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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 10:00 PM
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Default Carbon fiber vinyl wrapped grill

Hey guys finally got a chance to carbon fiber wrap the grill. Had extra material so I decided to do the emblem as well. Not sure if I'm feeling the emblem. What do you guys think should I leave it or unwrap it?

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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 10:06 PM
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mine wrapped with vinyl too..after few weeks they came off. i recon get it painted. get it done properly
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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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I heard paint chips.
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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 10:40 PM
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grill surround will def hold up ive had mine for a year. not sure how it will hold on the symbol though. job looks clean, nice job
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 12:54 PM
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how is one supposed to wrap a grille surround???
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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looks flat black from the picture. the wrap job isnt bad its just the material imo. that cf vinyl stuff looks like crap.
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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looks like you did a good job wrapping
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Snubbles
looks like you did a good job wrapping
Thanks, planning to wrap the roof next in CF
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigrahizzl
how is one supposed to wrap a grille surround???
Remove it for best results, wrap and reinstall.
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 08:08 PM
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Look great!

I did mine today as well, with gloss black vinyl!
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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u just lay it on???
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigrahizzl
u just lay it on???
You warm it up (heat gun or hair dryer) and stretch the material over the areas.
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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looks nice clean no crome good job
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 09:57 AM
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I think you did a nice wrap job, but I am not really feeling the emblems...
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