Robert Gillette Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 I purchased my 2017 gt350 last year. It is shadow black without any stripes.Now I decided I want to put white stripes on it. has anyone done this and if so what was the process. I asked my dealer and they referred me to a person that does stripes for them. Is that my best option or does anyone suggest something different. I looked on e-bay but found nothing Bob Gillette from Delaware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Johnston Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Painted lasts longer than vinyl, but costs lots more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 You've got a clean slate (pun intended). If your car is not a garage queen and regularly (daily) exposed to the elements the vinyl stripes will look good for 3 or 4 years and then you'll want to do them again. They fade with time. Someone looking at them in the future will probably say they look OK but if you look at fresh stripes next to them you'll see the difference. So if you're going to do vinyl twice just go ahead and get it painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKurgan Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 You've got a clean slate (pun intended). If your car is not a garage queen and regularly (daily) exposed to the elements the vinyl stripes will look good for 3 or 4 years and then you'll want to do them again. They fade with time. Someone looking at them in the future will probably say they look OK but if you look at fresh stripes next to them you'll see the difference. So if you're going to do vinyl twice just go ahead and get it painted. Excellent advice except I'd only add to get them painted anyway because even if you sell in a few years, you don't want to put the pain and cost of having to remove them on someone else. I, for one, would never buy a car with vinyl stripes again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach 1 1970 Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) Excellent advice except I'd only add to get them painted anyway because even if you sell in a few years, you don't want to put the pain and cost of having to remove them on someone else. I, for one, would never buy a car with vinyl stripes again. Nizze car !!! But getting back to the topic. Id paint them on if you plan on keeping the Shelby for more then 5 years. My 11 year old SGT Stripes are fine but only because it wasnt driven much by the original owners. 3000 miles only. Go with the paint. Then clear over it. FYI ...05 Ford GT it was a $5300 option for painted stripes. They didnt use vinyl back then. My 66 Shelby GT 350 had painted stripes. Vinyl sucks. Edited November 30, 2017 by mach 1 1970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan1776 Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 I just ordered a set. Here is a video link of the designer's product on YouTube - Tell Him Kerry Logan Recommended Him To You. BENJAMIN ROMANOWNERBEMARO SPECIALTY FILMSWWW.BEMAROFILMS.COM714-900-1770 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randal Braker Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 My 2017 Ruby Red GT350 came with the white over the top stripes but I installed the vinyl rocker stripes I purchased from American Muscle. They were easy to install and only $59.00. Very similar to how they were installed in the video above. Except the blow torch, not sure why they needed that. I felt like paint was permanent and these look the same but I can always take them off. Sorry, not a very good photo. What an amazing car to own and drive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildv8 Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Hey guys I haven’t use the product two of my friends have and said the vinyl is much better than what comes stock and four but there for stock applications for the GT 350 they cost about $260 with the 8th inch side stripe and if you’re close to Texas they do the install for a $160 the addy of the place is https://www.bigwormgraphix.com/2015-17-gt350-full-length-stripes.html after I washed the car my son took this picture I guess the GT 350 is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow because this wasn’t Photoshop I’m surprised a little leprechaun wasn’t sitting in the driver seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svttim Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 On 7/18/2019 at 3:32 PM, Wildv8 said: Hey guys I haven’t use the product two of my friends have and said the vinyl is much better than what comes stock and four but there for stock applications for the GT 350 they cost about $260 with the 8th inch side stripe and if you’re close to Texas they do the install for a $160 the addy of the place is https://www.bigwormgraphix.com/2015-17-gt350-full-length-stripes.html after I washed the car my son took this picture I guess the GT 350 is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow because this wasn’t Photoshop I’m surprised a little leprechaun wasn’t sitting in the driver seat This is a great option. Paint will always last longer. On the other hand, if you ever want to change it up...…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duomaximus Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 Along this same vein, I just purchased a 17 gt350 oxford white with the blue vinyl stripes , my question is this, will removing the stripe decrease resale value down the line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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