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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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im thinking about painting a manta stripe on my car. it is nbm and i was thinking about painting the manta silver. does anybody have any pics of a car painted these colors or simila, or does anybody have any other suggestions?
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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im thinking about painting a manta stripe on my car. it is nbm and i was thinking about painting the manta silver. does anybody have any pics of a car painted these colors or simila, or does anybody have any other suggestions?
Silver, or if your looking more subtle black. Depends a lot on the them your going with your car.

btw, just before someone else mentions it sigs too big.
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Is a manta stripe the same as a hockey stick?
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i was thinking silver so it would stand out a little more. yea my sig is screwed up. im using photobucket.com but i still cant get it to come out right.
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the hockey stick goes up the side of the car and the manta is on the hood
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Is a manta stripe the same as a hockey stick?
No its the stripe that goes on the raised part of the SS hood... hold on ill find a pic.
First one i could find, sorry not sure whos it was.
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that is the biggest sig i have ever seen. whoa
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Silver, or if your looking more subtle black. Depends a lot on the them your going with your car.
agreed. I like black on blue, classy and kinda old school
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Ahhh I seen cars like that before...
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dont do anything. keep it as it is!! its an SS hood!! leave it alone.
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Manta FTW, ...
And simply delete your sig pic until you get it figured out.
You don't have to add your sig to every post. (And yes, I could turn the feature off so I don't see'em either, ...)
Change it, or you'll be on vacation before ya know it.
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take your car and photo shop it and see what it looks like....it will give u and idea...
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i dont have photoshop can someone do it for me
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I've seen a silver manta on a nbm car and thought it looked great. Can't find the pic or I'd post it.
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My version of a Manta....

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I have NBM with Silver Manta and Hockey stripes and I think it looks great. Mine is not painted on but looks good as well.
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Ahh I like that "Manta Type" Hood stripe!
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