Pete Deering
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1995 xlt 4 door 4x4
What is everyone doing for replacing factory pin stripe?
From where?Buy a universal striping kit. I’m sure the OE ones are long gone.
Gosh I love the way your truck looks..... detailsThere is a body line all the way around the truck, right where the factory pinstripe was applied. You can get pin striping at specialty auto body shops, in almost any color, You can find the more common stripes at most of local auto parts store. There are single stripes. Double stripes. Almost any width or color. Easy to apply. But the (semi-reflective?) OEM style will be almost impossible to find, as stated above. You can do anything you would like…
Here is what II did…… delete factory pin stripe. Then replace the pin stripe up to front door, and run stripe up to meet front glass cowling. Then black paint above the top stripe. These are not the greatest of pictures, but should help show what I have done. PICTURES BELOW.
Black black paint on top section of truck looked pretty awkward, until the double pin stripe was applied. The top stripe cleaned up the line from my black paint, and the lower stripe just allowed the dark green to transition. Sort of hard to explain, but looked much better after the stripes I added. And for me, I liked ending the stripe at the rear edge of the front fender. This allowed for uninterrupted hood flames. . i always wanted a truck with flames, a functional hood scoop, and a nice stance!!!
So enjoy your project, do whatever you want!
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HOOD SCOOP, art and mechanIcs: There is no barrier for rain and snow, But for some mysterious physics reason which is above my understanding, the air just above the hood is relatively calm.Gosh I love the way your truck looks..... details
Your hood scoop works how do you keep the rain out
Nothing- mine's still intact, if a little dull. It's white (on green0What is everyone doing for replacing factory pin stripe?