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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 05:15 PM
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Personally installed stripes

So I decided to go ahead and plunge into another cheap modification thanks to Walmart clearance of 24 ft roll of white vinyl racing stripes for 5$....yep, 60$ to 5$, so I couldn't pass this up...

I finished the 4 hour install to my custom liking, here are some pictures of my exterior mod...
 
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 05:17 PM
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 05:26 PM
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 05:28 PM
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Nice work
 
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 05:34 PM
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Great job! I cant decide if I like the stripe on the black piece or not personally. Do you think it will stick?
 
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Beachnmini
Great job! I cant decide if I like the stripe on the black piece or not personally. Do you think it will stick?
Yeah, I made sure once I finished to go back over all the edges with a heat gun prior to driving. It was quality stuff, just got lucky going with the family to Walmart... I as I do with all my mods with keep updates!
 
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by howzuh
Nice work
Thanks, will also post my normal hd pictures once I get a nice day outside...
 
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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 07:53 AM
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Can't wait to see the larger pictures. Looks great from here. I see the vinyl strips on sale all the time at the auto-parts store around here. It's an itch I'm tempted to scratch, and your pictures are very encouraging.

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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 09:15 AM
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I will take larger photos with the wives camera, but she took my car to work today..lol
 
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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 09:33 AM
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Looks great! Nice work. Did it have factory stripes before? I have to remove mine before re-striping, but I'll need to wait for warmer weather first.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 10:07 AM
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Nicely done, sir!
 
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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 10:12 AM
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Sweet work!
 
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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 10:15 AM
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Great job! I love it! Is your wheels white too?
 
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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by RobMuntean
Great job! I love it! Is your wheels white too?
My wheels are white and OEM, I plasti dipped them white to add a little contrast to the white top with blue body. It came out good. Now time for some engine modifications, looking for a quality CAI!
 
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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by vetsvette
Looks great! Nice work. Did it have factory stripes before? I have to remove mine before re-striping, but I'll need to wait for warmer weather first.
No, I didn't have any factory strips, but I did have factory driving lights, which i removed from the grille.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 10:48 AM
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danjreed and gezz81

I have removed the lower strips for the bottom valence (black piece), and i really enjoy the new look. May also do the license plate relocation so i can really get a full front face look on the stripes!!!
 
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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 10:51 AM
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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 10:52 AM
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Old Jan 3, 2014 | 07:18 AM
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Very nice. Did you do it behind the grille area as well!!!! ) Kinda looks like something in there on the pic above this ) Also did you just straight edge the vinyl or use it pre-cut like that.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2014 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by N2MINI
Very nice. Did you do it behind the grille area as well!!!! ) Kinda looks like something in there on the pic above this ) Also did you just straight edge the vinyl or use it pre-cut like that.
I didnt stripe behind the grille, just a photo coincidence...haha... And this vinyl kit was just a roll, i had to pre cut everything, then lay it down on the car and finish any final or misjudged cuts. But all the hardwork was worth it. I wanted something different and custom, and now a lot of people said it looks OEM...but great, guess i got the best of bothe worlds...lol....for 5$ and about 6 hours of work total, well worth it...
 
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 03:30 AM
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Job Well Done!!!
 
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