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Old 07-05-2007, 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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Sorry! I meant white stripes on my 04 MC.
 
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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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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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i think black would look the best
 
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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 07-05-2007, 02:51 PM
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how about red stripes
 
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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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Dude forget stripes polka dots are the way to go.
 
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Or checkers???
 
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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 07-05-2007, 05:02 PM
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i think black looks great with red..
 
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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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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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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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Originally Posted by mufflethis
Dude forget stripes polka dots are the way to go.
The king of the mountains, eh?
 
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White GT3 stripes from Cooper Flags would be stunning.
 
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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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Black..definately viper style....that would be awesome!
 
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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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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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Silver Stripes FTW!
 
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