So you wanted stripes on your F8

Do whatever you like!

 

Honestly, I wouldn't go with the McDonalds theme if it was my car. Maybe try another color. Also, Pista stripes ARE painted.

 

Double yellow stripes, yellow shield, yellow center cap annnd yellow caliper on bright red? Yeah, sorry, that screams McDonald's. Would you like fries with that?

Beautiful car! Don't mess it up. (of course it's your car, do what you want)
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I say go for it, I put stripes on my F12 from the factory and l loved it! Was like pulling teeth but eventually they gave in. what ever makes you happy!



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Black stripe in the center helps the last one.

 

Well both look to be a darker shade red and the bottom has black center stripe.

Are you a Seinfeld fan? There's an episode where Elaine breaks up with a guy, who then casually says: "ok, see ya around big head". That's stuck with her and almost ruined her. Couldn't get it out of her head.
Same here. Even if you love the stripes, in the back of your head, you'll always be wondering: McDonald's?

Again, stripes or no stripes Beautiful car!
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double silver with blue center (I know pic may be white stripes)

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What gets them over the line is that they really are Pista's and therefore look right regardless. The larger wider dip in the hood, the wider opening in the lower splitter, the matching harnesses and particularly the one with the central black stripe look fine because it all just works in harmony with the design on the car as Ferrari intended.

The problem with the F8 is the narrow profile on the hood and the narrow opening of front splitter along with the fact it's just not a Pista which draws attention to that fact even more once Pista type stripe themes are applied to it. It is what it is.

 

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Do what you like, but there is nothing ever ever good about anything labeled “McDonalds.”

 

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Strips work on this car for sure IMHO

 

it is unfair using Pista pics

Dang, not bad at all! So, how about same, but with light silver instead of white? (to be a little different and keep the blue center)
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^^^ no stripe on splitter. those stripes are too wide for it compared to this: (from 'soshry 'above)

 

The main thing is you like it after-all its your car but it does draw attention to the fact it's not a Pista and is trying a bit too hard when it need not do. There is no escaping that fact. That's just the way it is and it will draw a varienty of comment - some positive, some negative......probably more negative than positive i would suspect.

I also prefer the forged star wheel on the F8 as it to me it looks bigger and seems to suit the design better than the stock 5 spoke which give a smaller wheel look. This design really needs to be a 21 or 22 to work on the body imo but then that messes with the suspension and ride. I would personally look for a wheel with the Pista multispoke as that clearly works - as seen on the white Novitec car.

I think the photo here looks a bit more acceptable as the stripes look the correct width but again its a situation which where the theme can't continue into the spoiler outlet due to being too narrow in that area and looking pinched like what Im seeing on the other F8 striped examples. Its a case where you cant have it both ways Im afraid. Personally I prefer the wider looking 3 stripe combo which does not feed through the lower front splitter as it goes better on the hood, roof and rear. The narrow 2 and 3 stripes look odd as if somethings wrong and really draw attention to something not being right on the car as well. Just my two cents - take it with a grain of salt if you like, but it is what it is and its hard not to see that.

 

I think as the objective is clearly to copy the Pista the wider theme definitely passes it off better. Squeezing the stripes out through the s duct look odd and complicate the lower spoiler/bar because visually they looked squeezed through an opening which is clearly not wide enough. It just doesn't look right at all. The design of the bar suits having no stripes feeding through imo...and looks better without. On this car I wouldn't get too caught up trying to force the stripes through the S duct - not necessary, and going by that pic is visually an improvement without.

Also looking at your car I think whats also really helped it is leaving the black on the bonnet rather than coloring it to the body like the other red F8. That mono color red hood really works against having stripes and looks really weird. It's made the hood look too long and works against the feature of the S duct. It's also made the black windscreen look shorter. I can now see exactly why Ferrari left that area black.

 

Do a single white stripe on the red F8. Double stripe screams Pista and it’s too big for the smaller a duct.