I got a fat black stripper. I tried to extend to the lower parts, but without a heat gun, the bumper would have been a PITA. It may be too thick, i might redo it in a thinner stripe. It wasnt very hard at all. some soapy water and a squeegee. what say you?

 

i want to do it but i figured id mess it up pretty badley...
where did you get the vinyl and how did you cut it so straight?

i cant tell between your job and a professionals job... so ill give you

 

i am gtting mine done tomoorw... from bumper to bumper

 

no cuts!

the Vinyl came pre cut for the center tripe (thats why its so fat) i didnt trim it down. all i did was trim it at the windshield and the grill. i got it from http://www.beacongraphics.com/. it was posted in another thread about wrapping the headlight rings.

the side stripes are .5" extra 3m i had left over (I bought the wrong size) for the beltline.

 

[QUOTE=davo_florida;2294744]I got a fat black stripper. I tried to extend to the lower parts, but without a heat gun, the bumper would have been a PITA. It may be too thick, i might redo it in a thinner stripe. It wasnt very hard at all. some soapy water and a squeegee. what say you?

Looks good Dave! You have more patience then me.

 

Wow! Good job on the DIY. I'd be too afraid I'd botch it, or notice small imperfections and just take the whole thing off. That's why I just got the pre-installed bonnet stripes when I ordered...

otherwise I love the shelby stripes including a roof stripe too...if I wasn't such a scardey-cat

 

I dearly hope you mean a fat black striper.

 

i finished the stripe all the way down my new JCW bumper.. no pics yet.

 

Davo I have joined the fat stripe club. I picked up a partial roll from a local sign shop for a couple bucks a foot.

The red pinstriping I had on hand is not wide enough for my liking so I plan on picking up some wider stuff. I am pretty pleased with it and think it will look better when I can get the bumper done.

 

looks nice. i'll get pics up from the bumper down.... the pinstripes are hard to line up across the gap...

i can snap some pics a noche


dvo

 

I think my stripes come in today. I am going to take a shot and do it myself. What's the worst that can happen, right?

 

I like the width. Mine is a little narrower, but I like the way yours works with the scoop. I managed the front bumper, but didn't know how to remove the logo and didn't like the cut-around look. I tried the boot and failed. Too many compound curves.



Due to an accident, the front bumper was replaced, and to bonnet resprayed. So, the stripe had to be replaced. The body shop did the job. They do a lot of stipes, but had to do the bumper twice.



The worst you can do is screw up the vinyl. I had originally thought I'd put the stripe from bumper to bumper. So I had plenty of extra stripe to play with.

 

the front emblem comes off with dental floss.... helps it it has been sitting in the sun for a while. pretty easy to remove.

yeah the rear looks tough... haven't had the chance to go for it yet.

 

That looks good Robin. I picked up some 1/4" red striping that I hope is wide enough looking but now I wonder if the 1/2" black would look better.

 

The front is finished, I went with 1/2" red stiping and I like it a lot better. I have about $30 in it and 2-3 hours of time in it. I even have enough left to do the rear someday.

 

So I take it the emblem is just glued onto the bonnet? How do you replace the emblem?

 

I did fat stripes too. The bulge in the center of my bonnet made the off-center double stripe install "interesting"

 

finally took a pic after a wax today. the stripe goes all the way now.

 

Davo,

That looks really good.

Larry

 

Robin,

In the first picture, I noticed that the reflections on either side of the bonnet stripe make it look like that entire section is raised up relative to the rest of the bonnet.

I know that it's really flat and not raised, but wouldn't that be a cool look? It would probably be pretty hard to do without some serious fiberglas work, since the factory scoop is flush with the bonnet, but I'd love to try something like that with one of the aftermarket scoops that actually sit higher than the bonnet.

EDIT - After looking at some other R56 pictures, it appears that the bonnet actually *is* raised up in the middle, and it wasn't just an optical illusion from the reflections. If that's the case, I like that look a LOT.