Two tone paint job

I like it! Not sure about three tone (with the roof black ) though. What exhaust tip/muffler is on it?

 

I like the look! You might want to paint the little trim panels beneath the bumper to keep the second color all the way down but otherwise I think it's great.

 

I think you've come up with a real winner... very classy and understated.

It would complement any body color in the Prius palate.

Go for it!

If you do this, could you keep us advised of costs?

 

Just curious... why black on the roof? Might be nice in the winter, but hot in the summer!

 

SPEEDEAMON,

I've looked long and hard at my Barcelona red Prius thinking about a two
tone paint job, with the dividing line at the panel break on the doors, just
below the windows. That line extends naturally to the dividing line between
the brake light and the turn signal on the rear light assembly.

Now, here is where a black roof could make sense, artistically speaking. If
you installed retro 2004-05 tail lights, the brake lights are black. On the tail
gate, the black "roof" would include the spoiler, and the vertical black
tailgate glass. This is beginning to look really tight!

The problem that I see is determining how to end the black up front. The
break line is too low just to end the black roof at the base of the A pillars. It
has to run across the hood. I haven't been able to visualize a way to do it
that isn't either trite, or cutesy. The line sort of coincides with the division
between the front turn signal and the headlight. You could colorize the turn
signal with light smoke tint film from these folks:

http://carcustomz.com/osc/toyota-prius-0407-smoked-headlight-film-protection-p-233.html

You seem to have some facility with PhotoShop or a similar program.
Perhaps you could try some options.

FWIW, there are at least three P/T Cruisers in the general NE Ballamer area
that have two tone paint jobs, with the dividing line at the hood and a chrome
trim piece running along the doors. It is very easily done. But then the P/T is
just a "two box" shape; the engine box and the body box. Nothing subtle
about it. But those cars really stand out in traffic, or in a crowd of P/Ts.

 

I'm on a G35 site as well, the other car....

A couple of members have painted their roofs black, but that is to match the carbon fiber hood and trunk

Maybe to end it like the previous poster said, you could have it come down the hood but only thin strips where the bulges on the side are to where they meet the smile...if that makes any sense

OK BELOW IS A VERY VERY POOR CONCEPT DONE IN MS PAINT IN 10 SECONDS.

 

The two-tone look is very nice... classy. DH says he thinks we'll be seeing more customizations as Prius gets more popular.

I'm not sure how that would work on a superwhite, though... the white is so stark, that I think any other color would look odd paired with it.

 

Hmm, does someone work for The Department of Redundancy Department?:mod:

 

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