Side Pin Striping...NOT trim
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Side Pin Striping...NOT trim
Anyone else think this looks good gone? I have a friend that offered to fix mine with new stuff for free cause mine was coming off in a lot of places. So, I thought about it, and decided that I was just gonna take it off anyway, and if I didnt like it, I could ahve it fixed. So, I took it off. I think I like it without it WAY better. It almost makes the car look more "smooth". I think its because the pin stripes make it look more right angled in your mind or something. Anyway, here are a couple pics I took. The first one is just the side of the car with the stripes gone on the rear, and the door, but its still there on the fender. The second is just a close up of the back to show what I mean about it looking more smooth. What do you guys think?
~T.J.
~T.J.
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Much better off, I think I will do the same, my previous 85 had them off. Only bad thing is that they do a good job of protecting you from dings (but not truck doors). My car stays mainly in the garage so it doesn't worry me. If you park in malls and parking lots often I would leave them on.
Just my two cents.
Nice lookin car!
Just my two cents.
Nice lookin car!
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Originally posted by AdamAnt
Much better off, I think I will do the same, my previous 85 had them off. Only bad thing is that they do a good job of protecting you from dings (but not truck doors). My car stays mainly in the garage so it doesn't worry me. If you park in malls and parking lots often I would leave them on.
Just my two cents.
Nice lookin car!
Much better off, I think I will do the same, my previous 85 had them off. Only bad thing is that they do a good job of protecting you from dings (but not truck doors). My car stays mainly in the garage so it doesn't worry me. If you park in malls and parking lots often I would leave them on.
Just my two cents.
Nice lookin car!
~T.J.
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do you not have a problem with the pinstripping being a different color underneath?
i want to take mine off but am afraid that underneath it will be a lighter brown then the color of my car due to sun fade
i want to take mine off but am afraid that underneath it will be a lighter brown then the color of my car due to sun fade
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Originally posted by marshp
do you not have a problem with the pinstripping being a different color underneath?
i want to take mine off but am afraid that underneath it will be a lighter brown then the color of my car due to sun fade
do you not have a problem with the pinstripping being a different color underneath?
i want to take mine off but am afraid that underneath it will be a lighter brown then the color of my car due to sun fade
~T.J.
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I just did this 2 days ago, and I think the car looks much better without the striping.
How did you take it off? Since I'm getting the paint redone this summer, I just used a razor blade down the whole legnth. I was suprised that it didn't hurt the paint, and I didn't have any discoloration from the sun. Some residue is still there from the adhesive, but im sure a good polish will take it right out.
How did you take it off? Since I'm getting the paint redone this summer, I just used a razor blade down the whole legnth. I was suprised that it didn't hurt the paint, and I didn't have any discoloration from the sun. Some residue is still there from the adhesive, but im sure a good polish will take it right out.
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Originally posted by syklone
I just did this 2 days ago, and I think the car looks much better without the striping.
How did you take it off? Since I'm getting the paint redone this summer, I just used a razor blade down the whole legnth. I was suprised that it didn't hurt the paint, and I didn't have any discoloration from the sun. Some residue is still there from the adhesive, but im sure a good polish will take it right out.
I just did this 2 days ago, and I think the car looks much better without the striping.
How did you take it off? Since I'm getting the paint redone this summer, I just used a razor blade down the whole legnth. I was suprised that it didn't hurt the paint, and I didn't have any discoloration from the sun. Some residue is still there from the adhesive, but im sure a good polish will take it right out.
~t.J.
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