Before I stripped the 86, I took a ton of measurement pics of the trim.
And then realized that the stripes and trim were nowhere near consistent. And used none of the measurements.
But here’s all you need to know.
1. Pinstripe should pass just clear of and just under the door handles.
Whatever that measurement is from the upper body line, carry that dimension from that body line everywhere…except the front couple feet of the front fenders.
2. Stripe on front fenders, was not real consistent even with OE applications.
Depends what you want it to look like. The pinstripe will adjust to your preference. But I carefully split the stripe to top of fender and stripe to the fading body line equally. It looks real good I think but almost too “perfect” compared to how some/many came from the factory.
3. The trim is centered on the wrap around at the tail lights and the front poser lights. Straight line in between. Again find your dimension and pull it off of the body line. Center of trim ends up just below centered on gas doors as a check that you’re straight.
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The replacement pinstripes are very accurately made. But you’d have to cut the stripes off the backing perfectly to use the clear film as protection. And I’d never place that stripe before paint.
However do need to be mindful of paint line under the pinstripe. Any ridge in the paint break line will telegraph thru the vinyl stripe. The order in which I painted and clear coated required a lot of detail sanding to smooth that out before applying the stripe.
Also I bought a roll of magnetic tape. It was a great help/ guide for layout, sanding, and placing the pinstripe and trim pieces. Invaluable in fact.
Better than masking tape for laying a line to install to imo as you could adjust it anywhere without peeling the tape up.
