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Still trying to figure out what to do with the sills. I think they might be too bold but I want some color there. There will be some some yellow inside the side strakes to match the inner lipstick so that may be enough. Luckily, vinyl is very easy for me to work with so it's easy to experiment. I took the vinyl on the driver side off yesterday while I see what I come up with. Here's what it looks like without it.
Padley69 said:
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 !
Yes, but yours comes with the extra pair of vents on the bonnet and all the little goodies which that represents. 
telum01 said:
K-F, is the yellow on the brake calipers not prominent enough?
I have to say that Aston uses a weird color of yellow for their calipers. It is a pale, unsaturated yellow that looks almost pastel. Additionally, they make the Aston Martin lettering on it in silver rather than black so there is very little contrast. Since the wheels are dark anthracite, there needs to be a little more yellow to perk up the sides. Another idea is to add some subtle yellow accent to the wheel itself. Aston also does a contrast inner side strake with the inner color extending back through the line on the door. Might try that as well. I don't know. I'll keep experimenting and see what happens. 
Although you have not chosen to comment on my previous suggestion I shall not bear a grudge.
If my suggestion is not worthy of merit I would suggest that you leave it as it is,without further adornment.
The beautiful car in a classic colour with the accents you already have are enough,"less is more" as was first said by Andrea del Sarto and later adopted by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
If my suggestion is not worthy of merit I would suggest that you leave it as it is,without further adornment.
The beautiful car in a classic colour with the accents you already have are enough,"less is more" as was first said by Andrea del Sarto and later adopted by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Edited by avinalarf on Saturday 20th September 09:31
After looking at pictures of other GTs in this thread I decided that I like the look of the GT stripe after all. The only reason I didn't order it with my car (it was a no-cost delete option) was because the stripe they put on the Alloro Green cars like mine is white in color and it just looked odd with the other (graphics pack) accents being yellow.
So I decided to make my own stripe in yellow—as it properly should've been in my opinion in the first place. I figured I should probably do the harder part first with my custom GT4 logo that shows the green color beneath it.
After putting on the first piece I realized that, maybe, I don't need to do a full stripe. Just the little bit with the logo behind the door looked kind of cool and was "just enough yellow" without having it overwhelm, yet tying in with the other yellow bits at the front and rear.
So here's what it looks like so far. I welcome your opinions. Should I keep it like this, or should I do the full length of the stripe? What do you guys think?
So I decided to make my own stripe in yellow—as it properly should've been in my opinion in the first place. I figured I should probably do the harder part first with my custom GT4 logo that shows the green color beneath it.
After putting on the first piece I realized that, maybe, I don't need to do a full stripe. Just the little bit with the logo behind the door looked kind of cool and was "just enough yellow" without having it overwhelm, yet tying in with the other yellow bits at the front and rear.
So here's what it looks like so far. I welcome your opinions. Should I keep it like this, or should I do the full length of the stripe? What do you guys think?
In my opinion it looks rather like an afterthought as it is; a full stripe would be better if perhaps broadcasting a bit too much yellow. Possibly create say 8 pinstripes of yellow full length and relief cut 'GT4' out where it is now? It'll provide the brio without being too overbearing.
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