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Has anyone changed their stipes?? I've looked and looked for a set of new stripes (non-Knock off's) and I can't find anything except for the convertable. Want to get a complete red stripe kit instead of the Black on Black I have now.

 

J

2010 GT500

Black w/ Black stripes

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Has anyone changed their stipes?? I've looked and looked for a set of new stripes (non-Knock off's) and I can't find anything except for the convertable. Want to get a complete red stripe kit instead of the Black on Black I have now.

 

J

2010 GT500

Black w/ Black stripes

That's one fine looking automobile. I love red and black too, but I might be a little prejudiced since I'm a Georgia fan.

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Has anyone changed their stipes?? I've looked and looked for a set of new stripes (non-Knock off's) and I can't find anything except for the convertable. Want to get a complete red stripe kit instead of the Black on Black I have now.

 

J

2010 GT500

Black w/ Black stripes

 

If you plan on keeping the car for a long time, I would get the stripes painted on. I have seen some GT's with painted stripes and they are well worth the money.

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did you ask your dealer??I have a vert,and MM told me he could get the stripe kit--wonder why they wouldnt have both..

 

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a club member went to the local dealer here for new lower side stripes on his convertible...changed from white to black....don't see why you couldn't get the kit you are looking for?

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Painting wasn't cheap when I looked into it. Think about the stripes. The over the top ones touch the front bumper, hood, roof, deck lid, and rear bumper. Then the side stripe ones touch the front fender, doors, and the rear 1/4 panel. Congratulations, you just repainted your entire car after the stripes and the re-clear. And to do it right you need to remove all of the glass, door handles, LOTS of trim, washer nozzles, grill, etc. You get where I'm going. It adds up quick. Especially if you really want to do it right and paint the stripes in the door jams, under the hood, and inside of the trunk lid, it really gets expensive.

 

Now if you took the time and did all of the disassembly yourself you could probably save quite a bit. Maybe even give the car an entire sand down, then you could lay out the stripes your self too. Probably save a lot.

 

I paid $350 for new vinyl. Paint was over $3K!

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Your Shelby looks great! I would think twice about changing it. Having said that, I looked into getting painted stripes on my 10 stripe delete and a recommended shop in Novato quoted $4k+ for the treatment outlined above. But most interesting was the manager's comment that "he would not paint the stripes" on the car IF it was his Shelby. He agreed that if it had stripes, and the tape WAS becoming a problem, then yes he would paint them on and clearcoat.

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Has anyone changed their stipes?? I've looked and looked for a set of new stripes (non-Knock off's) and I can't find anything except for the convertable. Want to get a complete red stripe kit instead of the Black on Black I have now.

 

J

2010 GT500

Black w/ Black stripes

You might open a big can of worms that you wished you'd never done. Find somebody who can lay them on the car straight and even with no bubbles. I lemon lawed my old Shelby because of stripping issues. FIVE MONTHS OF PURE HELL! Just a little heads up, that's all

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if you paint the stripes,plan on keeping the car a long time.You'll get killed on a re-sale if you dont use factory striping.As I recall the stripe kit was like $1500--id get them from the dealer you bought from and tell them you want them at dealer cost.Theres all kind of laser beam line-up gear required and not sure most places have what's needed.I know theres one Ford dealer here in Atl that does it.If it were me,id find a qualiifed Ford dealer and get it done--PS youre car looks great now IMHO

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Does anyone have a Sterling Gray car with Black Stripes? If so, I'd love to see a photo! I have a Sterling Gray with the Silver Stripes, but may temporarily swap to the flat black if it looks good!

 

Much appreciated.

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Does anyone have a Sterling Gray car with Black Stripes? If so, I'd love to see a photo! I have a Sterling Gray with the Silver Stripes, but may temporarily swap to the flat black if it looks good!

 

Much appreciated.

 

 

i know theres been several posted here--ill bet if you look at ebay and cars.com youll find one.The one poster actually re-ddi the Shelby letters on the back lid in black,as wellas the cobra--looked very nice

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Does anyone have a Sterling Gray car with Black Stripes? If so, I'd love to see a photo! I have a Sterling Gray with the Silver Stripes, but may temporarily swap to the flat black if it looks good!

 

Much appreciated.

 

 

66DNA,

 

Here you go.

 

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Have a good weekend.

 

Regards,

Jim

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Has anyone changed their stipes?? I've looked and looked for a set of new stripes (non-Knock off's) and I can't find anything except for the convertable. Want to get a complete red stripe kit instead of the Black on Black I have now.

 

J

2010 GT500

Black w/ Black stripes

 

 

 

I just saw a e-bay auction for a Super Snake stripe kit. His item description says it doesn't include the side stripes but gives his URL is you want them.

 

I ASSUME that if he sells SS stripes, he'll make GT500 stripes.

 

I ran a search for 2010 Shelby GT 500 and then again with GT500 (no space). I can't remember which one got me to the SS stripe kit but try 'em both and you'll find him.

 

Frankly, I was a little surprised that Shelby hasn't closed him down...yet.

 

Try that with anything Harley-Davidson related and the MoFoMoCo will be all over yer ass.

 

Oh, his picture showed a black stripe kit but if he can make black, he can make any color.

 

EDIT: here is the URL

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2010-Ford-Mustang-Shelby-GT-500-Super-Snake-Stripe-Kit_W0QQitemZ350264815659QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item518d68f02b

 

HTH,

Phill Pollard

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I had to replace a portion of stripe on my rear bumper. that 1 little piece from the dealer was about $125. It might actually be cheaper to get painted instead of trying to get a full kit from a dealership

 

 

Did you mean it $125 for only one side of the stripe that covers the 2010 rear bumper? Would that mean it would be $250 for a full replacement of the rear bumper stripe i.e. both sides? Did that include installation?

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66DNA,

 

Here you go.

 

DSC00083.jpg

DSC00090.jpg

GT500-1-1.jpg

GT500-FrontView-1.jpg

GT500-SideView-1.jpg

GT500-SideView2-1.jpg

 

Have a good weekend.

 

Regards,

Jim

 

 

Thanks a bunch Jim! Very, very nice!

 

I appreciate you posting these photos.

 

Todd

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