New Stripe Color?

[tjcloutier]

Hi guys

So, I have a question. I purchased my GT350 in November of last year. One of the best decisions I've ever made.. I am needing to replace the stripes however. The reasons, one because a bird pooped on one of my stripes the second day I had it.. I waited too long to clean it off and it smeared the vinyl(very annoying, I didn't realize it had to be cleaned so quickly until I started reading this forum).

Two, I was giving the car a wash with the pressure washer and a small piece of vinyl peeled up and won't go back down.

My first question is, are these stripes covered by warranty? If not, I am heavily considering some aftermarket stripes and am open to many different color combos. The current stripes I have are the black with the white pinstripe, and my particular vehicle is race red with the black roof. While I do like these OEM stripes, something about the white pinstripe just puts me off. I like it, just not in LOVE with it.

I was wondering if any of you with race red GT350's or Mustangs in general had put aftermarket stripes on, and which company you'd suggest going with? Also the color. I was thinking the gunmetal grey might look great with my color combo? Does anyone have any pictures of theirs? The Ford OEM stripes are just so expensive, and I don't want to have to replace them again. Painting them on wouldn't be an option due to cost.

Please let me know what you guys think, attached is a picture of the car!

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• tjcloutier
• Jun 28, 2019

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[nordique14]

Sucks about the bird strike. We have all been there.

What about blue stripes? Make it a Superman car.

I would avoid using a pressure washer on any car (with or without stripes). I am not aware of any detailer who would endorse that.

 

[mavisky]

They won't cover birdshit even if the stripes were part of the warrantied items.

I used big worm grafix on mine to switch my gloss for satin.

 

[Fpetro]

Carbon fiber with red trim

 

[TomcatDriver]

Sucks about the bird strike. We have all been there.

What about blue stripes? Make it a Superman car.

I would avoid using a pressure washer on any car (with or without stripes). I am not aware of any detailer who would endorse that.

Just use a 30 degree nozzle and a low pressure setting. Don't hold it an inch away trying to get off that bug. Mine has a low that is about half the high setting (1200 or 1400 psi, something like that). Makes great foam out of the foam cannon.

 

[crazymayhem]

They won't cover birdshit even if the stripes were part of the warrantied items.

I used big worm grafix on mine to switch my gloss for satin.

What exact combo did you go with? Pondering on doing the same for my Lightning Blue...

 

[Greg35]

Oh NO! Lol....The white Pinstripes are precisely what sets ours off. One other reason why I don't like the oem striping on new GT500; lacks pinstripes.

 

[GT_Dave]

You gotta have a custom vinyl shop around Indy, check them out first for repair or replacement. You will get a better job at a lower cost with a lot more color options.
We have a great source here near Chicago, the only thing I would consider for my 2016.

 

[mavisky]

What exact combo did you go with? Pondering on doing the same for my Lightning Blue...

Mate Black and Satin Dark Silver.

From a distance the dark silver doesn't pop too much, but up close it's a nice touch.

 

[crazymayhem]

Mate Black and Satin Dark Silver.

From a distance the dark silver doesn't pop too much, but up close it's a nice touch.

Thanks for the close up pic! Yeah, dig the matte/satin R stripes but dont want to clone the R look. The dark silver matches the 350 badging, but im also thinking of going with something else, maybe a lime green accent stripe or so....

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