Convertibles Photos Thread

[MIDLYFE]

Took these only a few days ago:

Do you have wheel spacers on this?

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[Copperhead73]

Finally got off the fence on stripes. More pics when daylight allows.

 

[20ducks]

Do you have wheel spacers on this?

The front has been lowered with no spacers.
The rear has not been lowered and has 25mm spacers.

 

[MIDLYFE]

The front has been lowered with no spacers.
The rear has not been lowered and has 25mm spacers.

It's perfect.

Any negative experiences with the spacers? How many miles have you put on since the spacers were installed?

 

[Fordever]

Finally got off the fence on stripes. More pics when daylight allows.

I am not a big fan of the 18+ front ends. But you car color and what you have done with it looks great. You should be very pleased with it.

 

[20ducks]

It's perfect.

Any negative experiences with the spacers? How many miles have you put on since the spacers were installed?

I've put on about 1000 miles with no negative affect. I plan on installing new sway bars and related attachments within a month or so. Also some dress wheels and summer tires arriving in a fortnight. I am looking forward to warmer weather. BTW, I'm not out to make my caar a speed machine but I do want it to perform like a skate when turning a corner etc.

 

[MIDLYFE]

I've put on about 1000 miles with no negative affect. I plan on installing new sway bars and related attachments within a month or so. Also some dress wheels and summer tires arriving in a fortnight. I am looking forward to warmer weather. BTW, I'm not out to make my caar a speed machine but I do want it to perform like a skate when turning a corner etc.

When you say you lowered the front

I've put on about 1000 miles with no negative affect. I plan on installing new sway bars and related attachments within a month or so. Also some dress wheels and summer tires arriving in a fortnight. I am looking forward to warmer weather. BTW, I'm not out to make my caar a speed machine but I do want it to perform like a skate when turning a corner etc.

If you don't mind me asking what did you put on to lower the front and have you run into any issues with driveways or speed bumps where the front end rubs? Reason I'm asking is because I love the stance and I might do the same with mine. I have the same wheels as you and I was thinking about 20 mm spacers for the back because I thought 25 might be too much, but 25 looks great on yours. Glad I finally saw someone with the same wheels to see what potential mods might look like. I'd love to see some more pics. When visiting someones profile is there a way to view all media they've posted?

Sorry for so many questions.

 

[Keithfro]

Finally had some decent weather thought I snap a picture or two.

Now just got to get those calipers painted!

 

[robertwsimpson]

that backdrop

 

[Iconicgt]

Finally got off the fence on stripes. More pics when daylight allows.

It all comes together really well with the black badges, wheels,tint and rag top. Very clean looking. Are they 10” stripes ?

 

[Copperhead73]

It all comes together really well with the black badges, wheels,tint and rag top. Very clean looking. Are they 10” stripes ?

Thanks! They are 8 and 5/8ths inches each. The shop played with it a little bit to fit them between the hood vents. 10's might work with stock vents. I have the big glossy ones that I think are a bit wider. The stripes are 1.4 inches apart, with .7 inches between them and the vents. Below is a pic from the stripes thread from overhead.

 

[Iconicgt]

Thanks! They are 8 and 5/8ths inches each. The shop played with it a little bit to fit them between the hood vents. 10's might work with stock vents. I have the big glossy ones that I think are a bit wider. The stripes are 1.4 inches apart, with .7 inches between them and the vents. Below is a pic from the stripes thread from overhead.

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Thanks. Great photo! . I didn’t notice the aftermarket vents in other pics. I was only looking at spacing between vents and stripes. I have the narrow stripes to install( 7 1/2” ). So did you have a vision of how you wanted your car to look and did it meet expectations? I have this picture in my head of what I want, in process of sourcing parts etc, hopefully in next few weeks it’ll come to fruition for me.

 

[Copperhead73]

I had a general idea...I like to keep the color combos simple. I removed all the chrome I could because three colors is too many. Trying to keep it blue and gloss black to the extent that I can. I knew I wanted a lot of gloss black between accents, wheels, spoiler, etc. When there is too little it makes it seem like an afterthought. Too much, and you got the wrong color car in the first place! I am pretty happy with how it turned out. I considered doing the same gloss black vinyl on the A-Pillars and the small amount of "roof" over the windshield. I may still yet. The stripes are sort of the finishing touch for what I had envisioned in terms of appearance. I still need to put my velossa funnels in the grill. Hoping to get to that soon. Too many chores!

 

[Iconicgt]

You nailed it. And with these cars there’s a million ways to make it yours. And without a doubt not enough hours in a day!

 

[SVO MkII]

Last Wednesday I was bidding (via Bring A Trailer) on a '95 Jag XJS Convertible located in Monterey, CA. Didn't win it (I know, I'm actually lucky!). On Saturday I agreed to buy a '17 Ecoboost Convertible in Kansas City. That fell through when the Autocheck showed "structural damage". On Sunday my wife saw a listing for a '17 GT Convertible with 3900 miles on it, CPO warranty, etc., at a Ford dealer 20 miles from our house. We bought it. Absolutely like brand new, just cheaper. Now we need this g'damn winter to end!

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