NC Thread

[Kamauxx]

I tool a leap of faith and elected to wrap the roof myself. Difficult but not impossible. I figured, spend 50 and if it fails, I remove and reconsider the 400-500 quote received. I purposely left out A frames and shark fin. The drip rails were very easy to remove and did multiple coats of plasti dip and glossifier. I did not remove the headliner nor would I want someone else doing it to wrap the fin. There are enough reports of strange rattling and creaks in the stinger sunroof and headliner that I did not want to add to given things have been good so far. I may do the plasti dip on the fin as well. I measured the fin and created a template that I transferred onto the vinyl. On a scale of 1-10 in terms of satisfaction, I'm at 9.5.
Areas to look out for and pay special attention:
Tucking and heating ends is not difficult but ensure you do not cut too short. Hopefully my mistake will help. Be mindful of it. Otherwise, you may have to splice a piece. It wont be seen but You need to ensure its sealed. Bear in mind it needs to be near perfect near the fin. I lost a few points on this but you have to look real close to pick out and IMO looks fine.
The other area is the strip between the hatch and roof. It was a bear heat and secure the ends with perfect straight cut lines. Again the lines wont be seen but wanted to aim for perfection so if I fell short, it had a shot of staying on the car. A little bit of a let down but not a deal breaker on the job. I'll let you all decide for yourself. My feelings wont be hurt if you disagree with my opinion. My goal was to share with the forum that it may be worth a DIY shot before laying that cash out for a piece of vinyl.View attachment 53101View attachment 53102
Final

Looks good. Might not look right with Plastidip. I'd opt for leaving it gray or using a high gloss spray paint (won't be as forgiving as Plastidip but it'll match the high gloss of the vinyl better).

 

[STNG2020]

I saw that too but was concerned with breaking clips or creasing the headliner when i try to gut my "paws" in that small space.

 

[STNG2020]

Looks good. Might not look right with Plastidip. I'd opt for leaving it gray or using a high gloss spray paint (won't be as forgiving as Plastidip but it'll match the high gloss of the vinyl better).

You raise a Good point. The drip rails had a sheen but not high gloss. Still in the planning stage...... Will keep you posted

 

[Bepis_Corgo]

New Bern/Havelock here.

Ceramic Silver GT1.

I have a black GT1! Just sold my house in New Bern and live in Hubert, but work on CPAS. Lmk if you want to hit up some car meets/the drag strip.

 

[Kamauxx]

I have a black GT1! Just sold my house in New Bern and live in Hubert, but work on CPAS. Lmk if you want to hit up some car meets/the drag strip.

I was working on MCAS CP when I made that post. I've since sold the car and moved, though.

Enjoy the ride!

 

[Ulikefishsticks]

There is a meet on Sunday in Boone, NC at 10AM followed by a cruise up 421 and meeting around Mountain City, TN. If anyone is interested I can try to get the Facebook invite to you. There will be a few of us driving up early Sunday from Raleigh area.

 

[AWDGT2]

ewww, that's a haul for me in Fay. Wish I was closer

 

[Joe R]

High Point, NC here. '18 Premium, Micro Blue w/Driver assist.

Just joined a couple of weeks ago myself. Thomasville

 

[jazzdabb]

Just joined a couple of weeks ago myself. Thomasville

Welcome! Great color (but aren't they all?)!

 

[Joe R]

Welcome! Great color (but aren't they all?)!

You're 100% correct on that. Love this thing!!

 

[Ecupirate0531]

Just joined a couple of weeks ago myself. Thomasville

High Point Palladium area

 

[Kelrog]

Anyone going Saturday to the Cars and Coffee? Cars and Coffee Morrisville

 

[Kelrog]

Good seeing a few of you out there. Hit me up at the next one. Had a great time. WIsh I had gotten out my phone and taken some pictures lol.

 

[Ging3rMagic]

Hello everyone! Winston-Salem area, 19' Ceramic Silver GT2 AWD.

Haven't seen any other Stingers in what feels like months, then literally the day after acquiring mine I saw a black GT. We both waved, locked eyes, and gave each other a mutual nod of respect passing each other in a parking lot.

 

[G-513055]

Thinking about selling my 2018 GT1 in Durham area with 15k miles. Anyone have any recent experience in selling? Some other posts make it sound like it’s a great sellers market. Not sure for this area. Thanks

 

[VetteNZMan]

Thinking about selling my 15k 2018 GT1; how good is the NC market? Some other posts seem too good to be true on offers.

 

[VetteNZMan]

Have a chance to sell my 2018 GT1... one of the first in the Raleigh/Durham area. 15k miles, no mods, for $36k. What do you think?? Others have posted better at other locations / larger metro areas. I still like the car, don’t drive it enough, have ordered a Ford Maverick.

 

[Kamauxx]

That's around what I got for my 2018 GT1 2 years ago. It had around 22k miles if I remember correctly. I think you can get a bit more. I'd check Vroom, Carvana, and CarMax and whatever the biggest offer is add $2k for a local dealer trade in.

 

[bgstewar]

Hey all, just ordered a ’22 GT2 Scorpion. I’m in the Raleigh area - anywhere to really open this car up?

 

[AWDGT2]

Rockingham Dragway, or come on down to Fayetteville, we have a pretty decent track