c3 Pinstripes
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From: Shamong, NJ
If your referring to the brown pinstripes that were part of the 82 Collector Edition, or the stripes that separate the upper and lower colors on two-tone 82's, then Phoenix Graphixs has them.
Collector Edition Stripes
https://www.phoenixgraphix.com/gm/1982cvt.php
D80 Two-Tone Stripes
https://www.phoenixgraphix.com/gm/8182cvt.php
These were the only stripes that were factory installed on 82 Corvettes. If you have some other type of stripes on your car, they were either dealer installed, or added by a former owner.
Collector Edition Stripes
https://www.phoenixgraphix.com/gm/1982cvt.php
D80 Two-Tone Stripes
https://www.phoenixgraphix.com/gm/8182cvt.php
These were the only stripes that were factory installed on 82 Corvettes. If you have some other type of stripes on your car, they were either dealer installed, or added by a former owner.
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From: Houma LA
Are you putting these on yourself, or are you having a body man put them on?
Whichever the case, there is always another option. Unless you are going for that 100% perfect resoration . . . you could paint, or have someone paint them on. My dad's body man painted them onto his car. He's not planning to win any competition car shows where authenticity is a factor.
I do not have any pics of it at this time, but I absolutely love how much better it looks. Cars like these that came with these packages from the factory, are the only vehicles I can forgive for plastering stickers all over the paint job. I haven't been a fan of pinstripes on anything since they were all over everything in the 90's. If I were to use pinstripes though, I would go for painting them on. I have several reasons that I would recommend this to anyone who needs it for the look, but it doesn't have to be 100% authentic:
1. Pinstripes make waxing a PITA. You either have to try like hell to not wax over them, or you'll be finding wax residue all along them for a week or two. Trying to get the residue off with a fingernail, you run the risk of messing up your stripes.
2. They are quite difficult to install them without leaving variances along the lines of the car. You can re-adjust them if you install them properly and don't stick them down permanently, just let them lightly touch the paint until you're sure they are perfect. I personally don't have the patience to even attempt this.
3. The color on vinyl will dull and fade faster than the paint. I mean, look at any decals that have been on a vehicle for several years. The paint still looks great, but you have all of this faded looking tape.
4. If you ever buff the car, you run the risk of ruining them.
5. The vinyl becomes brittle from heat and age. I have seen stripes on vehicles crack with age.
6. You can see the thickness of the tape above the paint.
If you paint them on, you can easily wax over them because they are under the clear. You don't see the thickness of the tape. They won't dull, fade, or crack. You can buff over them. They don't get the jagged edge or start peeling off the car. You can clearcoat over vinyl pinstripes, and it will protect them a little better, and give you similar benefits that I mentioned, but will likely still fade over time.
Whichever the case, there is always another option. Unless you are going for that 100% perfect resoration . . . you could paint, or have someone paint them on. My dad's body man painted them onto his car. He's not planning to win any competition car shows where authenticity is a factor.
I do not have any pics of it at this time, but I absolutely love how much better it looks. Cars like these that came with these packages from the factory, are the only vehicles I can forgive for plastering stickers all over the paint job. I haven't been a fan of pinstripes on anything since they were all over everything in the 90's. If I were to use pinstripes though, I would go for painting them on. I have several reasons that I would recommend this to anyone who needs it for the look, but it doesn't have to be 100% authentic:
1. Pinstripes make waxing a PITA. You either have to try like hell to not wax over them, or you'll be finding wax residue all along them for a week or two. Trying to get the residue off with a fingernail, you run the risk of messing up your stripes.
2. They are quite difficult to install them without leaving variances along the lines of the car. You can re-adjust them if you install them properly and don't stick them down permanently, just let them lightly touch the paint until you're sure they are perfect. I personally don't have the patience to even attempt this.
3. The color on vinyl will dull and fade faster than the paint. I mean, look at any decals that have been on a vehicle for several years. The paint still looks great, but you have all of this faded looking tape.
4. If you ever buff the car, you run the risk of ruining them.
5. The vinyl becomes brittle from heat and age. I have seen stripes on vehicles crack with age.
6. You can see the thickness of the tape above the paint.
If you paint them on, you can easily wax over them because they are under the clear. You don't see the thickness of the tape. They won't dull, fade, or crack. You can buff over them. They don't get the jagged edge or start peeling off the car. You can clearcoat over vinyl pinstripes, and it will protect them a little better, and give you similar benefits that I mentioned, but will likely still fade over time.
