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ds2000

2,681 posts

191 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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That's a nice colour and I love the interior..... I'm not a fan of the yellow on the exterior but if you're happy what does my view matter smile Enjoy the car!

CPBRI

392 posts

148 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Congrats! It looks great. clap

KarlFranz

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2,008 posts

269 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Exterior is too dark and monochromatic without the yellow and it ties with the interior accents. But I'm open to suggestions. smile

Brakke

490 posts

122 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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I like it a lot!
Perhaps yellow rim-striping?? ties the whole thing together.
Let's be honest, most Aston's are not what you would call colorful. God knows we have too many black, silver and tungsten Astons (myself included!).

now you'll get a double whammy when people see your car:
1) Is that the new Aston?
2) Who is that crazy guy that would put yellow sill/stripes on an Aston.

Veni, vidi, vici or as I prefer to say; vidi, vici, veni.

Enjoy

Brakke



telum01

987 posts

114 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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I think yellow in the strake area would be a good replacement for the yellow on the sills. Plus, the yellow will be set with the carbon fiber strakes just like how the yellow in the front is set with the carbon fiber grill, so it should tie together the design schema a bit better than the lone yellow on the sills.

Love the car regardless, of course!

krisdelta

4,566 posts

200 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Karl - it's looking very good - how does she drive?

KarlFranz

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2,008 posts

269 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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telum01 said:
I think yellow in the strake area would be a good replacement for the yellow on the sills. Plus, the yellow will be set with the carbon fiber strakes just like how the yellow in the front is set with the carbon fiber grill, so it should tie together the design schema a bit better than the lone yellow on the sills.

Love the car regardless, of course!
This is why I love vinyl: I get to try any combinations I like and, if I don't like it or get bored with it, I can easily change it with no damage or ill effects. Had I ordered the graphics pack, I would have been stuck with Aston's yellow scheme and I really don't like the contrasting a-pillar/cant rails.

KarlFranz

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2,008 posts

269 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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krisdelta said:
Karl - it's looking very good - how does she drive?
Here's what I wrote on the other forum:

I have only driven it from the dealership to my house. It's going to sit in my garage for a little while because I want to correct any paint imperfections and then apply a paint coating before it faces the elements. Also, I have to take the bumpers off in order to install the carbon splitter and diffuser. The problem is that it's been so hot here that it makes working in the garage a not-so-pleasant experience at the moment. I can't wait for it to cool down some from the 105+ degree heat indexes.

I will say that I'm glad I went with the "comfort" suspension option. It absorbs a lot more of the bumps on the road than my 4.3 did. It is also a lot quieter on highway cruise. The car has a sport exhaust but the fuse is still in so at cruising speeds it is fairly serene. Once you pass 4K RPM though, it's like the exhaust angels were released from heaven and it sounds glorious. Truly epic. Pressing the Sport Mode button lowers the RPM at which the valves open to 3K. I will be installing a remote relay so I can select to have the valves open throughout the entire rev range and only close it if I'm on the highway for a long time.

The other thing that I noticed is that you don't feel how fast you are going as much. It's easy to find yourself going 25mph or more over the speed limit if you're not paying attention. The most recent exotic I had driven was the Huracán and the Aston is not nearly at fast but it's hard to compare the speed to the 4.3 now because I haven't driven that car in more than 2 months. I'm sure the extra 50HP makes a big difference. smile

krisdelta

4,566 posts

200 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Awesome - the car looks great and I'm sure you'll find some bits to improve soon enough smile

lime1

365 posts

168 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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Now that is something else!! Nice to see a car making a statement! Enjoy

mikey k

13,011 posts

215 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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Like I said on 6Speed - well done and thoughtfully speced up.
Now get all those mods on hehe

SFO

5,162 posts

182 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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KarlFranz said:
Also, I have to take the bumpers off in order to install the carbon splitter and diffuser.
where have you sourced these from? OEM in the UK is £4000.

KarlFranz

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2,008 posts

269 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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They are OEM parts purchased from my Aston Martin dealer.

KarlFranz

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2,008 posts

269 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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They are OEM parts purchased from my Aston Martin dealer.

FerrariFanatic

25 posts

116 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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Congratulation KarlFranz! Your V8 Vantage looks stunning!

BravoV8V

1,858 posts

173 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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KarlFranz said:
Exterior is too dark and monochromatic without the yellow and it ties with the interior accents. But I'm open to suggestions. smile
How about a yellow pinstripe running along the door crease?

owb82

41 posts

124 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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Love my Interior. Love that more!!!! Grrrrrr!!! :P

KarlFranz

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2,008 posts

269 months

Friday 19th September 2014
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The irony is that I got a lot of raised eyebrows and "are you sure" at the dealership when I spec'd my car. They tried to talk me into going with a dark interior, especially if I was going to do the yellow accents and stitching. Now they all rave about it and say it was a good choice. smile

KarlFranz

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2,008 posts

269 months

Friday 19th September 2014
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The irony is that I got a lot of raised eyebrows and "are you sure" at the dealership when I spec'd my car. They tried to talk me into going with a dark interior, especially if I was going to do the yellow accents and stitching. Now they all rave about it and say it was a good choice. smile

Padley69

187 posts

132 months

Friday 19th September 2014
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Absolutely stunning KF. I think your choice of yellow accents manage to evoke the history of the brand and yet are very contemporary at the same time, plus I think your interior choice really works. Mine hardly competes in the 'yellow accent' stakes, but I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine. Vive la difference !