Hi CL,

To anyone who has put a 3m wrap on their panels where the window controls are - how did you deal with the curves in where the button sits? Any close up photos? Just trying to figure out the cleanest way to do those, since the wrap doesn't stretch enough for it to be seamless so either the walls or the curve has to be missed.

Thanks!

edit: this is what i have done so far, going to have to go back to the cup holder tomorrow.

 

hey bud,

not sure if you saw this thread yet:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...m-removal.html

but it looks like he took the whole center console off before applying the 3m vinyl. your wrap looks good though! how long did it take to do that?

 

Yeah, have seen that and the other threads too. I took it completely apart including removing the chrome trim. Took around about an hour to wrap, but I think I could do it better and quicker a second time (which I probably will).

Having a lot of trouble on corners and curves, the 3m wrap isn't nearly as pliable as the practise wrap I have, but it is much stronger.

 

nice, not too long! the corners look good too

 

I stared at the photos for a long time. I felt like something was off about the photos. Then I finally figured out that your car is RHD!

Where are you from?

Wrap job looks great btw.

 

Look good I was thinking of doing the same. Do you also used heat gun?

 

Ktran1039 - from new zealand, .jp models are very common here. I've only even seen a couple of IS with a sunroof!

MWIS350 i just used a hair dryer with an attachment to direct heat a bit more precisely.

 

How'd you get those corners to look so good

 

Around the shifter you mean? I took out the silver bit, then reattached it afterwards. That was definitely that hardest part to do!

The hair dryer helped a lot too, it makes the wrap very pliable. I used 3M di-noc.

 

I didn't know you can take out the silver bezel. How did you do it?

 

If you unscrew everything, all that is left is the silver plate which is secured with little pegs. i just clipped the ends off the pegs since the whole assembly is held in with screws once it is put back together.

Fitting the silver bit back on over the wrap took a bit of patience, its probably better to have excess wrap than too little around that bit.

I'll be taking it out of the car again this weekend to do the cup holder and ashtray again since the grain doesn't quite line up, so i'll take more photos then.

I don't think I am going to do the doors, unless i can figure out the curves around the buttons...

 

you can remove the plastic trays that the buttons sit in. I just did it this past weekend. It is rather easy.

 

Sorry, I just noticed that your panels do not have the removable tray.