A few words on decal stripe kits
bullseye
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I have a couple rust blisters located directly under the drivers side stripe. To fix, I need to remove the stripe. I found a "reproduction" stripe kit online for $310.
My plan was to remove the entire stripe kit from my Jeep, fix the rust spots and any other small chips, etc. then wet sand and buff the entire vehicle and replace with new stripe kit. That plan changed when I received my order...
So here is the issue. The colors do not match. The light blue is off by a couple shades and the 2 darker blues are more navy blue than aqua blue.
In addition, the font is also slightly off. You all can judge for yourself, but IMO I do not like these colors at all and it totally changes the look of my Jeep.
I'm not going to mention the name of the middleman company, but they first said no returns, but now wants to charge me a 30% restocking fee (90 bucks) after I told them I would just dispute the charge on my credit card. That is between me and them.
The manufacturer is Phoenix Graphics (800-941-4550) Phoenix Graphix 1983-84 Jeep Renegade Decal Kit and the contact there is Nathan. He knows his stuff. I spoke with him in great detail yesterday and he said that there are 2 stock versions of the 83-84 Jeep stripe kit. Version 1 is for 83 and V2 is for 84. Phoenix Graphics does not make the V2, which is what I was looking for.
I would note that I have NEVER seen a different stock lt/med/drk blue stripe kit other than my own, but this is what he said.
My advice is to go directly to Phoenix Graphics and speak with Nathan if you are looking for decals and stripe kits. That way, you know exactly what you are ordering and any fine details you might need to know.
Phoenix Graphics told me they accept returns only if you order directly through them.
The 1st and 4th pics are the stock kit that is on my Jeep now. The 2nd and 3rd pic shows just how off the dark blues are. You can also see in the last pic that the font is off on the lettering as well.
For me, it's the colors that are the problem and not necessarily the font. But I just thought I would mention it.
I apologize that I did not take more pics of the "reproduction" kit, but I had my knee operated on on Monday and wasn't feeling that great and had a friend send it right back for me and these were the pics I took real quick.
It's not a bad kit, it's just not what I was looking for.
My plan was to remove the entire stripe kit from my Jeep, fix the rust spots and any other small chips, etc. then wet sand and buff the entire vehicle and replace with new stripe kit. That plan changed when I received my order...
So here is the issue. The colors do not match. The light blue is off by a couple shades and the 2 darker blues are more navy blue than aqua blue.
In addition, the font is also slightly off. You all can judge for yourself, but IMO I do not like these colors at all and it totally changes the look of my Jeep.
I'm not going to mention the name of the middleman company, but they first said no returns, but now wants to charge me a 30% restocking fee (90 bucks) after I told them I would just dispute the charge on my credit card. That is between me and them.
The manufacturer is Phoenix Graphics (800-941-4550) Phoenix Graphix 1983-84 Jeep Renegade Decal Kit and the contact there is Nathan. He knows his stuff. I spoke with him in great detail yesterday and he said that there are 2 stock versions of the 83-84 Jeep stripe kit. Version 1 is for 83 and V2 is for 84. Phoenix Graphics does not make the V2, which is what I was looking for.
I would note that I have NEVER seen a different stock lt/med/drk blue stripe kit other than my own, but this is what he said.
My advice is to go directly to Phoenix Graphics and speak with Nathan if you are looking for decals and stripe kits. That way, you know exactly what you are ordering and any fine details you might need to know.
Phoenix Graphics told me they accept returns only if you order directly through them.
The 1st and 4th pics are the stock kit that is on my Jeep now. The 2nd and 3rd pic shows just how off the dark blues are. You can also see in the last pic that the font is off on the lettering as well.
For me, it's the colors that are the problem and not necessarily the font. But I just thought I would mention it.
I apologize that I did not take more pics of the "reproduction" kit, but I had my knee operated on on Monday and wasn't feeling that great and had a friend send it right back for me and these were the pics I took real quick.
It's not a bad kit, it's just not what I was looking for.
