RazorGT

thanks a lot for the pics schmalgar!

i wasn't too keen on the white before, but you guys are right it does look nice!

maybe i'll get one white stripe and one black stripe (lol jk.)

i was pretty much dead set on the black stripes, was just wondering what inch width would look best especially with the rocker stripes and rear panel - but damn now i'm debating white hard!

Schmalgar

Yeah I was more for black stripes as well but in looking at all these pics, I am digging the white too. Tough call now, huh?

As for opinions on the width, I dunno... I don't know which ones are which widths just by looking at them. The white stripes seem wider than the black above, and I think I like the wider ones better...

steel pony

The problem you are going to run into, is that you have a paint color with fleck in it. The choices in stripe color are limited due to the fact that you don't want to hide too much of the fleck, as that is what draws attention to the color and to the naked eye.
I would agree with the previous posters as to either white or matte black.
Either color is going to give you just enough distraction to shift focus from the paint, but not entirely away from it...this is what you are after.

alternate colors are very easy to pull off on monotone paints (black/white) or primary base colors (red/orange/yellow) and somewhat easy to pull off on lightly flecked paints (silver/vista blue/vapor silver). It tends to get real tricky and very limited once you start adding more fleck into the paint, where you almost get to the point of debating "do i leave it as is?" or "do i stripe it?" or "do i accent it?"

Here's a pic of a 2013 GT500 candy red/matte black. It's incredibly beautiful, sleek, elegant and keeps yours eyes moving between the 2. It works really, really well, as it will on the redfire.

Tanner05

Is yours an '05-'09 or '10-'12 or '13-'14? I ask, because if it's an '05-'09 or '13-'14 I think the rocker stripes and racing stripes would be fine, because you have those painted side skirts and rear bumper. But if you have a '10-'12, the added matte black with those unpainted side skirts could look cluttered.

As for the black out panel, I would put on the stripes first, see how you liked it then add the panel if you think it needs more.

OSUTX440

Matte black. And I would agree with Tanner, hold off on the black out panel. If you do matte black, it will black out most of the trunk anyways.

As far as the rockers go, I think that they only look good on GT500s.

RazorGT

thanks for all the input guys, great to see so many pics and get so many ideas!

IE: i never thought chin spoilers were any good - but tanner05's v6 looks nice as hell with it! tanner- did you paint the sideskirts black or what?

Rudolph Hucker

go white dude..
mr hucker knows best

RazorGT

alright man!

Tanner05

Thanks, Razor.
Nope, the V6s came with the unpainted side skirts, like the GT500s. So I left the chin spoiler unpainted and just finished it off by putting on a GT500 rear bumper, so it carries the textured look all the way around.

wkayl

I was about to post pictures of my black GT with black stripes. Then I reread your post and it said you have a red car. I will go away now.

P.S., I like black stripes on a red car.