Multi Coloured Swap Shop

[IainCameron]

If you've read my Build Diary recently, you'll have seen that for some unknown reason I received Extra Wide Wheel Arches in my kit instead of Standard Arches, but that WSC have very kindly offered to replace the wrong ones for the Standard size.  However, after 12 years since I bought the kit, it is unlikely that the replacements will be an exact colour match for the rest of the body.  My kit has always been stored inside, in the dry and out of direct sunlight, so I don't think it's faded.  Probably.

I bought a Yellow Aero Screen on WSCC Parts for Sale a few months ago, so I could go for Yellow rear wheel arches.  However I'm not great at visualising these things, so I'm looking for a collective opinion on what to do:

 

-  Go for Navy Blue to match (or almost match) the original colour.  Obvious risk of adjacent panel mis-match, but I have nothing to go by regarding how much Navy Blue can fade with time.

-  Choose Yellow rear arches to match the Aero Screen (not adjacent panels, so any difference shouldn't stand out too much)

-  If Yellow.... also get a Yellow vinyl stripe or two down the bonnet, possibly Yellow cycle wings at the front too.  

-  and why not go the whole hog and get a yellow dash as well.

 

Any thoughts?  I've had a scout about the WSCC Gallery and there are all sorts of colour combinations, but I can't see a block colour with contrasting rear arches and aeroscreen.  [What would be really good would be someone who could mock-up colours on Photoshop or similar... well outside my skill base!]

 

I look forward to your ideas, mad, bad and different!

[Stuart]

This might help http://westfield-world.com/colourchanger.html but doesn't have an aeroscreen option

[Burgerbob]

If you have yellow rear arches, then I think you need yellow cycle wings too.

 

If your car has been garaged I think I would take the gamble and get the replacements in hopefully the right shade.

[Nic Chase (NICO) - Shropshire & Mid-Wales AO]

A Westfield presents a very small image in a rear view mirror.

Yellow cycle wings help to make you more visible. A yellow stripe would help even more. 
A yellow dash is just a step too far !!

[IainCameron]

Just now, Nic (NICO) - Shropshire and Mid-Wales AO said:

A Westfield presents a very small image in a rear view mirror

I could say that I'm not planning to be in anyone's rear view mirror, but....

I hadn't put visibility at the top of my list Nic, just thinking how it would look aesthetically.  As a biker, I tend to think that headlights are the best aid to visibility, but I'm open to persuasion!

[Weekend Warrior]

Red and Black ...................yep 

green and black .................yep 

yellow and black .................yep 

white and black ...................yep 

orange and black ..................yep 

Navy blue and yellow ..............Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 

 

Id stick with the Navy Blue ..............or Black 😂

[IainCameron]

29 minutes ago, Stuart said:

This might help http://westfield-world.com/colourchanger.html but doesn't have an aeroscreen option

 

Thanks Stuart... this gives an idea of the wings and aeroscreen (ish), and this is all 4 corners in yellow:

 

 

Hmm...  I'm not sure either of these visualisations has helped!

 

[Kingster]

43 minutes ago, IainCameron said:

WSC have very kindly offered to replace the wrong ones for the Standard size.

That’s excellent. Good result from @Westfield Parts Dept 👍

[Alan Cutler (Adge) - Dorset AO]

Out of interest, mate of mine had to get some new bodywork last year, after his car was “savaged” by a DPD van. Car was built in mid 200’s and is navy blue. New bodywork supplied by WF is a very good match.

[CarbonWest - Chris Broster - Bristol & Bath AO]

3 minutes ago, Adge Cutler- Dorset AO said:

Car was built in mid 200’s

Blimey that is pre-lit....sorry Adge!

[Alan Cutler (Adge) - Dorset AO]

20 minutes ago, Chris Broster - Bristol & Bath AO said:

Blimey that is pre-lit....sorry Adge!

Sorry, 2000’s. What’s a nought between friends 

[IainCameron]

 

Turns out you can edit a screen shot in MS Paint....  doesn't look bad, I'm thinking.  What with the cast iron colour guarantee from @Adge Cutler- Dorset AO, we might be closing in on a decision.

[IainCameron]

I could get carried away here, but I think I'll leave the graphic design to the Graphic Designers...

 

[Matt_S]

Black rear arches and carbon cycle wings or carbon csr wings 🧐

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

The yellow/blue combos I’ve seen in the flesh have never looked quite right to my eyes, the yellow, working much better with some other colour combinations.

 

I had Electric Blue bodywork colour matched last year, they’ve done a superb job, even on but joins between new and old panels, you wouldn’t guess there was five years age difference between them.