ACR Stripe won't work on Gen 3
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georgethedog
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I am trying to locate one in the Chicago or St. Louis area. There apparently is not anyone in the Peoria area. Although, I have not had many leads in Chicago or St. Louis... I wanted to find someone on the VCA board that could recommend someone, but I may have to just do a search online... Come on Chicago or St. Louis people...
Oh, Big-N-Italian, I would hate to copy your Viper with the Unicorn stickers... One Viper with Unicorns on it is enough in Central Illinois.
I Think your ride looks sweet and they do look good to the average person, but right from the picture I wouldn't be satisfied with them You can see the red paint on the bumper-hood body line in front.Those who are slamming vinyl stripes have obviously never seen a car with them properly installed. I have never had a single negative comment by anyone who's seen mine in person. In fact, I have had MANY comments that mine look BETTER than painted.
Besides the obvious benefit of being able to remove them, you can also do a true flat finish (mine are flat black). Painted on stripes can be done in flat but will still appear glossy when covered with clear. You just can't get the same visual effect that the flat vinyl stripes give.
georgethedog, you should check mine out in person before giving up on the vinyl plans, if you are over near the STL area.
I agree with Nine-ball, It should be painted on.
georgethedog
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That was the installer's error. If they roll the tape to the back side before cutting it you would not see it.
Nine Ball
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Those who are slamming vinyl stripes have obviously never seen a car with them properly installed. I have never had a single negative comment by anyone who's seen mine in person. In fact, I have had MANY comments that mine look BETTER than painted.
Besides the obvious benefit of being able to remove them, you can also do a true flat finish (mine are flat black). Painted on stripes can be done in flat but will still appear glossy when covered with clear. You just can't get the same visual effect that the flat vinyl stripes give.
georgethedog, you should check mine out in person before giving up on the vinyl plans, if you are over near the STL area.
Based on that photo of your car, I'd consider those stripes unacceptable to me. You can see the red paint on the front hood gap, underneath each grille bar, under the nose, and around the scoop in the hood. It just looks cheap, and unfinished. If the stripes were painted, none of those surfaces would still be red. I agree that vinyl CAN be applied properly, and cover the edges of body panels. That also usually ends up in more expensive installs due to labor. Then it becomes almost like paying for painted stripes at that point.
Agreed about the factory stripes not being that good. But, even in their condition, they still look better than vinyl. When a vinyl stripe has to pass across an opening or sharp body line, or across panel gaps, they rarely look good.
If you do vinyl, make sure the installer does not just take a 4 inch roll and apply them. The stripes need to be cut from a larger roll, that way the edges are perfect. If you dont do this, the edges look like crap.
Also I cannot blame dodge, Prefix does the striping, and as I type this, there is a limited edition snakeskin prefix car im my garage, the stripes again have issues. I can believe the piss poor job on the egdes, they were sanded and cleared but still you can see the tape lines and there are white lines on the edges. Ill have to show a picture.
They are cool, having the snakeskin on the stripes thought.
Also I cannot blame dodge, Prefix does the striping, and as I type this, there is a limited edition snakeskin prefix car im my garage, the stripes again have issues. I can believe the piss poor job on the egdes, they were sanded and cleared but still you can see the tape lines and there are white lines on the edges. Ill have to show a picture.
They are cool, having the snakeskin on the stripes thought.
They look great in person. To each his own. 
