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I've had my car for a bout 6 months now. I bought it off a dealership. the guy who used to have it put some grey vinyl stripes on. They're cracking really bad and at some spots like on top of the trunck, you can literally see almost all the paint underneath. it's beginning to look really bad. Do you guys suggest anything. do you think I could put some new ones right over the old ones or would i have to take them off first. BTW, I have some 6 inch straight stripes so its hard to find new ones to match, all I can find are teh slanted ss stripes. Anyplace with straight stripes?
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Even if you were able to find a set of the exact same stripes, it wouldn't be a good idea to just apply them over your original cracking stripes. It won't be smooth and may not stick well.1998 M5 3.8 Mystic Teal Camaro<br />Flowmaster exhaust, Pacesetter headers, 3\" cat, 3\" S-pipe, whisper lid, ram air, Spec Stage 1 clutch, Poly Trans mount, Walbro 255LPH. Numerous appearance mods.<br /><br /> <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2130533\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2130533</a> -
yea you're right, but how is tehr eany way to get them of in an easy manner without costing too much money, or am I pretty much screwed?1999 y87 a4, american thunder cat-back, 3.42 gears, headers, grey racing stripes, billet grill, 17inch c5 rimsComment
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yea you're right, but is there any way to remove them without costing too much money or am I pretty much screwed?1999 y87 a4, american thunder cat-back, 3.42 gears, headers, grey racing stripes, billet grill, 17inch c5 rimsComment
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my bad1999 y87 a4, american thunder cat-back, 3.42 gears, headers, grey racing stripes, billet grill, 17inch c5 rimsComment
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Use a heat gun and they should peel right off. Don't get to close to the stripe, you want to keep a distance so you dont ruin or burn the paint on the car. Don't keep the gun in one spot for too long, keep moving it around in a small section at a time. Once you get the end of the stripe up off of the car, keep it pulled tight and work the heat gun down the rest of the stripe. You want to try and get the whole stripe off in one piece otherwise you may have a helluva time picking around at very small pieces.
Here's some stripes:
http://www.transamgraphics.com/
I tried contacting them but I never get a response, if you have an luck, let me know.-Rick<br /><br />Bright White \'95 Firebird Convertible 3.4L A4 - Flowmaster American Thunder Cat-back, Zexel Torsen Posi-traction, Black Checkered Stripes, Clear Corners, Misc. Appearance Mods.<br /> <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2077741\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2077741</a> <br /><br />AIM ID: AxSlaneComment
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Another good stripes dealer is www.3rdgendecals.com
Hit their site up.1998 M5 3.8 Mystic Teal Camaro<br />Flowmaster exhaust, Pacesetter headers, 3\" cat, 3\" S-pipe, whisper lid, ram air, Spec Stage 1 clutch, Poly Trans mount, Walbro 255LPH. Numerous appearance mods.<br /><br /> <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2130533\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2130533</a>Comment
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Thats the same site as I put up.-Rick<br /><br />Bright White \'95 Firebird Convertible 3.4L A4 - Flowmaster American Thunder Cat-back, Zexel Torsen Posi-traction, Black Checkered Stripes, Clear Corners, Misc. Appearance Mods.<br /> <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2077741\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2077741</a> <br /><br />AIM ID: AxSlaneComment
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you need to take them off and put new ones back on.. its a PITA but you need to do it.. just the way it is.Mystic Teal Metallic
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yeah they are pain in the *** to remove themComment
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Sorry...didn't realize that url was to the same site...Originally posted by 95FirebirdConvertible:
Thats the same site as I put up.1998 M5 3.8 Mystic Teal Camaro<br />Flowmaster exhaust, Pacesetter headers, 3\" cat, 3\" S-pipe, whisper lid, ram air, Spec Stage 1 clutch, Poly Trans mount, Walbro 255LPH. Numerous appearance mods.<br /><br /> <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2130533\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2130533</a>Comment
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Heat gun works well, if you follow the instructions above. If some of the stripes are coming off, and have bare primer/metal, then you will have to remove the stripes AND do some prep work.
Brent Franker sells stripe kits, he's a top rated seller for stripes and assorted decals.<b>99 Pewter Metallic Camaro</b><br />SLP Ultra-Z Hood, Shaved Antenna, !mouldings, Chrome Halos, Filled Factory Grill, Y2K 18 R 19 F, SLP Whisper Lid, (functional w/ Hood), FlowMaster American Thunder C.B, QA1 Coilovers, Kuhmo Tires.Comment
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3rdgendecals.com
Jay sucks...I should of got a extra pair that I ordered with my set..and never did..called him, emailed him and never responded..you dont want to deal with that ***.Comment
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