Factory Stripes - Weather Damage

[kevinS550]

So I picked up my car today and had it for 30 minutes, as I was driving to the detailers. It is an awesome beast and I had a grin on my face all the way there......a couple of hours later and that was wiped off :headbonk:

I specified a minimal clean at the dealers and with the recent bad weather the car was speckled with water marks when I left the dealer.

The detailer has polished all of the paintwork and it looks great and all the watermarks were removed. The stripes however are a different storey, they have etched watermarks from what looks like long standing or frost maybe in Baltimore. When looking at the reflections the stripes look bad now, especially compared to the rest of the car. There are lots of dots or pool marks where water has been and they won't buff off.

I am taking the car back Saturday for photos and Ford approval to replace the stripes. They should have protected them better or just put the pack in the boot for the dealer to fit, as that is what is going to happen now anyway.

I was thinking of removing them and asking for my £500 back, but I like them so I am going to go ahead and push for a replacement.

Anyone else have factory stripes and have you looked at them under a light? I am thinking they will look terrible at night under any artificial lighting.

Once they are replaced, my detailer will seal them so that they won't suffer the same fait in the UK weather.

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[slowhand99]

That's bad! The cars should still have their covers on until they reach Zeebrugge. Maybe happened at the plant before the covers went on. :shrug:

 

[marks]

Ford, what is going on?!

 

[Heretian]

Gutted for you. I have been concerned at stripes vs paint for ages and it makes me glad mine are being fitted locally through an independent sourced by the dealer. Its £360 to have done (I bet the dealer is taking a cut of that tho) but at least it goes on in the UK so may avoid some issues from travel. I also plan to coat them in Gtechniq C1 and EXO with the rest of the paint myself once I get it back.

 

[Harebear72]

Saw a company today about stripes, whilst when I ordered my DIB GT I was going to fit white stripes, today I am now thinking grey or silver, but then I look at my clean polished car and like as it is and so can't make my mind up.

Need some pictures of other cars so I can make a decision !

 

[Manders Mustang]

Saw a company today about stripes, whilst when I ordered my DIB GT I was going to fit white stripes, today I am now thinking grey or silver, but then I look at my clean polished car and like as it is and so can't make my mind up.

Need some pictures of other cars so I can make a decision !

Go white, add red or black pinstripe for maximum wow factor ;). There's a thread called 'Photoshop requests' there's a sh1tload of car designs there.

[MENTION=6364]Twin Turbo[/MENTION] maybe able to find it for me ?

 

[Twin Turbo]

There's a thread called 'Photoshop requests' there's a sh1tload of car designs there.

[MENTION=6364]Twin Turbo[/MENTION] maybe able to find it for me ?

'Tis 'ere

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8837&page=162

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