ANC297

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I'm thinking about either painting my roof black, or getting a black vinyl overlay for it...I think I wanna go with the vinyl over paint, because its not permanent, right? Also, I'm sure its cheaper.

I've done a little bit of re-search about the vinyl, but still have a few questions.

-Whats a good vinyl to get, for workability, durability, etc.
-How much am I looking at price wise for a roll large enough to do my roof on the tl?

I've searched around on here and couldnt really find any pictures/info...I've looked on google and ebay, and from what I can see nobody sells pre-cut overlays for our cars.


Any insight is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

fobstylez

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ive seen them down personally and I would just go to a window tint shop and ask for a quote, a lot of them do vinyl installs and they arent that spendy. But for that money, you should buy some springs and dump that boy, one of my best mods man.

ANC297

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Dropping it will be first, no doubt.

JterrorC

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vinyl man.....when that phase is over u could always take it off...paint...not so easy....so u decide...n yea man have somone do it....its not as easy as ppl make it seem.....u need atleast a 5x5 sheet....which is hard to come by.....the rolls usually comes in 2 feet...n that split is VERY noticiable...

99AcuraTL03

If you find out anything let me know! i want this too, but i want a flat black. i heard that 3m di-noc works well with vinyl roofs. Keep us posted

fsttyms1

Our windows dont line up the greatest for black roofs. Dont attempt vinyl yourself. Its A LOT harder than just placing it on. The roof curves in many directions, you will have to stretch the vinyl to get it to fit. Plus trying to find a piece big enough will be hard. You wont want a seam.

jaMezBOI

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+1

Our front and rear windows don't line up good for a black roof

ANC297

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What do you mean, it just doesn't look right due to the window fitment?

I wouldn't attempt to do it myself, but how different is it than applying window tint? From what I have found, its comparable. I've done tinting with no problems.

Also, would a shop be able to get seams to line up almost invisible?

jaMezBOI

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You dont want seams at all. You need to start with a big enough sheet to cover your whole roof.

ParaSurfer1979

The glossy vinyl roof look great and will match well with the dark window tint. Blk roofs will not be a fad. It's a way to blend the full panel sunroofs with the rest of tho roof so it looks fluid It'll update your 3rd gen to todays trends in the automotive industry. It's kinda like a home owner updating their bathrooms/kitchens to todays styles. I'm going to do mine too... This is why i tinted the windows one shade darker than i normally do so that it blends/flows with the roof and the GM wheels I plan to purchase.

tc5280

BMWshadowline.com, they sell 48" wide sheets whatever length you want. I just did mine and it came out better than I thought it would. I think I paid $60 for the piece. Wasn't that hard either, wet app took about 3 hours. As far as the "window line" they also have 3" or 4" strips. I did the roof first, then the channels that come out super easy and then taped off the arch so that it looks like the 3rd gens. Second best color for it is wdp so do it up, you will love it.

JDM-UA5

hey when you get a chance can you post a pix of your tl with the roof done thaxs

tc5280

Here it is when it went to the channels. I have since redone it but haven't taken pictures yet

tc5280

here is another one