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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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Should i go back to the stripes after new paint job? Opinions Pls!
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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Also - what about the blacked out top?
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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:o Leave the stripes off. I think they chop up the otherwise smooth lines of the car and make the body look thicker.
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Two Posts and two opinions... I like the stripes. They are unique and look sharp. I'm not much for the blacked out top though.
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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Where's Chip Foose when you need him? Black top, silver bottom, no stripes.
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keep em' comin!
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Bye, bye stripes!
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Lose the strips and the BSM.
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Where's Chip Foose when you need him? Black top, silver bottom, no stripes.
I agree
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Don't really care for the blacked out top and the stripes would be OK without the BSM.
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Black top is OK. Stripes have to go.
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I kinda like the side stripes and BSM, but ditch the top.

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no stripes.

top could go either way, personally on the silver/gray I'd say no on the top as well.
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