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Slyderone 
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 Topic: Where to get bonnet stripes?Posted: March/07/13 at 8:06pm |
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OK I am going to need new bonnet stripes What is out there for vendors? Who has the best?
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italianjob
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Posted: March/07/13 at 8:21pm |
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Amazon or Ebay
... or do what i did: buy the vinyl and DIY. I bought the sheet from an hobby shop actually.
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CINIMIN
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Posted: March/07/13 at 9:10pm |
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Get a good idea of what is available at: http://www.cooperflags.com/
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Wildfamily
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Posted: March/07/13 at 9:10pm |
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I bought some off Amazon from Mighty Stripes. 3M good quality. Bonnet, boot, side stripes. Can't beat the price.
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'15 F55 Cooper Volcanic Orange
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Posted: March/07/13 at 9:25pm |
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Or ask Tom for a quote to make them part of the repaint!
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2006 Hyper Blue JCW
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CINIMIN
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Posted: March/07/13 at 9:51pm |
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Best idea yet Pat - any idea what the price range ight be?
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Jack -
<font color=RED>CINIMIN [/COLOR] 2006 CR/W MCS - 6spd - LSD -15% Pulley - Dinan CAI ASA JH6's Koni FSD's 22mm Bar Have you hugged a curve today? |
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Wildfamily
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Posted: March/08/13 at 7:35am |
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when I had BadS in the shop at Haury's after my incident I got a quote to have the stripes painted...ouch, was that expensive...vinyl was the only reasonable option.
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'15 F55 Cooper Volcanic Orange
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italianjob
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Posted: March/08/13 at 8:16am |
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To add a note on what martin said: at some point you are gonna get tired of having the same pair of stripes and believe me you don't wanna have painted stripes when time comes :)
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Posted: March/08/13 at 6:28pm |
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Yes - my stripes were EXPENSIVE (don't ask - embarrassed to say) but I don't think I will ever change them. The Stripes go from below the bumper and fade out as they cross the hood. Then they start at the top of the windshield and fade back by the antenna. Lining them all across the car took a LOT of time. Once taped off, they disassembled the bumper and grills and then painted. 12 hours of taping, disassembly, painting, reassemble and then pray that I liked it (I did).
Not sure if John wants that kind of stripe though - if he doesn't get too fancy, it shouldn't be TOO bad. If he has the clear coat applied after the stripes, the bra material will fit better. |
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2006 Hyper Blue JCW
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italianjob
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Posted: April/07/13 at 4:17pm |
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I did these today with plastidip:
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Posted: April/07/13 at 4:44pm |
Looks great! Also - Stefano and I did the Joey-mod to his headlights a few days earlier. Those are plastidipped as well.
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Posted: April/07/13 at 5:05pm |
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Stefano, I really like the stripes! Especially like the "MINI" - I haven't seen that done before. All the black accents look terrific! You are the plastidip Guru!
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Posted: April/07/13 at 5:29pm |
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I just bought some plastidip today for my mirror caps (red), and going to re-do my stripes in black/red as well using plastidip, I'm sold so far!!
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italianjob
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Posted: April/07/13 at 6:53pm |
let me know if you need help. Ill be in town till the 14th
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Posted: April/07/13 at 7:11pm |
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Those look great and what a perfect color combo
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Posted: April/16/13 at 1:16pm |
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I'm actually going to buy an air paint gun and re-do everything. The rattle can method was really splotchy, and I want a finer finish. Luckily it's relatively inexpensive to do!
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Jason - '05 PS/B Cooper S, most packages, 17%, Brisk silver plugs, IE fixed camber plates & Craven STD's, Powerflex trans/dogbone mount poly inserts, 20mm Whiteline rear sway bar, SprintBooster.
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italianjob
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Posted: April/16/13 at 1:46pm |
Ahah you should have called me! Ill be in Seattle on the 28th if you need some help. |
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