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JOURDAN · 10-11-2017, 08:33 PM

I could not take the stripes another day, so.... off with them!

A ton of work, the wax lines at sticker edge is the worst. Take a bit of cutting to get the clear straight.

I am so much happier now

rontammy0 · 10-11-2017, 08:35 PM

All that work and I think it looked better with them on lol.

Hellfighter · 10-11-2017, 08:35 PM

JOURDAN · 10-11-2017, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by rontammy0

All that work and I think it looked better with them on lol.

Its really more do they belong on this Camaro anymore... I have blacked out the entire car and they started to become overwhelming. I think in stock form it looked good with them on as well.

JOURDAN · 10-11-2017, 08:46 PM

And, I want a sleeper as much as possible. You could see the stripes coming from a mile away. You seen them a hundred times coming at you down the road. Not for me.

qcman · 10-11-2017, 08:49 PM

My SS has never had any stripes and I like the clean no nonsense look it has. I like what you've done!

Clarkstar · 10-11-2017, 08:52 PM

Nice... I like it! I had the dealer peel the fender stripes off my 1le... said I wouldn't drive it off the lot with them...

gringo · 10-11-2017, 10:00 PM

I like it. It looks more sinister with the black wheels and no stripes.

5thGenOwner · 10-11-2017, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JOURDAN

I could not take the stripes another day, so.... off with them!

A ton of work, the wax lines at sticker edge is the worst. Take a bit of cutting to get the clear straight.

I am so much happier now

I am one who thinks stripes on the 5th Gen make the car look cheap, especially if they are not painted. Although, after 8 years I'd be worried about ending up with some type of ghost-stripes. But it looks a lot better, IMO.

Deputy347k9 · 10-11-2017, 10:42 PM

Like many others I am not for the stripes either! As one other member put it; "the sinister look" is the best.
Larry

rontammy0 · 10-12-2017, 01:36 AM

Good points ....but i find the standard SS looks very plain without them. The car looks good now but plain black cars are everywhere. The stripes make it pop.

SS Wacko · 10-12-2017, 03:23 AM

I dig it. Looks really good

redcoats1976 · 10-12-2017, 05:16 AM

i was mulling getting rid of mine,but a good friend bought one one year older,same color and options without stripes.if he gets the hood lazer stripes mine are coming off.

DvKillar · 10-12-2017, 08:40 AM

I think it depends on the base color. Mine is a Bright Yellow. I think it is just TOO much color! But I don't want any factory stripes. Going to get different wheels first, then make a few, subtle changes to break up the YELLOWNESS!

10-11-2017, 08:33 PM	#1
JOURDAN Drives: 2010 Camaro SS 2SS Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Oregon Posts: 145	8 year old stripes removed I could not take the stripes another day, so.... off with them! A ton of work, the wax lines at sticker edge is the worst. Take a bit of cutting to get the clear straight. I am so much happier now Attached Images

10-11-2017, 08:35 PM	#3
Hellfighter Drives: 2013 Black ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Sugar Land/Texas Posts: 2,354 View My Garage	__________________

10-11-2017, 08:52 PM	#7
Clarkstar Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Ixonia wi Posts: 1,456	Nice... I like it! I had the dealer peel the fender stripes off my 1le... said I wouldn't drive it off the lot with them... __________________ 2013 1le- Katech 416 short block, TSP custom grind cam, LOD intake, cnc heads by F.ED., Nick William's 102mm T.B., CORN fed, Pedders coilovers. Performance street alingnment by Justin at Lake Country Alignment and dyno tune by Late Model Throttle. 603 h.p. 495 ft lbs tq.

10-11-2017, 10:42 PM	#10
Deputy347k9 Drives: 2014 Ashen Gray Convertible Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Havelock, NC Posts: 1,328	Like many others I am not for the stripes either! As one other member put it; "the sinister look" is the best. Larry __________________

10-12-2017, 08:40 AM	#14
DvKillar Drives: 2015 Chevy Camaro 2LS Join Date: May 2017 Location: MWC, OK Posts: 815	I think it depends on the base color. Mine is a Bright Yellow. I think it is just TOO much color! But I don't want any factory stripes. Going to get different wheels first, then make a few, subtle changes to break up the YELLOWNESS! Attached Images

10-11-2017, 08:35 PM	#2
rontammy0 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 2SS/ RS INFERNO ORANGE L99 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alliston Ontario Canada Posts: 9,057 View My Garage	All that work and I think it looked better with them on lol.

10-11-2017, 08:46 PM	#5
JOURDAN Drives: 2010 Camaro SS 2SS Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Oregon Posts: 145	And, I want a sleeper as much as possible. You could see the stripes coming from a mile away. You seen them a hundred times coming at you down the road. Not for me.

10-11-2017, 08:49 PM	#6
qcman Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS RDP Tuned L99 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada eh? Posts: 1,889	My SS has never had any stripes and I like the clean no nonsense look it has. I like what you've done!

10-11-2017, 10:00 PM	#8
gringo Account Suspended Drives: Camaro V6 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,722	I like it. It looks more sinister with the black wheels and no stripes.

10-12-2017, 01:36 AM	#11
rontammy0 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 2SS/ RS INFERNO ORANGE L99 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alliston Ontario Canada Posts: 9,057 View My Garage	Good points ....but i find the standard SS looks very plain without them. The car looks good now but plain black cars are everywhere. The stripes make it pop.

10-12-2017, 03:23 AM	#12
SS Wacko Drives: 2013 2SS Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: SoCal Posts: 48	I dig it. Looks really good

10-12-2017, 05:16 AM	#13
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,920	i was mulling getting rid of mine,but a good friend bought one one year older,same color and options without stripes.if he gets the hood lazer stripes mine are coming off.