Strips Or No Strips
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Strips Or No Strips
I recently purchased a 2003 Convertible from a forum member. The owner had vinyl stripes installed. The color of the stripes go well with the color of the car. Even though the color combination looks good, I am not totally sold on having stripes on my Corvette. I have owned a total of 10 Corvettes and none of them had any type of stripe on it. I’m looking for feedback from my fellow forum members. Keep the stripes or get rid of them.
Last edited by Rick369; Jun 18, 2021 at 01:11 AM.
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Thought this thread was about chicken strips.
Since it is not, I say, the stripes look good. But it is ultimately your choice no matter how many say "Keep them" or "Remove them."
You can make this #11 in the legacy of Corvettes of no stripes or #1 to set a new legacy.
Flip a coin?
Since it is not, I say, the stripes look good. But it is ultimately your choice no matter how many say "Keep them" or "Remove them."
You can make this #11 in the legacy of Corvettes of no stripes or #1 to set a new legacy.
Flip a coin?
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I personally think the stripes go well with your car. but you're the one that has to be happy with them. Luckily they should come off fairly easy if that is what you decide to do.
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I'm just gonna be the one to say it: I think those stripes look awful.
Up front, they don't follow the hood curve, so you notice it.
The license plate breaks them up.
The front emblem breaks them up.
They look like an incongruent mess. Like they were made in a video game's vinyl editor and someone said "That's good enough!"
Out back, same story.
The decklid emblem breaks them up.
The third brake light breaks them up.
The embossed CORVETTE script on the bumper itself makes it look like it isn't centered.
And then they go into the tail lights, for some ungodly reason.
I would tear those off yesterday. I hope they haven't been on there long enough to ruin the paint.
Stripes can look good - but in my opinion, those ones do not.
Up front, they don't follow the hood curve, so you notice it.
The license plate breaks them up.
The front emblem breaks them up.
They look like an incongruent mess. Like they were made in a video game's vinyl editor and someone said "That's good enough!"
Out back, same story.
The decklid emblem breaks them up.
The third brake light breaks them up.
The embossed CORVETTE script on the bumper itself makes it look like it isn't centered.
And then they go into the tail lights, for some ungodly reason.
I would tear those off yesterday. I hope they haven't been on there long enough to ruin the paint.
Stripes can look good - but in my opinion, those ones do not.
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I was hoping this was going to have photos of hot chicks taking their clothes off! 
I like them but it is not my car. I think you should leave them for a while and then make a decision. Wait maybe 6 months and see how you feel about them. If you take them off now and decide you liked them you can't just struck them back on.
I like them but it is not my car. I think you should leave them for a while and then make a decision. Wait maybe 6 months and see how you feel about them. If you take them off now and decide you liked them you can't just struck them back on.
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