Vinyl roof: How to work AROUND the shark fin??
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Vinyl roof: How to work AROUND the shark fin??
For those that have vinyled the roof themselves, or watched an installer vinyl their roof:
How did you/him negotiate around the shark fin antenna?
It seems that i should either:
A. Pre-cut a sliver for the shark fin and use the fin as a starting point to lay down the material. Peel back the adhesive in an outwards motion starting at the fin. (I feel that this could lead to so uneven stretching in the material over the course of the roof)
OR
B. Pretend there is no shark fin. Start laying down the material at the rear and work my way towards the front of the car. Figure out how to work around the shark fin when i get there. This could be haphazard...
Also, is it better to leave the sunroof open during all of this, as to avoid the bulges of the moonroof perimeter seal?
Thanks.
How did you/him negotiate around the shark fin antenna?
It seems that i should either:
A. Pre-cut a sliver for the shark fin and use the fin as a starting point to lay down the material. Peel back the adhesive in an outwards motion starting at the fin. (I feel that this could lead to so uneven stretching in the material over the course of the roof)
OR
B. Pretend there is no shark fin. Start laying down the material at the rear and work my way towards the front of the car. Figure out how to work around the shark fin when i get there. This could be haphazard...
Also, is it better to leave the sunroof open during all of this, as to avoid the bulges of the moonroof perimeter seal?
Thanks.
Last edited by ThermonMer; 09-01-11 at 03:58 PM.
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ok, how do i go about removing the headliner to get to the antenna? n/m got it. apparently you yank off the dome light and reach backwards.
Last edited by ThermonMer; 09-01-11 at 06:43 PM.
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^^^I thought you will have to remove the headliner before removing the sharkfin antenna. I didn't know you can just yank the light off...but that's good to know!
Anyway,when I got my roof wrapped, they measured the base of the sharkfin antenna and pre-cut the vinyl to the base of the sharkfin before they put the wrap on.
Anyway,when I got my roof wrapped, they measured the base of the sharkfin antenna and pre-cut the vinyl to the base of the sharkfin before they put the wrap on.
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no need to remove the headliner. i did this couple weeks ago with my 1st attempt at wrapping the roof. you just have to remove the rear dome light assembly and once that's out there's an exposed bolt about 3 inches back that holds the antenna down.
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check on the sharkfin.
lastly - could i vinyl over the side rails with the same main piece of vinyl?? or should i vinyl them separately?
lastly - could i vinyl over the side rails with the same main piece of vinyl?? or should i vinyl them separately?
Last edited by ThermonMer; 09-02-11 at 07:23 AM.
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alright, well i spent $100 on film. took off the shark fin and precut the vinyl for it. took off the roof rails and precut the vinyl for that. then when it came time to do the roof, it was a disaster. do NOT attempt to do this by yourself - its not happening. you need at least two people. i did the rear corner, but the film started bunching up, since i didnt have other ppl to stretch out the vinyl. the heat gun and professional vinyl squiggie wasnt enough to compensate for the lack of hands. 95 and humid - the adhesive was basically washed away by forearm sweat. i ended up trashing the vinyl.
4 hours, and $100 down the drain. at least i could say i tried.
however, i did debage the rear, plug, and paint the holes. as well as plastidip the rear reflectors. at least im satisfied on that front.
4 hours, and $100 down the drain. at least i could say i tried.
however, i did debage the rear, plug, and paint the holes. as well as plastidip the rear reflectors. at least im satisfied on that front.
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