exige 220s/c photo shop colours

[arw]

hi new to the forum, some good info on site going to order exige 220 s/c at he weekend what i would like is for somebody to put the gulf racing colours ( useless with computers and wouldnt know where to start) on to the exige, cant make mind up between gulf racing ( always loved the GT40) or storm. Lotus say poa for custom colour anybody had this option and knows the cost?????. Would be intrested in your opinons on this colour combo good or bad
Many Thanks
andy

[Joe - Exige S]

Hi Andy,
Good work! - I ordered my Exige S last weekend - (Spec: Sports pack, Aircon, Armourfend and S/exhaust) - That was the easy bit!

I've ordered mine in Graphite Grey but have been racking my brain all week as to whether it is the right colour?

This is my colour short list:

Graphite Grey:
+'s Looks very very sharp and cool, not to flash or boy racer ie Krypton etc.. & Will always look fairly clean
-'s Maybe I want it to stand out a bit more & not very safe, other road users won't see you coming.

Phantom Black
+'s Looks menacing
-'s A nightmare to keep clean, will show every mark & hides the lovely lines of the car

Solar Yellow:
+'s The old solid yellow looked great on the car even though it was a bit loud.
-'s The new yellow is met and has gold flecks in it which makes it less motorsport and more "bling bling" - I haven't seen the colour in the metal though!

Aspen White:
+'s Looks like a racing car without stickers
-'s Resale value It's a bold move and I could see myself regretting it!

Magnetic Blue:
+'s Looks goods, stands out without standing out too much
- 's Not very motorsport - More for classic shaped British cars XK8's TVR Chimera's etc....

Arctic Silver:
+ Looks fairly sharp
- Boring.... How many silver cars do you see on the road these days - This colour looks good but has had it's day!


Food for thought

Would really appreciate everybody else's opinions!

Cheers,
Joe

[GTRene]

Hey Joe, you wont stand out in the crowd, but is that whats it all about?
To make your choise even harder

nice color and can be racy too! remember the Le-mans Cobra Coupe GT?? dark blue with white stripe? I will remember you, here it is.

GTRene

[Joe - Exige S]

Cheers Rene - Love the picture, point taken it looks great! - Stands out without standing out too much!

Big favour required: As Rene did, could anyone who has an Exige in the colours I've short-listed post a picture of their car (I'd particularly like to see some good pic's of a graphite grey car as I've not seen this colour in the metal)

Much appreciated!

Joe

[enjybenjy]

I think the Magnetic blue (above), the racing green (?) and Storm Titanium all look fab without being OTT

[Joe - Exige S]

PS: Before anyone says it I've looked in the classified's but no good pic's of a Graphite Grey car.

Cheers,
Joe

[Phil-CH]

Hey there Joe,

I think you've made the right choice with the Graphite Grey. For me, it was a toss up between the graphite grey and the chrome orange. In the end, I went with the graphite grey for the following reasons:

-> Looks good at night (grey-ish)
-> Has a nice blue in it when the sun's out
-> It's timeless
-> Not too obvious as the chrome orange... I like to thing you'll be less noticed by cops either :P
-> The graphite-grey body with the black wing / rims / intakes looks excellent
-> Not many have a graphite grey one overhere (not sure about the UK)
-> It looks good in all situations from night to daytime, in the city, industrial or in the alps (which is pretty much why I wouldn't have went with the krypton green eventhough it's an amazing colour)

Now, here are 9 pictures I took of a graphite grey one; Note that some of the photos were taken with the sun out and some when it was reasonably cloudy:












To view them larger, go here:
Link

Hope this helps,
Cheers Phil

[GTRene]

Is this Grafhite Grey??


I know this is also a look I would like and looks special too
GTRene

[Joe - Exige S]

Phil, That's brilliant!!

Fantastic my mind is made up!

Graphite Grey is 100% the way forward - I was wondering if under different light conditions it could end up looking a dull dirty grey but instead it is very much a sharp gunmetal (Blue tint).

Thanks,
Joe

[Phil-CH]

Excellent, I'm glad I was able to help. Congrats by the way! When are you getting it?


BTW; Not sure if you saw the link at the end of the post - but you can view all 9 pictures when you follow it. For some reason I was only able to use the img-tag for 8 pictures I think, so I cut it down to 5.

[Joe - Exige S]

Mine is due to arrive mid April - Perfect for the start of summer!

Yeah I found the link - The last picture (3/4 shot) was the clincher for me!

There is no doubt over colour now.

Cheers,
Joe

[Jez O]

Not sure how to post images so have changed my profile pic to the Gulf liveried Exige- check it out!! It would be truly awesome in the metal I reckon.

[enjybenjy]

Jez O said:

Not sure how to post images so have changed my profile pic to the Gulf liveried Exige- check it out!! It would be truly awesome in the metal I reckon.

Are you sure you've changed it?!

[arw]

hi jezo your car is still red hasnt chaged your profile would love to see gulf colours on exige
cheers
andy

[GTRene]

yep still red jez O when you want to post picture's they have to be elsewhere on a website, then put the url tight between [pic] between those [/pic] but onlu use [ not {
have fun trying
GTRene

>> Edited by GTRene on Friday 24th February 16:45

[enjybenjy]

yep
upload pic onto a host

write [pic] [/pic] and place the web url/address where the space is (between the '][')
Click the 'Formatting Codes' link to the left of the text box when you are creating a message for more help.

[StuartB]

Its an Elise, but with the Gulf colours
The creation
www.picjar.com/pub/sicob/Lotus_Gulf_Elise/
The finished version with K20a
www.picjar.com/pub/sicob/Lotus_Gulf_Erise/

[jez o]

Try looking at profile now now for gulf livery - seems to have changed this time!!
If not, will have a bash at uploading pic. Anyone suggest a site to host the pic?

[GTRene]

I did not liked the other Elise S1 gulf colours but this Exige looks special..


I've posted it here Jez O from your profile..but when you take it away it also goes here...nice found!
GTRene

[egomeister]

GTRene said:

I did not liked the other Elise S1 gulf colours but this Exige looks special.. I've posted it here Jez O from your profile..but when you take it away it also goes here...nice found! GTRene

I do like that!