Black roof?

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  1. Alex

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    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

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

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

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

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    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

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    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

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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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

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

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    Sure, in a sec. I like the blue hood and trunk though hah :)
     
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    Hmm, not feeling the CF unfortunately.
     
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    do not like
     
  18. Greg

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

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

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    should look good on white
     
  21. SUBY_RUE

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    [​IMG]


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

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













    that looks sweet!!
     
  23. Alex

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

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    but you like it right? :naughty:
     
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    haha with that red pinstripe around the grill i can't help but think VW GTi
     
  26. Deke

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    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

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

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

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    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

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

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

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

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

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    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

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    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.
     
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  36. seanwrxwagon

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

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

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

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    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

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    [​IMG]

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

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    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

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

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    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

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

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    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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    [​IMG]
    one of my favorite
     
  47. seanwrxwagon

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    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

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