carbonfiber dash bezel

[CBLOHM3400]

hey check this out got it today in the mail!!!!
waiting to install my 194 inverted bulbs will install this then
tell me what you think

[[ion] C2]

thanks i'll buy it off you

where'd you get it? i want one, can't find it

Edit: Nevermind, just bought one for $20 off eBay.

[CBLOHM3400]

has anybody ever delt with wooddash.com on there carbon fiber trim kits?

[CBLOHM3400]

or any kit for that matter

[[ion] C2]

not sure if it's real or a sticker

gotta get the real replacements. i want to get them

[CBLOHM3400]

i noticed that the cf code on wooddash.com said it was real material

[Vtolds]

Looks like the same one I had. You need to peal off the backing and bend it so it fits threw a opening on the bezel then stick it down. It ha sa sticky back but it should still be real, mine was I think.

[adam337]

Yes. i have a wooddash carbonfiber kit. for the lowest class alero.. only one button cutout. ill sell it

[CBLOHM3400]

on button cutout? i am lost

[adam337]

Lowest class alero only has ONE button on the door. (the Lock button) these guys are good though they cut new pieces for me for free its only a sticker kit (thick stickers though)

[[ion] C2]

that's gay, $198 gets you the real carbon fiber, $44 more

[adam337]

^From?

[[ion] C2]

wooddash.com

[adam337]

^thats a sticker. what it really is. is Carbon fiber. with alot of clear shit over it to make it thick and smooth (but still flimsy) cut pieces with sticky shit on the bottom

irl its about this thick | |

[[ion] C2]

how the hell do you stick it smoothly to the round pieces of the interior trim, and so it fits in the original space? doesnt anyone sell real CF interior trim?

[adam337]

no.. the only people with REAL trim pieces are reddog and oldsman if i remember correctly. you have to clean the ppieces youre sticking stuff onto and just put it on with GM glue supplied

[adam337]

i thought it was real pieces when i bought it.. thats why mine isnt installed

[CBLOHM3400]

thanks guys just answered all my questions that i had
i am not going to by wooddashs kit
but i am thinking about buying material and epoxy resin
to see i i can cover pieces
anybody got any insight on how it works

[[ion] C2]

yeah google how to wrap pieces in CF and theres lots of tutes

[adam337]

interesting.. id rather learn to make a model and actually make the part but this works http://diyautomods.com/2007/03/30/hello-world/

[rustyballs_69]

interesting.. id rather learn to make a model and actually make the part but this works http://diyautomods.com/2007/03/30/hello-world/

Sweet link adam.

[paulyb]

i heard of some thing called hydroemersion, to bad i cant find a place to do it...lol

[TheMeaningOfLife]

OK where did u guys get those bezels off ebay i cant find them?

[[ion] C2]

i just bought the last one. they're only on eBay every once in a while which is why i could never find em

[adam337]

^yeah i couldnt find one so i got brushed aluminum be prepared to use a dremel

[rustyballs_69]

exoticwooddash.com has real carbon fiber kits but they are expensive as hell. $299.00 for 2 door and $347.00 for 4 door.

[tnalero99]

There was a previous thread about a group buy here when you send interior pieces off to be covered in carbon fiber. Took me a while but found the site they used. I might want to do this whenever I can come up with extra pieces or another car to use for a while when I send the parts in.
www.vcfinishes.com (http://www.vcfinishes.com)

[meadus101]

I'd like to have one of those in Metallic Blue.

[[ion] C2]

that's not real carbon fiber though, it's just a "pattern" they put on, they make finishes that look like whatever pattern you choose

[Vtolds]

^its real carbon fiber, they use Hydro immersion I believe to cover the stock pieces with real CF.

[[ion] C2]

it doesn't look real

look at how they applied "carbon fiber" to these items
http://vcfinishes.com/_wsn/page2.html

VCFinishes,LLC preps every part for decorating. The picture on the left shows a cell phone that has been primed and painted. The picture on the right shows the same cell phone after the pattern and clear coat have been applied.

The patterns will completely wrap around most cylindrical parts and will not peel due to changing temperatures unlike most stick-on kits.

The inks applied are UV stable

I mean it looks pretty good, but it's not real carbon fiber. I have real CF right here, lol.

[Gr1m]

wrapping your own shit would come out better, but is very expensive and if you do not have any experience your going to be wasting a lot of money until its right.

[paulyb]

i think it looks good, wonder how much it cost.

[CBLOHM3400]

material on ebay is not that expensive i don't need a roll to wrap the world i would think 12x30 would be plenty big enough to wrap radio bezel and maybe a window switch bezel

[CBLOHM3400]

glue on the other hand is a little more expensive not for sure on how much i think around 30.00

[YALEROYNOT]

I saw something on tv. they did a truck in camo. The processs was simalar to this i think. they foated the ink (pattern) on top of the water and brought the peice up thru the surface witch covered the entire peice with the ink (pattern).

real carbon fiber is done with carbon mat resin and a vacume to get all the air out. air pockets in fiberglass and carbon fiber is what makes it fail

vacume bagging (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iylkt9aDB6Y)

www.hydrographicsinc.com (http://www.hydrographicsinc.com/hgi/index.html)

[CBLOHM3400]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Oldsmobile-97-03-Alero-Intrigue-Carbon-Fiber-Dash-Bezel_W0QQitemZ140206805839QQihZ004QQcategoryZ4395 1QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

for everybody that was asking for it!!

[YALEROYNOT]

did you see the thread I stared about covering trim ? I could rember who wanted it It was you CBL3400

[CBLOHM3400]

i know i have looked in to it but everybody was asking me where i got my bezel at just letting everybody know

[paulyb]

I sent an email to that vc finishes but they have not responded....

[CBLOHM3400]

actually yaleroynot i just found the post you started on trim pieces it never showed up on my computer
thanks man

[[ion] C2]

my cf gauge bezel got lost apparently. it was delivered on the 8th, 14 days ago, yet i received no notice from my university housing of this, and they know nothing of it.. they lost it. i went to the USPS and they confirmed it was delivered correctly. bastards...

[rustyballs_69]

Damn bro your having a streak of bad luck.

[CharleyO99Alero]

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Hmmm ... any other Alero's on campus?


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[[ion] C2]

Haha, yeah.. I gotta talk to the main shipment receiver again and maybe see if I can come look for the lost package because they don't look very hard. If it came in 14 days ago it won't be in their normal spots. The guy on eBay said if I can't find it he'll send another one out if I pay shipping.

[YALEROYNOT]

anyone see occ last night they did a camo bike for gander mt and hydo coated it .