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Old Aug 5, 2016 | 12:54 PM
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Going to wrap mine this weekend.. will post pics... im going to wrap the trim as well so it flows with the windshield lines
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Old Aug 5, 2016 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by tbulsara
Going to wrap mine this weekend.. will post pics... im going to wrap the trim as well so it flows with the windshield lines
Looking forward to pics. Goodluck!
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Old Aug 5, 2016 | 01:58 PM
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Looks awesome!
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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 04:18 PM
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So i wrapped my roof over the weekend, i did not remove the fin as it required dropping the headliner, which i did not want to do.. in the past i have been able to remove the fin by just taking the rear dome light out and accessing the nuts, (not the case here)
so i did end up with a seam after the fin. which is not very noticeable. i also wrapped the weather strips so it flowed better into the windshields. The the tough parts would be tucking the wrap into the front and rear windshield weather strips. other than that, it was a breeze, took me about 45 mins, i used a black pearl and love the depth of color on it in the sun!









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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 04:20 PM
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@tbulsara Looks amazing! We both need a drop now. Haha
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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 04:23 PM
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@mrkwinning for sure, im looking at the RSR super downs.... thats next on the list!
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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by tbulsara
@mrkwinning for sure, im looking at the RSR super downs.... thats next on the list!
Super Downs tucks a bit which is a bit too low for me. The way my current wheels/tire setup, I would be scraping the rear fenders if I go that low. Tanabe NF210 give me a little subtle drop.
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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 07:45 PM
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Turned out great! God I love the redesigned front end.
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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 08:31 PM
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Ok, I give up and going to order some black vinyl wrap!!! I bought a front lip spoiler, fog lights, and joez exhaust axle back because I have an awd and everything is sitting at the house waiting for me to get home and install everything.... Another 2 weeks before I get home which sucks!
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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 08:33 PM
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Tbulsara, did you remove the weather strips and then wrapped them?
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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 09:29 PM
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What brand of vinyl wrap are you guys using?
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Old Aug 9, 2016 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by tbulsara
So i wrapped my roof over the weekend, i did not remove the fin as it required dropping the headliner, which i did not want to do.. in the past i have been able to remove the fin by just taking the rear dome light out and accessing the nuts, (not the case here)
so i did end up with a seam after the fin. which is not very noticeable. i also wrapped the weather strips so it flowed better into the windshields. The the tough parts would be tucking the wrap into the front and rear windshield weather strips. other than that, it was a breeze, took me about 45 mins, i used a black pearl and love the depth of color on it in the sun!








I love your wheels which ones are those
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Old Aug 22, 2016 | 09:57 AM
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@gsfcrafted yes, i removed the weather strip..... and i always use 3M 1080 as they stand up to the elements very well.

@Dallasguy1 these are Vossen CV1, since its the matte grey ones, they look like their newer design.

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Old Aug 22, 2016 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by tbulsara
So i wrapped my roof over the weekend, i did not remove the fin as it required dropping the headliner, which i did not want to do.. in the past i have been able to remove the fin by just taking the rear dome light out and accessing the nuts, (not the case here)
so i did end up with a seam after the fin. which is not very noticeable. i also wrapped the weather strips so it flowed better into the windshields. The the tough parts would be tucking the wrap into the front and rear windshield weather strips. other than that, it was a breeze, took me about 45 mins, i used a black pearl and love the depth of color on it in the sun!







You should wrap the front grill also and the window trims it will look sick, I did it, here is some pics.
Attached Thumbnails Roof Wrap!-gs-5.jpg   Roof Wrap!-gs-7.jpg  
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Old Aug 23, 2016 | 11:12 AM
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@mrpartsman yup, was gonna do that next....
what lip do you have installed?? looks sweet!
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