Racing Stripes

Sounds good to me. Anything above and beyond stock strikes me as a good idea.

Someone else posted a pic of theirs "striped" a few months back. (see attachment)

If that's not enough for you see other attachment.... :lol:

 

lets see.. you have two choices:
1) get it striped
2) give the money to poor 'ol flareak

i say #2

 

HAHAHA i like that second, green prius!!! (JK'g)

I don't like racing stripes on any car... fuzzy dice do just fine

 

I don't know about adding stripes to my Prius; not my thing. But, if you are going to add them, please make them proportionate to the surface area on which they are applied. The black stripes on the white one are to narrow IMHO; they should occupy about 1/3 of the surface (total) to look good.

Also depending upon how bold of a statement you are seeking to make, your colors could go from white, extreme to a dark grey or dark blue. Also, if you stripe it, consider a thin 1/4" strip on the outside of the stripe, think 69 Camaro Z/28 and Chevelle SS. Next, please make sure you measure the surface precisely so that when your car is going down the road the stripe is perfectly straight and does not run off center; nothing looks worst that a stripe that runs off at a slight angle; I see this all of the time on add-on stripes.

Lastly; try them in tape first first to see if you really like them; then if you do, have them painted on for the best look.
Good luck.

 

Careful it doesn't end up looking more like a Dodge Neon rather than a Viper.

 

Also remember that one day you will have to sell it...and with stripes your potential resale pool goes way, way down.

It will probably look pretty good though, and stand out in the new sea of hybrids!

 

Ooops.... Proceed to next post

 

In case you're wondering what painted calipers look like see attachment. (Of course I had to do the drums while I was at it...)

 

I too like the leaves (aka "flames") on the Prius rather than racing stripes. The stripes don't fit the car at all, IMHO. The leaves are a nice parody on the flame motiff from the 50's and seem to suggest some performance capability along with environmental awareness. I thought of doing something like that with autumn colored leaves against the seaside pearl.

Thing is, once you paint something on your car, you're stuck with it like a tattoo.

The OEM Prius is still fine; haven't seen anything yet that I would add to it.

Bob

 

Now that is a nice idea. I magine those flames that are painted on Mustangs and Camaros, but instead are leaves. I am thinking of fall colors instead of green, although fresh geens leaves will probably look good on white. Photoshop anyone?

 

Make 'em magnetic, and don't worry about resale value. Somebody get that done. would ya? (err... the sides of the car are ferrous, right?)

 

I saw a Metallic "Sand" or whatever its called with black painted rockers. I think his extended a couple of inches above the lower door line all around both bumpers. Otherwise stock I think. I was thinking of doing my Classic White with black rockers, only the bottom 3 inches or so, and only below the doors. I thought it would lower the visual height, and reduce the slab sided look a bit. Might try black contact paper first, before making it permanent. Lots of road oil, tar, etc gathers there anyway, and this would help mask it. You could incorporate one of the Large Prius decal graphics into some kind of side stripe from a vinyl shop, and change it at will. I'l like to see black wheel centers with a polished rim someday too, but that's another topic.

 

The attached photo is my help give you an idea as to the latter...