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#1 jsiggee

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Posted 05 March 2014 - 08:14 PM

I've been thinking about changing my arches to group 2's for a while now and can't make my mind up so could you please offer your opinion?

 

Here is the set up at the moment, standard special arches with stainless steel covers...

 

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and here's what I've been thinking about, group 2's with the chrome strip on the edge.

 

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Thanks, James


Edited by jsiggee, 05 March 2014 - 08:14 PM.


#2 Carlos W

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Posted 05 March 2014 - 08:15 PM

I like the chrome unless you're going to paint them body coloured!



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Posted 05 March 2014 - 08:16 PM

I like the chrome unless you're going to paint them body coloured!

 

Wasn't planning on doing, hold on a sec I will 'shop them to the body colour



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Posted 05 March 2014 - 08:25 PM

bit crude but here's the group 2's in body colour

 

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Posted 05 March 2014 - 08:26 PM

They look better than black



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Posted 05 March 2014 - 08:26 PM

I think they look good black :)

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Posted 05 March 2014 - 08:30 PM

Not sure but the more I look at it the more I'm leaning towards the group 2's in preference to my current arches.



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Posted 05 March 2014 - 08:34 PM

I like the blue group2 arches but can you photoshop them white? I think that would look nice too.



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Posted 05 March 2014 - 08:41 PM



I like the blue group2 arches but can you photoshop them white? I think that would look nice too.

 

not a fan of them in white but was worth a go

 

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Posted 05 March 2014 - 08:45 PM

 



I like the blue group2 arches but can you photoshop them white? I think that would look nice too.

 

not a fan of them in white but was worth a go

 

Group2archeswhite_zps490eab61.jpg

 

 

Hmmmmm, nah, me neither, paint them blue. ;D



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Posted 05 March 2014 - 08:52 PM

Okay, thanks for responses. I will probably give in to temptation and impulse buy a set of group 2's at some point.



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Posted 05 March 2014 - 08:58 PM

I have found a pic of a blue mini with white arches and it actually DOES look very nice...

 

DUPAN-DUPAN_mini.jpg

 

Rallye_des_ardennes_flamandes_DUPAN.jpg

 

Mini_Cooper_Dupan.jpg


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Posted 05 March 2014 - 09:04 PM

I have found a pic of a blue mini with white arches and it actually DOES look very nice...

 

DUPAN-DUPAN_mini.jpg

 

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Mini_Cooper_Dupan.jpg

 

I'm not convinced I'm afraid. Just looks a bit odd to me, I think I would rather black or Lipari blue. The wheels are gunmetal grey too, this is an old photo.



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Posted 05 March 2014 - 09:11 PM

I'm not convinced I'm afraid. Just looks a bit odd to me, I think I would rather black or Lipari blue. The wheels are gunmetal grey too, this is an old photo.

 

Each to their own but I would certainly not paint them black, I would go for blue then...



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Posted 06 March 2014 - 12:46 AM

personally i would paint them black, thats just what colour group2s should be!

 

i think anything else looks odd, to me its like having yellow tyres or something? lol






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