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Why Racing Stripes Cost $10,000 on the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
Seriously? Stripes that cost $10,000?! Are they worth it? By Alexander Stoklosa Sep 12, 2019
But wait, you might be asking: What's the going rate for factory-applied stripes these days? The GT500's option sheet provides insight by way of its available stick-on vinyl stripes, which run $1000. On the less powerful GT350, those same vinyl stripes cost $495. Curious what the 1000 percent markup for the GT500's painted-on versions was all about, we reached out to Ford for clarification. Even though we've yet to experience these hand-painted stripes firsthand, we can say that stripe aficionados shouldn't dismiss their $10,000 price out of hand. Being integral with the car's paint job, the stripes shouldn't peel or start to come off, as those cheaper vinyl ones did on our 2017 Mustang Shelby GT350 test car. (The decals began forming bubbles beneath their surfaces and peeling up at their edges after less than a year.) Granted, that car lived in salty, harsh Michigan—but so does the Ford Motor Company. Our point, besides still feeling salty over our GT350's failed stripes? Get the painted-on stripes if you seek racing-stripe object permanence. They're available in the same colors as the vinyl pieces: black, blue, or white
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Bruce Choose Life-Donate! Last edited by Xplantdad; 12-14-2020 at 09:51 PM. |
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I started doing dealer striping packages in the 70's, and hundreds of warranty decal applications for Trans Ams, Z28's and other factory stripes as well. Did lots of Shelby style stripes too, but my prices were much more reasonable. Lately, it's been wraps and paint protection.
Durango was gloss black to start with, Bentley was white. Ferrari is completely covered with paint protection film. None of these jobs were close to $10,000 |
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