What would be neat would be strips all the way down to the boot.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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Dude forget stripes polka dots are the way to go.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 03:32 PM
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Or checkers???
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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Well, white would look good as long as they went all the way over the car, which would mean having parallel stripes toward the center of the car instead of the regular MINI bonnet stripes.

But I think black would look better. There's lots of black on the car already for it to tie into.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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i think black looks great with red..
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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I'm also a little partial to white stripes, but with all red... I'm thinkin black would be sweet.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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Skip the stripes and put a Texas flag decal on the roof. Sure, you might not be from Texas, but we wouldn't hold it against you. http://www.cooperflags.com/ProductDetail.cfm?ID=45
 

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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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See my gallery and you'll know which I prefer.

The black stripes with the white pinstripes on the edges really pop, IMHO.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by mufflethis
Dude forget stripes polka dots are the way to go.
The king of the mountains, eh?
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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White GT3 stripes from Cooper Flags would be stunning.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Chili Red & Pepper White
See my gallery and you'll know which I prefer.

The black stripes with the white pinstripes on the edges really pop, IMHO.
Definitely. I'd go with Viper-style too, but that's just me.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 06:28 PM
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Black..definately viper style....that would be awesome!
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 06:38 PM
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I'm kind of partial to the clean line of white, but that being said you should check out the cool 'Jake" stripes on Aesthetic Creations site... black with chrome down the middle. Quite cool.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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You could go with The XXL Racing Stripe - blue in the main stripe and white on the pinstripes.

If you want to go for a bad/mean look, black stripes on red are appropriate. White would give a less badass look.

So, what mood do you want to convey?
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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Silver Stripes FTW!
 
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