Wicked_SVT Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 After driving myself nuts over the last month I have decided to stripe my 2011 Kona Blue Stripe Delete SVTPP. I will be adding flat black OTT stripes to it. I was going to go with the same color as the SVTPP rims but all the materials that had that color had metallic in it and it would not be warranted because of potential rusting and spotting on the metallic. The car goes in on Thursday for the stripes. I think the car looks clean without the stripes but feel that it is not complete without the traditional Shelby stripes. The nice thing about the tape stripe is it can always be removed and the dealership is paying for it. I think I might eventually have stripes painted on in the future. I will post pictures when the car is complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torched10 Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 After driving myself nuts over the last month I have decided to stripe my 2011 Kona Blue Stripe Delete SVTPP. I will be adding flat black OTT stripes to it. I was going to go with the same color as the SVTPP rims but all the materials that had that color had metallic in it and it would not be warranted because of potential rusting and spotting on the metallic. The car goes in on Thursday for the stripes. I think the car looks clean without the stripes but feel that it is not complete without the traditional Shelby stripes. The nice thing about the tape stripe is it can always be removed and the dealership is paying for it. I think I might eventually have stripes painted on in the future. I will post pictures when the car is complete. how did you get the dealership to put stripes on for free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wicked_SVT Posted August 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 how did you get the dealership to put stripes on for free Long story short, I told the dealer that I didn't want to buy the car since it had the stripe delete and I would just wait for the other car that I had on order at another dealership. I guess they wanted to make a sale because they said they would stripe it however I wanted it if I went through with the purchase. Even got them to go below MSRP. The car goes in tomorrow. I am excited and nervous to see the outcome. BTW I went with the traditional Shelby stripes and not the SVTPP stripes. Although the smaller stripes have grown on me I still prefer the wider ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torched10 Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Long story short, I told the dealer that I didn't want to buy the car since it had the stripe delete and I would just wait for the other car that I had on order at another dealership. I guess they wanted to make a sale because they said they would stripe it however I wanted it if I went through with the purchase. Even got them to go below MSRP. The car goes in tomorrow. I am excited and nervous to see the outcome. BTW I went with the traditional Shelby stripes and not the SVTPP stripes. Although the smaller stripes have grown on me I still prefer the wider ones. man thats good negotiating--installed Ford stripes run $2000 for all the stripes,at least.And they'll be using,hopefully the laser line-up deal that Ford sells them to make sure theyre parallel-post some pics,please---bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked_SVT Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Pictures of the Stripes. The lighting was not very good so these were the best I could get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked_SVT Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 More Pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wicked_SVT Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Sorry for the multiple posts. Was having problems sizing my pictures. I have all of the pics in one post now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Allen Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 After driving myself nuts over the last month I have decided to stripe my 2011 Kona Blue Stripe Delete SVTPP. I will be adding flat black OTT stripes to it. I was going to go with the same color as the SVTPP rims but all the materials that had that color had metallic in it and it would not be warranted because of potential rusting and spotting on the metallic. The car goes in on Thursday for the stripes. I think the car looks clean without the stripes but feel that it is not complete without the traditional Shelby stripes. The nice thing about the tape stripe is it can always be removed and the dealership is paying for it. I think I might eventually have stripes painted on in the future. I will post pictures when the car is complete. I'm confused about your "rusting and spotting" comments on the metalic?? The metalic is not metal at all and does not rust or spot. Most all "metalic" now is mica chips ground to different sizes for brighter or suttle "metalic" look. Evan the "pearleccent" colors are made with finely groung mica chips as pearl paints went away because of their lead content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked_SVT Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I'm confused about your "rusting and spotting" comments on the metalic?? The metalic is not metal at all and does not rust or spot. Most all "metalic" now is mica chips ground to different sizes for brighter or suttle "metalic" look. Evan the "pearleccent" colors are made with finely groung mica chips as pearl paints went away because of their lead content. To be honest I didn't understand either. They told me that some of the colors that I was looking at would look like crap after a year and they would not warranty those colors. Mainly the colors that had metallic. Ended up choosing flat black and I am happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVTpower Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I like it. !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCD Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I like it too!! Flat black stripes are cool, and the fastest!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdvision Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Looks great!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TX08SS Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Those stripes make your car look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryj Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 It's definatley unique. You won't see another Kona from the factory with flat black stripes. I didn't see pictures of the side stripes. Did you have the side stripes installed also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torched10 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 stripes look great,and perfectly aligned--do you know if they did it by hand,or used a laser to line them up??bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolWhip Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I think they use a laser that aligns everything right down the center of the car. I think the flat black looks AWSOME! They should have offered it that way from the factory because I think it looks better than all of the color combos they offered with Kona. I'm curious as to how it reacts to wax's and sealants though. Post up and let us know in the future if there's issue with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked_SVT Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 It's definatley unique. You won't see another Kona from the factory with flat black stripes. I didn't see pictures of the side stripes. Did you have the side stripes installed also? I definatley like that there is no one else with this color combo and is not offered from the factory. I think it looks great on the Kona. I did not have the side stripes installed. I wanted to keep the rocker panels clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked_SVT Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 stripes look great,and perfectly aligned--do you know if they did it by hand,or used a laser to line them up??bob It was aligned by laser but layed out by hand. They did a real good job. They spent all day on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked_SVT Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I think they use a laser that aligns everything right down the center of the car. I think the flat black looks AWSOME! They should have offered it that way from the factory because I think it looks better than all of the color combos they offered with Kona. I'm curious as to how it reacts to wax's and sealants though. Post up and let us know in the future if there's issue with that. I was told by the place that striped the car to not put any wax on in. It will make the stripes glossy and not flat. I have a detail cleaner/final wipe that I can use on the car and the stripes. Similar to meguires quick detail. It is not a wax. They will warranty the stripes for as long as the car is under warranty. After that if they wear I can have new ones put on. If and when they wear I might have stripes painted on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torched10 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I was told by the place that striped the car to not put any wax on in. It will make the stripes glossy and not flat. I have a detail cleaner/final wipe that I can use on the car and the stripes. Similar to meguires quick detail. It is not a wax. They will warranty the stripes for as long as the car is under warranty. After that if they wear I can have new ones put on. If and when they wear I might have stripes painted on. there was athread a few months ago about a product called Pig Spit--ive been using it on the vinyl stripes,as well as all the black plastic pieces on the car and it looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeman Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 After driving myself nuts over the last month I have decided to stripe my 2011 Kona Blue Stripe Delete SVTPP. I will be adding flat black OTT stripes to it. I was going to go with the same color as the SVTPP rims but all the materials that had that color had metallic in it and it would not be warranted because of potential rusting and spotting on the metallic. The car goes in on Thursday for the stripes. I think the car looks clean without the stripes but feel that it is not complete without the traditional Shelby stripes. The nice thing about the tape stripe is it can always be removed and the dealership is paying for it. I think I might eventually have stripes painted on in the future. I will post pictures when the car is complete. Excellent choice on the wide traditional strips, looks normal on the SVT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovin It Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Wow, those flat black stripes look awesome with the blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleton Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 The stripes look great, nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked_SVT Posted August 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Thanks All for the compliments. I am really liking these stripes. I cant believe this is not a factory option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KomradAndre Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 "... Flat black stripes are cool, and the fastest!!" Yup, very true!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipm Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 As a guy with kona\silver I wish Ford offered the black stripe option from the factory. It looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hec332 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 looks great, Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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