I want to put black stripes from the the front bumper to the back bumper on my mineral grey 06 GT.

I was quoted $1400 for painted on stripes. That price represents the paint and "20 hours of labor" ... okay chip foose...

How good is that price? Am I getting ripped off.

Also, what if I wanted to do the same thing with vinyl stripes. How much is a fair price for the stripes + labor?




Next mod will be I guess SLP powerflo cat-back. Anyone have them on their car? How do you like?
They don't have LMII for the 05+?

 

1400 isn't robbery , it's actually pretty fair.

I have a buddy who owns a body shop and he told me the best he could probably do is 11-1200.

Vinyls will run you a probably be right around 3-400 to have them done.

I went with vinyls simply because I couldn't see ripping a brand new car apart.

I'll have them painted a couple years down the road.

 

When I bought my car the stripes were already on--the dealer painted them. The sticker showed that they were somewhere around $1200.

 

I didn't know they would have them painted on, I thought all the GT with stripes were vinyl, except maybe the roush stangs.

 

Thanks.

Yeah I think I will go the vinyl route right now.

One more question since you have vinyl... and it looks pretty sunny in that pic . People tell me they can be damaged by the sun, Fact or fiction? I live southeast FL, the sun can be pretty brutal most days.

I did hear wax can build up on the edges, but that isn't a big deal to me.

 

How far apart are you stripes? Is that gloss white or something esle?

 

Stripes are Satin Silver, 10" wide, 4" gap.

As far as what the sun will do, only time will tell. The Vinyl they used on mine (3M) is supposed to have a 7yr warranty against peeling and fade.

By then I will have had them painted so it won't make a difference.

 

I see it now, but when I first looked at your gallery they looked like a flat white, must be the light.

I have a 10 inch set in antique white sitting on my counter, it's killing me not to go out and try to install them now. I'm going to wait and do it myself in sept. when i'm on vacation. I'm not confortable with any places around me doing the stripes, they might do a worse job than me and then i'll have to fight with them to redo them. I was told $150, but i'm not sure they've ever done stripes on these new mustangs before.

My car is the same color as yours.

 

You should ask if they are just painting the stripes on, or if they plan on clearing over them. If you want it done right, they should paint the stripes on and then clear the entire body panel (hood/ roof/ trunk/ bumpers) so that it looks uniform and there is no bump if you run your fingers over the stripe. But that treatment doesn't come cheap, quotes in the 2500-3500 range are normal for this. If they are just planning on painting the stripes on with no clearcoat blending, I wouldn't waste the time painting them. Just go the vinyl route.

 

I had my 3M stripes put on 1 year ago and it ran me $600-700. The place I had it done specializes in vehicle wraps. It took the guy that put them on all day. They said it was a pain in the a@@ to get everything lined up correctly, but they did a great job. I ran into a guy that had painted stripes and it ran him somewhere around $2,000-3000. All of these prices are out here in So Cal, I don’t know if that makes a difference. In my opinion, the positive about vinyl is that you can always remove it, although if you have the budget I would recommend getting them painted on. Either way, I don’t think you can go wrong!

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