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(Message started by: kevelly on Sep 4^th, 2007, 10:27pm)

Title: Go Faster Stripes????
Post by kevelly on Sep 4^th, 2007, 10:27pm

Hi,

New to site but had Scorpio now since October 06. :)
It's a 2.0L Auto Ultima saloon in dark aubergine.
Absolutely beautiful car to drive and was to look at until a Punto stuffed into the side of it in January. :'(
The insurance wrote it off and gave me £900 but I bought it back off them for a mere £50 and put a door and bumper on for £150.

Anyway, when I bought it I was new to the Scorpio thing and the guy selling it said the stripes on the side (2 white pin stripes) were a factory item. I always thought stripes were put on a car to cover bad panel alignment after a crash but all the panels are really straight.
???
Only ever seen stripes on one and that was a limo.

I'm sure someone on here can let me know either way.

Cheers in advance.

Title: Re: Go Faster Stripes????
Post by harry.m1byt on Sep 4^th, 2007, 11:06pm

I have seen lots of Scorps on my travels, but I have never seen one with stripes. It is the sort of thing you can buy in a car accessory shop.

Title: Re: Go Faster Stripes????
Post by jonnycab on Sep 4^th, 2007, 11:28pm

I've seen a couple of older Scorps with a single pin stripe & they did look very well done (straight)....so I suppose there could have been a few that came out of the factory like that :-/

Title: Re: Go Faster Stripes????
Post by kevelly on Sep 5^th, 2007, 7:03pm

Just checked the stripes, they are silver 2mm wide and 3mm apart if this helps.

I know it's sad but small things like this bug me, I just like everything to be original.

Title: Re: Go Faster Stripes????
Post by jonnycab on Sep 6^th, 2007, 12:29am

Are the stripes on top of or under the laquer ?.....one I saw in a car park with a single stripe (looked closely when no-one was looking) had the stripe under the laquer, so looked like an original stripe :)

Title: Re: Go Faster Stripes????
Post by kevelly on Sep 6^th, 2007, 5:38pm

The stripes are on top of the lacquer because I can get my nail underneath and start to peel them off.
The door I replaced hasn't got the stripes so I think I'll peel them all off and get T-cutting.

Thanks.