|
|
07-17-2017, 09:59 AM | #45 | |
Brigadier General
5719
Rep 4,209
Posts
Drives: '13 F10 M5 | '15 F15 X5
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Seattle, WA
|
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
08-07-2017, 05:09 PM | #47 |
Lieutenant
103
Rep 404
Posts
Drives: 2008 335i montego blue - 2011
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: kansas city, MO
|
Well guys here are pics of my finished work. Wrapped the whole car in satin matte black, carbon fiber roof, black brushed aluminum on the window trim, I also inserted carbon fiber on the chrome pieces of the door handles. I wrapped the side markers carbon fiber also, haven't did the side mirrors because I ran out of carbon fiber wrap. And cause it's hard as fuck. But I'm still planning to tackle it. I got rid of the wood grain on the interior so I also did the interior trim in black brush aluminum, haven't figured out how I'm gonna do the middle console yet. I don't have an emblem on the bumper cause I didnt put it on correctly and it flew off, so I'm currently waiting on a new one. lol
Please excused the car being a little dirty. I washed it and later came the rain. Smh. Last edited by vuthy335; 08-07-2017 at 05:14 PM.. |
Appreciate
3
|
08-07-2017, 07:06 PM | #48 |
Lieutenant General
9191
Rep 14,521
Posts |
oh damn that turned out SICK! i almost wanna be brave and wrap my car! which carbon fier vinyl did you go with? i went with Vivid 5d but i think it maybe too thick? also, what do you have to do when i comes to washing the car?
__________________
~F90Conversion~21"3Piece Forged AvantGardeWheels~KWV1Coilovers~CQUENCE slotted/drilled rotors~GoodridgeStainlesslines~MeisterschaftQuadEx haust~Akrapovic 4"tips~VRSF DP~VRSF CP~TurboSmart BOV~K&N filter~CarbonFiberExteriorComponents~GladenAlphaCo mponents~MatchUp7BMW~Punch P300-12T~ Follow me on Instagram: lsturbointeg |
Appreciate
0
|
08-07-2017, 11:37 PM | #49 |
Lieutenant
103
Rep 404
Posts
Drives: 2008 335i montego blue - 2011
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: kansas city, MO
|
Thanks bro! I used 5d carbon fiber, if I had to do it again. I would probably go with 2-3d. 5d is too thick. Much more difficult to work with. And it was harder to tuck it. But it was pretty dam sturdy. I still wash my car like normal. Haven't had any problems yet. But then again if I mess something up from the car wash. I'll just redo that part myself. Lol.
|
Appreciate
0
|
08-07-2017, 11:56 PM | #50 |
Captain
249
Rep 785
Posts |
Got pics of the inlays on the bumper?
I did the hood, fenders and I messed up on one of the quarter panels so I had to rip it off. I will tackle this eventually but I'm definitely going with Avery this time around. The vinyl from Alibaba is nearly impossible to cold stretch. |
Appreciate
0
|
08-08-2017, 12:59 AM | #51 | |
Lieutenant
103
Rep 404
Posts
Drives: 2008 335i montego blue - 2011
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: kansas city, MO
|
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
08-08-2017, 05:49 AM | #52 |
Lieutenant General
9191
Rep 14,521
Posts |
I watched several videos and looks like the rear bumper is the hardest
__________________
~F90Conversion~21"3Piece Forged AvantGardeWheels~KWV1Coilovers~CQUENCE slotted/drilled rotors~GoodridgeStainlesslines~MeisterschaftQuadEx haust~Akrapovic 4"tips~VRSF DP~VRSF CP~TurboSmart BOV~K&N filter~CarbonFiberExteriorComponents~GladenAlphaCo mponents~MatchUp7BMW~Punch P300-12T~ Follow me on Instagram: lsturbointeg |
Appreciate
0
|
08-08-2017, 10:58 AM | #53 |
Lieutenant
103
Rep 404
Posts
Drives: 2008 335i montego blue - 2011
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: kansas city, MO
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
08-10-2017, 11:45 AM | #55 |
Major General
5210
Rep 5,610
Posts |
The wrap is also stealthy. Nice job!
Ditto on the V1. I've had many detectors (starting with the one below) and hands down the V1 is the best of the bunch! |
Appreciate
0
|
08-10-2017, 10:41 PM | #56 | |
Lieutenant
103
Rep 404
Posts
Drives: 2008 335i montego blue - 2011
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: kansas city, MO
|
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
09-29-2017, 02:39 PM | #57 |
New Member
24
Rep 21
Posts |
Did you wrap your side mirror caps? Those are pretty hard to do, took me several tries to get decent results.
__________________
|
Appreciate
0
|
09-29-2017, 03:03 PM | #58 |
Lieutenant
103
Rep 404
Posts
Drives: 2008 335i montego blue - 2011
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: kansas city, MO
|
I'm planning to wrap it carbon fiber. I've had a few failed attempts, then ran out of material and been tied up with work being busy. so I haven't gotten back to it yet. lol
|
Appreciate
0
|
09-29-2017, 07:51 PM | #59 |
Lieutenant General
9191
Rep 14,521
Posts |
I wrapped my mirrors rwice with the 5d carbon fiber vinyl but after awhile would start peeling off so i ended up ordering some carbon fiber mirror caps instead
__________________
~F90Conversion~21"3Piece Forged AvantGardeWheels~KWV1Coilovers~CQUENCE slotted/drilled rotors~GoodridgeStainlesslines~MeisterschaftQuadEx haust~Akrapovic 4"tips~VRSF DP~VRSF CP~TurboSmart BOV~K&N filter~CarbonFiberExteriorComponents~GladenAlphaCo mponents~MatchUp7BMW~Punch P300-12T~ Follow me on Instagram: lsturbointeg |
Appreciate
0
|
09-29-2017, 08:17 PM | #60 |
Lieutenant
103
Rep 404
Posts
Drives: 2008 335i montego blue - 2011
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: kansas city, MO
|
That would be the easiest option. I?m considering going that route also. Just to save me some time. But then again if I want to change color. Which I know I will. I?m probably gonna need to be able to sooner or later. Lol
|
Appreciate
0
|
11-14-2017, 05:27 AM | #61 |
Enlisted Member
0
Rep 32
Posts |
I am so glad I found this post. Great job with the wrap!!
I've done some wrapping before (roof, mirror caps 4 times, and all my interior trims) on my F10 and am finally starting my own full car wrap project. Some notes from me to share, and some questions! Notes: 1. I wrapped my interior with 3M 1080 black brushed aluminum too! The center console wasn't so bad, there's easy tutorials on how to remove everything. However I wasn't able to remove the cigarette tray cover and the cup holder cover, so the hinge-side corners of that were iffy. 2. After wrapping one of my mirrors 4 times (with peeling) and the other one twice, I kind of figured it out. I originally used Vvivid 5D carbon fiber and it is too thick to work through the tight inside corner of the mirror, even with pre-stretching. On recommendation from Metro Restyling (thanks Matt!), I went with the SOTT Elemento-6 Gloss Carbon Fiber, which worked almost perfect. I messed up and ripped the inside corner a bit and had to use a second piece, but the overlap is smooth and I didn't stretch very much so I don't expect it to lift. Overall, not worth the 10+ hours I've spent on them so far. Now for my questions... looking over the car a few things concern me: 1. Did you have to remove the parking sensors to wrap them individually? How tedious of a process is it to remove the bumper and then the parking sensors? Did you wrap the front bumper with the bumper off, or on the car? 2. Did you *really* have to remove all the lights to wrap under them? I've seen a few videos from The Wrap Institute where he uses knifeless tape and does not take lights off. I'm not sure if that affects longevity. 3. What did you do with door jambs? 4. If anyone has been able to wrap the mirror in 1 piece without lifting, please teach 5. For door handle inserts, I can't seem to get the very corners of it to stay in, and my cut looks a bit jagged. Any tips? |
Appreciate
0
|
11-14-2017, 07:55 PM | #63 |
Lieutenant General
9191
Rep 14,521
Posts |
I was able to do mine in 1 piece but it started to peel after 6 months. I posted some pictures somewhere. And for the door handle inserts i just used a heat gun and it stayed tucked in
__________________
~F90Conversion~21"3Piece Forged AvantGardeWheels~KWV1Coilovers~CQUENCE slotted/drilled rotors~GoodridgeStainlesslines~MeisterschaftQuadEx haust~Akrapovic 4"tips~VRSF DP~VRSF CP~TurboSmart BOV~K&N filter~CarbonFiberExteriorComponents~GladenAlphaCo mponents~MatchUp7BMW~Punch P300-12T~ Follow me on Instagram: lsturbointeg |
Appreciate
0
|
11-15-2017, 03:00 AM | #64 | |
Lieutenant
103
Rep 404
Posts
Drives: 2008 335i montego blue - 2011
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: kansas city, MO
|
Quote:
I hope I was able to help a little with things. If you have any other questions. Feel free to ask and I'll do the best I can to explain how I did it. For the mean time. Here's some pics of a car I just finished Monday night. [IMG][/IMG] |
|
Appreciate
0
|
11-15-2017, 03:01 AM | #65 |
Lieutenant
103
Rep 404
Posts
Drives: 2008 335i montego blue - 2011
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: kansas city, MO
|
Wrap I started on last week and just finished Monday night.
|
Appreciate
0
|
11-15-2017, 05:35 AM | #66 | |
Enlisted Member
0
Rep 32
Posts |
Quote:
For the bumper, do you have a picture of how the parking sensors look when you wrap over them? I envision the deep recesses to be very difficult and will take a lot of pieces to get done. If you have a diagram of which separate pieces you use it might help the rest of us a lot For the door handle insert, I'm actually talking about the silver piece. Maybe I didn't give it enough heat for the corners to go in, I'm not sure... Sick wrap on the Subaru! I really like the CF details you put in |
|
Appreciate
0
|
Post Reply |
Bookmarks |
|
|