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Has anyone used vinyl wrap instead of paint? i'm afraid projector will burn the wrap...but dont want to paint if i can help it.

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Old 09-29-2017, 09:26 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Has anyone used vinyl wrap instead of paint? i'm afraid projector will burn the wrap...but dont want to paint if i can help it.
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Old 09-29-2017, 10:36 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Has anyone used vinyl wrap instead of paint? i'm afraid projector will burn the wrap...but dont want to paint if i can help it.
Are you just wanting to wrap the outside lens? I had the outside of my tail lights wrapped. They did a great job on the wrap but it just looked cheap. I had them pull the wrap and had them painted. They look factory now, so much better. On my headlights, I had the inside shroud painted, I left the lens clear.
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Are you just wanting to wrap the outside lens? I had the outside of my tail lights wrapped. They did a great job on the wrap but it just looked cheap. I had them pull the wrap and had them painted. They look factory now, so much better. On my headlights, I had the inside shroud painted, I left the lens clear.
No, wrapping inside instead of painting
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Personally, if I were going to go through the trouble of opening up the lights, I'd just do it right and paint them. Or, paint the shroud(s)and leave the lens clear.
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Personally, if I were going to go through the trouble of opening up the lights, I'd just do it right and paint them. Or, paint the shroud(s)and leave the lens clear.
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well, i want to do somethign custom and different, so paint is a bit too permanent, worst case i'll wrap it and plugin the light without sealing the cover 100% and let it run for a while
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I painted my own light, its not hard. But the shroud is super delicate and I would not attempt to wrap it. If you want something different I would suggest maybe hydro dipping them, due to how delicate they are.
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entirety of my lights are wrapped in carbon fiber. Been that way for two years. Have not had any problems except with the ******* halos and the vinyl peeling up in one tiny little place.
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entirety of my lights are wrapped in carbon fiber. Been that way for two years. Have not had any problems except with the ******* halos and the vinyl peeling up in one tiny little place.
sweet, its what i was looking for, thanks
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