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Old 03-23-2008 | 09:13 AM
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Your stripes look OK in the photo, I bet they look better in person. Your Camaro is a head-turner for sure. I love 35th anniversary stripes, but there are plenty of those out there. I like your originality, it has a less-refined, more muscle-car look to me. If you want a change, you might try one thing, a 1/4" pinstripe (same color, I can't tell if your stripes are black or blue) around your stripes. You should be able get tape at your local Auto Zone and spend an hour or so playing with it. If you like it, either keep what you did, or get a pro to do the whole car, if not, rip it off and call it a day. I ran my stripe without the pin for a while and then got a pro to redo the whole car with a new stripe and added the bird. He adjusted the width of the stripe and pin to exactly what I wanted. It is nice to have a friend in that business, he only charged me for the materials!

Some folks love it, some hate it, but I get awards at shows and it looks like I want it to.

here is mine without a pin stripe


and with it
Old 03-23-2008 | 09:29 AM
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^^^^ Not feeling the shaker.. Maybe you could have done something with it so there is some red on it, and that "might" help..

Also you now have two white birds on the front of your car? The plate filler and the hood? Just not feeling that.. But its your car and if you're winning awards then what do I know?? haha

EDIT: Just looked at the pic by your name and see that you got rid of the plate filler white bird.. smart decision and this doesn't make it look like too many white birds..
Old 03-23-2008 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Slvr00Bird
EDIT: Just looked at the pic by your name and see that you got rid of the plate filler white bird.. smart decision and this doesn't make it look like too many white birds..
Sorry, didn't mean to highjack the thread...

Yea, both birds being white would be too much and I wanted the retro bird. I understand the shaker is not for everyone, but I love it and couldn't imagine my car without it. I originally had it red, but when I added the stripe, it had to go white. I am slowly copying the Heritage Trans Am.
Old 03-23-2008 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by LT1-DAN
Dude, I am not hating on your ride!! If you ask people for their opinion about something about your car, be prepared to get opinions on OTHER things that we dont like about your ride. Thats how it goes!! Dont call people haters just because we point out other things we dont like about your ride. Maybe you cant handle criticism!
I already said I don't care what you say about it and said to be honest in the first post. This says i can't handle critcism? no, i expected you to give some and i thanked you for it in a post..i was just stating a fact. I expected to get some criticism dude

Originally Posted by Raleigh TA
Sorry, didn't mean to highjack the thread...

Yea, both birds being white would be too much and I wanted the retro bird. I understand the shaker is not for everyone, but I love it and couldn't imagine my car without it. I originally had it red, but when I added the stripe, it had to go white. I am slowly copying the Heritage Trans Am.
jk, i think your stripe looks "ok" too and yea the pin stripe around it made it look a lot better imo.
Old 03-23-2008 | 12:36 PM
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I don't really like them. Solid stripes don't look good on our cars IMO. They need to be Rallye style stripes.
Old 03-23-2008 | 01:30 PM
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i voted great. i like seein somethin different than usual. i usually dont like solid stripes on f-bodies but u pull them off

the only thing i would do is make the distance between your grill and stripes equal to the distance between the two stripes if possible. i think it would make it look a little more fitting
Old 03-23-2008 | 03:21 PM
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I like stripes, but not your stripes
Old 03-23-2008 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ezekielta
I think they look fine but don't flow at all with the body. But if you like them then rock them!!
^I completely agree.
Old 03-23-2008 | 03:25 PM
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I think there okk, not bad but i do kinda think the stripe's shouldve went underneath the wing though. Or you could just add it under there....there not bad though. if u like em, keep em.
Old 03-23-2008 | 03:41 PM
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I think they look alright..
Old 03-23-2008 | 03:50 PM
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My Dad Says They Need To Go To A Point.....i Say They Need To Fall Off The Car, And So Does The Body Kit
Old 03-23-2008 | 04:23 PM
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the stripes are fine. the body kit is bleh.....take it off, keep the stripes.
Old 03-23-2008 | 05:43 PM
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Liberace gay!
Old 03-23-2008 | 06:00 PM
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I think the stripes are ok, they just seem to be too much when you already have the side skirts/bodykit.

I'd say the stripes would look much better if you lost the bodykit, I'm feelin thats what makes it look a bit off

But, your car and just my IMO, so whatever you like goes, g'luck with it
Old 03-23-2008 | 06:29 PM
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I voted for them being ok. i personally perfer the look of the 35th anniversary stripes.
Old 03-23-2008 | 06:37 PM
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I voted that they look great, and I give you props for thinking outside the box. I will, however, agree with Raleigh TA and say that it would look better with a pin stripe around the stripes. I love the color of the stripes, too, and how it looks with the body kit. I think it's sharp looking, and if I saw your car driving down the road right behind another Camaro without a body kit and the stripes every other camaro has, I'd definately see your car before I saw the other one.
Old 03-23-2008 | 07:02 PM
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If you like them leave them on. Do not change the appearance just because someone else doesn't like it. I personally did not think they looked that bad, I myself would not put stripes on my car but you have to figure out what you like.
Old 03-23-2008 | 08:52 PM
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They look ok. I think they are too block like and don't glow the greatest with the lines of your car, but aren't that bad. If you like them don't take them off because they aren't so bad they make the car look bad.
Old 03-23-2008 | 10:13 PM
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the stripes are ok, but i hate those ground effects.
Old 03-23-2008 | 11:11 PM
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stripes=ok
body kit=gay


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