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Old 06-24-12, 11:50 AM
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I'm looking to wrap my wood grain in carbon fiber. I was wondering if I shud remove the wood on the door and then wrap it, or shud I wrap it With the wood attached to the door??
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this is a no brainer, remove it first. its easy enough to remove, and there is no way you are going to get the edges without removing it
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Is your interior black or Tan?
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its a must to take them off
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can someone direct me to a link on how to take the panels out???
i tried searching but didn't find anything that was helpful to me
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remove the door panels, they screw in from the back. The center console pops right out. The door panels are easy to remove as well. I can have all door panels off within 15 mins, having done it a million times.
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Is your interior black or Tan?
Neither, it's gray Interior
Old 06-25-12, 06:55 PM
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Anybody know how to take the panels out?
Old 06-29-12, 05:29 PM
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There are some 10mm screws on the bottom and on the side; there's about four of them. Once those are off you can just pull the panel out, and you have to unplug the harness. It'll still be stuck, just lift the door panel up.
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thanks jgriggs. ill be posting pics once i get it installed
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No prob. which material did you choose to go with?
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I found one on decalfx.com it's a glossy carbon fiber vinyl.
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so post pics. i used di-noc or what ever its called, i love mine.
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wish i had black interior to do this..
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i havent ordered it yet. i wanted to make sure to get the right one before i went and got it


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