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Old 06-04-2009, 07:55 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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does anyone know where to buy racing rally stripes besides ebay?i have to change the look of my smart,getting tired of the white,im going to buy new black panels soon,but just want to try this first

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Most local sign shop will make them for you. Just check your yellow pages.
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thanks cube,i found a place that i think u went to,i saw ur car on there,wholesale graphics?? i just placed my order,$49 bucks---black stripes,same as yours,for my white smart----hope they look good
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thanks cube,i found a place that i think u went to,i saw ur car on there,wholesale graphics?? i just placed my order,$49 bucks---black stripes,same as yours,for my white smart----hope they look good

John, I hope you will like your stripes, and they will come out good. :-)
Wholesale Graphics used my images without my permission and it is not even their stripes. I did my stripes here locally in Florida, and WG are located in Detroit. I called them to remove the photos from the website, will see how long it will take them.



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Cube ask for royalties or do the American thing... threaten to SUE!
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John, I hope you will like your stripes, and they will come out good. :-)
Wholesale Graphics used my images without my permission and it is not even their stripes. I did my stripes here locally in Florida, and WG are located in Detroit. I called them to remove the photos from the website, will see how long it will take them.



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Found these guys on eBay: eBay Store ? HOUSEOFGRAFXcom: Search results for.

The red car shown for smart rally stripes looks a lot like yours, Cube.
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I went to a local sign shop, they wanted $450 for a European style racing stripe. For that much money I'll try to do it myself. I understand they have to mark it up for profit but that's a bit steep.
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I went to a local sign shop, they wanted $450 for a European style racing stripe. For that much money I'll try to do it myself. I understand they have to mark it up for profit but that's a bit steep.

You are really need to find a different shop. It is $25-$30 worth of material to make the stripes. My shop MADE AND INSTALLED them for $80. I just walked in and told them what I want.

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For that much you could have a paint shop paint the stripes.
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I went to a local sign shop, they wanted $450 for a European style racing stripe. For that much money I'll try to do it myself. I understand they have to mark it up for profit but that's a bit steep.
Did you tell them it was a Smart and not a Semi?

Maybe you should say you want an american Style, your just putting it on a European Car
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