CF Wrapped a few pieces...
 

Showing off a few pieces I CF wrapped. I ordered some 3M CF wrap and this was my first time ever doing any wrapping...


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that is good work! :tup: i like the 3 hats and the tach wrap.... did you remove them before wrapping?

...i like your trim wrap too and your shifter wrap... wait, that's everything. :icon17: hahaha GJ!

Good work :tup:

Excellent! Link to where you purchased the wrap?

Great job! I love it! I think I like the shifter and trim mods the most! :tup:
Looks like I am going to have to get some of this stuff.

I did remove them. The hats, I believe I broke the mounts, but they still go back on...I didn't have to use any double sided tape or anything. The Tach comes off easily too...just have to pop the outer gauge sides and remove 2 screws.

Carbon Fiber Film | Dedicated To Selling 3M Carbon Fiber DI-NOC Vinyl I got the one for $60/8sqft and it was more than enough. It already has the self adhesive backing - so no need to use any spray glue.


It works well...and the more you do, the more you understand how to get it done right. You definitely want the wrap heated well and it will stretch nicely.

Thanks!

Very nice. Good job!!:tup:

Looks Great!!!

ive been having a hard time wrapping anything with that stuff. It seem brittle but im probably doing something wrong. Wish i had the skills to wrap some interior pieces!

Outstanding job! :tup:

I'm going to play with mine this weekend. I think the hardest part of the process is gaining enough confidence to disassemble the interior pieces.

I'm confident I can get the center stack fascia covered, I'm just gun shy taking it all apart.

You need to heat it up really well. Use a heat gun...I tried using my wifes hair dryer but that wasn't hot enough.

Let me get up to speed with this stuff, and I'll be glad to help you with your car. From everything I've read, it just takes a little patience and the right tools.

I just picked-up a new heat gun from Home Depot last week, so I think I'm good to go - famous last words.

Looks good!

Really nice!

fatalsports- did you have to use any adhesion promotor on the hats? :)

Nope...didn't end up needing to.

Very impressive.

Does anyone know if the bezels around the gauges just pop off?

how would you go about wrapping around corners? is it that pliable when heated? ie. door handle

Looks very good :tup:

cool, thanks for the info! :tup: i might do this in the winter when im bored. :D hahaha. ive been wanting to try it but wasnt sure how well dinoc stayed on textured surfaces.

any DYI to remove the hats or the tach??

Looks awesome! I've been wanting to do something like that on my Tach cover, just wasn't sure how it come apart. I'll definitely have to try now.

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...ml#post1355465

Scroll down to Post # 394 Great Tutorial!

WARNING - STRONG LANGUAGE

Thanks for the vid although he never really showed how to do the hats on the gauges.....

Sorry, that's the only DYI I've seen on the tach cover; nothing on the gauge hats.

All I've ever heard about the hats are that they break when you take them off. Easy to put back with double sided tape.

The other gauges faces are part of a plate that spans the tach. I doubt if anyone is going to have success wrapping that - too many complex curves.

If you look closely at the OP's shifter ring, it looks like part of the Di-Noc is not settled - it's pulled-up. That's another tough one to wrap. Apologies if that isn't the case OP.

I purchased the CF covers for the tach, door switches and tops of the gauges from CarbonSignal in the matte finish. So far, I haven't seen any installed pictures of the matte finish, but I'm anxious to see how it looks. WHen I get the pieces installed, I'll post some pictures.

I may start trying to wrap some of the HVAC/radio/nav faceplates this weekend with the Di-Noc.

I just realized something...You took these photos while driving!:eek:

uhhhh... but his shifter is in neutral.... was he hypermiling then? :icon17:

Kenchan: didnt you wrap your door pieces? did you wrap the vinyl around the plates? I tried this a few months ago and it looked like sh!t. I was considering doing it again but just cutting at the end of the plate, if that makes any sense?

But in the picture of the tach you can see the rpms around 2K and the speedometer about 35mph. Also, you can see the grass blurred in the photo of the hats.

I need to start playing with this stuff. I am always impressed by people's outcomes.

I finally ordered some last night. Should give me something to play with this weekend. :happydance:

Looking good. I've exhaust my supply of dinoc, so I'll have to order another roll.