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Old 07-04-2010, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Future4.3LStang
2 Painted 12" Stripes Bumper to Bumper color:RED






oh yea...thats nice!
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Old 07-04-2010, 10:11 PM
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I've got silver on mine (see sig) because I have the black and silver leather interior that came on the 07 GT/CS's. I was really considering red and yellow, but ultimately went silver because I thought the car wanted silver to match. Now after a 3 month tour with my car on a Navy dock exposed to the elements, the stripes are showing age past their years, and I will probably be replacing them with red.
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Old 07-04-2010, 11:11 PM
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Bright red (like Torch red) really looks good on black to me.
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Old 07-04-2010, 11:16 PM
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Matte black imo looks really nice on black cars. I have seen one with hash stripes on the fender like mine in matte black and they look really good.
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Old 07-05-2010, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Miller2
Obviously paint is preferable over decals. Anyone have a ballpark price for painted vs decals?

Yea the obvious choice would be red. Just wondering if matching the interior is necessary. I think matte black is a tad to subtle!
It depends on the paint used and the type of striping you do get done. It also depends how much clear coat you put on and how much paint you put on. There are alot of variables.

Mine cost $1500. Stripes from front to back with pin stripes on outside. Clear coated the top surface and not the bumpers. If you get a scratch or ding on your bumper and it's clear coated, you have to paint and re-clear the entire bumper. Without clear coat, paint can be blended in depending on the circumstances.

Whomever paints it, I would ask them for examples of other cars they have put stipes on. Someone who has done stipes before will know little tricks to make it look nicer. If you want a 10" stripe in the front, done properly it won't be 10" on top. The curves of the car make the stripes get larger or smaller. The stripe actually gets drawn from the center of the car and out to the ends.


I vote a dark red metallic/pearl. Driving by your car will have a beautiful red color that shimmers in the sunlight. Up close you will see the flake and a slight color shift, giving the paint a deeper look.
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Old 07-05-2010, 12:24 PM
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If you must have stripes, silver or white in my opinion. I don't like red stripes on any color.
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Old 07-05-2010, 12:48 PM
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Red looks great. With that color interior would look awesome. I really like gold too (not with a red interior though )

Go with stickers. They're dirt cheap, and if you don't like it, just peal it off. If you do like it, you can do paint down the road.

I had great luck with RockyMountainGraphics. Pre-cut and fits great, don't even have to yank the washer nozzels ( I did, but you don't have to)

I'm an old guy, so I went matte black. Subtle. I'd rather done gold, but just too old for it.

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Old 07-06-2010, 07:09 AM
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I thought about doing the red, but I determined that I don't have the b*lls to pull that combo off. I got a darker silver done on mine. It's actually the same color as the 17" rim for our year.





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Old 07-06-2010, 10:30 AM
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knowing that you have red leather interior, I think red stripes would look really good your car

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