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> Rocker Poll, Fantasizing 'bout what I could do
Rocker panels
Rocker panel
Stock-looking black cover [ 60 ] ** [66.67%]
Body color [ 20 ] ** [22.22%]
Fiberglass [ 2 ] ** [2.22%]
FG with raised PORSCHE lettering [ 7 ] ** [7.78%]
Other (post your photo) [ 1 ] ** [1.11%]
Decal?
No way. [ 64 ] ** [71.11%]
Negative PORSCHE [ 20 ] ** [22.22%]
Positive PORSCHE [ 4 ] ** [4.44%]
Just a stripe [ 1 ] ** [1.11%]
Other (post your photo) [ 1 ] ** [1.11%]
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flipb
post Nov 10 2009, 01:49 PM
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Let's be upfront here: I'm probably not gonna do a damn thing with mine, other than perhaps re-spray the SS rocker covers black due to a lot of crappy looking flake-off. But the PO also gave me a set of negative PORSCHE decals. Unsure about those.

Post your photos - I'm trying to decide what's a good look for my color.

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To me, body-colored rockers make the car look overweight. I prefer black.

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post Nov 10 2009, 09:30 PM
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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Nov 10 2009, 04:37 PM) *

To me, body-colored rockers make the car look overweight. I prefer black.

--DD

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I've seen a few cars that look good with body colored rockers, but overall, they make the body look too stocky. Black all the way. Although, I have wondered what raw carbon fiber would look like...
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flipb   Rocker Poll   Nov 10 2009, 01:49 PM
tat2dphreak   I'm a fan of body-color :) these are SS rocker...   Nov 10 2009, 02:01 PM
flipb   Would body-colored rockers also necessitate body-c...   Nov 10 2009, 02:06 PM
tat2dphreak   I like body color on the valances, personally. and...   Nov 10 2009, 02:10 PM
dakotaewing   I prefer black rockers on stock bodied cars - With...   Nov 10 2009, 02:13 PM
tradisrad   I've had black painted, black in paintable und...   Nov 10 2009, 02:17 PM
naro914   I like the raised lettering rockers. We had it on ...   Nov 10 2009, 02:25 PM
Grelber   I agree with Wayne on the painted rockers. It mak...   Nov 10 2009, 02:26 PM
tat2dphreak   Ron's Car is sehr sexeh :D   Nov 10 2009, 03:00 PM
flipb   Has anyone done body-colored rockers with the Pors...   Nov 10 2009, 03:23 PM
naro914   Has anyone done body-colored rockers with the Por...   Nov 10 2009, 03:43 PM
Sleepin   I kinda like this treatment: http://i128.photobuck...   Nov 10 2009, 03:55 PM
bigkensteele   I kinda like this treatment: http://i128.photobuc...   Nov 10 2009, 08:29 PM
naro914   I kinda like this treatment: http://i128.photobuc...   Nov 11 2009, 10:20 AM
Dave_Darling   To me, body-colored rockers make the car look over...   Nov 10 2009, 07:37 PM
Soul   To me, body-colored rockers make the car look ove...   Nov 10 2009, 07:53 PM
rktmn247   To me, body-colored rockers make the car look ove...   Nov 10 2009, 09:28 PM
Todd Enlund   To me, body-colored rockers make the car look ove...   Nov 10 2009, 09:30 PM
1970 Neun vierzehn   To me, body-colored rockers make the car look ove...   Nov 11 2009, 06:00 PM
kenshapiro2002   Not if the car is flared and lowered (look at my c...   Nov 11 2009, 06:08 PM
Pat Garvey   If you're going to put the stripes on the body...   Nov 10 2009, 07:47 PM
tod914   Stunning car. Definetly black like Dave said. Ni...   Nov 10 2009, 07:54 PM
SGB   I like the body colored rockers on a LOW car. On ...   Nov 10 2009, 08:12 PM
tat2dphreak   an eggplant car with great paint is a BEAUTIFUL t...   Nov 10 2009, 08:53 PM
bigkensteele   I am glad this tread came up, because I am on the ...   Nov 10 2009, 09:55 PM
ClayPerrine   I have my car flared, including the rockers and va...   Nov 10 2009, 10:56 PM
Kargeek   Being an Hot Rodder, I had to try something differ...   Nov 11 2009, 01:38 AM
kenshapiro2002   Love your car...I'm a fan of monochromatic as ...   Nov 11 2009, 01:22 PM
johnnie5   I recently purchased a pair of aftermarket ABS rai...   Nov 11 2009, 10:07 AM
tat2dphreak   I had these on my 1st 914. I thought they looked ...   Nov 11 2009, 10:11 AM
flipb   Just thinking (typing) out loud here. 1. Black ro...   Nov 11 2009, 10:26 AM
SGB   I'm a fan of deployable launchers carrying ...   Nov 11 2009, 01:33 PM
Socalandy   I like them painted to match myself. It shows how ...   Nov 11 2009, 10:31 AM
Sleepin   Alice is a pretty cool Rocker..... http://gettoth...   Nov 11 2009, 08:17 PM
scotty b   Another option. Not saying Iwould or wouldn't...   Nov 11 2009, 08:20 PM
Gigamight   B)-->
QUOTE(scotty b @ N...   Nov 11 2009, 09:05 PM
Rand   Ewww. :D If I had to mold it in I would rather ex...   Nov 13 2009, 12:47 AM
kenshapiro2002   Yeah...make it even worse! :lol4: Ewww. :D...   Nov 13 2009, 05:41 AM
Rand   Yeah...make it even worse! :lol4: Let me g...   Nov 13 2009, 11:49 AM
kenshapiro2002   I agree...they both suck, but the design of the wh...   Nov 13 2009, 11:50 AM
SGB   This is really creepy. I may have to go back to b...   Dec 23 2009, 09:35 PM
bembry   B)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE...   Dec 23 2009, 04:28 PM
tat2dphreak   don't forget... sheena is a Punk rocker I...   Nov 11 2009, 11:07 PM
kenshapiro2002   Rocker?...I hardly knew her! :lol4:   Nov 12 2009, 05:36 AM
OU8AVW   Mine just for reference. This look is growing on m...   Nov 13 2009, 07:23 PM
6freak   Mine just for reference. This look is growing on ...   Jan 18 2010, 09:17 PM
flipb   I'm bringing my poll thread back from the dept...   Dec 23 2009, 02:58 PM
kenshapiro2002   My opinion is... :barf: I'm bringing my p...   Dec 23 2009, 05:00 PM
PanelBilly   Nope, don't do it!   Dec 23 2009, 05:52 PM
bandjoey   On the eggplant car--Are the stripes stock white p...   Dec 23 2009, 08:56 PM
kg6dxn   Here's mine, stickers and all... Steel flairs ...   Dec 23 2009, 09:09 PM
burton73   Andy, In this picture because of the shadows your...   Dec 23 2009, 09:49 PM
pillay2k   Go custom... Dad made these, same on my car. Work ...   Dec 24 2009, 07:01 AM
kenshapiro2002   I like the "step" feature to help little...   Dec 24 2009, 07:06 AM
tracks914   Just another option on my second car. I made these...   Dec 24 2009, 07:53 AM
RobW   Hours of research went into making the 914 so unle...   Dec 28 2009, 09:25 AM
jetboy   Go with black and add the stripes (if they are bla...   Dec 28 2009, 10:02 AM
t collins   I vote for stock looking black.... also happens to...   Jan 18 2010, 06:51 PM
Kirmizi   I'm partial to body colored rockers... Before ...   Jan 18 2010, 08:18 PM
Betty   There's another option you guys are overlookin...   Jan 19 2010, 03:00 PM

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