WHealy
01-21-2004, 10:17 PM
Well I got my Blue CF kit last night and managed to get all the parts installed that I wanted to use except for the steering wheel. I took some pictures this evening, but still want to take some sunlight pics in the next few days. However, I thought I would post what I got.
The process went smooth. The only issue I had with the installation was warming the parts and CF pieces. The instructions said warm them to 100 F. It was around 20 F last night. So that was a bit of a challenge. Fortunately all the interior pieces were applied to parts that I had previously removed from my car. So I stuck a space heater in a walk-in closet and managed to get the temp up to 80. Then I used a 500 watt “work lamp” and measured temps in the 95 F – 110 F range. All I know is the CF pieces conformed to the interior pieces without issue.
I had a few spots that didn’t quite come out the way I wanted. But that was my application and learning as I went. Never done this before. I did have one strange thing that when I was prepping the stereo unit for application, BOTH defrost buttons broke. You can see them in the pics. I did see a thread on a handful of people already experiencing this. Hopefully I won’t have any issue getting this repaired under warrantee.
I like the look of the blue on black. The interior looks good. But I must admit that I like the exterior door pillar the best! For that piece I warmed the door trim with a heat gun (shsh, the instructions say not to do that) and warmed the CF pieces in the closet pulling them when both were at temp. I thought my wife might freak out if I pulled the door and put it in the closet!
Anyway, here’s some pics with a the car a little dirty inside and out. Hopefully I’ll get some outdoor sunlit pics soon with the “8” properly detailed. Thanks to IPT (located in the vendor forum) for all their help.
The process went smooth. The only issue I had with the installation was warming the parts and CF pieces. The instructions said warm them to 100 F. It was around 20 F last night. So that was a bit of a challenge. Fortunately all the interior pieces were applied to parts that I had previously removed from my car. So I stuck a space heater in a walk-in closet and managed to get the temp up to 80. Then I used a 500 watt “work lamp” and measured temps in the 95 F – 110 F range. All I know is the CF pieces conformed to the interior pieces without issue.
I had a few spots that didn’t quite come out the way I wanted. But that was my application and learning as I went. Never done this before. I did have one strange thing that when I was prepping the stereo unit for application, BOTH defrost buttons broke. You can see them in the pics. I did see a thread on a handful of people already experiencing this. Hopefully I won’t have any issue getting this repaired under warrantee.
I like the look of the blue on black. The interior looks good. But I must admit that I like the exterior door pillar the best! For that piece I warmed the door trim with a heat gun (shsh, the instructions say not to do that) and warmed the CF pieces in the closet pulling them when both were at temp. I thought my wife might freak out if I pulled the door and put it in the closet!
Anyway, here’s some pics with a the car a little dirty inside and out. Hopefully I’ll get some outdoor sunlit pics soon with the “8” properly detailed. Thanks to IPT (located in the vendor forum) for all their help.