Sounds great. Thanks.

 

Which part are you refering to?? If it's the window switch, you'll have to make a little hole in the middle.. then try to stretch the vinyl so it attaches the surface.. then you cut the square shape afterwards...

 

Chien,

If found this data on their web site. Is this similar to what you bought?
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Avery

15'' Promo-plus Series Vinyl
Polymeric calendered vinyl film with a solvent-based adhesive. Designed for banner, promotional, and permanent exterior applications (up to 5 years). For use on wood, plastic, and metal.

Thickness: .0032''

Width: 15''

Length of roll: 50 yards

Metallized (sold by the yard)
Code Colour Price Quantity
A5247OC-1 Gold $3.00

A5077OC-1 Silver $3.00

 

Hey, sounds pretty much like it... it's Avery indeed... and it's sold by the yards... to wrap the whole car like I did, you'll need around 5-6 yards...
Again, when I go to the store next time, I'll ask them again!

 

Hey that is my hand on those FAQ's. Tim was taking the pictures. I'm glad the instructions help you.

My friend got the same material (silver and carbon fiber) you could get it on e-bay.

 

I figured out what Chien used. The vinyl material used in this mod is the same type of vinyl used in making banners and industrial signs. You should be able to pick it up at any sign shop or speciality graphic arts store. I am going out tomorrow to try and find some. If you can't find a sign supply store you could always try a banner or sign shop and ask them to sell you some scrap.

 

I think i used that vinyl stuff to clear my front headlights. Chien, how come the sticker-covered wood pieces on the doors seem so shiny, much shinier than the other pieces?

AGP

 

I think it's because of the angle and the light all that kinds of stuff.. I used exact the same vinyl... they were one piece...

 

So did you have to take the door panels and the window switch panels off first? Thanks for all your man, looks great!

 

I meant thanks for all the help.

 

You're welcome!!

yeah, that's what I did.. take the door panel off... I bet there are someone who can do it without taking the panels off... but I am not that good... so I had to take everything off...

 

*cough* 2003 CL-S *cough*

 

*cough* copy mine..... *cough*.......

 

hi guys,
I've worked things out with my friend...
so if you are interested in letting us do it for some money, go to the link...

http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...threadid=31962

 

look nice man

 

very nice man

 

I did this to my car about a year ago. I love the look. It is hard to keep clean. I have the silver sticker also. I had a major problem, it all bubbled up on realy hot day. Im removing it now and looking for some kind of paint to do this.

 

What did u use?? How come it's hard to clean? If it's vinyl, u should be able to clean it like how u clean the rest of the interior...
And how come there's bubbles?? My friend even use this on his M5 for some exterior look and it is just fine....

 

The day Chein posted the instructions I did it. I have had my car apart for about 2 months just for this damn mod. I used sticker and it messed up cuz i took it to a tint guy, he did the side peices alright, but as for the ones for the bend he said screw it. So I sanded the all down and spray painted them with silver mettalic spray paint. I al glad i spray painted it. It came out Awsome. I have the ashtray peices done so far. All done very soon.

 

Hey, sorry to hear what happened but also glad u found an alternative way to deal with it. I've always wanted to see what it looks like by painting... can you please post some pix of your silver trim??

But as I said before, the best benefit of this vinyl is it will not damage your original wood-trim, so when u r planning to sell ur car, u can just peel it off and whoever that's gonna buy ur car will not notice u've done this mod before...

anyways, looking forward to see ur pix!!

 

Chein your right on that. Once its sanded down it will never become wood again unless you buy a whole new door panel. But it looks really sharp. And I am not gonna worry about bubling up and all. ill post pix soon

 

The silver vinel becomes dirty very fast. you need to keep clean or it will stain the vinal. the place where it bubbled up from the heat where places where there was a hard corner to cover. the first place i noticed it was on the window controler plate, the the little bump on each side of the controlers bubbled up

 

how long did it take for ur trim to be dirty?? so what did u do when it bubbled up? u just took the whole vinyl off?