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AndyS 
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 Topic: To stripe or not to stripe . . . ?
Posted: 27-August-2005 at 07:19 |
. . . that's the question.
Took the old ones off for a bit of a touch up & I don't know whether to put the new ones back on.
What do you think?
The Six without stripes.
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G0ph3r
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Posted: 27-August-2005 at 07:25 |
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IMHO I think it looks better without, Stripes will probably distract the viewer from the real elegance of the car.
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Rhys
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Posted: 27-August-2005 at 12:20 |
Looks good, but do you have a before shot to put against it for comparrison? 
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scarface
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Posted: 27-August-2005 at 13:56 |
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She's a beauty mate.. I'd leave it without.
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bmw1066
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Posted: 27-August-2005 at 15:09 |
She will look good no matter what, What sort of strip would you be putting on single or double
Edited by bmw1066
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Leroyhighline
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Posted: 27-August-2005 at 15:36 |
Very Nice,
I Think it looks more modern, Depends if that is what you want.
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Nostrils
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Posted: 27-August-2005 at 15:45 |
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Dont know what its looked like with stripes, but certainly looks the dons without....keep it that way IMO
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Brucey
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Posted: 28-August-2005 at 04:38 |
Normally I'd say 'with' but yours looks good without.
Unless you were going to clear coat over them, you can always decide later anyway.
cheers
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AndyS
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Posted: 28-August-2005 at 05:04 |
The old stripes were so faded you could barely see them.
This was the day I picked it up - complete with polished TRX's!
You can hardly see the stripes here. . .
A closer view . . .
The originals had a broad dark (purple?) stripe on top & a narrow
orangey one below. I've managed to get replicas but I wouldn't
attempt to put them on myself.
I'm veering towards leaving them off.
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b8alk
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Posted: 28-August-2005 at 05:14 |
Fella that car of yours is gorgous, BMW certainly don`t make cars of that caliber anymore, i personaly think it looks great without the stripes, infact i think it looks great period... but i would not be putting them back on if i owned it.
You must be well proud to own such a beautiful car.(i know i would be)
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Coasting
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Posted: 28-August-2005 at 05:53 |
Andy, leave them off mate.
To those that comment on how gorgeous the car is - you're spot on and it looks even nicer in the flesh.
It needs absolutely nothing more on it, be they original or not.
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AndyS
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Posted: 28-August-2005 at 07:18 |
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That's sorted then.
Cheers lads.
For sale: one set of stripes - suit Ford Escort or similar.
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Horsetan
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Posted: 28-August-2005 at 11:45 |
 AndyS wrote:
For sale: one set of stripes - suit Ford Escort or similar. |
They might fit the VW Polo next door to you...... 
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johnny318is
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Posted: 04-September-2005 at 05:32 |
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Andy,
Out of curiosity, how did you get your stripes off?
The bodyshop made a right dogs dinner of mine last year so I've been toying with removing them for a while.
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John
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AndyS
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Posted: 04-September-2005 at 07:43 |
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Use a hairdrier to soften the glue. Be sparing with the heat!
I left mine sitting in hot sun. Then use bug & tar remover to get the residue off.
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AndyS Live each day as if it's your last - one day it will be.
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Robmw
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Posted: 04-September-2005 at 08:58 |
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I think it looks stunning ...........He drools
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billgates e30
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Posted: 04-September-2005 at 14:36 |
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as i have said before.
leave them off mate, looks much cleaner and sleeker without them in my opinion.
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Grahame_Vincent
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Posted: 05-September-2005 at 05:06 |
"Off...off...off...off....off"
Looks great (as usual) Andy, you're a lucky man!
All the best
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Grahame
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Howard
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Posted: 05-September-2005 at 16:53 |
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Stripes were optional equipment. Somewhere in my documentation files I have the full set of available stripe colours that were available for 635s. Both mine have stripes.
I would leave them off.
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M3AG
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Posted: 07-September-2005 at 09:17 |
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Aren't they the motorsport stripe? Same colours as the tri colours used by M div? I have them on my B9!
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we're the Sweeney son, and we ain't had our dinner.....
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To stripe or not to stripe . . . ?
