Black eyes or blue eyes??

[richards]

After picking up a dent in the only panel on the car that I was happy with the paint, I have decided to respray the whole car, I have learnt loads since the last time and I am hoping to only make new mistakes this time!!! However whilst discussing the repaint with a colleague he asked if I was painting the headlights to match the rest of the car? I hadn't even given it a thought! The headlight were originally painted satin black for speed but I quite liked the result but now I am in two minds. The car is not the factory colour and there are several other details that are non standard so originality is not an issue but I cant make my mind up.

Any thoughts? here is the car as it stands.



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[trekcarbonboy]

Colour match them. Black ones look like replacements that haven't been painted yet. And keep the clear bonnet too. [:)]
Nice looking car.

Craig '75 2.0 FHC

[FI Spyder]

black eyes are for Spiders and Premiums only.[^]

I want that clear bonnet.[8D]



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[staningrimsby]

Blue for me to im afraid, as Craig said it looks like it hasn't been finished.



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[Beans]

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... and rally cars of course [8D]

But in your case (on a DHC) it looks better when they are the same colour as the rest of the car.

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[tr8]

What is going on with the hood/bonnet? Is that photoshop or something?

Need details....Thanks

Paul

[nervousnewowner]

its a triumph..... you know how thin the metal is on them.....[:p]


Dave...

the project at birth, watch it evolve...I hope...

[john 215]

Hi,

Body colour for me.

But at the end of day its your car. With the black details on your car they dont look out of place.

Let us know how your spraying goes
Cheers John


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[busheytrader]

Body colour...

[busheytrader]

But then I'm biased when it comes to Dark Blue



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[silverseven]

I'll buck the trend and admit that I like the black headlamp buckets...

Ron.

[richards]

Cheers for all the replies, I really like the black lights but I think I might do them body colour this time, Its much easier to repaint them black if it all goes Pete Tong!

The bonnet and the rest of the picture is a mega photoshop, I had just painted the bonnet so it was easy to set up the camera, take the picture with the bonnet off, then fit the bonnet and take another shot. I also took another with the flash pointing at the rear wing, another with the flash on the interior and then blended the best bits of each of the pictures doing a gradient clear on the bonnet. To finish I changed the background and I have it printed out looking like this on the wall of my office.



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[tr8]

Thanks...cool picture.


Paul

[frankman]

Body colour... !!

Hello from Switzerland

Frank

[john 215]

Hi,

Very cool picture and clever [8D]

Cheers John


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1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)

1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6,ON THE ROAD NOW KICKING AR5E !!!!