Arctic10GS

Good afternoon all! I have a 2017 Z51 Stingray (wish i had a GS but couldn't pass this one up). The Watkins Glen Gray has been a true favorite of mine. I'm thinking of adding a touch of color (RED) to it. I have the painted calipers. Not a fan of putting GS stripes on anything other than a GS - I'm kind of a purist in that sense. I've seen a few subtle stripes but wondered what others may have done. I saw somewhere that someone did a GS heritage stripe but only the outline - looked nice but can't seem to find it. Post your pics or ideas. Thanks!

Vetteman Jack

Nothing wrong with putting the hashmarks on your car - I happen to think they look great even on a base car. Here is a pic of mine.

MSG C5

With GM now offering fender stripes on non Grand Sport C8 Stingrays, I think the “rule” that fender stripes are for Grand Sports only has been over-ruled by The General.

If you like how it looks do it. I added a C7-R inspired full length Shark Gray painted body stripe to my C7Z to match up with my Shark Gray vents and I’ve been running driver-side only fender hash marks on my C5 vert for years.

I like customizing and personalizing. Make ‘em your own!

Shirl

With those stripes you posted, the pinstripes are difficult to do. I believe you have to put the outline on dry after you put the main stripe on. I made the mistake of wetting the pinstripe as I peeled it off of the backing and it ended up stretching so I had to trim it, which is hard to get it even with the stripe again. It didn't look right to me so I ended up peeling off the pinstripe and removed everything altogether because I just didn't care for the look of the fender stripes on this car (I have them on my C5 though).. maybe I will try again sometime. Be sure to review all directions on the site and on youtube beore proceeding.

The Rabbi

I would ignore a car with stripes from another model like the GS hash marks.

Elk

I have mixed feelings on hash marks. They were not used on GM's racing machines and instead originated with Shelby Cobras to tell their cars apart as they approached the pit. Thus they do not belong on a Corvette.

They were later a GM marketing gimmick put on the 1996 Grand Sport, even though hash marks have nothing to do with GM (They were unnecessary; Grand Sports were normally raced by different teams, all wearing different colors. It was easy to tell the cars apart.) Then the marks started showing up on everything with any sort of sporting pretension. We now see them on Honda Civics.

But if you are going to add them to your car, make them bright/contrasting and visible. The purpose was to make the car easily distinguishable from its stablemate. And consider only one stripe, or put on three, so your car is actually recognizably different.

MSG C5

I hope you don’t hurt the cars’ feelings by “ignoring” them.

I would hate for my cars to feel bad about being ignored.

Shirl

What exactly does this mean ??

92ragtop

The full stripe was a factory option, but I don't know if the hash mark was, or if the PO added it. I like it.

Ettev01

If they can do it; you should be able to do it!

Elk

Hash marks make sense on a Mustang given hash marks originated with Shelby Cobras which have a shared racing history with Ford.

Avanti

I stripe nothing, but if you like them, who cares what anyone else does or doesn't do?

MSG C5

Apparently, a lot of CF members get butt-hurt over it.

Shirl

Yeah, cuz all Vettes should look... alike .

MSG C5

Yep, and you never want to break any of the unwritten Corvette Ownership Commandments.

yaknow

I say go for it, had them on my C5 trying to decide on the C7

Elk

I would not be concerned with any sense of propriety. GM put stripes on the Grand Sort purely as a marketing gimmick; that is, there is no historical context. Thus, if you like stripes put them on.

As is oft observed, it is your car. Do what you enjoy.