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idk if this was factory but my iroc used to have a gold pinstripe from the nose to the spoiler now the previous owner took it off and ive seen alot of irocs with them and want to put mine back on does anyone know if it was factory and where i can purchase a correct repro heres some pictures of what i mean
that line along the top except mine followed the spoiler down the the bottom of it
Not factory. Worse yet is when you remove them only to discover that some nitwit sprayed a clear coat over them during a repaint, or they've been on the car so long that the paint underneath has faded differently so you get ghost stripes... Pin stripes are the GD Devil.
There are a number of posts with photos of these cars waiting for shipping at the assembly plants.
AFAIK none of them had any of that. It wasn't factory.
It's usually dealer applied, or some PO had it put there. Not original in any case. While VERY popular in the 80s, it's not so much of a "thing" anymore. Probably best not to do it. Especially not to make it follow the curved places on a car body like that yellow car. Butt hay, it's your car, if you want it, go for it. I'm sure any kind of Trimline type shop can do something similar.
Not factory. Worse yet is when you remove them only to discover that some nitwit sprayed a clear coat over them during a repaint, or they've been on the car so long that the paint underneath has faded differently so you get ghost stripes... Pin stripes are the GD Devil.
yeah my car has like a faded line where it used to be thats why I want to put them back on
I too had wondered if these were factory or dealer installed. Was fairly certain it was a dealer or other item. I removed one from my Firehawk and was hoping it wasn’t an original factory item. It just doesn’t look right on a bright red car imo.
How have you guys removed yours? And polish after? I used an “eraser(not sure what the name is)” in a cordless drill on mine. Worked great but left some marks in the clear coat that look like hell. I need to get them cleaned up
I too had wondered if these were factory or dealer installed. Was fairly certain it was a dealer or other item. I removed one from my Firehawk and was hoping it wasn’t an original factory item. It just doesn’t look right on a bright red car imo.
How have you guys removed yours? And polish after? I used an “eraser(not sure what the name is)” in a cordless drill on mine. Worked great but left some marks in the clear coat that look like hell. I need to get them cleaned up
Mine were very stubborn. Only an eraser got them off. The paint needed quite a bit of correction afterwards.
I too had wondered if these were factory or dealer installed. Was fairly certain it was a dealer or other item. I removed one from my Firehawk and was hoping it wasn’t an original factory item. It just doesn’t look right on a bright red car imo.
How have you guys removed yours? And polish after? I used an “eraser(not sure what the name is)” in a cordless drill on mine. Worked great but left some marks in the clear coat that look like hell. I need to get them cleaned up
i hit mine with some compound and deep polish and it’s cleaned it up but you can still see the line it left if you look for it
05-04-2020, 06:30 PM
