DIY Shelby-Style Racing Stripes

[DoingRaptorThings]

I'd been thinking on this for awhile and finally decided to pull the trigger on ordering custom vinyl stripes for my Bronco. I'd looked at all of the options online but wasn't seeing exactly what I had wanted, and I'll be honest, it's pretty crazy how much some precut vinyl can cost.

I searched around on Etsy and found someone offering custom-cut racing stripes. I was able to order a hood stripe and the two rocker stripes for a total cost of $67.

I asked for the following measurements to try matcing the Shelby look as closely as possible. I think it turned out pretty good.
- Rocker Stripes: 2.125" width in the middle section, with a half-inch gap on each side and a half-inch stripe on each side, 72" long
- Hood stripes: Double stripes 9" wide with a 1" gap between the two of them, 36" long

Prep work involved washing the car (without wax) and then spraying the dry area with alcohol before installation.

Installation wasn't too bad, I used the "hinge method" to tape the graphic in the middle and then worked one side at a time and used a squeegee to work out air bubbles. I've seen reports that vinyl like this should last around ten years. We'll see how it holds up, but I'm thrilled by how much of a difference it makes given the low cost.

Here's a quick video report:

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[DoingRaptorThings]

And some more photos of the installation and final result

. If I did this again, I would have taken the front stripe all the way to the fender. I had decided to cut it at the front of the front door.

 

[kennyroo]

awesome, looks great

 

[dpAtlanta]

I asked for the following measurements to try matcing the Shelby look as closely as possible. I think it turned out pretty good.
- Rocker Stripes: 2.125" width in the middle section, with a half-inch gap on each side and a half-inch stripe on each side, 72" long
- Hood stripes: Double stripes 9" wide with a 1" gap between the two of them, 36" long

I think the stripes look great on your Raptor... WELL DONE...!!!!!!

Was the hood stripe dimension of 9" from the original AC Cobra or the original Shelby GT350...????

 

[DoingRaptorThings]

I think the stripes look great on your Raptor... WELL DONE...!!!!!!

Was the hood stripe dimension of 9" from the original AC Cobra or the original Shelby GT350...????

I don’t recall what I had found online, I think it was 7 or 8” and given the width of the BRaptor I wanted to go wider, I do recall that the 1” gap was the same.

 

[dpAtlanta]

I think the wider 9" stripes work well with how wide the Raptor is.
The stripes on my 2019 GT350 are only 7-1/8" wide with a 1-3/32" gap.... those dimensions would have looked too thin in my opinion for such a wide vehicle.

 

[KRAKEN]

Looks good.
Love some stripes...

 

[Iceman62]

Sweet look'n "Shelby Raptor!"

 

[dpAtlanta]

That face in the middle of the shadow...???
I assume that's a reflection from that image behind you.
Either way... pretty cool.

 

[DoingRaptorThings]

That face in the middle of the shadow...???
I assume that's a reflection from that image behind you.
Either way... pretty cool.

That’s a hilarious find. My buddy was wearing a Doc Holliday shirt. I hadn’t even noticed the reflection

 

[FastTimesFord]

You obviously have great taste.

 

[Fatfireman]

Yep, that looks great. Nice job, great looking rig.

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