Black roof?

Discussion in 'Modifications & DIY how-to' started by Alex, Apr 26, 2008.

  1. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    I know its popular in the BMW and Mercedes crowd, especially on the CSL models and some of the newer mercs...

    Quick photoshop -- thoughts?

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  2. KA05STi

    KA05STi Member

    I think it looks real good with a carbon fiber trunk and hood
     
  3. seanwrxwagon

    seanwrxwagon Member

    You could get a carbon fiber roof skin. That would look good with the carbon hood and trunk.
     
  4. Sparta

    Sparta Active Member

    While your at it might as well do the front bumper middle too
     
  5. pankopp

    pankopp Member

    or just get a vinyl wrap on the roof. its cheaper and you could remove it if you sell. They are getting popular with the G35 crowd also.
     
  6. dontcallitarex

    dontcallitarex Active Member

    To me there isn't enough to tie it in with the rest of the car. If you had a carbon hood it would flow a bit better to me.
     
  7. Trey

    Trey Active Member

    Honda guys have been doing it or years because of the hood and trunk being CF.
     
  8. Sparta

    Sparta Active Member


    I think it will look hot. Black will flow with anything, if he wanted another color I'd question him but black would be fine. You probably won't even notice it's different
     
  9. dontcallitarex

    dontcallitarex Active Member

    To each his own. Upon a second look, it does look pretty good. I would try the vinyl wrap thing and see how you like it.

    Also, your car looks fcuking badass in that picture.
     
  10. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    I would do the vinyl before paint anyway -- just to make sure I like it :D

    I am not doing CF anywhere on the car, I dont like it :) Nevertheless, I believe there is enough to tie it into the car w/ the black mirror skins and black headlamps.
     
  11. KA05STi

    KA05STi Member

    what about black hood and trunk? photoshop that!!
     
  12. AtlxPat

    AtlxPat Active Member

    looks good, imo it would look great on a white car but it works on wrb aswell
     
  13. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Sure, in a sec. I like the blue hood and trunk though hah :)
     
  14. SUBY_RUE

    SUBY_RUE Member

  15. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Hmm, not feeling the CF unfortunately.
     
  16. ScoobyMike

    ScoobyMike OG Mod

    Hot!!!!!
     
  17. blindfold

    blindfold Active Member

    do not like
     
  18. Greg

    Greg Active Member

    Bastard... I was planning on doing a vinyl skin as well :)
     
  19. Greg

    Greg Active Member

    I can hook you up with a good painter too
     
  20. blindfold

    blindfold Active Member

    should look good on white
     
  21. SUBY_RUE

    SUBY_RUE Member

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    I know I know, Went to euro with it....... But I like it.
     
  22. KA05STi

    KA05STi Member

    HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!













    that looks sweet!!
     
  23. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    First off, you've got the wrong plate on there. If anything it has to be a Norway plate :)
     
  24. KA05STi

    KA05STi Member

    but you like it right? :naughty:
     
  25. jayj713

    jayj713 Member

    haha with that red pinstripe around the grill i can't help but think VW GTi
     
  26. Deke

    Deke Active Member

    Haha, yep.


    I honestly don't know what the big deal is. I've been rocking the black roof, trunk, and hood for years.

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  27. AtlxPat

    AtlxPat Active Member

    not a fan of the black front but i like me a cf hood
     
  28. Galimore

    Galimore Member

    Cover the roof with duct tape imo.
    The black will look good :) go for it
     
  29. GTscoob

    GTscoob Black is Beautiful

    Didnt I suggest this a year ago to you? I think it'll look awesome on my car and continue with the panda look, on your car it'll look pretty good too.

    Socrates42 has a black roof on his wagon and it looks sick but he still hasnt posted pics of it.
     
  30. seanwrxwagon

    seanwrxwagon Member

    I would like to see this on a wagon.
     
  31. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Well sometimes it takes me a year to pay attention :p
     
  32. gotsol

    gotsol Active Member

    My wife's A3 has the big sunroof. The entire roof is black and it looks great IMHO
     
  33. SUBY_RUE

    SUBY_RUE Member

    Post a good pic of your wagon and I'll chop something for you.
     
  34. seanwrxwagon

    seanwrxwagon Member

    I am getting my wagon back from Topspeed tomorrow, maybe, hopefully. I'll try to get some new photo's and post them up soon. I'm modding a zero sport replica grill and I have some new headlights to go on so I really want to get everything done before I introduce her to WRXATLANTA.
     
  35. GTscoob

    GTscoob Black is Beautiful

    Chop these:
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    Older pics of my car before the drop and STI scoop but otherwise it looks the same. Seanwrxwagon has a white bugeye wagon also (extremely rare car in my experience!). Sounds like we have very similar cars, except he's got an STI 2.5 and I've got an STI 2.0, but otherwise both are lacking roof rails and rocking dark wheels.
     
    Last edited: Apr 29, 2008
  36. seanwrxwagon

    seanwrxwagon Member

    That's a good looking wagon GTscoob.;)
     
  37. scooby_snacks

    scooby_snacks Active Member

    The black vinyl roof would look killer, whereas cf hoods tend to look tacky and ruin the flow on blue.
     
  38. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Clear on the CF also has tendency to go bad over time.
     
  39. seanwrxwagon

    seanwrxwagon Member

    Hey SUBY_RUE, can you chop those picture if you get a chance. I would still like to see this on a white wagon.
     
  40. SUBY_RUE

    SUBY_RUE Member

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    A little wide body action...lol?
     
  41. GTscoob

    GTscoob Black is Beautiful

    lol. Widebody, more like cut into the doors to put ricer ferrari effects on them and leave the stock width . . .

    thanks though, that definately lets me imagine the look a little bit more. If the price is similar to what Alex quoted me a couple days ago I think I'm going to go through with this.
     
  42. SUBY_RUE

    SUBY_RUE Member

    I did make it a little more wide... But anyway.
     
  43. seanwrxwagon

    seanwrxwagon Member

    I have a new hood scoop ready for paint so I was weighing my options. Now I'm thinking about going flat black on the hood just inside the raised portion that surrounds the hood scoop. 1)Has anybody seen this effect? 2)Any pictures/mad photoshop skills?
     
  44. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Ill call tomorrow (since I am out of town this week) and get a quote for you.
     
  45. GTscoob

    GTscoob Black is Beautiful

    I've seen it done on some cars back in the day but nobody local except Miranda on her STI. We're going to have to try hard to out-panda each other now . . . definately need to get a photoshoot of the wagon twins.

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  46. AtlxPat

    AtlxPat Active Member

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    one of my favorite
     
  47. seanwrxwagon

    seanwrxwagon Member

    GTscoob, I'm up for a panda showdown. I have to get the hit and run damage fixed before I submit to a photo shoot. I think I will try to get some other "stuff" painted at the same time. Right now I am running a replica JDM STi type front grill painted black. I have decided it will only look good in white but the hood scoop/hood section will be black, maybe, possibly, I'll decide later.:dunno
     
  48. Galimore

    Galimore Member

    :drool::drool: That two-tone silver is....mmmmmm
     
  49. Berzerklo

    Berzerklo Active Member

    Maybe I have been in ATL too long, but I think two-tone cars are straight up ghetto IMHO. Put your STi on some JDM 22s!

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  50. socrates42

    socrates42 Member

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