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Sad to say mine had beige painted pinstripes on it when I bought it(used).
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I'd like to do something to my car, '02 C4S, seal grey, to make it look a bit more distinctive and was thinking about subtle pinstripes. Not sure if that would look good, downright butt-ugly or somewhere in between.
Traditionally pinstripes follow the creases in the body, but the 996 is so smooth I'm not sure it would work. If I did it, it would have to be a subtle color or two, possibly darker grey with black. Maybe a hint of red as I have red Schroth harnesses on black GT3 seats.
Comments and especially pictures are welcome.
Did you see Rides last night (I think it was a rerun) where they were painting the cars? The pinstrip dude said no car wouldn't benefit from pin stripes. When he sees a car without pinstripes he sees a pair of shoes with no laces or a suit without (something). When he was saying that I was also wondering "what the heck would a 996 look like with pinstripes?" I can't imagine it looking better. To your point about no lines to follow. I too would love to see pics but I don't think I would ever go with pinstripes.
Everybody has their own opinion, but personally, I'd never put pinstripes on a 996. I see it doing more harm than good to the wonderful curves of the body. That being said, it's your car, and if you like it, then go for it!
Yes I did see that show last night, that's what got me thinking about this.
So far the opinions are similar to mine, I just can't see a 996 looking good in pinstripes.
Someone has got to have some pics!
I'd have to go with NO! I really cant think of any modern car that a pinstripe looks good on.
And Seal grey is an awesome color! Wish my 996 was SG, my Boxster S was.
To each his own, but I don't see pinstripes working on a 996. To me the clean liquid lines are both contemporary and timeless.
Pinstripes just don't fit.
Just my take, and I may be biased. Pinstripes remind me of the 1977 brown Chevy Caprice classic with vinly roof my dad drove when I was little.
A fine memory for sure, but not exactly Porsche.
in my house I always taught the kids to stand WAY back after putting the lights on the christmas tree, squint real hard until your have fairly blurred vision and see if you notice any bare spots -
that trick might work for pinstriping a P-car too
Here is a 996 with pinstripes. Although not my cup of tea, it's looks better that I would have thought.
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...ght=pinstripes
Pinstripes are OK for augmenting the existing lines of car's shape. But on a 911, the existing lines are already more beautiful on their own, so I think that pinstripes actually detract from what is already there.
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stripes, on the other hand, look quite natural on a 911.
Sad to say mine had beige painted pinstripes on it when I bought it(used). It gets worse. The original owner had his initials painted inside of little Porsche crests on the door. Had to send it to the body shop to get them wet sanded out.
