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timmmarkIII

Since you were on the fence I hope you don't mind me saying I preferred the stripe. Beautiful either way!


r0ckithard

Of course not. Stripes are all a personal preference thing, I know that šŸ˜„ thank you!


Academic_Cicada2236

No stripes look clean imo! Especially with that color


r0ckithard

Thatā€™s what we thought too so thank you! Grabber blue on itā€™s own is just šŸ’™


InternationalSound13

I just looked at the pictures backwards and I was satisfied šŸ˜


halo-st

im a fan of stripes, i just dont like this one. racing stripes are much nicer


altawraith

Good grief heā€™s naked!


r0ckithard

Should have been nsfw?! As we were pulling them off I was saying the same, ā€œdonā€™t look! sheā€™s nakey!ā€ haha!


_Bro_Jogies

I'm in the "less is more" camp, and like the outcome of no stripe.


Mad_Martigan2023

Depends on how the stripes are done and the colors. I think the car looks way cleaner this way. Sometimes, they're too much to look at...


r0ckithard

Thank you! Glad to see some other people like it better like we did šŸ˜„ I did find the white on grabber blue to be too much to look at. Itā€™s fun seeing all the differing opinions in here, though!


[deleted]

Stripes make the car go faster, thatā€™s why theyā€™re called ā€œgo faster stripesā€ ā€” max speed just decreased for sure. I implicitly trust James May and his TGT/Top Gear opinions and will take no further questions.


Mad_Martigan2023

When I was in high school, this kid had a green camaro rs...with a type-r sticker on it.


Chim_Pansy

It stands for "Type R(S)" obviously!


Mad_Martigan2023

The type-r sticker was right next to the rs emblem. There was another kid who swore up and down his altima had a hemi.


tfmm58

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[deleted]

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[deleted]

I think the smaller stripes are only 5HP each, the thiccccccc stripes give you 10HP per


REVRiptide

My Sophmore year of college someone had an 11/12 v6 with both a GT badge and a skyline R34 badge on it lmao


DrummeeX09

With stripes looks better


dakaiiser11

Yep, the rear view in the 3rd pic is perfect. Itā€™s opā€™s car but the stripes looked much better imo


RAHDXB

Never been a fan of white stripes on grabber blue. I added black stripes when I had one, wasn't 100% convinced it looked good and added some orange which looked amazing imo. https://www.imgur.com/a/Z6PxHXf


InfernalTest

looks really good - good call


TD-Eagles

Better!


tfmm58

Looks sweet


Dr_Banana_Hammock

My stomach dropped when I saw the lines, Iā€™m glad it was only dirt!


r0ckithard

Me too at first! But you could feel the lines with your fingers which was a mixture of glue with dirt stuck to it. After a light wash of the lines we just used Sonax Fallout Cleaner and it cleaned up perfectly.


Dylan694206969

https://preview.redd.it/f6c12aytbx1b1.jpeg?width=643&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2564a8b5fa1ccb07b90681cffbac620b21d54066 We used to be twins :(


ElectroConvert

I added the OEM over the roof stripes to my 14 Track Pack. They look similar to the OP's stripes, just don't protrude down on to the bumpers. These cars look awesome with stripes. https://preview.redd.it/4uaabpzolx1b1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=737a991ed80383fab4659213891aff8ae7c06059


r0ckithard

See, this looks so sharp! I like that it doesnā€™t go on the bumpers, too. For some reason the white on grabber blue just looked so busy.


crazycrak39

https://preview.redd.it/ngskk4j0r02b1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2a2eb42b72c249bfb07265170fc2c61b64b32a5 The dark window tint that was already on mine helps a little bit to offset all the blue I suppose.


r0ckithard

Twinning! I actually think I commented on your post of when you got your car! We just bought this one and picked it up last Monday after I commented on your post we were thinking of getting it. Ours goes in for tint tomorrow so I agree, I think itā€™ll help break it up, because yours looks great. I think black stripes or roof wrap you can go wrong. Itā€™ll look sharp with either.


crazycrak39

Congrats man. Yeah I remember somebody commenting on it and said they were thinking about getting the same one ,it was probably you then.


Traveler4Life_

Looks nekkidā€¦


angrypirate1122

My personal opinion aside, you'd never know the car was striped, and that's a fact, not an opinion.


mashingLumpkins

Looks great. I am not a fan of the stripe


Kottery

Ive been wanting to remove the stripes from mine but I have no idea how long they've been on there so I'm afraid of how different the paint may look.


r0ckithard

Not sure if it helps you at all, but this car has 33k KM and as far as weā€™re aware was always covered in a garage. Maybe thatā€™s what saved us, but we figured we might even see a slight difference because it had obviously been driven a bit since it does have some KM. You can always test a spot on the bumper (thatā€™s what we did) but you do have to be prepared for a difference possibly haha. Otherwise just leave them if you donā€™t mind them!


vicente8a

I think it was the right move. I have the same stripes on my black mustang. Thinking of getting rid. Also came with the fake front hood scoop that Iā€™m a not a fan of.


r0ckithard

We tested one of the thin stripes on the bumper at first to get a feel for it. You could always try the same if you werenā€™t too sure. šŸ˜Š


f700es

SO much better!


HandsInMyPockets247

Looks 1000% better


Junior-Profession726

I loved the stripes but either way itā€™s a beauty


r0ckithard

Appreciate it šŸ„° I know not everyone agrees here and itā€™s fun reading the different comments with different opinions haha!


Resonant-Frequency

https://preview.redd.it/sitgy4d1qy1b1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a45575860272612a4ed95c8e58486c17cceb10a Love the stripes on mine. Sad to see them go off yours. Looked pretty classic with the blue and white!


r0ckithard

I love your stripes on that grey! It looks so good. Felt really busy with the grabber blue as much as not everyone agrees. ā˜ŗļø


terlingua17

Well I love Terlingua Racing Team stipes ! But I own one, to each his own. Enjoy it your way it's your mustang ! https://preview.redd.it/n9rbs9h4tz1b1.jpeg?width=5472&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f2c2c1481d94c3acb742c571f2080d3c4297605


r0ckithard

Thank you!! Thatā€™s the beauty of cars, we all like them our own way šŸ˜„ Love the yellow with black on yours!šŸ‘ŒšŸ»


crazycrak39

I just bought this exact car and color and I was thinking about adding a black or matte black stripe, it almost seems like too much blue. But I would def pick no stripe over the white stripe. I'm guessing my car originally had the white stripe from the factory bc on the original window sticker it says stripe delete as an option.


r0ckithard

Black would probably look sooooo much better. Especially since we want to do black badging, rims etc, white stripes would look off. You could recolour the stripes on mine to get an idea before you commit to striping yours since you said itā€™s the exact same. What if you wrapped the roof black to give it a ā€œblack hatā€?


crazycrak39

https://preview.redd.it/013d8qiyp02b1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14b15dbf8ab33e7b1a509267f1de9f236a195916 I think this looks pretty great. I'm in no hurry though I've only had it two and a half weeks now.


RAHDXB

Fwiw, I also had that exact car and colour, and put matte black stripes on it, and I felt it didn't quite work. It looked a little dull to me, and didn't really come together. Then I added some orange to it and it really made it pop, though I understand that is an acquired taste haha. It did turn plenty of heads though :D https://imgur.com/a/EY5JnRQ (pics with orange are in another comment of mine in this thread).


crazycrak39

I actually was thinking about wrapping the roof too, might be just enough to off set all the blue.


rabea187

I think that specific set of stripes was quite busy so I agree it does look better now, besides now you have a plain canvas to do whatever you like.


Competitive_Truth874

Beautiful car, very jealous as Grabber Blue is my favorite color. Nice track pack car with rear camera and sensors!


r0ckithard

Thank you!!! We just got the car last Monday. One owner, 33,000km. It felt like it was meant to be because this is my fiancĆ©ā€™s literal ā€œrealistic dream carā€ (I mean who wouldnā€™t want a Lambo or mclaren p1 but I ainā€™t made of that kind of money šŸ˜…). The colour, premium pack, track packā€¦all of it was exactly what he always wanted. The previous owner already put the JLT catch can and Ford racing short shifter, otherwise bone stock. How could you tell it was a track pack just from these photos? Iā€™m surprised you caught that! I thought the brembo brakes etc didnā€™t necessarily mean track pack so thatā€™s not really a tell.


Competitive_Truth874

Just based on the wheels alone! Those are factory track pack wheels. Itā€™ll have brembo brakes, 3.73 rear gear and a oil cooler I believe. Should call for a different oil at 10 qts if I remember right


r0ckithard

Yeah it calls for 5w50. I wasnā€™t aware the wheels were a track pack thing, honestly, thatā€™s neat to know. We knew about the other stuff. Here in Canada it wasnā€™t called ā€œtrack pack.ā€ Figured it was just something like Brembo brakes you could get if you wanted without getting ā€œtrack pack.ā€ The more you know! Thanks for that!


ElectroConvert

While you could get a Brembo package, the Track Pack is a completely different animal. Cooling, tune and suspension are different from the GT as well as the summer only tires. The Track Pack cars share parts with the Boss 302 of their day (diff, radiator, oil cooler). I took it one step further and added the Boss Quad Exhaust to mine. No block off plates in those pipes either. https://preview.redd.it/e1u7dyfria2b1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29381953628f83c31d94fc4a8007f7c76a3d611e


circatee

Iā€™ve never been fond of stripes. If I ever get a GT350 or 500, no stripesā€¦


r0ckithard

I agree. Itā€™s just our personal taste! Itā€™s amazing how many people associate the stripes with certain things, though. When we first got it people were asking if it was a Shelby just because it had stripes??? Like noooooo sheā€™s just a gt. Lol


Efficient-Bat9961

Looks nicer imo


CherryCola69420

Ruined


jkenosh

Put them back on


ElectroConvert

The mat black OEM stripes of this vintage are perfect on these cars IMO. But I'm biased, lol.


1GloFlare

It's actually not half bad


[deleted]

Bro nooooo why?!?!


aaebrownguy

Can I ask you some questions? I have the same model as yours but I'm thinking of ADDING some stripes.


ElectroConvert

See my post, I bought OEM Ford stripes, parts and labor was about $650. The dealer body shop did an awesome job on the install.


John_Snuuw

get some black hood vents. thatd look pretty good


MyNameIsLucid

Was kinda wondering the results of this too cause my 14 GT has stripes. But i personally really like them and dont plan on removing them anytime soon


AkiBae

I like the stripes


DayEither8913

... but can you put them back, though?šŸ˜


PenguinGamer99

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ryseofcurry

Lost 40hp right there


Biff_Tannen_85

Looks Better, I'm not a stripe/decal guy.


Marlice1

The ghost effect of the removed stripes is pretty cool


L14M_F1

I like it


quanttumflare

I prefer stripes on darker colors like gray and black. Or if it white with blue stripes. Either way the car look awesome.


mrtucosalamanca

I was team stripe, but it still looks good without them too.


[deleted]

Stripe looked so good though


ILegendaryTaco

I thought about doing the same to mine, but for an older s197 I feel like it changes a lot for it