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Speed2000 06-11-2011 01:33 PM

Carbon Fiber film for grill
 
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Acura_Dude 06-11-2011 04:38 PM

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

ed_423 06-12-2011 01:50 AM

very nice !

kowloonsniperhk 06-12-2011 07:45 AM

very nice.

tvac 06-12-2011 08:53 AM

Nice work. I'm going to do the same but with this blade and see how it looks on my black V6:

http://www.ct-engineering.com/store/product1564.html

Do you have any tips for applying the wrap?

Speed2000 06-13-2011 07:35 AM


Originally Posted by tvac (Post 13016031)
Nice work. I'm going to do the same but with this blade and see how it looks on my black V6:

http://www.ct-engineering.com/store/product1564.html

Do you have any tips for applying the wrap?

I'll probably end up doing it over, little bit of chrome showing through here and there. Any tips on removing the grill, it would be a lot easier. As far as application, just peel and stick. Its easy enough to trim with a sharp fingernail. 3M diNoc used by the way.

live2hit01 06-13-2011 08:24 AM

that looks really good, well done!

TSX2011 07-11-2011 04:42 PM

Did you remove the grille to get this carbon fiber film on ?
Can you we do it without removing the grille ??


defconskylude 07-11-2011 05:05 PM

you dont need to remove the grill to lay on the vinyl

Icediamond 07-13-2011 12:50 PM


Originally Posted by tvac (Post 13016031)
Nice work. I'm going to do the same but with this blade and see how it looks on my black V6:

http://www.ct-engineering.com/store/product1564.html

Do you have any tips for applying the wrap?

tvac, I'm thinking of doing this too.. buying this CF grille part and then adding the CF film on the grille bracket..

Speed2000, where did you get the film, and was there a lot of cutting and piecing together involved?

JavertHL 07-13-2011 01:07 PM

Sexy.

Speed2000 07-13-2011 09:04 PM


Originally Posted by Icediamond (Post 13087626)

Speed2000, where did you get the film, and was there a lot of cutting and piecing together involved?

It's pretty easy, just pretend its blue painters tape. A heat gun will help the film stretch a bit but don't get it too hot or it will instantly stretch a bunch. Also pay attention to which way the pattern is going, you don't want it want sideways. Make sure the surface to be covered is hospital clean.

http://www.xpel.com/products/bulk.asp

These folks also design pre-cut paint protection kits. If we can get enough interest, I bet we could get them to design a pattern and they could offer the carbon film already cut to fit the grill :thumbsup:

tvac 07-14-2011 05:35 PM

Icediamond, I ordered the ct-engineering grille part and expecting delivery any day now. Not sure whether to use Di-Noc or xpel. It may not make much difference but based on Speed2000's results I'm leaning toward xpel.

Icediamond 07-20-2011 11:13 AM


Originally Posted by tvac (Post 13091412)
Icediamond, I ordered the ct-engineering grille part and expecting delivery any day now. Not sure whether to use Di-Noc or xpel. It may not make much difference but based on Speed2000's results I'm leaning toward xpel.

Looking forward to checking out some pictures after you have installed it.. let me know how it goes and if taking out the grille to replace is hard.

Icediamond 07-20-2011 11:17 AM


Originally Posted by Speed2000 (Post 13088918)
It's pretty easy, just pretend its blue painters tape. A heat gun will help the film stretch a bit but don't get it too hot or it will instantly stretch a bunch. Also pay attention to which way the pattern is going, you don't want it want sideways. Make sure the surface to be covered is hospital clean.

http://www.xpel.com/products/bulk.asp

These folks also design pre-cut paint protection kits. If we can get enough interest, I bet we could get them to design a pattern and they could offer the carbon film already cut to fit the grill :thumbsup:

how large of a sheet did you get from xpel to properly fit the whole grille?

Speed2000 07-20-2011 11:32 AM

The grill is about 35 inches by 12. I'd order about twice that amount in case the first one doesn't go well.

kpsharp929 07-20-2011 11:57 AM

Nicely done!

tvac 07-21-2011 01:09 PM


Originally Posted by Icediamond (Post 13104613)
Looking forward to checking out some pictures after you have installed it.. let me know how it goes and if taking out the grille to replace is hard.

I received the blade and I'm kind of disappointed. I thought it would be a darker shade of black than it is. I'm going to install it anyways and see how it looks before applying the film.

3.5RLv-tec? 07-22-2011 12:39 AM

Looking good man, I've done this on my RL and it didn't turn out well. I'm going to redo mine, it looks so horrible right now hehe. You should wrap the roof in carbon fiber to match your grill.

Icediamond 07-22-2011 10:09 AM


Originally Posted by tvac (Post 13107516)
I received the blade and I'm kind of disappointed. I thought it would be a darker shade of black than it is. I'm going to install it anyways and see how it looks before applying the film.

oh.. good to know! now I'm curious to see your end result after installing.. and your are right, last thing you want is to have ur CF film and this new blade to be different shades of black.. haha


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