Opinion on E24 decals/ stripes

[tschultz]

I am looking to add some decals on my 635csi. I am wondering what other people think.
I am thinking about the stripes as seen in this video from 1978 like it might come from the factory.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFcAJNVrIIQ

Here are some examples:

Front air dam only:


Sides only:


Silver all around




gold?



Any opinions/ other ideas? I am leaning towards the silver on black all the way around

For reference, here is a picture of my 635CSi as it sits currently:

[Cactus]

John player special, you know you want to.

I like the alpina stripes, personally.

[C.R. Krieger]

Here ya go: Ebay auction

Personally, I like the Motorsport stripes.

Alpinas available from these guys.

[derrith]

John player special, you know you want to.

This. JPS all the way. Just need to buy the e50 centerlocks to complete the look.

[Alfonso Bedoya]

I had a plastic race car like this when I was a kid...and I think it still looks FOOKING TOIGHT!



my vote is for JPS!

[wkohler]

Whatever you do, don't put that ugly-ass Alpina Tron crap on your car.

I think the Motorsport stripe kit (which there's two different versions that apparently fall under the same part number ) would look tacky on a black car.

I'd go for the first link in C.R.'s posting. Get the silver ones. If you get the gold ones, you'll have to wear a Big Ben around your neck.

I think your car has a pretty clean look without the side mouldings as-is, though I think if anything, you could do the standard stripe, which is also period correct for the car, and not that expensive.

[Das_Prachtstrasse]

Good timing, I saw this car today at a local classic race car meet.. (apologies for the shit photo)



JPS win.

[Blue Shadow]

The JPS striping is fairly thin so it won't be visible like the #62 has it done if you copy the original. Need to outline the car segments, too. That and supporting tobacco...
Gold, especially shiny gold seems to be a 'pimp my ride' color as opposed to a color that adds class to the vehicle.

BMW usually put pin stripes on a car that brought out the color of the interior. That is why the silver stripes look good on a black e24 with the silver or oyster interior. It would be a bit loud on a black interior.

The motorsport stripes, done as pin stripes look good on a black car but should be backed up lest the motorsport police get their panties in a bunch.

The Alpina stripes are too much, go with the Hartge stripes.

I think I like the BMW stripes the best of the lot.

[snakebrain]

I'm sure you've seen this already (from bigcoupe) but..

...motorsport stripes on an e24.



Weirdly enough I was looking at this all of three minutes before I saw your post!

[tschultz]

Thanks for the opinions guys.

I agree about the silver strips all around, and yes my car does have a black interior so I haven't been able to decide yet.

My car isn't an M6, but it is the Euro M90 (same motor/ trans as the E12 M535i). I do want a period correct look though.

Thanks for the links C.R.. - The Ebay stripes was what I was looking at.

[C.R. Krieger]

My car isn't an M6, but it is the Euro M90 (same motor/ trans as the E12 M535i). I do want a period correct look though.

Thanks for the links C.R.. - The Ebay stripes was what I was looking at.

For that price, how wrong could it be? Those are period correct stripes. They even come in most of the stock E24 1/24 scale models I've seen, so you could build a scale model of your car. I just never liked them all that much.