sturgis

I'm having blue stripes painted on my 2006 white mustang Gt, I was thinking about Kona blue or vista blue? But after looking at color charts im more confused then ever. They will be blue for sure but not sure what color blue, Whats your thoughts or suggestions?

codeman94

can't go wrong with either I don't think. They'll both look natural on Performance White. I would lean towards Kona because of its deepness and its effects in the sun. Flip a coin. You'll be happy with either IMO. (owner of a white car with blue metallic stripes)

cdynaco

Depends if you want to - or don't want to - appear like a GT350.

sturgis

Here is a picture the way it sits right now

codeman94

I like your choice in hoods

phiggs54

Which color stripe does the GT350 have? I would guess Vista. I woukd go with the GT350 color

way2qk4u2c

kona IMO

Hytek

Great looking car! Kona would look awesome! What style stripe?

sturgis

Thanks codeman94, Thats a nice car! Assuming that is your?

sturgis

not sure cdynaco? Were laying out the stripes and gonna go from there

sturgis

Thanks Hytek! 2 Racing stripes bumper to bumper all the way down, and prob. some side stripes as well

sturgis

Thanks for the input my friends , Keep em coming please, I like the idea of Kona just because its a deep color, but im worried how it would look as it depends on the lighting

sturgis

Hytek....Plainfield is where i bought my mustang ,(Rod Baker) Just seen that's where you were from.

Hytek

That's where I got mine too. They're good people there.

cdynaco

Here's a bunch of samples in one place:

https://themustangsource.com/gallery...5780&catid=564

Double-EDad

I always thought "Guardsman Blue" was THE color blue used on the older shelbys. Back when I had my white GT I wanted blue stripes, and I searched and searched but could not identify a modern equivalent color or 3M or Avery decal color that exactly matched but some came close.

I recommend you look up the 3M and Avery selling vendors, order their sample catalog, then take it with you to a few shows until you see the exact color on a car there. Then match it up to that. If you're going for a painted-on stripe, your decal sample can serve as the color sample.

Just some ideas. I know, they all suck....

Rather B.Blown

What about the classic Guardsman Blue? I think that's whats on the new GT350 for the guy who asked above.

Guardsman Blue

http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&channel=s&hl=en&biw=1350&bih=571&q=gt3 50+guardsman+blue&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi#um=1&hl=en&client =firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=+guardsman +blue+stripes&oq=+guardsman+blue+stripes&aq=f&aqi= &aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=16986l19036l0l19194l8l8l0l7l7 l0l115l115l0.1l1l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=f0468 8726b67a965&biw=1350&bih=571

And one of our members on a 5.0

https://themustangsource.com/f726/ad...-5-0-a-485000/

Of your two options that you mentioned, I'd probably go with Vista. I like Kona, but I'd be afraid it would be too dark as a stripe color on white. I think the Vista would show more of a contrast and make the blue stand out more.

HPwhitevert

I'm with these 2 old school guys - Guardsman Blue over the car stripes was the color on the old Shelby's and imo, that's the 'proper' color and would be a great addition to your car, but Kona or even generic metallic blue would look good too. Only old farts like me would be able to tell the difference. LOL

sturgis

cdynaco, Thanks for the reference pics. I just decided a couple days ago i was going with "ford racing" logo in my rocker stripes, just as pictured in the samples. I Think it will look good

sturgis

Double-EDad, Yea i like the old school look myself also but i have a friend that has a color pretty close to that on a white Mustang GT. I made the mistake of telling and showing pics of Exactly what i was doing and believe it or not,LOL, He bought a white mustang and blue stripes while i was putting my body kit on!, So i'm still gonna do mine but just darker now! I'm actually glad it worked out that way now cuz i really like the Kona