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Is Orange Really the New Black?

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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 02:46 AM
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Prototyping some orange accents...will let it sit for a few days to see if I like it enough to get professionally done (quality is amateur right now, since, well, I'm an amateur). debating if orange hood vents would be too much...



 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 03:10 AM
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Will you please stop this madness with the bloody fuel filler cap.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 05:20 AM
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Orange polka dots all over the car could work. It would be a challenge figuring out which one to pry open at refueling.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 05:24 AM
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Gotta say orange is my favorite color. That being said....sorry but the orange accents just aren't working for me.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 05:43 AM
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shift, if you're that bored, get a Lego set to play with.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 07:04 AM
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Please don't do that to your car.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 07:48 AM
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Shift - time to invest in a 2nd Jag. I'm thinking Firesand.

The bottom trim is interesting, but I'd leave the door handles and fuel filler alone.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 08:47 AM
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I like the orange trim on the skirts and the side mirror markers but the gas cap and the door handles not so much. A bright color such as orange I believe works well with darker colors but with a another bright color such as white, it seems to clash.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by uncheel
Shift - time to invest in a 2nd Jag. I'm thinking Firesand.

The bottom trim is interesting, but I'd leave the door handles and fuel filler alone.
LOL, if I had a Firesand I'd probably let it alone. But I keep running into these other white coupes in the area, so need to do something to distinguish my car
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 09:36 AM
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LOL, if I had a Firesand I'd probably let it alone. But I keep running into these other white coupes in the area, so need to do something to distinguish my car
The way I see it, the [your] most distinguishing characteristic can be summed in one word: PUPPY.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by RickyJay52
The way I see it, the [your] most distinguishing characteristic can be summed in one word: PUPPY.
no doubt about it...Cassie gets more love from random strangers than the Cat for sure. It really is true, if you want to get female attention, don't buy a fancy sports car, or fancy watch, or designer clothes...just get a puppy!

 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 09:53 AM
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incidentally, for the curious, I got the idea for the mirror after seeing a 918 Spyder Edition Turbo S the other day. Because if you buy a $900K 918, you get the exclusive rights to buy a $180K Turbo S with green acid accents :-)

 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by uncheel
Shift - time to invest in a 2nd Jag. I'm thinking Firesand.

The bottom trim is interesting, but I'd leave the door handles and fuel filler alone.
This is my thought. I think the orange works on the ground effects.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 10:19 AM
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Delete the door handles and try some lipstick. Like that color of orange, but glad it's your car and not mine!
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by DJS
Delete the door handles and try some lipstick. Like that color of orange, but glad it's your car and not mine!
interestingly enough, I don't like lipstick ala Aston Martin. I like the contrasting mirror covers and the side strip, but the roof edge and lipstick don't do it for me.

 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by AnD3rew
Will you please stop this madness with the bloody fuel filler cap...
LOL...that made me LMFAO!
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 10:51 AM
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I'm obviously in the minority here.. I like it!
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by shift
no doubt about it...Cassie gets more love from random strangers than the Cat for sure. It really is true, if you want to get female attention, don't buy a fancy sports car, or fancy watch, or designer clothes...just get a puppy!

Scarlett, Cassie. Cassie, Scarlett. All the adornment (or, to use your word, accent, if you prefer) I need in my Jag....(other than my lovely wife, on whose lap Scarlett usually sits...although Scarlett was my sole co-pilot on this trip).
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 12:35 PM
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As other's have said, I don't like the door handles or gas filler door.

However, the accents on the ground effects and mirror don't look bad, IMHO.

I think the issue is that the F-Type is such a classy design that these "shouty" flourishes that work on lesser designs are not necessary and don't really flow well with the F-Type.

That said, you do whatever you like, and if nothing else it will provide some fodder for the forums other than stereo issues.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 02:09 PM
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i like it with just the trim along the front/sides.

not feeling it on the mirrors/door handles or fuel filler door
 
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