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Is this a trend or a local dealership doing this? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by P00ptart@lemmy.world to c/cars@lemmy.world

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I keep seeing white crossovers and SUVs with this stupid matte black vinyl "hood stripe" looks more like a black tongue on the hood. It never continues to the roof or back. I've seen it on a few white Cherokees, a white blazer and just now, some small Toyota crossover. Is this some kind of trend or is more likely a local dealership trying to wring out more money from customers?

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[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I have a matte black vinyl wrapped hood to reduce sun glare on my car. I live in a place with a lot of hills, and a '68 Ford Galaxie has a massive flat hood that is 5ft x 5ft. Just the matte vinyl on the hood alone reduces sun glare by like 60%, because now the sun glare I get is direct and not reflected off of my hood directly into my eyeballs. The car never came from the factory with that as an option, but its functionality is more important to me than how it makes the car look.