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Themed cars...I've got an idea

4.8K views 37 replies 14 participants last post by  Jalum  
#1 ·
So... here's what I was thinking. It will be less to wrap my hood in matte black than to put a nice size Carolina Panthers logo on the hood. Actually it would probably be cheaper not to do a theme like that in the long run. Questions, comments, concerns, advice, gripes, etc are welcome for this. And yes I would still take this car to a car show like this.

The exterior
-My car is blue (SCORE!).
-I am going to do a blue/black theme regardless of what I choose to do.
-But I want to spice up my car a little bit more.
-And since the Carolina Panthers are my favorite team and the 2 main colors are black and blue I thought I'd add a splash of white in there to make the theme.
-I was thinking about a decent size panther head on the hood and Carolina Panthers written down the side from the bottom front fenders to the top back ones in the style that they use.
-Possibly painting the wheels wheels I have now black/blue/white in some nice and non-tacky way. Unless I can trade them for a set of 2010 SX rims. :D

The interior
-I'm going to wrap the interior dash, console, portion of the doors and back arm rests in blue no matter what but if this theme happens I'd have to throw in some white lines as a border or do some pieces of the interior white.
-The big problem with the interior would be custom fitted seat covers that had a panther head embedded in the front seats and the Carolina Panthers written out on the back seat in one piece.
-The pillars and roof would be redone as well so the tan isn't there anymore.
-Seat belt shoulder covers will be added along with a steering wheel cover.
-Floor mats were another thing, but I'd rather just get plain black floor mats that are fitted for the Koup so I can have the head logo sewn into them. I hate universal floor mats. So ugly.

That's all I can really see doing to it since it's just something I've come up with in the last few days. It's a pretty decent idea that is there since they are my favorite team.

I'm waiting for a reply from the legal department about any issues I may or may not have by doing this since I'm not being sponsored and just want to do this out of fandom. I gave them a more brief list of all the things that would have any of the logos I've chosen that the NFL or Panthers do not sell or make.

So...whatdaya think?????
 
#32 ·
If you want a discreet look, go for reflective paint. The police officers in my town have the 2011 Dodge Chargers, completely black, with the exception of Westford Police on the sides of their cars. The backs of the cop cars are debadged and have reflective paint that if you shine a light on it and it will reflect POLICE. It blew my mind the first time I saw POLICE reflect back to me when I turned on my head lights when it was getting dark and I was behind a cruiser. Not sure if this is illegal, or what the cost may be but it's a discreet and subtle way to represent your team. May even be more cost effective than the color scheme you plan to go for.
 
#33 ·
Those emblems don't look too bad, Koupsx4110. Thanks. I think they would look good in the 3 normal spots. And then ghosting the logos on the car does actually sound pretty bad ass. I'll look into ghost flames around Charleston.
 
#34 ·
Alright, so I was playing Forza4 today. And I was wondering to myself on how I should design the outside. Holy shit...how could I forget that I can design my car in Forza4? So I'm not scrapping the themed idea, but I think I'm going to change it around a little.

I think what I did was pretty bad ass and I'd like to hear opinions on it. Maybe I can clean it up a bit if it's too much or add something to made it stand out a little more. Now mind you...the wheels in the pics are just for how it might look, but they are sharp looking imo. And the spoiler will probably change to GT spoiler so an FYI before you tell me it too big, lol.

Hopefully these are enough angles to give you the best idea of what it can be like. And if the pics look cut off I'm sorry. Not sure why they did that.
 

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#36 ·
Alright, so I was playing Forza4 today. And I was wondering to myself on how I should design the outside. Holy shit...how could I forget that I can design my car in Forza4? So I'm not scrapping the themed idea, but I think I'm going to change it around a little.

I think what I did was pretty bad ass and I'd like to hear opinions on it. Maybe I can clean it up a bit if it's too much or add something to made it stand out a little more. Now mind you...the wheels in the pics are just for how it might look, but they are sharp looking imo. And the spoiler will probably change to GT spoiler so an FYI before you tell me it too big, lol.

Hopefully these are enough angles to give you the best idea of what it can be like. And if the pics look cut off I'm sorry. Not sure why they did that.

Just paint it like this and be done.

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#37 ·
I think that spoiler is WAy to huge.. I like the blue and white.. but i don't think I'd go with a white hood, just the white on the bottom and the white rims will do.
 
#38 ·
Yeah, that spoiler was just on there for the game. I will never have anything that damn big on the Koup. Lol. I'll leave the hood blue when I do it and see how I like it. It doesn't look too bad, but seems like it's missing something without something on the upper half. We'll see when I actually do it.