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Hi Mike, finally cooled off down there, right? I was on Sanibel in November and it was brutally hot, not to mention dealing with the red tide dry cough....anyway, I haven't seen that 'stingray' script decal anywhere...can you clue me in on where to look into it? thanks
Not sure of the vendor I’m going to use yet. I’m checking at some of the local shops to see what products they use. Some really good info here. I’m still considering the orange. Living in VA, it would be a great Virginia Tech car. I’m leaning more towards the bold camp, but I still may opt for something safe like silver or black stripes. I’m probably leaning 60% towards doing stripes.
The info on Vinyl stripes = Reversible and the suggested MetroRestyling.com had been very useful. Thanks guys.
If the car was Maroon with the Orange Stripe then it would be a Virginia Tech car. The Blue with the Orange Stripe makes it a UVA car. GO HOKIES!!
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Not sure of the vendor I’m going to use yet. I’m checking at some of the local shops to see what products they use. Some really good info here. I’m still considering the orange. Living in VA, it would be a great Virginia Tech car. I’m leaning more towards the bold camp, but I still may opt for something safe like silver or black stripes. I’m probably leaning 60% towards doing stripes.
The info on Vinyl stripes = Reversible and the suggested MetroRestyling.com had been very useful. Thanks guys.
glad i could pass on my discovery, you may see some with a pattern in the orange, which will greatly modernize your ride... solid colors are ok but to go bold go for the unusual patterns..
You probably checked this out, but if not, look at all the orange hues...and keep scrolling to see some incredible patterns.....
I honestly don’t really care about trade-in value.....especially if I use Vinyl stripes. This car is for me.....I’m not worried about the next owner. BTW, I traded my car that my company paid-for with reimbursed mileage for this car. Free car for a trade-in = $30k Corvette. So......to me, this feels like it was a $30k car. I don’t really care about resale. I paid cash for it, and whatever I trade it for will just be a slight discount on a C8 in a couple years after they get all the bugs worked out and they offer it in a manual transmission.
Well there’s your answer, get the orange strips and don’t look back!
Before and after adding the stripes. They’re Carbon Flash, so they match the mirrors and spoiler, and my soon to be splitter and side skirts. I really looked at orange(huge Denver Broncos fan), but decided against it as I didn’t want the car to be over the top loud. Silver is very bold, and looks great on the blue also.
Also, find the Laguna Blue Official Thread. There’s a guy who had his done with full length orange stripes. I know it’s not exactly the same color, but it would give you a pretty good idea in real world vs online renderings.
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glad i could pass on my discovery, you may see some with a pattern in the orange, which will greatly modernize your ride... solid colors are ok but to go bold go for the unusual patterns..
You probably checked this out, but if not, look at all the orange hues...and keep scrolling to see some incredible patterns.....
For my white Z convertible, red stripes were a natural accent so we added them post purchase by our paint film guy here in S Florida. SO much nicer look with the stripes (sorry, disagree with those that don't like them, but hey, to each their own, right?)...just another humble opinion:
Love mine. I bought them a Vette Stripe and went with the Silver. Was a pain to install but turned out great. I then had the entire car covered with Expel Ultimate and Ceramic Pro.
I don't think the orange would go very well with the blue. Black would look nice but wouldn't have the wow factor. I'd go for a hood stinger only if it was my car. Beautiful Vette as it sits!
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I didn’t see that yet, thanks. Very cool.
yes, I kinda figured that, it takes a lot of browsing to understand their system... they are about an hour away from me, one of these days I am taking the trip out there to check the place out..has to be a fantastic experience....I want to take various vinyls out to the car and do some comparisons....
Any members that have installed VINYL STRIPES....do you
have experience with then applying a CERAMIC COATING
over the Stripes ONLY.....NOT THE PAINT, as I want to be able
to correct paint issues as they arise ???
Which Coating Mfg, Name Type did you use
Examples of what I'm considering applying to my INFERNO ORANGE 12' GS
Cant decide what METALLIC Blk to use or any other Color ?????
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I know that many aren’t in favor, but I really think I will proceed with the stripes. I’m most likely going with aftermarket, and color is still up in the air. I really believe that the stripes looks more “dressed-up” compared to stock and stripe-less
I really think that this:
(This is the one I test-drove and almost bought)
