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Old 07-15-06, 10:59 AM
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Default Keep/Remove Pin Stripe?

I need your opinion. I think I'd like to remove the gold pin stripe from my car. It would make it look cleaner.

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Old 07-15-06, 11:00 AM
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Here's what it would look like without the stripe on the side.
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Old 07-15-06, 12:56 PM
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Remove it.

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Old 07-15-06, 05:44 PM
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i removed mine, but its your prefferance. i think some modded cars with some kind of theme look good with pinstripes, but i dont really like it on stock cars.
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I would take it off too... I think pinstripes are tacky....I dont see any point to them...imo
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Originally Posted by IcEnPinKi
I would take it off too... I think pinstripes are tacky....I dont see any point to them...imo
Thats what I was thinking. What's the point? All it does it divide up the car and without it the car looks "cleaner."
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Get rid of it. Makes it look like an old mans car.
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Take it OFF, looks more Clean
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the pinstripe on my car is fading off. how can i get it all off? i want to take off mine too.
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Houston, we have a problem.

There is groove in the rear quarter panels where thepin stripe was layed against. It looks as if the pin stripe was put on the car, then a clear coat was painted over it. When I took off the stripe on the back, it left an indent where it was.

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As long as the stripe is topside of the clear coat, I would remove it.
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