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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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Well guys i just got a black 99 SS and am looking into getting some red racing stripes for it.

these are the style i was looking at but do not like the line between the part over the "scoop" and the part on the hood. does anyone know anywhere else that sells vinals at similar prices to that website.

http://www.phoenixgraphix.com/gm/9800ss.htm

also i am up for some other idea's the whole stripe idea is not 100% dead set could go for the "hockey stick's" or something like that i am not 100% sure at this point but leaning toward the stripes like shown above
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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 02:43 PM
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http://3rdgendecals.com/
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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 02:55 PM
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cheaper but still same style with that line that i dont care for.
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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 06:42 PM
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Call or e-mail Jay at 3rd gen and he can make them without the line like the Berger stripes. He doesn't list them on his page but can be ordered. He said he's done a few Berger kits but never got any pics to put on the site. That reminds me...gotta send him pics of my hockey and new manta stripes.
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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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You could also try Brent Franker. I've tried 3rdgendecals before, but they refuse to respond to any of their emails, which seems to be a common problem... If I recall correctly, it was even in this forum where a few people complained about their customer service.
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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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You SURE it was 3rd gen? I've only ever heard good things about Jay and his company. I got my stuff right away and extras like extra sets of 350 and 345HP decals as well as 2 sets of fill in stickers front and rear. I bought from him on recommendation of several other people who had nothing but good to say about him.
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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 08:19 PM
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I'm gonna search and find out where it was that I saw the other complaints, but I know myself and another guy were interested in some custom variations of hockeystripes (just keeping it solid, instead of having it break and have a HP rating) and we tried for a good two months to contact Jay, never got one response, so we gave up.
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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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I find that hard to believe that you didn't get any response from Jay. You should have called him. I know he's gone to a few people's houses to install kits on their cars. How many people selling online do that?
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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 08:33 PM
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Yeah, I can't find any thread that I could've sworn I saw. I know I saw it somewhere, but apparently not here. I was emailing on behalf of the other guy, he wanted it and wasn't getting a response so he thought it was his email system blocking it or something of the sort, so I emailed him about 5 times over the period of 2 months and never got a response. In any case, to the original poster, they do have a good rep so you shouldn't have too much of a problem.
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Old Nov 20, 2005 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Durien
We have 3 members with his decals. Two are on 3rdgen's site. Good decals.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 02:42 AM
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Yeah the 98 & 01 both have 3rdgendecals stuff for me ive had the hockey stripes on the 01 since 02 and no problems good stuff, i live about 10 min from gordon i know a few drills out there with some wicked SS`s and Z`s
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 02:58 AM
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why not just get them painted on? that way u get exactly what u want
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by popocamaro2
Yeah the 98 & 01 both have 3rdgendecals stuff for me ive had the hockey stripes on the 01 since 02 and no problems good stuff, i live about 10 min from gordon i know a few drills out there with some wicked SS`s and Z`s

really, do you race? where at? i have gone to jackson up in SC about 10 times now shyt track but still kinda fun just to go out and mess around.

and i am not gonna get them painted because vinal is cheaper and just eaiser.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 08:13 AM
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Main thing to consider in the price, though, is that it's directly related to quality. Stock vinyl is something like 8mm (atleast I think SLP's vinyl specifically was 8mm for their 30th anniversary stripes), whereas some people use vinyl that's thinner than that, making it cheaper, but also making it prone to tearing off.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 09:03 AM
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There is also sheet and cast vinyl too. Cast is better than sheet. 3rd gen uses cast. He has more info on his site about the differences and why it's better.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 09:27 AM
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I got miune from Stencilsandstipes.com but im definetly going to get them removed and painted on they scratch too easy and look cheap.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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I went with vinyl decals to see if I liked it, and then when I bought my hood and had it painted, I had them paint the stripes on. The vinyl isn't a bad way to go if you want to see what it looks like before commiting to paint, but let me tell ya, if you do like stripes and you know you like it, paint is definitely the way to go.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 11:04 AM
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I went with stripes for something quick and different and cheap. I really want to repaint the whole car cuz I'm sick of black but don't have the time or money to do that right now. If I repaint it another color I'll probably do painted stripes then.
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 01:32 AM
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get it painted on. imo
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 01:51 AM
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