New colour scheme for Silver S1 Exige
Discussion
Good Afternoon,
I was thinking about different colour schemes for my Silver S1 Exige. Just uploaded a pic of the sort of thing i'm looking at on my profile. Let me know your thoughts. Not too sure about the stripes on the spoiler, but definately over the rear stopping just above the rear diffuser...
I was thinking about different colour schemes for my Silver S1 Exige. Just uploaded a pic of the sort of thing i'm looking at on my profile. Let me know your thoughts. Not too sure about the stripes on the spoiler, but definately over the rear stopping just above the rear diffuser...
Glad you liked my handy work 
especially those wing-mirrors!!
Personally think that light blue and orange (Gulf colours) could look good with Silver, or some kind of off-centre stripe(s)??
Silver is quite a difficult colour to match with others tho. Leave the spoiler plain, a guy recently had his Exige S striped (on here I believe?) where he left the spoiler and it looked great.
Or else just leave it plain all together!
especially those wing-mirrors!! Personally think that light blue and orange (Gulf colours) could look good with Silver, or some kind of off-centre stripe(s)??
Silver is quite a difficult colour to match with others tho. Leave the spoiler plain, a guy recently had his Exige S striped (on here I believe?) where he left the spoiler and it looked great.
Or else just leave it plain all together!
Not sure about those colours in the pic Dan, though I think stripes are good and I'm actually looking at a couple of nice thick yellow ones with a silver pinstripe on mine. I think it would look good. As for silver? Difficult one, possibly a darker clour of stripe, grey or black maybe? 
Do you take your motor into Castle at Stanstead by the way? I'm sure I've seen it in there?
Do you take your motor into Castle at Stanstead by the way? I'm sure I've seen it in there?
I know the picture doesnt look that great (paintbrush doesnt have a great selection of colours!) but the red and blue wouldnt be as bright as that!! I have definately seen this colour scheme over silver on a sports car, on a ferrari i think?!?! and it did look really impressive.
Have to admit, the wing mirrors are a nice touch thanks Quy. Really in two minds about the spoiler though?!?
Have to admit, the wing mirrors are a nice touch thanks Quy. Really in two minds about the spoiler though?!?
Hollywood,
I purchased it from Wilsons in Romford but i have been to castle a few times and also hanger 111 so you may have seen me. What area do you frequent in usually...
Silver really is a pain of a colour?!?! Have seen quite a few with either black or lower tones of grey and they look really great but i fancied something one off and a little whacky?!?!
Obviously i appreciate the feedback from yourself and S Works, i dont want to do something really silly and damage the lotus name
I purchased it from Wilsons in Romford but i have been to castle a few times and also hanger 111 so you may have seen me. What area do you frequent in usually...
Silver really is a pain of a colour?!?! Have seen quite a few with either black or lower tones of grey and they look really great but i fancied something one off and a little whacky?!?!
Obviously i appreciate the feedback from yourself and S Works, i dont want to do something really silly and damage the lotus name
Edited by slatess1 on Tuesday 4th July 19:59
Edited by slatess1 on Tuesday 4th July 20:12
At the end of the day it's a S1 Exige which is gonna look gorgeous however you do it. I love those cars, more than the new Exige I have to say.
Each to their own and all that, if you like a colour scheme you should go for it. I think the stripes tend to be very easy to take off as well, so if you got bored/fed up, you could just whip them off. When I picked my Elise up from Castle I was gonna have the stripes done, apparently the guy across the road from them does a cracking job, and it costs about 300 notes, so the price is good too.
You'll often see me on the A12 and A131, I'm not usually hanging around either! My regular blast is through Felstead and Rayne, letting the engine cool as I pootle through Braintree! A cracking run, lovely lovely roads......
Edited to add: How do you find Hanger 111? Contacted them a couple of times but never actually been. Are their prices and service good?
Each to their own and all that, if you like a colour scheme you should go for it. I think the stripes tend to be very easy to take off as well, so if you got bored/fed up, you could just whip them off. When I picked my Elise up from Castle I was gonna have the stripes done, apparently the guy across the road from them does a cracking job, and it costs about 300 notes, so the price is good too.
You'll often see me on the A12 and A131, I'm not usually hanging around either! My regular blast is through Felstead and Rayne, letting the engine cool as I pootle through Braintree! A cracking run, lovely lovely roads......
Edited to add: How do you find Hanger 111? Contacted them a couple of times but never actually been. Are their prices and service good?
Edited by Hollywood Wheels on Tuesday 4th July 20:47
Hollywood,
Are you kidding? Definately take a trip to hanger 111, myself and Rich have been there a number of times over the past couple of weeks and the service is excellent, products are very high quality ans cheaper than others i have tried and their servicing and mot costs are rediculously low!
Greg, the guy who runs it with his wife is very knowledgable when it comes to all products whether it be tuning questions or accessories for lotus. Ive had a quickshifter, gear linkage kit, de-cat pipe fitted so far and a carbon fibre centre console sitting in my room ready to play with this weekend, have a quicksilver sports exhaust on order (25 year warranty!!!) and im saving to have the vernier pulleys and emerald ecu remap. Carbon fibre airbox with cold air feed came with the car on purchase, a good upgrade so im told??? Thats my 11 month project aswell as other exterior accessories ready for le mans 2007, a modest time frame i thought!
The company you mentioned opposite castle, do you have their name and number by any chance please? Im dying to see a pic of mine uploaded on a pc with different colour scenarios... Just cant seem to make my mind up?!?! Im tending towards rich's idea of the gulf colours, blue and orange stripe with white line edge, it looks pretty special but i'll see what the rest of you say... So you reckon 300? Do you know what do they put on the stripes to keep them weather and road proof?
Speaking of lovely roads, you tried the one between braintree and Whethersfield, very windey and demanding! Cant remember the name of it though!?! Roads round the Colchester/Maldon/Danbury areas are pretty good too... i used to swim in Felsted, small world!!!
Are you kidding? Definately take a trip to hanger 111, myself and Rich have been there a number of times over the past couple of weeks and the service is excellent, products are very high quality ans cheaper than others i have tried and their servicing and mot costs are rediculously low!
Greg, the guy who runs it with his wife is very knowledgable when it comes to all products whether it be tuning questions or accessories for lotus. Ive had a quickshifter, gear linkage kit, de-cat pipe fitted so far and a carbon fibre centre console sitting in my room ready to play with this weekend, have a quicksilver sports exhaust on order (25 year warranty!!!) and im saving to have the vernier pulleys and emerald ecu remap. Carbon fibre airbox with cold air feed came with the car on purchase, a good upgrade so im told??? Thats my 11 month project aswell as other exterior accessories ready for le mans 2007, a modest time frame i thought!
The company you mentioned opposite castle, do you have their name and number by any chance please? Im dying to see a pic of mine uploaded on a pc with different colour scenarios... Just cant seem to make my mind up?!?! Im tending towards rich's idea of the gulf colours, blue and orange stripe with white line edge, it looks pretty special but i'll see what the rest of you say... So you reckon 300? Do you know what do they put on the stripes to keep them weather and road proof?
Speaking of lovely roads, you tried the one between braintree and Whethersfield, very windey and demanding! Cant remember the name of it though!?! Roads round the Colchester/Maldon/Danbury areas are pretty good too... i used to swim in Felsted, small world!!!
Edited by slatess1 on Tuesday 4th July 23:10
Edited by slatess1 on Tuesday 4th July 23:10
Dan, a link I picked up from the MR2 site I used to inhabit is www.graphix.me.uk. He's based in Stanstead. I never actually visited the guy opposite Castle because my car got a full respray and we decided to leave the stripes for a while, but putting 2+2 together I bet it's the same guy. They use him on all their TVR's so he must be pretty good, and as I say Michael at Castle reckoned on about 300 squids for a double stripe. As far as I'm aware they're fairly easy to remove with the help of some elbow grease, and won't damage paint at all....
You can also speak to Rick @ www.vinylcreations.co.uk/. He's based in Kent area and is a regular on Seloc as well. Speaking with him about striping my S2 presently.
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