Well, I killed the stripes. I had to, because the driver quarter panel had to be fixed due to its little "mishap" that happened at the beginning of June, and that particular stripe had to be removed. Its step 1 of 3 on my to-do list before I trade it in. It looks so bare, makes Baby Jesus want to cry

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On the bright side, as of today, there is barely any flaws in the exterior, which is great
Previous damage, looked worse than what the picture shows.
All spiffed up, and almost ready to be traded in.
Im already scoping out an 06 Impulse Blue goat, M6, blue leather (which i dont care for too much), but its only got 4K miles and its in the $24K range.
Step 2 is to reinstall stock manifolds + cats (thanks jake) some other day when its not raining... and Step 3 is to have the stock springs/shocks installed. Then, its off to the dealer.