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Old 02-21-11, 05:07 PM
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Default Advice Needed! Getting vinyl on wednesday
Hey guys, I've got a 2011 SFP and I'm getting the roof covered on Wednesday.. what do you think would look better: gloss black or carbon fiber? I'm a fan of how the gloss black looks. If anyone has some pics I'd appreciate it, I'm in the process of searching the forums too. Thanks guys!
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Old 02-21-11, 05:14 PM
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gloss black imo.
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Gloss black. Thankfully, the CF vinyl phase is winding down.
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i have cf one
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I have gloss black on mine and it blends very well with my sunroof and back window. Before, I was deciding on either gloss black, matte black, or carbon fiber vinyl, but I was going for a more panoramic look. I get a lot of compliments on mine and majority of the people couldn't tell whether or not it was painted. Make sure you do the side strips also. Can't wait to see the results, it's going to look good on SFP

here are pics of mine:

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gloss black ftw!
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Thanks guys, I'll definitely post pictures after it's done! Looks like it'll be gloss black for sure.
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Good choice, I would only do CF on the roof if you have a lot of CF parts.
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Yep good choice on the black! On my STI i put the gloss black on my roof and it looked amazing. What king of vinyl are you putting on? Also are you going to wrap the rails that go along side of the roof?
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Gloss black cause it flows with the tint.
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GLOSS BLACK FTW.... let me ask a question
i wanted to do gloss black roof and matte black wrap on the hood opinion please
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Originally Posted by Imnutz4jdm
GLOSS BLACK FTW.... let me ask a question
i wanted to do gloss black roof and matte black wrap on the hood opinion please
If you're going to do a black hood either do matte hood & roof or gloss hood & roof. I think it'll look weird to see two different types of black
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unless you're going to clearcoat the roof after the cf vinyl, then i'm going to side with gloss black.
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Yep good choice on the black! On my STI i put the gloss black on my roof and it looked amazing. What king of vinyl are you putting on? Also are you going to wrap the rails that go along side of the roof?
Dont know the kind, i'm going to the same place that did my tint 'Mr. Tint'. should i have them wrap the rails too?
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Originally Posted by dsheth
should i have them wrap the rails too?
definitely
it might not last on the rails depending on how they wrap them because it's separate from the roof. make sure you ask them about that
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