GS stripes on an 8G?

[Skyforger]

Went to a vinyl shop I use for some of the many decals inbound for the Galant...decided to give some domestic flair to it. Grand Sport fender stripes, or GS stripes. Seen on Corvettes, and other GM cars...never on a Galant, or foreign car for that matter. Took some quick measurements of the driver's side fender, and got some stripes cut out. Whatcha think? They match the club banner on the windshield.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d102/Xaus59/GalantStripes1.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d102/Xaus59/GalantStripes2.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d102/Xaus59/GalantStripes4.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d102/Xaus59/GalantStripes5.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d102/Xaus59/GalantStripes6.jpg

And not to be outdone, a JDM new driver flag adorns the right corner of the windshield too. Appropriate since the lady is fairly new to the car scene. lol

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d102/Xaus59/GalantStripes3.jpg

[keith6110]

Not my personal taste... Love the sig though!

[G-code88]

not really feeling it.................But remember its your car...well her car! Either way do what you think is nice

[Skyforger]

Haha, yeah...I didn't expect this to go with everyone's taste on here. I personally like the look, and the g/f liked my car when I had them, and on another friend's car.

[XxGiRLaNT06xX]

I think with some more mods it might not look so bad. I don't exactly hate it. Nice work so far.

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[4g63lover]

"If you aint got nothing nice to say, then don't say nothing"

Needs moar low.

[G-spot]

If it takes a few minutes to put it on then it will most likely takes a few minutes to take it off...

Still like your original idea of making it look your Pontiac. But if she likes it then more power to you

[Blue8g]

I think it'd look a lot better if the stripes were thicker.

and you're not the first non-American car to have these:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cOgOgAHQIWY/S66tMVLR16I/AAAAAAAAAis/CVpoXj7_LGk/s1600/2003-Jaguar-Select-Edition-Racing-E-Type-Roadster-1962-FA-Studio-1280x960.jpg

[JesterX]

Wider stripes would look better imo

[DTP]

Looks okay, but too aggressive in the sense that her car is fairly stock otherwise. Wider stripes would look good though. If she's happy, leave em... If she aint happy... You ain't happy.

Keep it up.


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[oakrdrs187]

This reminds me of a car with a new windshield. The blue tape. Maybe if you put a blue 62 in the rear qtr panel.

[Skyforger]

Yeah, I was too conservative with the stripes. Gonna try 2" wide when I get the chance. Jess loves 'em though.

Maybe I should have said the only Galant with GS stripes. :lol:

[Blue8g]

I'd go 4-5" wide.

I think they could look awesome but the car would NEED the following things to pull them off:

Lowered. Preferably on a coilover to get lower.
Reverse Stagger. 17x8.5 with a 235/45/17 up front and 17x7.5 w/ 215/45/17 out back
-I'd look for an aggressive wheel, Volk Racing, SSR, Weds, Enkei etc.
VR4 bumper or a lip or something; side skirts

I think it could look cool at that point

[Skyforger]

We're getting there. :lol:

I've actually been looking at TSW wheels, I've had good experiences with them before, and I like their selections. But staggered? Cool idea, but I'd like to be able to rotate the tires to get the most mileage out of them.

A 17x8 with a +38 or +40 offset was the specs I was looking at for the 8G, a run either a 225/45 or 235/45 tire all around. More than likely, it'll get either General Exclaim UHPs or Continental ExtremeContact DWS tires.

As for lowered...Jess is still undecided. I'm worried about the car itself due to her driving habits, which I'm still busy enstilling a new driving behavior for her. Coils...I dunno. I was looking at the KYB AGX/Eibach combo as a best all around deal for wheel gap elimination, handling and not too low.

[Blue8g]

Meh, not a fan of TSW outside of the Nurburgrings

[Skyforger]

I was also looking at ROH's and Enkei.

I like the simplicity of ROH's designs, and they're solid wheels. I've put 50K on my ROH Adrenalin's and no issues.

[dknight3]

i thought jaguar was american...

[Skyforger]

i thought jaguar was american...

Nope.

http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p/LRG/8/861/JDGJ000Z/posters/british-flag.jpg

[Galantman03]

Nope.
http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/06/car-brands-who-owns-what.html
according to this its indian...

[Blue8g]

Its owned by an Indian firm, yes.

Is it Indian? No. Far from it. They're one of two english brands that still make properly english cars.

[oakrdrs187]

What about that whole jag/ford story?

[Skyforger]

Jaguar is based in Britain, doesn't matter what company buys it out.

Chrysler is co-owned by Fiat. Still based in Detroit, still considered an American company.

[oakrdrs187]

I see, so a jag is still a jag. No ford parts in it?

[Blue8g]

The X-Type was based on the Mondeo, which wasn't entirely a bad thing.

Ford owned both Jag and Land Rover, so those two share some engines.

Once again, not a bad thing.

Land Rover, Jag and Aston (all owned by Ford at one point) have all been able to keep their quintessential Britishness, unlike Bentley and Rolls Royce which are owned by the Germans.

[oakrdrs187]

Good to hear, now I think more of my popps 03 x-type, it's white on eibachs and 18's so it looks pretty clean.

[Skyforger]

The X-Type could have been packaged and sold better...they wanted too much for them new, but make nice used cars. They don't need too much high end maintenance since they had the Duratec 2.5L and 3.0L DOHC V6's. (Pretty much the engines found in the Taurus and Contour in the US)

They look so slick with some nice wheels, drop and lip kit

[RedGalant2k1]

I think it'd look a lot better if the stripes were thicker.

and you're not the first non-American car to have these:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cOgOgAHQIWY/S66tMVLR16I/AAAAAAAAAis/CVpoXj7_LGk/s1600/2003-Jaguar-Select-Edition-Racing-E-Type-Roadster-1962-FA-Studio-1280x960.jpg


Wider stripes would look better imo

Wider stripes.


What about that whole jag/ford story?


I see, so a jag is still a jag. No ford parts in it?

There is still marginal production agreements in place, but to my knowledge nothing structural anymore.


The X-Type was based on the Mondeo, which wasn't entirely a bad thing.

Ford owned both Jag and Land Rover, so those two share some engines.

Once again, not a bad thing.

Land Rover, Jag and Aston (all owned by Ford at one point) have all been able to keep their quintessential Britishness, unlike Bentley and Rolls Royce which are owned by the Germans.

Rolls Royce and Bentley are still very much British, what makes you say they aren't?


The X-Type could have been packaged and sold better...they wanted too much for them new, but make nice used cars. They don't need too much high end maintenance since they had the Duratec 2.5L and 3.0L DOHC V6's. (Pretty much the engines found in the Taurus and Contour in the US)

They look so slick with some nice wheels, drop and lip kit

The Xtype was the worse Jaguar made. It is a pain in the rear for wheel fitments, and is horribly unreliable. I would strongly suggest steering far clear of them, especially the early models.

[Blue8g]

Rolls Royce and Bentley are still very much British, what makes you say they aren't?

IIRC Bentley only makes the Continental GT and related products (Flying Spur), those are Phaetons with a body kit. They're all wheel drive, the interior and exterior don't look right, etc.

They've both been Germanized imo

[RedGalant2k1]

Currently all Bentleys and Rolls Royce's are produced in England. The VW Phaeton is a cheapened Bentley. I have been in both, and I can tell you there are nothing alike other than the bare chassis.

[Blue8g]

AWD W12 v. 6.75l V8 RWD

how many cows must die for the interior of a conty gt? IIRC it took 16 for one Arnage. The wood.

IMO this is how every bentley should look:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Arnage_T.jpg

with 2 or 4 doors.

Whereas the new ones just blend in.

[oakrdrs187]

The X-Type could have been packaged and sold better...they wanted too much for them new, but make nice used cars. They don't need too much high end maintenance since they had the Duratec 2.5L and 3.0L DOHC V6's. (Pretty much the engines found in the Taurus and Contour in the US)

They look so slick with some nice wheels, drop and lip kit


The Xtype was the worse Jaguar made. It is a pain in the rear for wheel fitments, and is horribly unreliable. I would strongly suggest steering far clear of them, especially the early models.
Meh he got it for 5500, with 88k. So far nothing to report other than a small coolant leak.

I like it's exterior styling and interior design.

I don't like PITA to work one. Aftermarket Parts are limited. Ex. Rear Camber



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Arnage_T.jpg

This looks like $$$, unlike the new ones that just look like you could possibly be a gay realtor that makes alot of money.