skd2k1

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Body color looks good on nbp but I think with silver flat black is the better choice.

Did you have to use a heat gun?

BackinBlackTL

i hit a dear a few years back in my NBP---upon repair i had my body guy paint everything but the A flat black...it really came out nice, but then someone hit my car, so i had the guy paint everything to match the car, even the A...i personally think the color matched looks better

07tl-s6spd

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Did you have to use a heat gun?[/quote]


I USED A HAIR DRYER.....

skd2k1

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I USED A HAIR DRYER.....[/QUOTE]

Cool, thanks for the help. Bad pun!

ABP-TL05

I think that gloss black would look much better on NBP..but color matching would be even better..flat black doesn't look as clean

skd2k1

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It would be cool if we could buy the vinyl color matched. Some vendor somewhere should offer this!

07TLTypeS420

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Looks sweet...nice mod

Schweinsteiger11

that looks really nice with the regular grey and then the silver switched to the black. did you do that yourself? and was it difficult?

07tl-s6spd

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yea i did it myself.....with matte black 3m vinyl....wasn't too difficult...just takes time and patience

bent09

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Just ordered my cf wrap. Going to wrap some parts that I could not get the real thing. Will see it how the wraps turn out next to the real thing

SharksBreath

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going to be doing this on my NBP...just cant decide if i wanna order the vinyl wrap from sticker city, do it flat black, or match the NBP color.

anyone have any thoughts on this? if so, what's the best method for getting the NBP paint? dealer?

thanks in advance.

paz840

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I had my grill professionally painted NBP a year ago but it chipped all to hell after about 6 months.

I took the paint off and wrapped the whole thing in gloss black vinyl. It looks great, it's more durable, no chips, bubbles or imperfections. Much happier with the vinyl.

bent09

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Huh, I had my grill painted and it chipped as well. Literally just got back from the paint shop for a quote for the whole thing. More durable, looks great and a heck of a lot cheaper might just change my mind.

skd2k1

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Pics please? I'm on the verge of doing exactly what you did but before I pull the trigger would love to see some pics! Thanks in advance.

paz840

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quick pic from my cell phone:

danny25

Nice! Where'd you get the gloss vinyl? I'm trying the matte look first on my NBP but might have to switch if I don't like it as much.

paz840

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http://www.stickercity.com/48-black-...for-hoods.html

skd2k1

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Looks good and seems to blend with nbp really well; nice job. Thanks dude! Gonna go ahead and put an order in.

Got any pointers or tricks for a noob??

paz840

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Application is pretty easy, even for a beginner. Just use a heat gun and utility knife. The center bar is the hardest part. Take your time around the curved edges (heat & stretch).

The whole project took me about an hour.

skd2k1

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Great, thanks for the insight! I'll post pics in here when I get it done.

jcmeza_21

Looks freakin awesome.

cbpTL815

anyone got pics on cbp ive been giving this thought since i got the car

skd2k1

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Hey dude, did you do the rear chrome piece above the license plate? If so, pics please! Thanks again.

paz840

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Haven't gotten around to it yet.

skd2k1

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My order should be in next wednesday so I'll experiment with it and see how it looks. I'll post pics of that too.

paz840

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Sounds good.

xraygurl

I was thinking about doing this to my black acura, but thought it would be too much. I really like the way it turned out.

Hondaforlife954

Did you just put the vinyl over the chrome? also did you take it off the car to apply it? going to and wanting to do the same to mine! i think its sick looking.

Hondaforlife954

Please do!

Hondaforlife954

PAZ, have any pics of the detailed areas? did you just cut the vinyl in the seam or is it wrapped around it. I'm curious on how you did that. thanks

slcxow

I was just thinking about doing this to NBP TL. Friend just wrapped is S2K flat black. Might ask him to do my grill.

paz840

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Thanks. Yes, the vinyl is over the chrome and I took the pieces off the car first. You can probably do it w/o taking the grill parts off, but I thought it would look better/cleaner this way.

No pics, but that was one of the most difficult parts (The curved area around the logo was hard too). I didn't cut the vinyl, just carefully pressed it into the seam. Avoiding bubbles or wrinkles is the challenge.

Hondaforlife954

so the bottom half is one piece? that's impressive if it is!

Hondaforlife954

how many feet did you buy?

paz840

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Yup.

5 ft x 1 ft. It was more than enough to do the grill.

John08TL-S

04actright

Looks good all around but best on black.

bent09

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FYI the cf from sticker city has no gloss to it. Little disappointed but it looks 1000 times better then my chipped up painted grill.

Hondaforlife954

pics?

bent09

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Lost light today but will post them up soon. It looks like real cf before the seal.