Opinions please
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5th Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,127
From: Los Angeles Ca
Opinions please
Hello all, been a while since I've posted on a regular basis, but I come to you for your opinions 
I had my car keyed about a month ago(living in Los Angeles has it's set back I guess) and I just got it back from the paint shop(insurance covered the damage) and it's been completely repainted, so I no longer have the shelby stripes front to back.
While the stripes looked great and my girlfriend says the car looks too plain now, I'm not too keen on replacing the stripes front to back. I'm looking at putting just a supersnake hood stripe only with a rear deck lid panel black-out. Although I'm debating color. Would silver(as my shelby stripes were) look best or flat black? I want a change and I'm not sure how a rear panel in silver would look, any suggestions? Anyone with a similar set-up I'm speaking of?
Thank you all in advance.
I had my car keyed about a month ago(living in Los Angeles has it's set back I guess) and I just got it back from the paint shop(insurance covered the damage) and it's been completely repainted, so I no longer have the shelby stripes front to back.
While the stripes looked great and my girlfriend says the car looks too plain now, I'm not too keen on replacing the stripes front to back. I'm looking at putting just a supersnake hood stripe only with a rear deck lid panel black-out. Although I'm debating color. Would silver(as my shelby stripes were) look best or flat black? I want a change and I'm not sure how a rear panel in silver would look, any suggestions? Anyone with a similar set-up I'm speaking of?
Thank you all in advance.
The Paranoid One
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 5,320
From: Texas
If you are going with supersnake style I'd still go all the way down front and back bumpers. These cars tend to look incomplete if you don't.
If you dont do that... Id make SURE that the hood stripe covered the WHOLE hood and did not stop half an inch from the end of the hood like
some stripes do.
If you dont do that... Id make SURE that the hood stripe covered the WHOLE hood and did not stop half an inch from the end of the hood like
some stripes do.
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5th Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Los Angeles Ca
The insurance company agreed & I have a new looking car for just the deductible. I'm nearly finished paying it off, so my appetite for some more mods are dancing in my head. It only has 49,000 miles and is just as clean inside as out.
As for striping the entire car again......I'm pretty hesitant. I re-striped the car 3 times when I had the Shelby stripes(the silver stripes seem to get faded & contaminated with spots over a period of time, usually about 6-8 months). Removing stripes is the absolute worst job ever!
I want to accent it without over doing it. I saw a chin spoiler/rear plastic louvered black-out panel on eBay for $149. So I'm thinking that with just a supersnake hood stripe. White05GT, I like it! Where did you buy your stripe kit from?
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It was keyed on the entire driver's side & parts of the hood & roof. The body shop owner said it would be easier to paint entire car instead of trying to blend the new & old finish.
The insurance company agreed & I have a new looking car for just the deductible. I'm nearly finished paying it off, so my appetite for some more mods are dancing in my head. It only has 49,000 miles and is just as clean inside as out.
As for striping the entire car again......I'm pretty hesitant. I re-striped the car 3 times when I had the Shelby stripes(the silver stripes seem to get faded & contaminated with spots over a period of time, usually about 6-8 months). Removing stripes is the absolute worst job ever!
I want to accent it without over doing it. I saw a chin spoiler/rear plastic louvered black-out panel on eBay for $149. So I'm thinking that with just a supersnake hood stripe. White05GT, I like it! Where did you buy your stripe kit from?
The insurance company agreed & I have a new looking car for just the deductible. I'm nearly finished paying it off, so my appetite for some more mods are dancing in my head. It only has 49,000 miles and is just as clean inside as out.
As for striping the entire car again......I'm pretty hesitant. I re-striped the car 3 times when I had the Shelby stripes(the silver stripes seem to get faded & contaminated with spots over a period of time, usually about 6-8 months). Removing stripes is the absolute worst job ever!
I want to accent it without over doing it. I saw a chin spoiler/rear plastic louvered black-out panel on eBay for $149. So I'm thinking that with just a supersnake hood stripe. White05GT, I like it! Where did you buy your stripe kit from?
If you are going with supersnake style I'd still go all the way down front and back bumpers. These cars tend to look incomplete if you don't.
If you dont do that... Id make SURE that the hood stripe covered the WHOLE hood and did not stop half an inch from the end of the hood like
some stripes do.
If you dont do that... Id make SURE that the hood stripe covered the WHOLE hood and did not stop half an inch from the end of the hood like
some stripes do.
The Paranoid One
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 5,320
From: Texas
I dig it as well.
Notice the stripe DOES go all the way down the hood.
That's the ONE thing I'd make sure of.
I cant STAND the stripe down the hood like this...
Notice how it stops about an inch or more before the end of the hood.
Yuck... I N C O M P L E T E !
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