the1inblue Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 So I haven't been saying alot about my car alot on here lately. Well I decided to share something that has been going on for the past month or so. As you all know I had some issues with the vinyl stripes on my Camaro. They were peeling off after the they were reapplied when the rear of the car was repainted due to some paint issues that came from the factory and need to be fixed. So I took the car back for a third and hopefully final time to get all this fixed. Well after three weeks of being in the shop I decided hey let me check on the car in person this week to the progress thats being made. Well to my shocking discovery it didnt look like anything was changed or even started on. They were suppose to redo the door jams and underneath the trunk. So maybe that was done but who knows. So during my visit I see a 2011 Camaro getting the stripes painted on and I was like whoa thats really nice. Something I've wanted to my camaro for awhile now. Well the collision manager told me I think we are gonna do this to your Camaro as well. The manager said his body guy hates vinyl and it'll be alot easier to do in this instead of vinyl in this case. So as I was leaving the manager reassure me he would most likely go the painted route instead of replacing the stripes. Let me tell you I am very pleased to hear that. I wasn't even upset it was sitting there three week with little progress, lol. Update: Here are the pics finally, lol. Sorry its taken me so long to post them. The car isn't perfect still some minor imperfections but the painter told me to look it over good and bring it back if I saw anything. Enjoy! Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Sounds like a great solution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 did he give you an estimate on when that would be done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChargerMatt Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Awesome solution, the only drawback is that it is permanent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Sounds like your patiences paid off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1inblue Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 did he give you an estimate on when that would be done? Unfortunately not but i didnt ask dumb me lol. Hopefully soon though. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 yeah hopefully.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug123 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 That will be much easier to maintain, and it looks great too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8rvette Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 So does the car stay at the dealers the whole time? Or could you make an appointment to get this done?? I do not trust dealers when it envolves cosmetics !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70'sChevyGirl Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I would still be fuming because the car was just sitting there! Can they really be that busy with this economy?? Painted stripes are much better!!! :2thumbs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1inblue Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 The dealership has been super busy and the painter that's doing the work does good work. He has a old Plymouth Superbird that I seen him do so I knows he knows what hes doing. I was a little upset to know it was sitting there that long with little to no progress but I bit my tongue a little when they told me they were gonna be painted on for no charge. I didn't really have time set up for to have it done by considering I don't drive it everyday and by all means I want it done right this time so I want them to take a little extra time to make sure its right this time. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 The painted stripes will be SO MUCH EASIER to care for too... thats great they're gonna paint them for you. I understand why GM has to do vinyl (cost/time associated with painting them on would be too much) but they're just such a pain in the butt to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1inblue Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 Thanks dylan! Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1inblue Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Bump for update..original post. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 awesome color combo.. too bad they're crooked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1inblue Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 awesome color combo.. too bad they're crooked! That's just mean lol Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 truce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1inblue Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Lol ok only cause its Christmas! Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Great! We can resume afterwards! no pics of the little Guy in this update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1inblue Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Ill get some up soon. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1inblue Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 Bump Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGenCoupe Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Woah, lucky you. The stripes look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1inblue Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 Thanks Anthony! I appreciate it. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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