Should i re-decal my Capri or leave it bare? (pics)

Iamzod

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Since i got my car back in November its been badgeless & without any of its factory fitted decals.

I actually bought a full set of the decals & the blue ford oval for the boot lid for a total of £46 + P&P but a fair few people have told me it looks better without them.

I'm unsure as to what to do.

Don't know wether to put the lot back on, just put the decals back on the boot with the blue oval, or leave it bare & stick the decal kit on e-bay & try to get a bit of money back?

Opinions?

Here is how it used to be -

Side

Rear (warning, its 1600 x 1200)


And some pics i took this morning of it bare -

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IMHO older and, dare i say it classic, cars like that look their best when they look as they did the day they left the factory gates.
if this is as nice in the metal as it appears on the pix then the decals should be applied and your front grill put right...sorry but it looks nasty to me.
 
The_Dark_Side said:
IMHO older and, dare i say it classic, cars like that look their best when they look as they did the day they left the factory gates.
if this is as nice in the metal as it appears on the pix then the decals should be applied and your front grill put right...sorry but it looks nasty to me.
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Agreed, decals reapplied and front grill sorted.
 
Get someone to photoshop them on so you can have a vague idea of what it would look like. Personally i would just have capri on the back, the capri is my ultimate car!
 
The_Dark_Side said:
and if we're going to be picky,the correct wheels fitted too.
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I am after some Capri 280 Brooklands 15" wheels at the moment, its just finding them. No way i'm putting the 13" originals back on, 205/60 x 13 tyre choice is pretty limited.

On the Mytyres site for example i have 4 to choose from in 13" (2 from manufacturers i have never heard of) , whereas there are 87 in the other 15" size.

And i'm sticking with the MK2 grille, as i aint keen on the slotted MK3 one unless its on a black car.

Only thing i'm undecided on still is the decals :).
 
Keep it like it is mate - looks good :)

Actually, I wonder how it'll look with just the Ford badge on the boot.

How old are you?
 
Iamzod said:
I am after some Capri 280 Brooklands 15" wheels at the moment, its just finding them. No way i'm putting the 13" originals back on, 205/60 x 13 tyre choice is pretty limited.
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CCI do a damn good set of replica 15" 280 wheels for £110 each and they do the tyres.
 
Iamzod said:
I am after some Capri 280 Brooklands 15" wheels at the moment, its just finding them. No way i'm putting the 13" originals back on, 205/60 x 13 tyre choice is pretty limited.

On the Mytyres site for example i have 4 to choose from in 13" (2 from manufacturers i have never heard of) , whereas there are 87 in the other 15" size.

And i'm sticking with the MK2 grille, as i aint keen on the slotted MK3 one unless its on a black car.

Only thing i'm undecided on still is the decals :).
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your car mate,my advice/opinion is optional of course.
if i were you i wouldn't fit items that don't belong to the car,it cheapens it and makes it look cobbled together.
as for wheels....if you must stray from standard then rather than brooklands style that don't belong on that car,why not look for 2.8 special rims?
as i said it's completely your call,but i do feel the car will look SO much better if it looks as it did when new.
 
The_Dark_Side said:
as for wheels....if you must stray from standard then rather than brooklands style that don't belong on that car,why not look for 2.8 special rims?
as i said it's completely your call,but i do feel the car will look SO much better if it looks as it did when new.
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It had 2.8 Special rims & interior to start with when i got it, still have the wheels, and although they looked OK when the car was back together with no bumpers, they just seemed to look out of place once the bumpers were back on for some reason, just looked really small & made the car look really long, just dont think they suit the colour.

/goes looking for an old picture.
 
Agent_Smith357 said:
Its missing the rubber bump strips that follow the bumper line and the side pin stripe decals.
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My personal opinion?

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Sorry for the poor quality of the edit, but all I have available is Paint.....

Also a set of old-skool traditional Crager S/S 4 spoke rims....

(trying to find pics)

Like these.....

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Iamzod said:
It had 2.8 Special rims & interior to start with when i got it, still have the wheels, and although they looked OK when the car was back together with no bumpers, they just seemed to look out of place once the bumpers were back on for some reason, just looked really small & made the car look really long, just dont think they suit the colour.

/goes looking for an old picture.
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no offence meant by this at all mate,but i think you need to decide what look you're going for.if you're not going for the original look then why limit yourself to brooklands wheels as there are more modern designs that can look even better.
if it were me i'd go for the original look as it'll become a real head turner.
if that's not your thing then why not pimp it a little....de-lock it with the old Jag starter solenoid gear,drop it a tad and smack on a set of 18's.

^
not meant in an unsulting manner just incase you feel this is what was intended
 
Enfield said:
How old are you?
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I'm 23.

And those bump strips on the doors were a pain in the arse, they used to hold water in, had some nice bubbly paint under them when they came off.

Found an old pic, this was the day i got it home early last year.

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