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Old 29 Apr 2004, 06:09 pm
Mike-in-Orange Mike-in-Orange is offline
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I bought the Stull Beltline kit from www.raceandstreet.com a month or so ago when they had it on sale for about $250 including shipping. I looked at several of the chromed plastic beltline kits and wanted something a bit more substantial. I like how this kit does NOT wrap all the way around the car and the fact that the ends terminate in a pattern similar to the Chrysler Wing logo. I shined the pieces up prior to install using a basic aluminum polish and it really looks good. I had seen some pictures of it on a couple of cars but hadn't seen one in person, so I also liked that it was somewhat unique.

If you do get it there are a few things you should note when installing it: Since it is billet it will have "body" to it. That is, you'll have to shape it a bit to make it conform to the curves of your car so that you get good, solid adhesion along the entire length of the pieces. I wasn't as diligent about this as I should have been of a couple of the pieces and had to remove them a couple days after putting them on. I cleaned them up thoroughly on the back and applied fresh 3M tape, then shaped them by carefully rubbing them over my leg and testing that they laid flat on the car. I figured if I held a given piece to the car just by the center of it and both ends came in contact with the car I had the shape I wanted. They already come pre "bent" to a degree, but they need a little coaxing.

All in all I think it was well worth it, but then again I got a pretty good deal on it. You can see it in my sig pic below and on my website.
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