my car colour scheme and arch cutting!! 8)

Post by **Vanny** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:23 am

i guess it wouldn't be a first to do the rear arch chop, and it doesn't look too bad is you put the same arche 'flare' onto it as the front.

Post by **Toddman** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:41 pm

Well it certainly doesn't look too bad at all and the top pic looks very good IMHO - probably something I wouldn't do myself but no way does ot look gash.
But opinions are worthless unless you worry about what other people think.

Cheers
Luke

thanuttiscotsman · Post by **thanuttiscotsman** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:38 pm

hi folks,
well good to get some opinions anyhow but when i was talking of doing it i meant just taking some of the kit panel off not the whole thing. just to make the rear look symmetrical to the front if ya ken wit a mean!

infact here is a dodgy paint effort to give you a better idea of what i mean. now it is supposed to have the rear arch the same shape as the front but im crap at paint.

now what do you guys think!??

cheers rossco

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:41 pm

Dont be offended mate but i think it looks bloody awful!

thanuttiscotsman · Post by **thanuttiscotsman** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:43 pm

tim,
thats fair enough! i think it improves the line from front to raer of the skirts etc. would make getting the raer wheels off easier at times too!! im not too sure if i want to go for it or not yet as im sure when its off i wont be going back on easy if i change my mind.

rossco

djoptix · Post by **djoptix** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:59 pm

I actually kind of like those, Jez, but in general I would say a BX without the rear arches looks wrong diddly wrong wrong.

MoRtYMer · Post by **MoRtYMer** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:54 pm

Well i would say let it as is it, don't cut it, but thats just me.

I think that that to be good has to be perfect, or it wouldn't look good, and then it's not easy to go back. And i have to say that even if the paint project

is rude, to me doesn't look good.

Ok you need to change something? Get a ZX spoiler if you like it.

djoptix · Post by **djoptix** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:46 pm

I posted in the wrong place. I like the top car Vanny posted, but there's a lot more that makes that car look good than the rear arches. Middle one - not convinced, bottom one - while I like the 4TC for what it is, I think the std BX looks better.

I'm more concerned, Nutti, that you are using a Spanish copy of Windows XP

thanuttiscotsman · Post by **thanuttiscotsman** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:18 pm

hi there,
yup i have xp in spanish!

but its ok as i can read and understand most spanish! as i have a spanish flatmate and when my computer broke i realised i didnt have the xp disk but he did in spanish!! but at least it works!, its either that or 98 in english. but back to the car, i think that i wont go for the arch cutting but im still going for the viper stripes!

im thinking it will be looking good. as i already have tinted windows and red cars look good with dark windows and with white stripe it will look the dogs bits and im sure it will be one in a million!! as ive never seen or heard of another 16v with that on.

cheers rossco

Daniel B · Post by **Daniel B** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:32 am

Good man TNS, as long as you are happy with what you are doing, that is the only thing really.

I probably would have had the same reaction about my gold alloys, but I had decided to go for them, and that was that!

Look forward to seeing your pics when it's done - any time estimate?

Dan

Timmo · Post by **Timmo** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:13 am

please no viper stripes! they will look pants!
go for rainbow flake laquer!!!
will dig out a pic of it for you!!!!
*edit*
here you go!!!

Would look much better than wiper stripes! seriously! viper stripes only look good on a viper! much like lexus lights! thye looik great on a lexus but nothing else!

Daniel B · Post by **Daniel B** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:58 am

I can't see beyond the ashtray, I can't see beyond the ashtray!

thanuttiscotsman · Post by **thanuttiscotsman** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:14 pm

hi there,
daniel, well i have started filling and sanding the small dents!

some are only tiny creases and hardly noticable but i want as many out as i can get out!

so far i have filled and sanded down the right had side of the car have filled a dent in the roof and started sanding that and also have filled the left side.

i think in about 2 weeks i will have the body as straight as i want it then i will tackle the little rust spots that are here and there. so in about 3 weeks maybe i will start priming. so all in all a rough estimate maybe finnished by march.

i hope!

as im in no hurry to get it done. only thing im thinking about is what is the best technique to getting the stripes perfectly straight over the car!!

as if they are 1 or 2 mm out it wont be noticable but more would so i have to get it right. im thinking about using laser when masking.

cheers rossco

thanuttiscotsman · Post by **thanuttiscotsman** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:21 pm

oh by the way timmo in all honesty i hate the bloody flakey paint!! i just looks like someone had an accident in the spray booth! many council housing estate boy racers round here have that, and most of them on propper old bangers, its a bit chavtacular for me!!

rossco

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