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Pin stripes

1K views 15 replies 14 participants last post by  esparker726  
#1 ·
I dont see it on anyone's car, did any of the 03 tib's come with stripes? mine's black with silver pin striping down the side....was thinking it could just be the previous owner?
 
#10 ·
...I'm sure the stealership put them on...
^^^^^^^^When I purchased my Tiburon brand new in 2008, they asked me if I wanted the "Signature Pin Stripe" for an extra cost of $200....LOL, I politely refused because for one, I am not that stupid to buy a "pin stripe" sticker for $200, and second. The tiburon has great body lines IMO^^^^^^^^^
 
#7 ·
Many of them came with the pinstripes. Sometimes, they were dealership add-ons used to add more ridiculous costs. They just don't really look that good on the Tib, IMO, because you've already got an interesting body line to look at, why distract from that?

Mine came with them too. When I had the racing stripes painted on, the painter took the pinstripes off for me. Definitely cleaner without pinstripes.
 
#8 ·
My 03 had them...
 
#11 ·
Will it buff out?
Yup. It will probably take more work than a normal wash, but a bit of elbow grease and you won't be able to tell they were ever there.
 
#12 ·
My silver tib had metallic grey pin stripes that started chipping about 5 years after it was bought new. Mine did NOT just pull right off though. I had to go inch by inch for about 4 hours with goo gone to get them off. NOT fun. But wow, it looks much better.

It's also hard to find a pinstripe design that looks good on the tib because of the complex body lines.
 
#13 ·
The first mod I ever completed was removing the granny-looking pinstripe from the side of my '04 GT...and what a difference it made. Who would've thought a clean, unadulterated Tib rested beneath it ;) Do it...you'll be happy you did.