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Blue Batmobile

Nicely done !

Bat™

milk man

you are the man

thanks for the info the one thing holding me back was the fact that i would have a silver antenna after i put the over lay on .....

lembowski

iTrader: (1)

Bat, is your application 1 piece or 2? If I'm local, how much would you put it on for? I believe I met you quite some time ago at a SD meet.

crzygosu87

iTrader: (4)

I believe bat's version is a two-piece vinyl, which is why I am still hesitating on purchasing that one, considering I will be installing myself

NP! Glad to be of some indirect help haha
I only have front and rear lips

06_TL

nicely done. looks great.

EH2_LsV

where did you buy this 3m stuff ? looks real nice.

Kro

can you post a pic from back of car? i might have this painted at body shop. they quoted me $250. seems reasonable. anyone know if them taking roof off to paint it is any sort of compromise to the structure of car/roof? it just seems roofs should not be removed. but i want this look and not with an overlay. thanks

04WDPSeDaN

iTrader: (1)

WHAT?! they said the roof has to come off...... LOL seriously... and your still going to take it to them....



$250 is low of a price IMO. You don't nickle and dime paint, look for a real shop and end up paying 400+ for a very good job.

Kro

Not trying to hijack thread, but...thanks I appreciate ur input. I know for sure he said remove the weatherstripping stuff on the sides and remove the sunroof. I'm not 100% sure he said remove the roof. We were standing outside without coats and it was 20 degrees. He said he would be able to do the job without messing with the interior at all. Said he is very familiar with TLs. They always have a lot of nice cars in their lot, and he rattled off the name of the paint they would use and said how its one of the best there is. And how the roof would be sanded down with 1500 grain paper or some crap first or whatever. I guess I trust him, glad u think 250 is a good price. I might do this in a month or so. Thanks

Blue Batmobile

2 piece. I have installers here in San Diego and in the LA area I'm going to be offering carbon fiber versions as soon as we get one on a car

Bat

draztic1011

iTrader: (1)

bat....how much is it for your roof vinyl? and how much will the carbon fiber be?

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rockyfeller

iTrader: (6)

Looks so good on WDP if you got tinted windows. E-Class style all the way!!

BTW take the roof off???? HAHAHAHA! How do they propose to do that?????

gkr-718

im in ny and im down lol... just gotta find out where we can get this m3 stuff

JwongTLS

If u were to paint the roof, would u still have to take the antenna off?

ZhenyaF

iTrader: (6)

I and my cousin with an Accord would be down too. I've been searching for someone to do this in Brooklyn, but having a hard time - see my thread I just posted in NY/Nj Forum https://acurazine.com/forums/ny-nj-320/


OP - I love the way your car looks, on a scale from 1-10, how hard was the install?

dudechewy

looks great.

Don Nguyen

To do it right, yes.

-Don

snake134

iTrader: (1)

so how do you go by installing the antenna after you put the vinyl on?

rbpwrd

What fog lights are you running?


and what happened to them in this pic?

h2point2

iTrader: (1)

they are those new dissapearing fogs, check ebay. lol good catch on that

crazyasiantl

iTrader: (7)

nice

nate_0022

iTrader: (2)

I'm still skepticle about the black roof. It must be something you have to see in person to decide wether you like it or not.

BLKURA

Love the look, if i had a WDP, mine would be painted in a heart beat! What's up with those missing fogs?????

nf3d0149ab

iTrader: (5)

That looks really nice man!

ag817780

I just got the vinyl black roof installed at my local shop, he told me I need to wax it once in a while to prevent it from getting messed up, does anyone know what kind of wax to use?

Bwatson3

I love finding these old threads..Carbon Fiber vinyl is the way to go..at least thats what im going to do to mine on my WDP.. i really want to know about removing the antenna.. any help is appreciated..

tc5280

I soooo want to do this. I found a site with a product that supposedly lasts 10 years and has a high gloss making it look like paint called bmwshadowline. Has anyone ever heard of this? 3m is obviously well know though so that might be the way to go, great job man it looks great. good luck with the aging.

Bwatson3

i think carbon fiber is much better looking..i found some on ebay that has a 9 yr outdoor lifespan.. a 48" x 80'' is about 80 bucks shipped.. going to try it this spring when it warms up a little..

07tl-s6spd

iTrader: (1)

i wrapped my xm antenna in 3m vinyl and it took 2 trys....not easy at all

Bwatson3

did you take the antenna off..? if so can you tell me how to do it

Blue Batmobile

You can lightly wax and quick detail it to keep them fresh . We've had some on for cars for a good 3 years now, and they still look good as the day we installed them .

Bat™

Red Voodoo

Exactly! As much as I like the look that has been shown in countless photos on here, I saw it in person recently... and I was disappointed. WTF... It was done in a high-gloss paint, too. It was perfect. Yet, I didn't get that warm and fuzzy feeling from it like I thought I would.

I don't discourage this mod at all... Just be sure you see it in person before you spend a cent. It made a difference to me, anyway...

Blue Batmobile

Hence the reason one should try Vinyl first before making a final decision to do paint .

Bat™

djflex167

by the way, i painted mines and i've been very happy eversince!!

Boostingaz

iTrader: (4)

You can get the 3M stuff here: http://www.stickercity.com

They have different colors available as well as the 3M Carbon Fiber Vinyl Sheets.

tc5280

What thoughts do you guys have on the thickness of the material? Would it make a difference?

The other option i was thinking is this....
http://www.bmwshadowline.com/purchase.html