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Camaro Lover · 07-02-2009, 10:48 AM

This is my first post after visiting this site for some time I decided to ask this question.

I have a Rally Yellow on order and am not sure if I should put a black stripe on it. I would be interested in finding out from others who have done this how they feel about their decision. Are you getting too much attention, comments, etc......

For the record.... I saw the Transformer movies with my wife and we loved both movies.

I am prepared to answer questions if people ask where the stripe is.....

"My car has not fully transformed yet..."
"My car is still young and has not earned his strips yet..."

Your thoughts?

Scott@Bjorn3D · 07-02-2009, 10:58 AM

I have not Bee'd my Bee Bee yet but she will get full stripes painted on her this fall. Gloss Black.

Basically my son wants her to look like Bumble Bee. Myself she is fine with just the Gill's being done.

jpsuperman81 · 07-02-2009, 11:00 AM

Personally I am not gonna have any stripes waiting to put on it when it gets here but it will eventually get striped. Probably be bumble bee style but not sure yet. It will get stripes though because i think it needs something to break up the yellow. I'm sure everyone will call it the transformers car and some people will even say your a loser for copying transformers and all of that is to be expected. I don't look at it as copying though since I know and most of us on here know the BB is a totally different color paint. I see it as kinda paying homage to BB if I choose to go with that style of striping. I am a huge transformers fan, I grew up watching them but thats not the main reason I choose to buy my camaro.

patriotpa · 07-02-2009, 11:11 AM

...I wonder if anyone's going to put Rally Yellow stripes on a black Camaro? Sort of an anti-'Bee.

LDGn63 · 07-02-2009, 11:14 AM

i REALLY liked the car without the stripes once it was in my possesion... but i went ahead with the stripes and I am glad i did.
happy times either way with this car my friend!

i like the stripes long on the car and like the stripes period... i do love bumblebee and it has been fun having a clone.
I even took it to Trans2 at our local drive in... it was a hoot.

here are the stripes i put on and the thread about install:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...t=home+install

jpsuperman81 · 07-02-2009, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patriotpa

...I wonder if anyone's going to put Rally Yellow stripes on a black Camaro? Sort of an anti-'Bee.

I was also curious as to how that might look.

LDGn63 · 07-02-2009, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patriotpa

...I wonder if anyone's going to put Rally Yellow stripes on a black Camaro? Sort of an anti-'Bee.

my brother in law is considering just that so he can have "YellowJacket" ... BumbleBee's evil twin.

Rtoups · 07-02-2009, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patriotpa

...I wonder if anyone's going to put Rally Yellow stripes on a black Camaro? Sort of an anti-'Bee.

I might get a Decepticon emblem

RumbleBeeSS · 07-02-2009, 12:13 PM

Seeing the new Bumblebee roll up in "the scene" during Transformers1 totally blew my wife and I away; it was right then and there, that we knew what our next car would look like. The Camaro itself is an attention getter to begin with, being rally yellow magnifies the attention; adding the stripes has given it rockstar status.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not an attention hound by any means. We had our car customized because we, and we alone, wanted it that way. But make no mistake, you will attract a ton of attention; especially with the all the movie buzz, popularity, toys, commecials, etc. going on at the moment.

During a road trip to San Diego, we got hung up in bumper-to-bumper, stop-n-go traffic (backed up on both sides) for two hours thru LA. We were on the inside lane, so everyone coming the other way got a real good look at the car, and boy did they ever. It was crazy attention. I had to have seen the word "bumblebee" by reading lips literally hundreds of times that day.

So if too much attention makes you uncomfortable, you may want to let the movie buzz die down a bit, except then the DVD will be out in several months, and then a third movie is likely, and so on. But for my wife and I, any discomfort we may have with too much attention, it wasn't going to get in the way of realizing our dreams. Besides, driving by kids

and watching their faces light up as you can see them say "bumblebee" is really something special and never gets old.

No regrets here...

Camaro Lover · 07-02-2009, 12:25 PM

RumbleBeeSS, Thanks for your insight. This helps... I appreciate your perspective. Do you suppose that you are the one that caused all of the traffic

CamaroDreams07 · 07-02-2009, 12:56 PM

Don't get the stripes....you'll have the rarest car on the road, a yellow without stripes. I'm kinda over seeing a million bumblebee replicas, it's lost it's luster to me.

RumbleBeeSS · 07-02-2009, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camaro Lover

... Do you suppose that you are the one that caused all of the traffic

HA!...unlikely, those highways thru LA are outa control.

patriotpa · 07-02-2009, 01:26 PM

Bumblebee's got a BIG family

Can you imagine the noise if ALL the 2010 Camaros built to date were all revving in the same place at the same time?

Rockytophummer · 07-02-2009, 01:29 PM

If you go with the stripes and if you have the money to then I would go with glossy black! when I picked mine up they was putting the rally stripes with hockey puck stripe on yellow SS. After they installed the hockey stripe and sent her picture of it she told them to take the stripes off. It did look awesome though! I just think glossy stripes look so much better than the flat black stripes! Also another reason I like the painted ones is they take them all way down to end of hood and not just stop it at end were mail slot is. But thats just my 2 cents. Get what you like since you are going to be the one looking at her everyday! But definatly post some before and after pictures of it! The yellow is my 2nd favorite color next to IOM but it is sick! I just wish they would have gave the yellow the option for yellow interior or at least the yellow stitching like bumble bee was in TF2.

07-02-2009, 10:48 AM	#1
Camaro Lover Living the Camaro Dream!! Drives: Rally Yellow 2SS RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Naperville, IL (Chicagoland) Posts: 199 View My Garage	To "Bee" or not to "Bee" that is the question. This is my first post after visiting this site for some time I decided to ask this question. I have a Rally Yellow on order and am not sure if I should put a black stripe on it. I would be interested in finding out from others who have done this how they feel about their decision. Are you getting too much attention, comments, etc...... For the record.... I saw the Transformer movies with my wife and we loved both movies. I am prepared to answer questions if people ask where the stripe is..... "My car has not fully transformed yet..." "My car is still young and has not earned his strips yet..." Your thoughts? __________________ 2SS RS Rally Yellow Swift Motor sports: Motorized License Plate Holder, 3M Clear Bra, emblempros.com Custom Plaque, Advanced Automotive Concepts: Illuminated LED Rear Bowtie, Bumble Bee License Plate Holder, ProClip: for GPS and Cell Phone, Radar Detector Visor Mount, Direct Wire Smart Cord for Escort Detector, Showstopper Painted Engine Cover

07-02-2009, 11:14 AM	#5
LDGn63 Drives: WNABEE Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: DFW Posts: 538 View My Garage	i REALLY liked the car without the stripes once it was in my possesion... but i went ahead with the stripes and I am glad i did. happy times either way with this car my friend! i like the stripes long on the car and like the stripes period... i do love bumblebee and it has been fun having a clone. I even took it to Trans2 at our local drive in... it was a hoot. here are the stripes i put on and the thread about install: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...t=home+install __________________ Why oh Why? Windshield=10" vertical mirror= 3 7/8" (that's almost 4") vertical that means that the mirror is 38.75% the size of the vertical windshield... it sure seems like the ratio could be better... just sayin.... our collective MIRROR patch: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24612

07-02-2009, 12:25 PM	#10
Camaro Lover Living the Camaro Dream!! Drives: Rally Yellow 2SS RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Naperville, IL (Chicagoland) Posts: 199 View My Garage	RumbleBeeSS, Thanks for your insight. This helps... I appreciate your perspective. Do you suppose that you are the one that caused all of the traffic __________________ 2SS RS Rally Yellow Swift Motor sports: Motorized License Plate Holder, 3M Clear Bra, emblempros.com Custom Plaque, Advanced Automotive Concepts: Illuminated LED Rear Bowtie, Bumble Bee License Plate Holder, ProClip: for GPS and Cell Phone, Radar Detector Visor Mount, Direct Wire Smart Cord for Escort Detector, Showstopper Painted Engine Cover

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07-02-2009, 10:58 AM	#2
Scott@Bjorn3D Drives: Kami, 2013 2SS LS3 Luvin Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Eufaula, Alabama Posts: 6,427	I have not Bee'd my Bee Bee yet but she will get full stripes painted on her this fall. Gloss Black. Basically my son wants her to look like Bumble Bee. Myself she is fine with just the Gill's being done.

07-02-2009, 11:00 AM	#3
jpsuperman81 Yep I'm back! Drives: 2017 Krypton Green 1SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indian Trail, NC Posts: 2,565 View My Garage	Personally I am not gonna have any stripes waiting to put on it when it gets here but it will eventually get striped. Probably be bumble bee style but not sure yet. It will get stripes though because i think it needs something to break up the yellow. I'm sure everyone will call it the transformers car and some people will even say your a loser for copying transformers and all of that is to be expected. I don't look at it as copying though since I know and most of us on here know the BB is a totally different color paint. I see it as kinda paying homage to BB if I choose to go with that style of striping. I am a huge transformers fan, I grew up watching them but thats not the main reason I choose to buy my camaro.

07-02-2009, 11:11 AM	#4
patriotpa Account Suspended Drives: 02 Silverado, 09 Vue, 10 1SS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tired of apologizing when we should be kickin' butt! Posts: 1,962 View My Garage	...I wonder if anyone's going to put Rally Yellow stripes on a black Camaro? Sort of an anti-'Bee.

07-02-2009, 12:13 PM	#9
RumbleBeeSS Drives: 2SS/Auto/Rally Yellow Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lemoore, CA Posts: 31 View My Garage	Seeing the new Bumblebee roll up in "the scene" during Transformers1 totally blew my wife and I away; it was right then and there, that we knew what our next car would look like. The Camaro itself is an attention getter to begin with, being rally yellow magnifies the attention; adding the stripes has given it rockstar status. Don't get me wrong, I'm not an attention hound by any means. We had our car customized because we, and we alone, wanted it that way. But make no mistake, you will attract a ton of attention; especially with the all the movie buzz, popularity, toys, commecials, etc. going on at the moment. During a road trip to San Diego, we got hung up in bumper-to-bumper, stop-n-go traffic (backed up on both sides) for two hours thru LA. We were on the inside lane, so everyone coming the other way got a real good look at the car, and boy did they ever. It was crazy attention. I had to have seen the word "bumblebee" by reading lips literally hundreds of times that day. So if too much attention makes you uncomfortable, you may want to let the movie buzz die down a bit, except then the DVD will be out in several months, and then a third movie is likely, and so on. But for my wife and I, any discomfort we may have with too much attention, it wasn't going to get in the way of realizing our dreams. Besides, driving by kids and watching their faces light up as you can see them say "bumblebee" is really something special and never gets old. No regrets here...

07-02-2009, 12:56 PM	#11
CamaroDreams07 Drives: Slow V6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 9,361 View My Garage	Don't get the stripes....you'll have the rarest car on the road, a yellow without stripes. I'm kinda over seeing a million bumblebee replicas, it's lost it's luster to me.

07-02-2009, 01:26 PM	#13
patriotpa Account Suspended Drives: 02 Silverado, 09 Vue, 10 1SS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tired of apologizing when we should be kickin' butt! Posts: 1,962 View My Garage	Bumblebee's got a BIG family Can you imagine the noise if ALL the 2010 Camaros built to date were all revving in the same place at the same time?

07-02-2009, 01:29 PM	#14
Rockytophummer Drives: 2006 Hummer H2 2010 2SS Camaro Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Maryville tn. Posts: 585	If you go with the stripes and if you have the money to then I would go with glossy black! when I picked mine up they was putting the rally stripes with hockey puck stripe on yellow SS. After they installed the hockey stripe and sent her picture of it she told them to take the stripes off. It did look awesome though! I just think glossy stripes look so much better than the flat black stripes! Also another reason I like the painted ones is they take them all way down to end of hood and not just stop it at end were mail slot is. But thats just my 2 cents. Get what you like since you are going to be the one looking at her everyday! But definatly post some before and after pictures of it! The yellow is my 2nd favorite color next to IOM but it is sick! I just wish they would have gave the yellow the option for yellow interior or at least the yellow stitching like bumble bee was in TF2.