75subie Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 i`m going to paint the hatch black, but i need some suggestions. what do you guys think would look best, 1. Black with gold stripes and gold wheels 2. black with red stripe and red wheels 3. black with white stripe and white wheels 4. black with silver stripe and silver wheels Or?? here is the hatch in question... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 you want my two bits on this?? you asked for it.. well first off, are you aware that racing stripes are functional?? the outside edge is determined by the point where, from the driver's eye, an invisible line (drawn along the pavement that even with the outside edge of your wheel) disappears into the hood of the car. the INside of the stripe is determined by the point where the same line disappears for the passenger side. so to re-state, the outside edges of the stripes are the distance between the driver's side of the vehicle and the point where the invisible line disappears.. and the inside edges are determined by the invisible line on the passengers side. i hope that made sense, ive never been able to explain it without using my hands and a car to demonstrate. one final attempt at a re-wording.. when you sit in the car with functional racing stripes, look at the outside drivers edge.. thats where your wheel is.. then look at the inside passenger is.. thats where THAT wheel is.. hey, that was simple! I do like the idea of the racing stripes, because on many vehicles "functional" racing stripes wouldnt look right at all... but the shape of the hatch is thus that the functional ones will still be attractive, so its not something to take for granted. IIRC, the first ones were on either mini coopers or shelby cobras (probly the only time in history those two cars could EVER get confused) try sitting in a ford taurus, or something like that, and point out to yourself where those lines would be sometime. ridiculous looking. anyhow, on to the wheels, have you considered painting part and leaving part bare? as in, paint the face and leave the insides bare metal, or vice versa.. ive got similar rims on my Zcar right now and ive thought about that alot. wouldnt consider painting them all one solid color though. or red, at all... although red black AND gold is not a bad color combination... if you want red stripes and gold wheels... i would say that the best look would be gold stripes, black paint, bare wheels. you might look into painting the insides of the wheels gold, that would be an interesting effect. maybe even red on the insides.. with bare metal faces. i think red and gold wheels would be a bit much though. well, thats what i think. whatever thats worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeshoup Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 My thoughts? She looks pretty as it is. Leave her alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I'd put red or blue racing stripes on the existing white, I think. Nice rust free hatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subeman90 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 let it alone...I like it white! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Im a sucker for gold wheels, I think that would look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I really think you should leave your hatch white.I love the way the white hatch's look.The only thing I would do is try to get some srx decals made up and put those on there,and get your rims powder coated white or gold.But that is just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 gold wheels are nice, but painting rough mag wheels like that gold can come out less than nice. it takes the right color paint to look right, thats one of the things i have against it. its not gold wheels, but painting wheels gold, yanno? the effect is not the same when the gold paint is used for accent instead of all over, thats why i put it the way i did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 It's got nice white paint - don't jack it up. Unless you are prepared to spend $2000+ for a COMPLETE paint job that will look nice, you will just ruin the value of the car. If you want to screw up a car - buy a pile and rattle can it to get it out of your system. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiffy Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 leave it white and put a gold racing stripe on it with the gold wheels... you could even put some polished gold kick panels instead of the usual silver... --Spiffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Heres what you should do... Really dark black tint. And polish the hell out of those wheels. Then she'll look even nicer then she does now. Or I'd go the black and silver out of your choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 The white looks great dont change a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phonebem Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 If you insist on painting go with WR Blue with the Subaru Rally graphics:headbang: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skatedownpdx Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 painting it why? keep with white with dark tint. beautiful and clean looking. maybe get your wheels black that would look awesome. but dont trash that beautiful car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virrdog Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Black and gold sounds sexy. But tinting the windows and going with white wheels and black stripes would make a nice Panda theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Leave it white ... then get out some good quality gloss black rattle cans and zebra stripe it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet82 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I think WHITE with MUD splashes is the only way to go! Looks good as is! The only way to improve it is to get it Dirty:brow: White, Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUVMYBRAT Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 As a seasoned professional, DONT PAINT IT! The car looks good. maybe a decal or two but no paint. As for the wheels well, take and media blast to get really clean, then starting with course and working up to fine, that would be oh 100grit to 600grit, sand the top portions of the fins of the turbine wheels along with the outer ring, doing this will polish them up to a satin finish, at this point paint un-sanded areas with black then clearcoat entire wheel, along with Dark tinted windows the whole black white contrast will really stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgd73 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 epoxy based alpine white! Phosphourescent illumination that will take a 12 guage shotgun pellets. Don't hesitate to set your coffee on it, jump on the hood, throw rocks... and oh, thats just everyday life. Black is opposite my favorite... but you did ask opinions. The white soobs have a special meaning... It was one of few subaru colors historically. where they all have black trim, acheiving contrast and looks is easiest with white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4_Welder Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 As a seasoned professional, DONT PAINT IT! The car looks good. maybe a decal or two but no paint. As for the wheels well, take and media blast to get really clean, then starting with course and working up to fine, that would be oh 100grit to 600grit, sand the top portions of the fins of the turbine wheels along with the outer ring, doing this will polish them up to a satin finish, at this point paint un-sanded areas with black then clearcoat entire wheel, along with Dark tinted windows the whole black white contrast will really stand out. That, exactly. Those wheels would absolutely rock with polished faces and black painted reliefs. Especially with the white car offsetting them. Maybe some nice white letter tires, and you wind up with an absolutely timeless classic of a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy D Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 i think it looks good as is too....i like ur wheels, what r they, pugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoscowSubaruDude Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 They're suby alloys, I got lucky and found a set in the junkyard the other day... cleaned up rather nicely. I was going to sell them, but now that I've seen them on a nice-looking car, I think I might find a hatch myself and use them on it... very nice rims, I like. They're supposedly not very common, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncoolperson Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 since no one has said it paint the car.... pink! kidding, like it was said earlier, stick with the white (black doesn't show dirt as well)... add some mud and good to go. although since you seem to want it black. +1 vote for silver all around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 paint the car.... pink! Yes Pink will do just fine :brow: :brow: :) :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobmater Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I'd say leave it white, because it looks very nice. You could do blue stripes, and other misc. things. what about yellow stripes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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