MazdaRx7R1

I'm having my 93 R1 repainted and was thinking about racing stripes. But, I don't know what color. Is a red base coat. I was thinking maybe black or silver stripes. Two down the middle. Can anyone post some pics with a red base coat? What do you think?

FatDave747

No stripes please!!! I think you should just get a really good paint job without the stripes. IMO the car will look cleaner w/o stripes.

dave

Dr Wankel

I agree some cars stripes look good on but i dont think the FD is one of them. But hey its your car.

cash money

UniqueTII has a picture with a red FD with silver stripes, it didn't look bad, but it didn't look awesome

GoodfellaFD3S

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Paint the car the WRX electric blue....I think that would look sweeeeet! I'm planning on doing that w/my R1 in the future.

Of course, starting w/red, how much of a pain in the *** is it to strip everything? I've been told it's pretty pricey. Does anybody have any experience with this?

martini

I wanted stripes on my car for the longest time...they look great with a nice deep red. But my plans have changed slightly...though I still think they look great.

Here are some pictures of a car that I think looks MUCH better with the stripes on it. He originally had the stripes, and then had it repainted (yes, this ones been in all the magazines).




and then:

Pumped

pure white, leaving the stock r1 lip black

Pumped

oh and no strips please

but to each their own.... after all its your car

twiztedjeckel

the racing stripes look good,talk the TheGlassMan about his red FD R1 with silver stripes,thats who got the car that uniquetII has picures of.

clearthinker

stick with red so the engine bay doesn't look like sh*t. Maybe a darker red with a fade into the back panels...silver or white fade.

Don't go entirely different color unless you never open the hood.

Don't skimp on the paint!!! You get what you pay for!

MAVrick

that's a nice paint job!!