80 sport stripes

[kully]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-80-SP...item3aa69e6eeb

This guys using a photo of my old car which I'm sure coxy took to sell graphics..... Miss the car. Don't think the guy realises my stripes were the wrong colour due to me not being able to find anyone to recreationte them

[Coxy]

Originally Posted by kully

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-80-SP...item3aa69e6eeb

This guys using a photo of my old car which I'm sure coxy took to sell graphics..... Miss the car. Don't think the guy realises my stripes were the wrong colour due to me not being able to find anyone to recreationte them

aye, I took that photo at Ultimate Dubs, first time I met you I think!

[Flying Frank]

I had a set of stripes made up from my project 80 Sport ( now sold , phew! ) and the colours are very similar to those on this advert. Just where do you think the differences are ....for sure the colours are going to fade a bit over the years but I'm interested to hear where the differences actually are ?

I did ( "brass" type ) rubbings of mine to get the shape and measurements correct from the originals, so it can only be a colour issue I presume ?

[kully]

when I bought the car it had the correct stripes on.... When I re sprayed it (3 times) in the ten years I owned it I could not get any one to perfectly match the original colours.

Coxy, I think the first time we met was at a car meet in oldbury retail park

[ChrisG]

Originally Posted by Flying Frank

I had a set of stripes made up from my project 80 Sport ( now sold , phew! ) and the colours are very similar to those on this advert. Just where do you think the differences are ....for sure the colours are going to fade a bit over the years but I'm interested to hear where the differences actually are ?

I did ( "brass" type ) rubbings of mine to get the shape and measurements correct from the originals, so it can only be a colour issue I presume ?

the orange colour should be much more of red/brown surely ??

[Flying Frank]

From what I can remember of the white 80 Sport ( 1983 vintage ) the colour of the stripes were orange,grey and black. I don't remember them being either red or brown....but hey, it's a few years back now.

Found these pictures on the internet and "borrowed" them , this IS how I remember my car of that time.

[ChrisG]

OK Frank
burnt orange

a sort of reddy brown orange !!

[Flying Frank]

Originally Posted by ChrisG

OK Frank
burnt orange

a sort of reddy brown orange !!

[b2_sport]

I can see the charm of having the OE look, but i never liked the stripes plus my 80 sport never had any when I bought it

my 80 sport needs a respray roof laquer peel faded paint

[Flying Frank]

Originally Posted by b2_sport

I can see the charm of having the OE look, but i never liked the stripes plus my 80 sport never had any when I bought it

my 80 sport needs a respray roof laquer peel faded paint

As with everything, one mans meat is another mans poison.

Remind me of your cars colour? Sounds like a metallic colour if you are talking lacquer peel?

The only car colour that I think does not do the stripes justice is tornado red, but at the risk of repeating myself...it's a just a matter of choice.