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justatwinturbo
12/19/2007, 10:10 AM
ok, i searched for a while and couldnt find a silver vehicross with the cladding painted to match...so i asked a few people to do a quick photoshop and this is what they came up with...personally i love it, but i'd like to get everyone else opinion as well. my gf likes the stock better, and we all know the gf wins every time :rolleyes:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/justatwinturbo/vehicross2.jpg
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mbeach
12/19/2007, 10:19 AM
Look online for the Mooncraft (turbo'd) VX.
I think that you'll agree that stock looks better...

navistar
12/19/2007, 10:27 AM
I like the contrast of the raw polypropylene cladding best. It accentuates the beautiful lines of the VX regardless of paint color.

tom4bren
12/19/2007, 10:30 AM
"my gf likes the stock better, and we all know the gf wins every time"

Especially when she is right. I like contrast.

navistar
12/19/2007, 10:42 AM
Then girl friends become wives and then start liking painted cladding and...well...there you are!!!

JHarris1385
12/19/2007, 10:43 AM
You know, I do love the contrast and that is the man reason I got the Ironman for maximum contrast but..........I would have to vote that does look good. There is a full black one out there (painted cladding to match - began life victory white however). There is actually a thread by a member here maybe crn or another member where the first letter is a c that discusses this topic.

circmand
12/19/2007, 11:48 AM
Without the contrast it loses some of it's distinctive flare. As far as GF and wives they work the same in everything. A GF begins a relatioship by agreeing with you on everything until she thinks she has you then starts slowly convincing you that since you always agree you actually beleives what she tells you she likes. Then when married begins disagreeing with you on everything and forcing you to do it her way to get back at you for all the times she had to go along with your stupid ideas in the begining.

By the way I am single vould anyone have guessed:)

etlsport
12/19/2007, 11:56 AM
hmmm i like that better than any other painted cladding ive seen real or photoshopped.. i agree w/ everyone who said it takes away from the VX of it a little.. but still not bad at all.. if i were to do anything to my cladding I would get a very smooth coat of rhino lining done

ZEUS
12/19/2007, 12:31 PM
It has this updated 2008 VX vibe to it... it looks refreshed or something. It kind of looks Jap spec at the same time tho. I like it.

navistar
12/19/2007, 01:21 PM
And you're apt to stay single. I heard yesterday about a married man and a married woman who were having a very passionate extramarital affair with each other. They never had sex, they just got together to argue

navistar
12/19/2007, 01:26 PM
I noticed you got clear read side markers with the repaint...ha,ha!

nfpgasmask
12/19/2007, 03:52 PM
Stock all the way. The contrast of the cladding on the VX is what makes it look so good. Even the ebonies look better with the dark gray/black combo, imo.

Bart

Ldub
12/19/2007, 05:15 PM
If you search enough gallerys, you'll find painted cladding on at least one Proton, one that was kind of a robins egg blue (stolen IIRC), there are pics of the Mooncraft in my gallery...funny how things change, when I first started hangin' out around here, I thought the Mooncraft VX was about the most badazz thing going...now, not so much. Now I see the potential for near "hall of fame" size trail badges in all that skirting.
Oh yeah, almost forgot, I'm a fan of contrast too.

navistar
12/19/2007, 05:50 PM
How much would that paint job cost? A mask off job vs a disassemble, paint and reassemble job. I understand that there are a lot of screws, rivets and putty-like stuff holding the cladding on. Then there's the half moon on the rear door. Hmmmm...:rolleyes:

bigkoala1
12/20/2007, 04:38 AM
how could you guys forget about the "color shift" cladding?

http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/show_image.pl?bg=CCCCFF&image=http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/472000-472999/472779_17_full.jpg