The Eagle Has Landed!

[SmoknTires]

Yep, the tint is 20% all around. It's illegal in IL but enforcement isn't extensive. It helps to blend in the air scoop behind the window and bring more black onto the car which I wanted as a contrast. Back window was strange to tint. You can only stick the tint 3/4 of the way up due to defroster grid which is dense and turns solid. You can't tell from the outside of the car as the whole window looks black, but from the inside it looks strange as it looks like you're missing 10" of tint from the top of the window.

The side fades and pin strip is actually vinyl. It's clear vinyl with a printed density, and the more you fade, the more the color of the car comes through. Being Vinyl, it can peel off when I want. I've done it on many of my past cars.

I do notice that the set of black lugs I bought to black out these wheels isn't holding up like the ones I have on the 08. Even on first use, the finish gets marred even without an impact wrench. JonB will get a call - I need to buy the ones I bought from him a couple years ago, those were metric but solid and they held up perfectly.

I'll say the GenV indeed grows on you the more you explore it. I've driven several GenV's previously and sat in them quite a bit, but until you really take a close look at it you do begin to respect all it's improvements even more. It really is an amazing car and on a whole very cohesive. This is strange but I'm more excited about this car than any other viper I've owned (except for my 1994 - first Viper). I think it's because so much of what I wanted the car to be, now is. No more 3rd party nav, cell phone in hand, etc... when on cruises. And the storage behind your shoulder is really useful. I love the electronics and the interior flows. The outside is killer, just fell in love with the TA. The orange is the perfect shade. But a green convertible is most certainly in my future as well, that will be our road car. Sadly my only real complaint about the coupe is that being 6'4" by head scrapes the headliner. No hopes for a helmet, so racing is going to be interesting. We did spend hours considering how to fabricate something to lower the seat but it seems we'd only pickup up an inch at the very most and it would cause other issues. If anyone finds a way to lower those seats, I'm all ears.

P.S. And Mr. Austin - Not sure why you're so angry, but I don't believe most people post pics of their cars as a request for judgment. Sorry it brings you to vomit, wow. I don't buy my cars to make others happy... but you can feel free to paint yours however you'd like when you get one.

Thanks all the rest for the kind words. New addition to the family is always a fun time - even if you can only roll it forward and back a few feet since there's a foot of snow outside.

[The_Greg]

I really like it and can't wait to see it in person! For some reason I have never thought about putting stripes on a TA, but man it looks great!

[MI Viper]

Sweeeet, really accents the orange. Awesome ride!

[johniew398]

The car went directly to get mods done when it came from the plant. ...

Can't wait for spring. Making engine noises while sitting in the garage, isn't fun (ok, I admit it's still fun).

I haven't done that but someone was talking about driving theirs back and forth in the garage. If I move the Abarth out of there I could drive mine about ten feet back and forth.

Don't tempt me.

[Drummerviper]

I am a big stripe fan and think these look great.

[brifri11]

I absolutely love it Alex! Can't wait to see it cruising around. Love the new TA's

[Nine Ball]

Alex,

The best black lug nuts I've found are the McGard lugs, actually marketed as "black chrome". They even hold up to my impact guns pretty well.

Sold in sets of 4, be sure to order 6 boxes for a Viper. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mcg-64029/overview/

Tony

[Getnlwr]

I'm okay with the hood stripes, but it would look better if they were carried through the roof and top of the hatch. The side scoop areas though, I can't say I like that at all. But, what matters is that you like it! Congrats.

This is what I was thinking. I like the snake skin stripes, well done. The Scalloped area... Not a fan. To each there own. Is it possible to order one with a unpainted hood in raw CF?

[01sapphirebob]

Is it possible to order one with a unpainted hood in raw CF?

No. You'd probably have to order the part through MOPAR.

[kdaviper]

This is what I was thinking. I like the snake skin stripes, well done. The Scalloped area... Not a fan. To each there own. Is it possible to order one with a unpainted hood in raw CF?

You do understand that the top of the hood won't have the stereotypical aesthetic CF appearance right? The Exposed CF on the underside of the hood is added in order to make it look good. Same goes for the rear hatch and any other visible CF bits on the Viper

[Getnlwr]

Didn't know how it would look. Had some "hope" though. If they made the underside look good, one could hope they did the other side.

[Snake Bit]

Very nice!

[IndyRon]

I really like the stripes with the subtle pattern. I'm not a big fan of the scallops but I also don't like them on the Gallardos either. The side vents give a cool 3-dimensional design to the side of the car and the black hides that. I think everything flows nicely though and you have made a very attention getting car even more noticeable! As an ACR owner, I can appreciate and understand that! I look forward to seeing the orange cars in person.

[green mamba]

Snow?? Oh yea, frozen water that falls from the sky! I have heard of it before. In California we keep it locked up in the mountians.;-}

[EdwardETraylorIII]

That's gorgeous!!!! Way to go!