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Old 12-30-12, 05:47 PM
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Default Carbon fiber dash trim !

i bought a roll of the carbon film & tryed to wrap it but was really hard to do .plus i really dnt have the patience so i think ill try this out http://www.ebay.com/itm/350630281803...S:1123&vxp=mtr
Old 12-30-12, 06:15 PM
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Let us know how this works out for you. I had thought about getting a roll of carbon fiber wrap but ive never worked with vinyl wrap before so this would be great if it looks good.
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Good luck. Post some pics of the finished product.
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Getting it done by someone experienced is better. Found a guy locally that did amazing on mine. Will post pics later in a new thread, don't wanna jack OP's thread here. Doing it yourself is not as easy if you have never done it before. But if you feel you got the skills, have at it. I'd pay a little extra to have that peace of mind when its done you know? Good luck!
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yea my car is basically real carbon parts and it just looks better so i thinkmill go with this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tchlink:top:en
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Find it odd that you struggled with the vinyl. It took me a few hours, but it was incredibly easy to do.

Good luck with the new kit.
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its easy to put on yea but just the fitment wasnt to my liking and the feel of rear carbon looks better also
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So did you photo the wrap? Or are you just going to show us the final product?

I'm really interested to see how this turns out. I think it will look cool.
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I'm pretty sure i have that same "real carbon fiber overlay dash kit" and let me tell you the fitment isn't perfect. You will have extra space on the sides of most pieces. Now if you have red wood interior like i do, it will stick out like a sore thumb and look terrible. What i did was put both the vinyl overlay, and then the real carbon fiber overlay on tob of that. I posted pics of it in another thread a while back.
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0o that sucks thats gud i didnt buy any yet !
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here's mine to get an idea...pics from my Canibeat feature. Photos by Derrick Mance. No green interior dash lights!
Attached Thumbnails Carbon fiber dash trim !-interior-collage.jpg   Carbon fiber dash trim !-interior-pic.jpg   Carbon fiber dash trim !-shift-knob.jpg  

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Old 01-01-13, 05:28 PM
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nice i got the same shift **** , did you get your cf pieces from ebay ?
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Originally Posted by NickawdIs
nice i got the same shift **** , did you get your cf pieces from ebay ?
No I didn't. I got them from Autoanything.com
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Looks Gud , how much u payed ?
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Originally Posted by NickawdIs
Looks Gud , how much u payed ?
I think about $300


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