Carl Davey Posted July 3, 2006 Posted July 3, 2006 Those who were at the RR Day in Ellon this weekend may have spotted the GTi-R sitting in the workshop (three along from my car in the photo), well i quite liked it's paintwork so i Photoshopped my RA into something similar yesterday. I should have some lightweight anthracite 17's going on soon and reckon the red bits still tie in pretty well. I'm seriously thinking of doing this if i found the right bumpers cheap enough. It's a bit different and i don't think it's too OTT, the car isn't my daily driver so i don't mind being a bit silly with it! [H] What do you think? Do i need my head checked or am i heading on the right lines? []
WUZ Posted July 3, 2006 Posted July 3, 2006 Carl - NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! STEP AWAY FROM THE PHOTOSHOP! DON'T DO IT! Russell ( "white is right, red is.............NOT"!)
oobster Posted July 3, 2006 Posted July 3, 2006 Nowt wrong with a wee red n white combo carl! Go for it.
frank c Posted July 3, 2006 Posted July 3, 2006 Certainly different...........But ....Eh.......Naw...[] I like it the way it is. Frank
drb5 Posted July 3, 2006 Posted July 3, 2006 Certainly not a style i'd associate with yourself Carl, but i like it, as Micky knows. []
scoobykev Posted July 3, 2006 Posted July 3, 2006 nope, kind of makes it look accident damaged and waiting on getting painted. unless you paint the red right along the bottom of the doors of course
jcscoob Posted July 3, 2006 Posted July 3, 2006 NO NO NO NO !!! Maybe on a car you take to the track on a trailor and maybe a number on the door . []
thefastone Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong!!! And Did I mention Wrong? No? Well..... Wrong!!!!!!!!!!! [:@] Of all the ways to ruin a car, You'll be turning into one of those kids that buy the tiny cheapo cars, and bolt on every tacky mod that they see in Max power.... [] Oh Dear... Trust me mate, thats NICE motor as it is!!! []
craig mac Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 Go for it Carl Who cares, dont follow the sheepish blue n gold gang Unique, Then get massive AFC stickers on it!! Bonnet scoop too!! Craig
gus the bus Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 With red bonnet scoop, vents, roof vent, handles and mudflaps, wing mirrors and a full rally graffix kit I think it could look pretty damn good BUT not just the bits you have shown IMHO. Gus
thewelsho Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 Yip, get your head checked, looks utterly riduculous IMHO. [:^)] Or go with Gus' suggestion, that would look good!
john mac Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 That will only look good if you strip the interior,fit a full roll cage and and go for the rally slag look like Gus says , imho. I've seen a few Evo's with this kind of colour scheme(think the red and white is more their motorsport colours),still not keen on it. So another thumbs down mate. sorry.
rossyboy1 Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 Carl, please dont do that to your car [] Surely something along the lines of the fridge mark 1 would be far, far better.[]
Big Daz Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 If you want to go down that route, change the red for the Senna F1 Bright orange / Dynorod colour [] Now THAT would be different Daz[]
ian_rowburrey Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 I have to agree with Scoobykev, no point spending money on a respray only to make it look like it needs a respray, unless of course you go full two tone down the sides. Think it could look pretty cool!
ian_rowburrey Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 The EVO looks spot on, i think it will work on a scooby. Someone on here must have done it already, everything else has been done!
st3ph3n Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 Looks better on the Evo. I think the side skirts would need to be red on the scooby too. Maybe go for the same design on the spoiler and keep the vertical parts white. You'll have to be very careful that it doesn't look like you're on your way back from the scrappies with mismatching body panels after an accident, which to me is how the photochop looks.
Carl Davey Posted July 4, 2006 Author Posted July 4, 2006 I have actually Photoshopped a stickered up version, just don't want to get busted for advertising. I agree that it would look better with red skirts too but i spent long enough looking for an RA without all the dead weight that there's no chance i'll be retro-fitting them. Painting the sides is completely out of the question, far too permanent. The Fridge V1 looked nice but the RA doesn't lend itself to big spoilers and 18" wheels - i bought it to get away from all that. MY00 bodywork with STi 5/6 spoiler and P1 splitter is now engraved in the "How to make your classic Scooby look good" stone... no-one has done this before AFAIK. The Evo above looks fantastic IMO and proves the car doesn't need to be stripped out, caged and have full rally livery to pull it off. I agree it could look a bit 1.6GL with turbo bits stuck on but that may just add to the fun! If i get time tonight i may try Photoshopping it from a similar angle as the Evo above.
oobster Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 That evo, i think, sits in Bathgate (West Lothian) quite a lot. Also seen it up at AWD.
ANDYJDMSTI Posted July 5, 2006 Posted July 5, 2006 I like it..............nothing wrong with some individuality. Don't follow the sheepish RA route..............white and white!!! []
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