I was wondering if any1 has tried painting a white FD with a black roof. Now a days new vehicles like bmw, benz, scion etc have white cars with black tops. I was wondering if any1 has tried this paint scheme or if any1 has tried it out on photoshop. I think the cut off point from black to white might look weird on the back/side but i'm curious what it would look like.

example:

 

Actually, I just did it real quick on paint..... don't have photoshop on this comp. It looks pretty nice...Found my paint scheme for my project car.

 

Ive always liked the idea myself and spotted it on other cars. Try it out, looks sick

 

Most cars that have that have a natural division in the roof, ala mercedes style rain rails, that make it natural (on higher end cars it's actually a CF roof).

On the FD, without a natural seam/crease there, it's gonna look weird.

 

ya thats what i thought, i would do the a-pillar to but the back pillar wouldnt work.

 

Actually, there are a few cars on the forum like that... The easiest one for me to find is one of the Fortune kitted FD's:

https://www.rx7club.com/interior-exterior-audio-26/final-photoshoot-veilside-fortune-widebody-new-stereo-installed-no-56k-726655/

 

Something closer to your colors:

https://www.rx7club.com/interior-exterior-audio-26/fortune-rx7-single-turbo-show-car-748701/

 

But Mahjik that does not really apply to a real Fd. The Fortune kit has completly different lines, the back pillar cuts off so the paint can be cut off. But on a regular body of the FD the back pillar merges into the body so the paint from black to white would be an obvious line. Whereas in the fortune, there is no line because its too diff bodies, meaning the hood and pillars are cut off then the side body starts.

 

Just did a few quick work on paint, see what I mean. The door has this curve to it where it distorts the back pillar cut off point. Also the hood line of black would be higher up then the back pillar would be. A section of the door would have to be painted to keep the black line straight.

Not really liking it... :\

 

I guess I've seen it done on a stock bodied FD so I don't see the difference in comparing the Fortune kit. The places you want to paint aren't changed by the kit. The main difference is in how the front is done (hood & bumper). The stock bodied car did not pain the hood black. It was only the roof and the hatch similar to how Gordon describes below.

Again, it's not my thing but those are just pictures for reference.

 

Gordon can you explain a lil more, i'm not exactly sure I understand. Maybe a lil illustartion on paint?

 

I've noticed painting the mirrors gives it a better look.

 

one in the back ground of these pics in the FD pic thread...





and a link to the post... by laeeq

 

Thnx Lt1.

I don't think i'm liking it. Whats your opinion. Also off topic but what side skirt is that on the silver one?

 

Ya Gordon, I understand now what you were trying to say. I'm still 50/50. Not sure if I like it or not.

 

Found one with roof painted while I was browsing body kits lol.