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Old 05-09-2008, 03:36 PM
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I like the stripe, but think it looks awkward on the door. I think it would look better on the
rocker.

Don't wax around it, wax right over it, use the Turtle Wax ICE. I waxed right on top of my
vinyl, comes out great.

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Old 05-09-2008, 03:38 PM
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Noooooo.

Depending on the stripe, I don't always love the look of them on the V6 Mustangs. Some work, some don't.

The GT/CS one I would absolutely leave alone though. I think that's about the sharpest looking side stripe you can get for our cars.
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Old 05-09-2008, 04:00 PM
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Obviously, it is your car. Do what you want to do. I'm in the camp of either leave it alone or replace it with a different color.
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Old 05-09-2008, 04:10 PM
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Looks like the stripes are more noticeable on the Dark Red compared to the Vista Blue. I've had quite a few people say that they didn't even notice the stripes on mine until they got up close. Have considered going with silver stripes on mine as well like on the Shelby GT, but would clash with the black cs stripe. For now, keeping the CS stripe. I tried removing the dealer sticker with a hair dryer but still had alot of residue left over. Used Goo gone and then Fast Wax to clean up the residue.
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Old 05-09-2008, 05:14 PM
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i took mine off the same day i piked my car up from the dealer. Heat the stripe up with a hair dryer. it comes off stupid-easy. but then again, my car was brand new.

This is what i came up with, i took off my tripe, but left the GTCS. i get alot of Kudos on it, looks good.

[IMG]local://upfiles/17316/E7C736A534344E7D90F28892FEA7B78B.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]local://upfiles/17316/AC29625BC98E485C99B1CC29CB8C52D3.jpg[/IMG]
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Old 05-09-2008, 07:28 PM
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Old 05-09-2008, 08:29 PM
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I removed my rocker panel stripe (v6) easily with a hairdryer and I love the clean look, but I have to agree that the GT/CS is much cooler!
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Old 05-09-2008, 08:55 PM
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A grabber orange GT/CS in Bellevue, NE removed his stripe, said he didn't like it. It was still obvious to me that is was a California Special. Looked much cleaner.

3M makes a rubber wheel that attaches to your drill. It removes the stripe and the goo and residue in one pass. I use it all the time doing bodywork.. mostly to get glue off after removing emblems. Your local automotive paint storeshould haveit.
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Old 05-09-2008, 10:54 PM
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I have the redfire 07 GT CS. When I ordered the car, I thought about asking about deleting the strip. Now I think the fading black strip looks great....
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Old 05-10-2008, 08:50 AM
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My car is the same as yours so I say take it off. That way my car will get more looks by other drivers.[8D]
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