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Old 06-24-2007, 10:34 AM
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Here is my MINI Weebiscuit and my dad's new MINI Daisy
 
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Old 06-24-2007, 11:00 AM
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Now that is nice

What a pair, very nice. I like the tastes of this family.

About the nicest setting for two MCs I have seen with the vipers.

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Hey 07chilired
Great looking stripes. I have an 07' like yours a comin'. Got the black sport stripes which are good to see on a real car.
Question: where did you get the red reverse stripes? Are these the MINI OEM stripes or did you go aftermarket?
 
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Old 06-24-2007, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Aonach
Hey 07chilired
Great looking stripes. I have an 07' like yours a comin'. Got the black sport stripes which are good to see on a real car.
Question: where did you get the red reverse stripes? Are these the MINI OEM stripes or did you go aftermarket?
I got the red ones from the MINI dealer...MINI makes red, black and white sport stripes. The dealer put the black ones on, but they had a local graphic place come out and install the red ones on the roof. The yellow ones on my dad's roof were custom made. Hope that answers your question!
 
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07chilired - yep sure does. I did see they offer the red ones after going to the site again. Mine is not coming with them so your input about their application is appreciated. I dont trust myself with an application where I have to do the whole roof.
PS - I'll look for you on the roads. I am not too far away. Happy Motoring!
 
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Mine are just standard factory issue - but I like them.
 
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Originally Posted by Aonach
07chilired - yep sure does. I did see they offer the red ones after going to the site again. Mine is not coming with them so your input about their application is appreciated. I dont trust myself with an application where I have to do the whole roof.
PS - I'll look for you on the roads. I am not too far away. Happy Motoring!
Yeah, I did not think I wanted to try to install the stripes myself either! There are just some things that I don't want to mess with! Let me know when you get your MINI, I will look for you too!
 
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Standard stripes:

 
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Old 10-04-2007, 07:54 AM
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I can't believe I forgot about this thread. I remember seeing it before I my MINI arrived.

Here is Sam:
 
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sorry its an MCS, but its an SS/B so if people are debating about that color combo here you go.
 
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Old 10-04-2007, 10:01 AM
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I have a 14" Racing Stripe on order from MightyStripes. I'll post photos when I get it installed.
Oops. I seem to have forgotten about this. Here it is.





 
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This question has been burning inside me... why didn't you continue the stripe to the edge of the bonnet?!
 
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Old 10-04-2007, 11:28 AM
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This question has been burning inside me... why didn't you continue the stripe to the edge of the bonnet?!
I didn't like what that did to the scoop, aesthetically. I liked it better this way.
 
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Old 10-04-2007, 11:50 AM
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That works It just looks a little odd IMO, but its not my car.
 
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Stripes care of DragonFlyer at AC.

(Also posted in the R56 picture and 2nd gen stripes threads.)










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Old 10-05-2007, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by lava
Ok - here is Victory's ultra wide viper stripes:



Whew! That looks wild - like a raging bull man!
That look awesome! Gotta me get some...
 
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Old 10-05-2007, 03:33 PM
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Sport strips alittle TO geman?

Is it just me or do the black sport strips on the edge of the bonnet w/o the chin strip look like a early to mid 20th century dictator?

I am not hating. I still like them just where my brain went.

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Here are my stripes just factory. But I am going to add boot strips to match.

 
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Old 10-05-2007, 05:55 PM
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Funny, the post asked for NON - S's, all I see is S's!!

So, here's another!! MINIBIRD pimped up with some bolts!!




 
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Old 10-06-2007, 06:51 AM
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Does anyone have the white sport stripes and the chrome hood scoop? (And if so, could you post a picture?) I want the sport stripes, and I want the chrome, but I just realized that that might seriously clash.
 
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Old 10-07-2007, 11:29 AM
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Viper Stripes

I like the stripes on the Challenge. They are a little wider than the stock stipes and seem to broaden rather than heighten the car. They also match the scoop better and look nice to the floor, front and rear. What do you think?

 
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Old 10-07-2007, 11:35 AM
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Viper Stripes

Challenge rear

 
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Viper?

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Challenge rear

Why are those called "Viper" stripes when Ford used them on their racing Cobras and Ford GTs in the late '60s? That was long before there were Vipers.
 
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Old 10-08-2007, 07:36 AM
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The MINI Challenge is pretty sweet looking.

As for the origin of the stripes, actually it was Cunningham that started it back in the 50s with the famed white cars with blue stripes. It was then carried on by the likes of Shelby, then Ford and later Dodge and probably a bunch of other people along the way. I imagine they're called Viper stripes now solely because they were the most recent ones to re-start the trend and it is a car that's fresh in young people's minds. Also, probably just because it's easy to say.
 

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Originally Posted by Modnar
Does anyone have the white sport stripes and the chrome hood scoop? (And if so, could you post a picture?) I want the sport stripes, and I want the chrome, but I just realized that that might seriously clash.
If yours is like mine, (alot of chrome), then get chrome stripes!! My bolts are chrome (graphite chrome) color'd, they look great. The pics don't show them good, I have to get some better shots.
 


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