question for those of you who have racing stripes
 

just curious about how much everyone paid for their stripes? im getting interested in getting some black ones for mine but im not gonna get em if they are going to be alot of money. and it would be vinyl, not paint. thanks

I paid like $40, got off my lazy ass and did it myself.

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yeah theres no way in hell i coulddo those myself lol. i guarantee it

It's not really hard, it just requires lots of patience...

LOTS...

Are your stripes vinyl? If so, where did you find enough to do your car for only $40? I got mine from edecals.com for $130 and then put them on myself.

Dude that was so long ago. I seriously forget, but when I get a chance I'll look

I went on ebay, there is a company called AutoTrimDesign.net they make a kit designed for the cobalt. It doesn't look too bad. I haven't yet done the install because I think I changed my mind but not sure. LOL. I may hold on to them until I get the motivation one day.

About how long did it take you? I'm just afraid that I'll end up wasting a bunch of money and time on something I just royally screw up.

i can get some 4 160

Couple hours a day for a week

It took me about 8 hours to do mine and I went all the way down to the bottom of both front and rear bumpers.

hey hotwheelz!! im gad to see your still on this forum dude.. how you been? but getting back on the subject, i called a sign shop and got an estimate for 300 bucks to install racing stripes on my car... that sucks

damn i can get mine for half that installed. what ever width i want also.

That's really not as bad deal. I just did some stripes on a Grand Prix at my work and we charged about $450. Most of that cost was labor, the vinyl doesn't cost too much. One thing to ask is to make sure they're using high performance vinyl, if they're using the cheaper "calendered" stuff it'll lower the cost but it'll shrink in a year.

If that price is installed with all materials included than thats really pretty good. But stripes aren't really that hard to put on, just get the vinyl and your favorite beverage for afterwards and do it to it :twothumbs I found the trickiest part of the whole car to be the spoiler and deck lid, but with a little patience it can be done.

Mine came on the car when i bought it. I said it was about $600 but mine are painted on.

How do you get them spaced, just stand out there with a tape measure?? You're saying this took you a couple of hours a day for a few days? Isn't it a once and done thing? Hey, I'm just asking cuz I don't know. They look pretty hot, I want some white ones for my blue LS. Gotta get a body kit on her first though.

I keep debating getting some sort of graphic work done on my car... stripes... tribal... or something. But if I ever get anything done it will be painted on... I had a Ranger with huge vinyl flames before.... the flames looked great from about 10 feet... but up closer you could see all the imperfections.

Custom made and installed for $260.00

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i been thinking about getting silver stripes for my black cobalt, i use to have a black tiburon with silver stripes and it look clean, is there more pics around here with cobalts having stripes

Spacing depends on where you get your stripe from. You can get it in single stripe roles or some places have the two stripes side by side already spaced for you. The place I got mine from the stripe came in 6' sections with a 2" gap between the two stripes. On longer sections though (i.e., the hood and roof) it is easier to cut them apart to make the stripe more managable. The time it takes to do it depends on you and how much of it you have and if you have help :twothumbs

oh. see. now i feel really stupid.
btw: nice avatar.

Masking Tape and a Rattle Can!

@SSKevinSC
you paid 260 for that? Wow, you got ripped off hardcore. There's probably only $30 worth of vinyl there, plus cutting and install.. I wouldn't have paid more than 150 for that.

For those of you looking for vinyl, you'll pay a LOT more to order the stuff online. Look around your area for a sign shop, the kind that make vinyl banners and signs for whatever. My stripes cost me 15 dollars in vinyl, and I installed them myself. Vinyl is not expensive!