Question on Factory Stripes

[Blue Pilot]

I have a 2000 GTS and am planning on having the front facia repainted to to numerous stone chips. I bought the car used from a Viper friendly Dodge dealership and was aware that the facia had been repainted once already.
My question is how far down on the facia did the factory stripes go?
My car has the stripes painted all the way down to the bottom of the 'chin' on the front (see attached picture). When I have it repainted, I want it done back to the way it came from the factory.

thanks

 

[500hp]

they go all the way down until you run out of body. I have a '00 gts and this is how they came from dodge

 

[patgilm]

Funny, my 97 stops right before the facia starts going down (bottom lip way under the facia). I have seen inconsistencies in photos here where the stripes continue all the way and always wondered if it was from repaint.

 

[2BADD 4U]

All the way down... to the verticle end.....you know, the part that scrapes the road, .....

 

[01bee]

All the way down on my 01

 

[Simms]

Funny, my 97 stops right before the facia starts going down (bottom lip way under the facia). I have seen inconsistencies in photos here where the stripes continue all the way and always wondered if it was from repaint.

Same here.

 

[Blue Pilot]

Thanks, much appreciated, as I was looking through the media section I have seen several cars that the stripes stopped where the 'chin' went to the vertical position on the bottom of the car, and didn't know if this was correct or not. I even saw a picture of a 2002 final edition painted this way where the stripes stopped at the vertical.
Does anyone know what the reason is for the inconsistencies other than the obvious re-paint explanation?
Did Dodge do some cars based on model year differently?

 

[Ron]

I've seen 1996 GTS's both ways though mine, bought new and never repainted, does not go vertical down the spoiler.

Early photos of prototype GTS's did and I think it looks better if it does.

 

[C O D Y]

The 2 factory striped cars I've had (one bought used and one new) both stopped before going all the way down.

I just checked my 2002 Final Edition to confirm, and yes the stripes do stop before going all the way down. I bought the FE brand new and it has never been painted.

 

[Blue Pilot]

This is strange, one final edition with stripes all the way down, and one with stripes that stop at the vertical position of the front spoiler. What gives guys?
Did the factory paint some one way and some another?
This is intriguing for sure.

 

[C O D Y]

I have pictures of my FE being built at the factory and I checked them too. No less than 100 different cars (all waiting to be shipped) in the pics that I can see that do NOT have the stripes go all the way down. I do not see any FE's with them all the way down in my pics.

 

[Doc.]

The factory stripes on my '96 also stops before the 90 turn at the chin.

Doc

 

[CMilViper]

My 00 Steel Gray with stripes also stops before the chin.

 

[old96er]

Ok, curiosity got me and I checked my 96 GTS, they stopped.

 

[Warren S]

I concur with the majority here. Stripes stop before the bottom vertical lip, not all the way through.

 

[FLX109]

96 GTS, mine stop

 

[Blue Pilot]

I go in for paint on Monday, and I guess I will have them stop the stripes at the vertical point on the front spoiler since that seems to be the majority here. Anyone else car to chime in on their opinion?

 

[luc]

Black and silver stripes 00GTS and stripes go all the way down. got the car new.

May be it has to do with the car color?

Luc.
00GTS