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Old 04-09-2011, 12:57 PM
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To vinyl or not to vinyl? Lots of photoshop'd pics
Im almost positive Im going to be doing the roof indefinitely with vinyl.

Im not sure if I want to do the hood and possibly the trunk also. Although, after looking at some of the pics, doing the hood only looks pretty good without the roof

Other question is, black gloss to match the rest of the black/white theme?

Or carbon fiber vinyl? Opinions?

I have some untouched pics followed with a few photoshop'd pics. Yea the car is dirty











































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Old 04-09-2011, 01:03 PM
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i would say only the roof. hood, roof and trunk looks to much! keep it simple and classyy. i got the same car and only doing the roof. what kind of vinyl you gonna use?
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Yes to the roof, no to the hood and trunk.
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Old 04-09-2011, 01:26 PM
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what kind of vinyl you gonna use?
I was thinking 3m. Is there anything better?
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Old 04-09-2011, 01:28 PM
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just vinyl the roof it will sickkkkk....im not diggin the hood and trunk
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leave it alone, white looks already sexy without any mods.
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Roof ONLY.
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roof only.
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I'm debating this also, (roof only) but I also have the sarona roof spoiler. I say roof only. Thanks for the pics gives me a good perspective.
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Just the roof. Gloss black.


What wheels are those (type, size and color)?
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its beautiful the way it is bruh. but i would only do the roof too
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If your doing roof & the hood only do the raised portion of the hood so it flows with the line of the car.
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Roof only !!!!!!
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Originally Posted by chatlaxi
leave it alone, white looks already sexy without any mods.
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Originally Posted by Chatlaxi
leave it alone, white looks already sexy without any mods.
Why be just like everyone else tho? Express your personality.
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I have to say I think it would look pretty sick with the roof and hood done. I like the way you photoshopped the hood in the early picture with the vinyl down the middle. It may be hard to get a clean cut on the vinyl though just as a warning. How are you planning on making the cut if you're not doing the whole hood?

also, like everyone else I have to say the trunk is way to much
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Originally Posted by mnrsxs
It may be hard to get a clean cut on the vinyl though just as a warning. How are you planning on making the cut if you're not doing the whole hood?
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You can buy it precut to fit just the raised portion of the hood.
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id say roof and hood but i dont like it when its just on the raised portion of the hood. it looks weird to me. i rather have the whole hood with vinyl.

heres a link to a photo thread that shows it. i know only the middle that is actual carbonfiber but the hood looks good to me when its completely covered.

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-photograph-gallery-96/mrp-cf-hood-812015/
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Roof only. Keep it subtle.
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Old 04-10-2011, 01:45 AM
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Another one for the roof only.
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Personally I think all of it will make your car look cheap.
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Vinyl roof only looks nice. But if I had a WDP I would get a carbon fiber roof like another member has. Sorry forgot his name
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lots in favor of roof only. I agree the trunk is overkill.

What are you guys doing about the xm antenna? vinyl on the antenna?

I guess I would have to change the roof spoiler to black huh. Black roof and white spoiler?

lol at white xm antenna. white spoiler looks ok









raised portion of hood vs full hood




raised hood + roof. I think this looks pretty good

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The antenna might be hard to wrap in vinyl, I did mine with plasti dip.
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i vote roof and antenna only...although it might flow better if you do the roof spoiler too
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^ Yea roof spoiler is a must.
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Old 04-10-2011, 02:01 PM
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roof only athough im curious to see it with the hood also in my opinion trunk wouldnt be worth the trouble... heres a couple of my WDP roof only i love it and get nothing but compliments!!!...



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yes to the roof, no to the hood and trunk.
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roof only..w/ xm, I did mine last yr.. loving it so far
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i say roof and roof spoiler black. Also I hear a lot of people buy the xm antenna in black and just put that on to save the hassle of trying to make the stock one black and worry about interference.
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I can get you 3M CF if needed. Here is one with it:

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Originally Posted by TLDude876
The antenna might be hard to wrap in vinyl, I did mine with plasti dip.
I vinyl'd mine, but it didn't take too well. Found a totaled black TL and bought the antenna off it. works much better and I still have the stock white antenna if I want to go back to stock.

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What kind of grill do you have???? Pm me please
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Im liking the carbon fiber roof more and more. I wonder if it will match well with the black/white theme I have going on.

DRS25, its the ebay grill painted black. Look here

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-photograph-gallery-96/finally-upper-grill-installed-762126/
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Glossy black looks cleaner IMO
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Start with roof first and then do the rest if you're still feeling it.
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Go with CF roof only... looks clean that way, hood and truck is too much
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