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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 07:41 PM
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Hi guys i need some advice. I own a early classic, i have decided i wanted to ditch the spats and get my side skirts colour coded and fit some mud flaps. Problem is i cant decide what colour flaps to get, choices are red or blue, now i have blue Samco hoses and earth kit in the engine bay so common sense sayes stick with the blue but really like the look of red flaps on a silver car !?!

What do you reckon ?
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 07:44 PM
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I'd go for red, not sure blue works except with WRB cars
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by JonMc
I'd go for red, not sure blue works except with WRB cars
yeah i think red will go better with the silver, just was not sure if the blue hoses ect in the engine bay would look strange with red flaps, but then again i am not going to driving along with my bonnet open lol
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 09:40 PM
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Black.
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 09:42 PM
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silver or black if possible, non colour coded flaps looks cheap.
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Old Jan 16, 2011 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by brendy76
... non colour coded flaps looks cheap.
Hrm... perhaps it depends what 'look' you're going for?

Maybe it's the easy option to say 'black or colour-code' because that will always look good. But as I have just bought blue ones for my silver wagon - I say go for some colour!

If they look crap - at least you tried!

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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 06:23 PM
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ok, I was wrong... fitted blue ones today... they look crap AND cheap!



Maybe they'll weather-in!


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edit: The red flaps on this guy's silver car https://www.scoobynet.com/showpost.p...&postcount=102 look great tho, don't they?

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black
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 11:47 PM
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im gonna take my red ones of my classic as im gonna go for some white ones on my red car as i like this look i like the look of red on silver also if u want to buy mine then let me know.
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Originally Posted by pmcb
ok, I was wrong... fitted blue ones today... they look crap AND cheap!



Maybe they'll weather-in!


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edit: The red flaps on this guy's silver car https://www.scoobynet.com/showpost.p...&postcount=102 look great tho, don't they?
Lol yea matey, they do look a little.....ermm...

The silver car suits them better as its quite a modified car with other bits of red visible in the interior.

Did those flaps you have, come with metal brackets?
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 11:51 PM
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Agree,those blue ones on the silver do stand out,look out of place.

My train of thought has always been go for the same colour of the car,that way they dont lash out and say,look at me,so tend to look more natural on the car.

black car,black flaps
white car - white flaps

unless you want the graphic look/non co-ordinated look (not that thats bad,i just mena if thats the look you want)





Some cars can pull it off,but only some colours



still think white on white would be better





Mail These guys,They will do you some silver ones

performancecreations@btinternet.com

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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 11:53 PM
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thats good post there mate made me decide to stay wit red flaps
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by brendy76
...Did those flaps you have, come with metal brackets?
Yea they did... my thought was 'oh well, I've now got the stainless brackets and some perfect paterns to cut out some black ones later' lol

I may live with the blue for a while tho... it was a pain taking all the wheels off to fit them. So perhaps I'll wait 'till I do the brake disks and pads, soon.

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