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on a related note, I saw an alloro green N430 today.
what a stunning colour, it really accentuates the shape of the Vantage without making it shouty. Alloro Green 'reacts' and reflects its surroundings as well, making the metal take on different hues as you walk around it on a cloudy day.
This is my current absolute favourite colour for the Vantage.
Before I saw in the metal, I was 'settled' on mariana blue.
The other thing that is just lovely about N430 is the Vanquish dials.
Come Dec, I am ordering an N430 Roadster in alloro green and light interior for Spring 2015
what a stunning colour, it really accentuates the shape of the Vantage without making it shouty. Alloro Green 'reacts' and reflects its surroundings as well, making the metal take on different hues as you walk around it on a cloudy day.
This is my current absolute favourite colour for the Vantage.
Before I saw in the metal, I was 'settled' on mariana blue.
The other thing that is just lovely about N430 is the Vanquish dials.
Come Dec, I am ordering an N430 Roadster in alloro green and light interior for Spring 2015
SFO said:
is it cheaper than including them on the build spec?
Normally it is cheaper to include them in the build spec when ordering the car, but I already had some parts I was going to install on my 4.3 but never got around to. Aston does not give you partial credit if you only want a carbon splitter but not a diffuser for example. It's an all-or-nothing deal. SFO said:
how about yellow mirrors?
I would leave the side profile clear .. yellow on it smacks of "trying too hard"
On a racecar the contrasting mirrors serve a purpose for the team spotters. On a street car, however, they make me think people will say "oh, poor guy got his mirror nicked and had to put some on from a different colored car"—especially in cases where no other parts of the car are painted to match. I would leave the side profile clear .. yellow on it smacks of "trying too hard"
Also, keep in mind that in the US, many things you guys in the UK would consider chav are accepted as cool here. It's a cultural thing I'm sure.
I think exploring keeping the sides of the body clear of yellow could be cleaner. Your application of the GT4 yellow strip is a quality job but reminds me of a Mustang with the GT written on the side.
As a suggestion, how about yellow rear seat belt guide (the aluminium part by the rear speaker cover), it has a nice character form, you will see them through the rear quarter glass? Could be a nice subtle detail...
As a suggestion, how about yellow rear seat belt guide (the aluminium part by the rear speaker cover), it has a nice character form, you will see them through the rear quarter glass? Could be a nice subtle detail...
So we have established
The colour is great (universal)
Stripes in the US are 'cool'
Stripes in the UK are 'gash'
I like what you have done to the rear diffuser and otherwise would just have done the calipers but as you say KF the AM yellow for these is slightly different. Guess you could get yours custom painted an exact match.
If you must have a stripe I quite like the GT4 but as well and I think the can-do KF we all know can figure out the graduated thing as I think that would work well
The colour is great (universal)
Stripes in the US are 'cool'
Stripes in the UK are 'gash'
I like what you have done to the rear diffuser and otherwise would just have done the calipers but as you say KF the AM yellow for these is slightly different. Guess you could get yours custom painted an exact match.
If you must have a stripe I quite like the GT4 but as well and I think the can-do KF we all know can figure out the graduated thing as I think that would work well
I like both the stubby stripe and the full (non-fade) stripe. The stubby adds a nice accent that replicates the "chunk of yellow" look of the brake calipers, while the full stripe connects the yellow of the calipers.
If I had to pic one, I'd go with the stubby stripe - it's more of an accent and a little more subtle.
The fade isn't bad. Not a fan of the accent lines within the yellow - looks far too busy around the "GT4"
If I had to pic one, I'd go with the stubby stripe - it's more of an accent and a little more subtle.
The fade isn't bad. Not a fan of the accent lines within the yellow - looks far too busy around the "GT4"
hashluck said:
otherwise would just have done the calipers but as you say KF the AM yellow for these is slightly different. Guess you could get yours custom painted an exact match.
I looked quite closely at the yellow on the calipers, the mirrors and the roof stripe .. they colour match very well, and almost perfectly. Any differences are caused by the caliper paint being slightly more glossy (no doubt the paint is also different).SFO said:
I looked quite closely at the yellow on the calipers, the mirrors and the roof stripe .. they colour match very well, and almost perfectly. Any differences are caused by the caliper paint being slightly more glossy (no doubt the paint is also different).
The reason the caliper paint is different in mine is that I chose a brighter vinyl film because I thought the Aston Martin yellow paint on the graphics pack and calipers was too muted. Gassing Station | Aston Martin | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff