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      04-23-2015, 03:54 PM   #1
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Carbon Fiber Vinyl roof/hood

Any recommendations where I can order this and what I should be looking at cost wise? Thinking about tackling this on since I have some confidence in my vinyl mods!



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      04-24-2015, 04:00 AM   #2
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Roof yes, hood no!!

It looks terrible...
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You don't like gloss black roof? IMO it's better since it creats the para roof alike roof. Carbon fiber is nice if it is real CF with smooth and shinny surface. But I don't think they have that kind of CF vinyl yet. The CF I bought and wrapped my diffuser isn't very shinny. And yea, I agree with the other, hook....nah. Unless it's a real CF roof. Well just my opinion
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Yes I like the roof, I have mine in 3M carbon fibre

It was the hood that I was referring to looking terrible
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Lol i know but imo I dont even like the hood CF vinyl cause it's not glossy. Just personal reference Just do what you like, it's your car afterall
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Just make sure you add a "Type R" emblem to the trunk lid after you wrap your hood to complete the look.
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Lol i know but imo I dont even like the hood CF vinyl cause it's not glossy. Just personal reference Just do what you like, it's your car afterall
I have a mixture of gloss black, matte black and carbon detailing. IMO doing it all gloss is a bit repetitive so I have a variation.

But agree about doing what you like
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Well...my car is jet black So adding carbon fiber components like the 3d carbon fiber lip, carbon fiber side skirts, carbon fiber side skirt extensions, mirror caps, dtm diffuser, boot spoiler and roof spoiler I thought Maybe the carbon fiber roof spoiler would flow with a carbon fiber roof? As far as the Hood it was just an option. Or forget the Hood and roof and go with a carbon fiber trunk?
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Lol you r right, since your car is black then I think CF roof works. Not sure about just the trunk thou. I can't imagine in my head if it's just the trunk. Maybe hood, trunk and roof would be better?
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Lol you r right, since your car is black then I think CF roof works. Not sure about just the trunk thou. I can't imagine in my head if it's just the trunk. Maybe hood, trunk and roof would be better?
Trunk and roof now that I think about it might be better. There's a couple manufacturers that make carbon fiber trunks and they run anywhere from $900-1200. It's gonna be a journey to get my car there but I think it'll look SWEET!
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I think I saw those. Nice but cost a lot thou
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Here's the trunk

Carbon fiber front lip

Carbon fiber MTECH side skirts

And last but not least carbon fiber side skirt extensions

I think with jet black these will work well. Just my vision on how I want my car to look

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All that CF would cost you quite a lot. But yea those are very nice
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Do you have the front lip already installed? I was wonder how the front lip attached to the bumper. I mean if you have to drill new holes to screw on or just screw it on by the existing holes
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All that CF would cost you quite a lot. But yea those are very nice
Yup! But money not really the issue...except when I cheaped out on that eBay spoiler LOL! The lip is installed just like any lips screws underneath with 3m tape.
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Everytime I buy stuff on ebay I got nervous about fitmen haha...

So the lip install through the existing screw holes? Then maybe it will be an issue for me. Mine is aftermarket bumper, the bottom doesn't line up 100%. This is my first bmw. Didn't know anything about sport package when I purchased or else I would just look for one with M sport at the beginning
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Everytime I buy stuff on ebay I got nervous about fitmen haha...

So the lip install through the existing screw holes? Then maybe it will be an issue for me. Mine is aftermarket bumper, the bottom doesn't line up 100%. This is my first bmw. Didn't know anything about sport package when I purchased or else I would just look for one with M sport at the beginning
that lip is for non M-sport, not for M-sport.
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that lip is for non M-sport, not for M-sport.
Yup! Mine is the non M.
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I was at the bodyshop to fix some stuff on my bumper. Met this guy who doing vinyl business. He said if leaving it on too long, more than a year, it could ruin the clear coat..... I really dont know who to believe lol. Maybe take it off after another 6 months or so...
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Yup! Mine is the non M.
Did you buy carbon fibre version? I just installed my front lip but it is not carbon fibre.
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I was at the bodyshop to fix some stuff on my bumper. Met this guy who doing vinyl business. He said if leaving it on too long, more than a year, it could ruin the clear coat..... I really dont know who to believe lol. Maybe take it off after another 6 months or so...
I guess we will have time wait until somebody post what the paint Looks like after a couple of years or more with vinyl. Sucks about your aftermarket bumper but I guess cause it's not OEM. As far as the clear coat it just doesn't make sense. If it's covered by the vinyl the clear coat is now protected from the exposure of the sun. If anything Maybe the sticky residue of the vinyl will be there. I just realized when I did car shows back in the days I had big sponsors and their logo would run up completely in the side of my car. When I removed after a couple of years it was fine. No paint fading...the only thing Maybe wax and dirt around the edges of the logo.
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Did you buy carbon fibre version? I just installed my front lip but it is not carbon fibre.
I haven't purchased it yet as I'm waiting to get the car lowered first. But yes, they did have a carbon fiber version.
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