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Old Apr 6, 2014 | 01:42 PM
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Default Interior wrap. Need advice.

So, I'm planning to get the interior wrapped.

The car is a 300h f-sport with ML system.
The wrapping will be of the five trim pieces that looks like fake carbon fiber silver on doors and glove box.

I'm a bit indecisive about the wrapping, but I've narrowed it down to 2 alternatives.

Any thoughts on the two different from you guys?

1- 3m black brushed metallic simialer to the face of the ML system.
Like this guy did:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...llic-wrap.html

2- Dark wood trim, like you find on mercedes and jaguar cars, makes the inteior look a bit more high end than the cheap CF silver on the f-sport.
Something like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/261285430973...84.m1423.l2649
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Old Apr 6, 2014 | 06:56 PM
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What is your interior color? I'm not sure if I like the #2 all that much.
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Old Apr 6, 2014 | 09:21 PM
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i did mine with #1...
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...llic-wrap.html
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Old Apr 6, 2014 | 11:38 PM
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What is your interior color?
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Old Apr 7, 2014 | 06:53 AM
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Interior is all black.
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Old Apr 7, 2014 | 08:26 PM
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hmm... tough one. For the Rioja Red interior, hands down my vote goes to the first one (like neilvosko's) but on your USB with the all-black interior and to heighten the luxury look and feel, I'd go with the dark wood. I like that look a lot in my RX F-Sport we get in the N.American market versus in Europe and elsewhere where they get a gray trim. Look and see the difference. Hope this helps!
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Old Apr 7, 2014 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by magne
Interior is all black.
With all black interior I can see how you could have hard time selecting since both will look about same. I actually like the factory silver trims on the black to provide little contract.

If you must change than I would suggest going with:
- Real Carbon Fiber look
- Silver Aluminum look

Not sure these are options.

As much as I didn't care for the cheap plastic look of the wood grain I may go with that between the two for the black interior.
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 07:24 AM
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In corradomr2 pcis of the US vs EU rx. I like the US version with wood a lot better.

Real Cf looks to much sport and to little luxury in my eyes.
After all it is a 300h, not a 350 i'm driving

Guess I'll have to buy both and try before I decide.
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Post pics when done!
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Old Apr 14, 2014 | 07:08 AM
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Bought 3 kinds of vinyl.

The 3m black brushed steel, the wood linked to in the previous post, and another set of grey wood vinyl from ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251494279643...84.m1423.l2649

Waiting for them to arrive. will post pics when done
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Old Apr 14, 2014 | 10:40 AM
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please post a diy if you can too!
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Old Apr 14, 2014 | 01:38 PM
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Thhis guy already did a DIY: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...llic-wrap.html
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Old Apr 14, 2014 | 03:18 PM
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you planning on doing the center too?
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Old Apr 15, 2014 | 01:48 AM
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Just the five fake silver CF parts.
I really don't like the looks of the silver carbon fiber. Thats why I'm doing it in the first place.
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Old Apr 16, 2014 | 06:32 AM
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Recieved the first black wood vinyl today. Can't see the wood pattern at all if you're not in direct sun light. So I'm not going to use that one. Almost looks just like gloss black.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261285430973...84.m1423.l2649
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