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Old 01-18-2009, 01:55 AM   #40
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Originally Posted by 78/Z28 View Post
As I wrote in another thread somewhere a few days ago, in my experience the main problem with vinyl stripes on the hood is not the installation but what the combination of engine bay temperatures and the sun can do in a few years. They can fade, change colors, and dry out. Once they dry out and start to crack, they can't be satisfactorily removed with 3M's stripe remover...time to grind them off and repaint the hood. However, everywhere else on the car, vinyl can last longer than your paint job.
Will this be a problem on this new Camaro since it has a hood liner?

Most new cars come with one, and just living with one through the winter; it became very obvious to me that it lets very little heat through to the hood. Substantially less than cars without a liner.
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