WHats your opinion

ddvette9 · 03-01-2011, 09:40 AM

Wanna line my newly painted strut bar with mod stickers, think it will look neat for car shows, any chemists out there LOL........will the stickers hold up on the strut bar or will the heat cause them to melt or will they just wrinkle. chime in with opinions guys, dont wanna put them on then its too late

ClemsonWill · 03-01-2011, 09:43 AM

I think the heat will definitely affect them. They may not melt right away but I don't think they will last long. You may consider putting them on something you can easily remove just to use it for car shows. Maybe even buy another oem strut bar. They are not hard to swap out.

christian370z · 03-01-2011, 12:24 PM

They will be fine, I had a few manufacturer stickers under the hood of my Saab and even though they sat right next to the exhaust manifold and my gt28rs turbo, they seemed unaffected so it should be a none-issue with the Z.

kenchan · 03-01-2011, 01:30 PM

z's are known to have hot engine bays...

ddvette9 · 03-01-2011, 03:35 PM

yea the engine gets hot as hell. but stickers on the strut bar should be ok....idk....will they melt...will they wrinkle.....will they be fine.....The stickers are thicker higher quality anyways

Red__Zed · 03-01-2011, 04:09 PM

Good stickers will stay. Cheaper ones will peel off.

ddvette9 · 03-01-2011, 04:28 PM

I hope so. bc if they melt it will basically ruin the strut

kenchan · 03-01-2011, 05:20 PM

di noc ruined my engine cover when i did the cf wrap... had to sand it down and paint it with engine enamel matte black...

well, it looks nice and stock now...

ddvette9 · 03-01-2011, 07:00 PM

Im going to my sticker guy tomorrow. AHHHHHH.....still havent decided whether to do it or not

Josh@STILLEN · 03-01-2011, 07:15 PM

Good quality vinyl from a reputable manufacturer should be fine. A 5-6 year outdoor vinyl should be fine. But you can always figure out what brand and look at their technical specs for heat.

phelan · 03-01-2011, 07:24 PM

there's a few of us here (myself included) who have some sort of sticker on their strut bar. no issues with mine so far, and dont' think anybody else has any issues either. go for it if you want.

personally, putting company names on the strut bar looks kind of tacky.

daisuke149 · 03-01-2011, 07:26 PM

Shoulda sent your strut bar to Mike! and sent him information on the stickers/files to get em printed. I believe he puts them under the clearcoat so they would last quite a bit without issues.

ImportConvert · 03-02-2011, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ddvette9

Wanna line my newly painted strut bar with mod stickers, think it will look neat for car shows, any chemists out there LOL........will the stickers hold up on the strut bar or will the heat cause them to melt or will they just wrinkle. chime in with opinions guys, dont wanna put them on then its too late

It depends on the adhesive used on the sticker. There are plenty of stickers on my car from the factory that are very near the engine/exhaust and they are just fine.

I would not put a sticker on paint less than 30 days old unless it was cured in a heated booth to factory spec.

03-01-2011, 09:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
ddvette9 Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 823 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Rep Power: 17	WHats your opinion Wanna line my newly painted strut bar with mod stickers, think it will look neat for car shows, any chemists out there LOL........will the stickers hold up on the strut bar or will the heat cause them to melt or will they just wrinkle. chime in with opinions guys, dont wanna put them on then its too late

03-01-2011, 09:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
ClemsonWill A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 12,045 Drives: a Civic VP! Rep Power: 445	I think the heat will definitely affect them. They may not melt right away but I don't think they will last long. You may consider putting them on something you can easily remove just to use it for car shows. Maybe even buy another oem strut bar. They are not hard to swap out. __________________ Slightly modded

03-01-2011, 12:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
christian370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Newport Beach Posts: 3,900 Drives: 2010 370Z/Saab 900se Rep Power: 432	They will be fine, I had a few manufacturer stickers under the hood of my Saab and even though they sat right next to the exhaust manifold and my gt28rs turbo, they seemed unaffected so it should be a none-issue with the Z. __________________ -320whp / 259wftlbs- SP Rays -- RE-11s -- SpecialtyZ Tune -- Swift Springs -- Stillen 25R Oil Cooler -- Stillen G3 Intakes -- Berk HFCs -- F.I. 12" CBE -- Stillen Sway Bars -- Es14 Spring -- INGS+1 lip -- CF Spoiler -- GTR Start Button -- VLED Parking Lights -- PWJDM V2 shift knob

03-01-2011, 03:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
ddvette9 Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 823 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Rep Power: 17	yea the engine gets hot as hell. but stickers on the strut bar should be ok....idk....will they melt...will they wrinkle.....will they be fine.....The stickers are thicker higher quality anyways Last edited by ddvette9; 03-01-2011 at 03:38 PM.

03-01-2011, 07:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 38 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3406	there's a few of us here (myself included) who have some sort of sticker on their strut bar. no issues with mine so far, and dont' think anybody else has any issues either. go for it if you want. personally, putting company names on the strut bar looks kind of tacky. __________________ 凛 ('Rin') - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence.

03-01-2011, 01:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	z's are known to have hot engine bays...

03-01-2011, 04:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	Good stickers will stay. Cheaper ones will peel off.

03-01-2011, 04:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
ddvette9 Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 823 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Rep Power: 17	I hope so. bc if they melt it will basically ruin the strut

03-01-2011, 05:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	di noc ruined my engine cover when i did the cf wrap... had to sand it down and paint it with engine enamel matte black... well, it looks nice and stock now...

03-01-2011, 07:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
ddvette9 Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 823 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Rep Power: 17	Im going to my sticker guy tomorrow. AHHHHHH.....still havent decided whether to do it or not

03-01-2011, 07:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Josh@STILLEN The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 1,197 Drives: 2004 G35 Coupe 6MT Rep Power: 534	Good quality vinyl from a reputable manufacturer should be fine. A 5-6 year outdoor vinyl should be fine. But you can always figure out what brand and look at their technical specs for heat.

03-01-2011, 07:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
daisuke149 My *** is famous! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 4,849 Drives: 2013 Boss 302 PW Rep Power: 31	Shoulda sent your strut bar to Mike! and sent him information on the stickers/files to get em printed. I believe he puts them under the clearcoat so they would last quite a bit without issues.

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