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snaggle 09-01-12 05:26 PM

My new Carbon Fiber Window panels!!
 
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Well, not really carbon fiber, but i bought some vinyl stickers and put them on...

It took around 2 hours to get all 4 panels done (it takes time to get it perfectly on there)...

But it was well worth it..

But what do y'all think??

Next im gonna cover the WHOLE rear spoiler in carbon fiber... but hopefully it will be easy lol, as it doesnt seem like it would be...

genaos11 09-01-12 05:33 PM

Me gusta! Lol looks good!

neilr11 09-01-12 05:46 PM

Pretty good for a sticker!

bnizzle87 09-01-12 07:12 PM

Looks good! Nice and subtle, but it gives a part of the car that rarely gets any attention some detail. I agree that it's pretty hard to line up the weave so that it comes out straight and on point. Best of luck with the rear spoiler.

RDIS250AWD 09-01-12 07:32 PM

I wrapped mine w cf like that. Bout to remove it though bc I ordered some real carbon fiber panels

reyoasian 09-01-12 07:34 PM

How did you take it off?

RDIS250AWD 09-01-12 08:01 PM


Originally Posted by reyoasian (Post 7459752)
How did you take it off?

It's just vinyl wrap. I wrapped it over my panels like i did my roof, grill, interior etc.
it was like the 3rd mod I did when I got my car
http://images15.fotki.com/v223/photo...68329_n-vi.jpg

This is what I actually just ordered yesterday

http://images51.fotki.com/v299/photo...9057/cf-vi.jpg

snaggle 09-01-12 08:48 PM

How much were those panels?

And yea im also planning to put some in the interior too :D

RDIS250AWD 09-01-12 08:50 PM


Originally Posted by snaggle (Post 7459847)
How much were those panels?

And yea im also planning to put some in the interior too :D

http://www.cargym.com/lexus-is250-ca...rs-p-2248.html

ISCjonny 09-01-12 11:19 PM

Make sure you prep the surface REAL clean with rubbing alcohol. Lesser quality kits such as ebay or the one you purchased use a very soft resin epoxy which they promote as "flexible" and also a lower grade adhesive. The edges/corners of these "flexible" resin's tend to peel more easily over time. So surface prep is very important especially around the edges.

RDIS250AWD 09-01-12 11:25 PM


Originally Posted by ISCjonny (Post 7460018)
Make sure you prep the surface REAL clean with rubbing alcohol. Lesser quality kits such as ebay or the one you purchased use a very soft resin epoxy which they promote as "flexible" and also a lower grade adhesive. The edges/corners of these "flexible" resin's tend to peel more easily over time. So surface prep is very important especially around the edges.

yep thats why i didnt buy the ebay ones. I had them send me a sample to see if I would like them. I always used 3m adhesion promoter before I applied my vinyl as well after prepping

CLIS250 09-02-12 03:57 AM

looks good. snaggle, did you buy these pre-cut or you bought the sheet and cut them yourself? always thought about doing my window panels in satin black to match my roof.

greg0126 09-02-12 07:42 AM


Originally Posted by RDIS250AWD (Post 7460028)
yep thats why i didnt buy the ebay ones. I had them send me a sample to see if I would like them. I always used 3m adhesion promoter before I applied my vinyl as well after prepping

Let us know how the installation goes on the carbon fiber panels. I don't know what's involved in changing them out.

snaggle 09-02-12 09:02 AM


Originally Posted by CLIS250 (Post 7460186)
looks good. snaggle, did you buy these pre-cut or you bought the sheet and cut them yourself? always thought about doing my window panels in satin black to match my roof.

No, i did not get them pre-cut.

I bought a whole role of it for $20 ... (3m quality)... and you need to cut it out bigger than the panel, stick it on there, and cut around it with an exacto knife.

juvi22003 09-02-12 10:42 AM

Looks good, hard to tell they vinyl stickers


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