opinions please- fender hash marks

speedfreak1000 · Oct 23, 2012

pretty straight forward, fender hash marks or not?
i was at dads installing the CAI and BAMA tune i just got and saw some black vinyl and tried it out.

what i was installing before the strips.

R1V3R5 · Oct 23, 2012

Hmmm... undecided. Not a fan of FIA stripes on street cars because they don't serve a purpose. But I really like how your car looks. Maybe it's the rest of it, the yellow with the black rims, etc. Trying to imagine it without the stripes.

speedfreak1000 · Oct 23, 2012

lol. im like you im really undecided cause all the people i've shown say "it goes either way". doesnt make it or break it. just trying to break the yellow up alittle.

Gabe · Oct 23, 2012

Aren't the fender marks more of a Dodge thing?

I've seen them a lot on Chargers and Challengers (the new body styles) ...

Renesis07 · Oct 23, 2012

Gabe said:
Aren't the fender marks more of a Dodge thing?

I've seen them a lot on Chargers and Challengers (the new body styles) ...

As of lately, but I thought that it was a Vette thing prior to that (Grand Sport)

C-Liz-Go · Oct 23, 2012

Renesis07 said:
As of lately, but I thought that it was a Vette thing prior to that (Grand Sport)

First thing I thought too.

R1V3R5 · Oct 23, 2012

They are FIA stripes, used to differentiate cars during racing. The first car I'm aware of that had fender stripes during FIA sanctioned races were AC Cobras. Other sports cars (including Corvettes and Mustangs) would later use the stripes to help differentiate them as well.

Renesis07 · Oct 23, 2012

R1V3R5 said:
They are FIA stripes, used to differentiate cars during racing. The first car I'm aware of that had fender stripes during FIA sanctioned races were AC Cobras. Other sports cars (including Corvettes and Mustangs) would later use the stripes to help differentiate them as well.

Good to know. I personally like the look of them on S197's but didn't get em because of the vette crowd. Just assumed it was their thing.

R1V3R5 · Oct 23, 2012

Renesis07 said:
Good to know. I personally like the look of them on S197's but didn't get em because of the vette crowd. Just assumed it was their thing.

Well, the last 20 years or so I think only the Corvette Grand Sport had the fender hash marks from the factory. Sort of a nod to the Grand Sport's racing heritage. You can thank the Shelby folks who originated the fender hash marks on the AC Cobra, but it was done out of necessity, not to be cool. They had to have some way to differentiate identical Cobras from the same team during FIA (Federation Internationale De L'Automobile) races. Fender hash marks were a quick and easy fix.

speedfreak1000 · Oct 23, 2012

that is some great info. i always thought it was a vette thing. then i started seeing them on other cars but i had no idea about the FIA origins.

im guessing im gonna leave them on cause the wife actually liked them.
i let her take it out about an hour ago and she came back saying i dont know what you did but it feels faster. thats when i explained the CAI and tuner to her.

86GT351 · Oct 23, 2012

I think it looks OK. It has t be done on a specific color car though. Not all cars show the stripes well!

Surfstang2020 · Oct 23, 2012

Im not s big fan but its your car at the end of the do what you like to it and if someone else dosnt care oh well lol

R1V3R5 · Oct 23, 2012

If the wife likes them, that is all that matters. Lol.

speedfreak1000 · Oct 23, 2012

R1V3R5 said:
If the wife likes them, that is all that matters. Lol.

Heard that :thumb2:

Murdamarshall · Oct 23, 2012

I think u should move them forward a little bit

speedfreak1000 · Oct 23, 2012

Murdamarshall said:
I think u should move them forward a little bit

i looked at that too. i got on google and typed in mustang fender hash marks and the images were all over the place as far as placement. i did think about taking the one closest to the door off and then put one in front of the other.

bobbis · Oct 23, 2012

I like them

AbdullaGT500 · Oct 24, 2012

I like the fender hash marks, but only without the side/door stripes.

Doug M · Oct 24, 2012

LAStang1234 · Oct 24, 2012

Lose em!

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