Which livery for my DB12 S?
Which livery for my DB12 S?
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christof

Original Poster:

957 posts

303 months

Yesterday (21:21)
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Looking for some feedback: Which livery suit my DB12 S best?

(1) Double stripe from front AM logo to rear end AM logo
(2) Lipstick
(3) Double stripe + Lipstick

Here are some rendered pics for reference:


















Jon39

14,076 posts

162 months

Yesterday (21:48)
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I think you need to choose yourself, because we are going to select our own favourite specification.

If you really do want to know my choice, the theme might be considered boring. Traditional and understated.
No stripes, no lipstick.
Chrome grille, body colour mirror caps, silver wheels, silver calipers and rear script delete.

What are the two black dots beneath the rear number plate location?
Presumably cameras, otherwise if parking sensors they would be body colour.


Edited by Jon39 on Thursday 6th November 21:55

christof

Original Poster:

957 posts

303 months

Yesterday (22:13)
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Jon39 said:

I think you need to choose yourself, because we are going to select our own favourite specification.

If you really do want to know my choice, the theme might be considered boring. Traditional and understated.
No stripes, no lipstick.
Chrome grille, body colour mirror caps, silver wheels, silver calipers and rear script delete.

What are the two black dots beneath the rear number plate location?
Presumably cameras, otherwise if parking sensors they would be body colour.


Edited by Jon39 on Thursday 6th November 21:55
Thanks, John, I appreciate your thoughts.

Will play safe with the livery, as I plan to wrap it to have an option to get rid of it, when I don't like it anymore or when the car is better to sell in a more conservative colour scheme.
Also, I don't want to pay a fortune for getting it done by Q.

The 2 black dots should be sensors.
The rear diffuser on the DB12 S comes in black as standard, so they're painted in black. Not possible to cover them with Carbon.




Davil

543 posts

45 months

I would get it in plain silver.

You can add any of those treatments by going to a high end PPF shop. The benefit here is that you get to enjoy whichever look takes your fancy, switch it around when you want a change and then come resale you will have a spec that is not polarising at all.

Mitch889

5 posts

12 months

As above, what you’ve depicted could easily be accomplished with vinyl, without the potential hit to resale of a polarising livery.

alscar

7,231 posts

232 months

As you asked , none of them.
I much preferred your original spec ie the plain paint.
Your spec included the subtle pinstripe round the bottom edge and the mirrors were a personal touch - neither will particularly limit your buying audience.
That said I’ve never specced a brand new car for the next buyer so go with what you want.
Let’s be honest it’s going to depreciate whatever you do !

franki68

11,201 posts

240 months

No livery ,but if you must definitely not on the ‘mouth’

Agent57

2,247 posts

173 months

It's a very personal thing.

I would have no stripes and no lipstick. Buts that's just my personal preference.

It's your money and your car and you will be looking at it every day so go for what you want.

EVR

1,908 posts

79 months

I am partial to double stripes with no lipstick if I were you.

I know lipstick is rooted in heritage, but I don't see it working too well with modern cars; and by modern I also mean the VH Vantage where it was offered on my previous N420.

LTP

2,688 posts

131 months

As you asked....
Any of the above look as though you're trying to make a 2+2 GT look like a GT3 racing car (and yes, I know the DB9 went racing - but it didn't take long before the Vantage became the weapon of choice).

To my eyes you risk making the DB12 look like a fat man in lycra on a bicycle of a weekend imagining he's Tadej Pogačar. But, as ever, it's your car.

atrossity

63 posts

26 months

Lipstick - no.
Speed stripes - HELL YEAH.

kevin_cambs_uk

542 posts

73 months

Its a no from me I am afraid, on both, I think it detracts from the beauty of the car

Kevin

andrewdj

23 posts

4 months

Neither of those appeal to me, particularly the lipstick. I think this the car is better suited to a single colour. Black would look good but it’s a bit of a nightmare colour to keep the car looking clean.

LooneyTunes

8,488 posts

177 months

Agree with the majority: go plain.

I have lipstick and contrast roof/mirrors/vents on my Vantage and think it works really well. It rarely seems to work well on the larger models.