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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 07:04 PM
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Carbon Fiber B-Pillars

ok so i ordered some carbon fiber vinyl off ebay (48" x 24" sheet).
can be found here with different sizes available: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/260856777621?...84.m1439.l2649

this stuff looks pretty damn good for a vinyl with a textured surface.

Anyways, today was such a beautiful day in Toronto so i thought i'd go ahead and apply the vinyl to my B-Pillars. i have never done this before and it took me about 30 each side to apply.

below are some pics, let me know what you think
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 12:14 AM
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came out good.
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Old Mar 13, 2012 | 10:40 AM
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Nice! looks good man. This looks like a good one day project for me to knock out.
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 10:22 AM
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So i finally went ahead and did this as well. I found the 2' x 4' wrap online for about $15. It's very simple to work with and I have plenty left over. I'm thinking about wrapping some interior pieces as well.
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 10:35 AM
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Looks good on silver and ti. CF is fine if you don't go overboard with it.
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 03:39 PM
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Agreed^

Id do this but with my hood, wing, and gas cover I think it'd be over kill.
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 03:46 PM
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CF is definitely good in small tasteful amounts.
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 03:55 PM
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nice mod looks good.
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 04:16 PM
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Agreed^

Id do this but with my hood, wing, and gas cover I think it'd be over kill.
I completely agree with you guys. I won't be touching anything else on the exterior. Last thing I want is to be mistaken for a ricer lol.

I'm thinking about trying to do the door handle covers just like mazdaspeed. If it comes out decent I'll be sure to post pics.

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nice mod looks good.
Thanks!
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 04:23 PM
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I think the vinyl looks great if there is little cf on your car like the others have said.
I have a couple cf things and I felt the need to go with the real one because it would look silly among all the rest of the clear coated cf.
Here is a pic of the more expensive option for comparison.
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good job with the DiNoc btw.
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by scolon
So i finally went ahead and did this as well. I found the 2' x 4' wrap online for about $15. It's very simple to work with and I have plenty left over. I'm thinking about wrapping some interior pieces as well.
looking good. also good to see someone had the same idea.
did you remove the plain black wrap from the pillar before applying the cf or did you just wrap over it?

I am going to try spraying a test piece of the dinoc with a few layers of clear coat to see how it comes out for a more realistic CF look , if it looks good i'll do the same to the vinyl on the car
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by don_peppino24
looking good. also good to see someone had the same idea.
did you remove the plain black wrap from the pillar before applying the cf or did you just wrap over it?

I am going to try spraying a test piece of the dinoc with a few layers of clear coat to see how it comes out for a more realistic CF look , if it looks good i'll do the same to the vinyl on the car
I didn't even realize you could remove the black from the pillar. I just wrapped it over. I rubbed each area I was wrapping with rubbing alcohol before applying the wrap. Then I used an edge to keep air bubbles from forming.
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 06:31 AM
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Anyone have experience to these? How's the weave and quality?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3D-GLOSS-REA...#ht_5612wt_941
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 08:20 PM
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plan on doing the same thing soon, looking forward to it
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 08:57 PM
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BTW... Does anyone know how what the OP used compares to the 3M Dinoc CF vinyl?

I might look into clear coating as well.

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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Nopstnz8
BTW... Does anyone know how what the OP used compares to the 3M Dinoc CF vinyl?

I might look into clear coating as well.
Wow I wish I had seen that vid before. Be sure to post pics.
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by scolon
I didn't even realize you could remove the black from the pillar. I just wrapped it over. I rubbed each area I was wrapping with rubbing alcohol before applying the wrap. Then I used an edge to keep air bubbles from forming.
the black on the pillar is actually a wrap.
i wrapped over mine as well just in case i dont like the carbon wrap anymore.

as for the real

Anyone have experience to these? How's the weave and quality?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3D-GLOSS-REA...#ht_5612wt_941
i might order a set just to see how they are. they seem pretty cheap in price but if i do get them i'll let you know unless someone else has them and wants to share
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Old Apr 9, 2012 | 09:30 PM
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Looks good and i want a pair for my ride...
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by scolon
Nice! looks good man. This looks like a good one day project for me to knock out.

1 day?, thats like15 mins plus wash and vacuum...
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 01:02 AM
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got mine done today, ill try to remember to post pics
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 03:26 AM
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I have some extra dinoc laying around and my stock pillar wrap has some battle scars... im digging the look of the dinoc with clear coat... I wonder what more coats would look like. maybe I need to do some experimenting.
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Munchy
got mine done today, ill try to remember to post pics
got pics?
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