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It's Winter, I'm bored, here's another CF Vinyl Wrap Thread

Old 12-17-12, 08:12 PM
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Default It's Winter, I'm bored, here's another CF Vinyl Wrap Thread

So I've never been a fan of my base model grey interior. It just didn't flow well with the black leather. I had though about having it painted piano black, or replace it with genuine CF, but for the time being the CF vinyl was a quicker and cheaper alternative.

I used the 3M 1080 Gloss Carbon Fiber Vinyl. I'm quite impressed with the look of it. Not too "fake" looking, though I know it looks completely different from genuine CF, it is still better than the matte vinyl.


^Old, boring, interior


^Disassembled and ready for wrapping


^Getting ready to cut it all out


^Looking pretty good


^Much nicer than the boring grey


^The glossy finish is nice looking


^As everyone says, this piece was a bit tricky around the shift gate, but with enough patience it wasn't an issue.

I just took some better pics of the completed pieces... my battery packs for my lighting were charging last night so I couldn't get very many photos in the dark garage. Don't mind the dirty floor mats.






^dramatic lighting looks pretty sweet with CF











I'm very happy with it, hopefully it'll last a while, and the good news is it is removable if I decide I want to change it up.

So far so good for the first (of hopefully many) Winter projects.

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Old 12-17-12, 08:24 PM
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Looks good! I was planning on doing this either this winter or in the spring. How much carbon fiber paper did you need (sizes?)
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I bought the 60"x20" roll and I used maybe 60% of it to do the center console and the 4 door switch covers.
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looks great man
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Really looks good. A lot better than th base trim
Old 12-17-12, 09:19 PM
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Wow, looks great. I may think of doing this now.
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clean job done sir
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wow looks great! i wanna do this tooooooo!
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did a great job! I don't have the patience or steady hand to do this lol so more power to you
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Hey where did you get that CF gloss wrap from? is there a link?
Old 12-18-12, 05:56 AM
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nice clean install...did you use hot glue or what kind of adhesive
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Thanks guys! I'm very happy with it. I've posted a link to the eBay seller where I purchased it, they were great, took less than 3 days to show up at my door (I think they're in Texas). I've also included a link to their website where they emailed me a 10% off coupon, it looks like a generic coupon so I'm sure many people can use it.

I used the 3M 1080 CF Vinyl. They make just about ever color you can think of if CF isn't the look you are going for. I bought the 60"x20" sheet from eBay and used just over 1/2 of it.

http://myworld.ebay.com/autovinylsol...84.m1439.l2754

http://autovinylsolutions.com/3M_108...on_Fiber_Vinyl
10% off coupon code: avs1234

Originally Posted by NYCIS350
nice clean install...did you use hot glue or what kind of adhesive
The vinyl has adhesive on the back. Just peel off the backing material and it is VERY sticky.
Old 12-18-12, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by TUNG
Hey where did you get that CF gloss wrap from? is there a link?
Here is the one i bought, they are cheap!!! I bought 2 sets, but end up using only 1 set.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/120985434273?...ht_3570wt_1063

Here is my result, sorry for the crappy iphone photos.




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Looks great for a wrap. The key to making it look great is making sure the cupholder and console line up nicely. Good Job! Have you ever thought about doing the steering controls?

@amok727 Do you have anymore photos of your interior? Tan with Carbon Interior is so rare - I only know of you, me, and PlacidBoi.
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looks a lot better

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