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Vinyl Wrapped my Dash and Headlights

Old 04-23-15, 06:43 PM
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Default Vinyl Wrapped my Dash and Headlights

Tired of polishing my headlights every 6 months, I got them vinyl wrapped in a light blue tint.

Here's how it was done:


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Also got my dashboard and door tops wrapped in a black leather vinyl, because the brown color was too ugly. I don't know why Lexus decided on this dash top color for the tan colored interior.

Here's how it was done:


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What do you think?
Old 04-24-15, 12:53 PM
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Awesome.
Old 04-24-15, 01:33 PM
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I really like how the door panels came out, very nice.
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Looks nice.

I'm glad I'm not the only one with the pass side airbag looking like it's about to pop out.
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Wow! that's pretty neat!
Where can I get this stuff?
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Cool, I like it. Please make sure you have sufficiently cut the vinyl over the passenger airbag though!

I like the blacked out side markers.
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Speedkar9, my neighbor had his headlamps wrapped about a year ago by a detailing shop. Today he was removing the wraps. Reason being is that they were fading, and starting to crack.

I don't know the long term durability of the headlamp vinal wraps. I presume that there are good ones and bad ones. Which brand did you use? What is your long time experience with them.

It looks fantastic, and you did an amazing job, but how long will they last?

Phil.
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SpeedKar9, where did you get the leather vinyl?
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Thanks all for the feedback!

Originally Posted by KLF
Looks nice.
I'm glad I'm not the only one with the pass side airbag looking like it's about to pop out.
Originally Posted by Chocolate
Cool, I like it. Please make sure you have sufficiently cut the vinyl over the passenger airbag though!
The passenger airbag cover pops up on most of the ES's and Camry's of this generation. I've left mine covered with the vinyl for now because it looks better than having the deep groove around it. The vinyl is very thin, so the force of the airbag will easily push through the vinyl if it deploys.

Originally Posted by OceanView
Wow! that's pretty neat!
Where can I get this stuff?
Originally Posted by DRACO A5OG
SpeedKar9, where did you get the leather vinyl?
I got mine from here:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/251664809157

He's local to me so he special ordered the leather vinyl and did most of the installation.

Originally Posted by Chocolate
I like the blacked out side markers.
Thanks. I like them too. Its just vinyl tint:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTh6RWqfeO8

Originally Posted by PFB
Speedkar9, my neighbor had his headlamps wrapped about a year ago by a detailing shop. Today he was removing the wraps. Reason being is that they were fading, and starting to crack.

I don't know the long term durability of the headlamp vinal wraps. I presume that there are good ones and bad ones. Which brand did you use? What is your long time experience with them.

It looks fantastic, and you did an amazing job, but how long will they last?

Phil.
I got my Solara headlights wrapped in clear about 8 months ago. Through a harsh Canadian winter, and so far they're holding up fine:

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The light blue looks great on a white car! However my car is black, I'm considering wrapping my headlights, I have just not been able to pick out a color yet. I also like the dash and door covers, you did a great job!
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