getting a black st on wednesday no stripes tho, what do u reckon, should i get them?? anyone got any pics of them both with n without?? thanks

In my view for the black ST the side stripe suit the car but not keen on full stripe on black don't no why!

IMO the doesnt look different enough without the stripes, black with white stripes looks fab, really striking!! i like to stand out from the crowd so had to have full stripes.

Thats the dilemma im in with my blue one, although im just thinking of sides. A black ST with stripes is very rare but i think it would look good with just the side stripes in white. I think the OTT stripes are.....errrrm.....OTT

Will you ask your dealer to fit them if you decide to go for them?

i dunno tbh, i think i could get them done cheaper and at the same quality so dunno, just gonna wait til wednesday, but i defo want some stripes, could go for sides then OTT ones after if i feel maybe lol i do like my car to stand out, ill post a pic up of my current car n u can c that i do like to stand out lol

White side stripes look the dogs nits!

I agree, side white stripes is the dogs....

I was thinking about black but ended up going for the blue.

I have only seen one black with full stripes and thought it looked the biz.
But if i were to have a black one, i think i would find an after sales company to do 'Metalic Silver' stripes as i think silver suits black a lot more.
Only my opinion though.

My previous car was an '03 Mini Cooper and i had aftermarket silver stripes on that, looked the business.

Just for comparison for you here's three pics of black STs. One plain, one side stripes only, and one with full stripes. See what you think:

I actuqlly think the full stripes on the black looks really good. a good contrast of colours.

I went without the stripes on my st but have bought the genuine ford ones of a guy i know for £30 so if you are interested i'll find out if he has any white ones or not (know he has blue). As for your desicion your faced with i would say go for them as it seems to suit the car plus it is very rare to see a black st with full stripes i have only ever seen the one and that includes working for ford

hey,
i got a 56 plate panther black with side stripes i am getting the
up and over stripes done this week hopefully. my car is currently at
the dealers (another story). go for the full stripes you want to get
noticed dont you???.
iceman.

Will the dealer fit them for you iceman. I wasnt sure if they did that?

I think i have answered my own question today as i was looking on the ford website and it says under the options and accessories bit for the fiesta that the exterior styling pack is available as an option and accessory on the ST and an accessory on the zetec s. I have been really pondering over the stripes today at work, do i get side stripes or not. My car is at the dealers at the moment but i cant pick it up until dec 14th (tax free rules for us forces). Do i ask them to put side stripes on it or not?? and what do you think a realistic cost would be if anyones had it done?