Carbon Fiber Vinyl

[spc2125]

I took this idea from the_weber and kind of ran with it a bit. I searched ebay and found 3D Flexible Black Carbon Fiber Vinyl Sheet. What I've researched is that its really simple to install and its made with air egress technology that makes it a bubble free installation. I have a silver 4 door alero and wonder what your opinions are about using it maybe on my hood, mirrors, ect.
Thanks

[wrestlingandrunning]

It's your car, I'm sure some may like and some will not

[Chris2000]

I took this idea from the_weber and kind of ran with it a bit. I searched ebay and found 3D Flexible Black Carbon Fiber Vinyl Sheet. What I've researched is that its really simple to install and its made with air egress technology that makes it a bubble free installation. I have a silver 4 door alero and wonder what your opinions are about using it maybe on my hood, mirrors, ect.
Thanks

Remember how you felt after the interior painting? That's how you'll feel if you do this..

[the_weber]

It looks good in small accents such as the pillars and door handles. I did the mirrors (was hard as hell to get it right) and they looked ok but they just looked like black plastic though from anything more than 15 feet. I want it on my hood but not sure yet. Its either gonna look like ass or look great.

[adam337]

if you want a carbon fiber hood get a carbon fiber hood dont use a retarded sticker.

[the_weber]

and pay $400 for it? why?

[JLw7123]

because it is real carbon fiber and not just a stick on carbon fiber that will look like crap.

[the_weber]

Im sorry but my stick on CF looks just fine. Take a look for yourself.

[JLw7123]

well it is not real carbon fiber. i rather spend the money and get a real carbon fiber hood custom made. also a real carbon fiber hood is lighter than a stock hood with stick on carbon fiber.

[the_weber]

For us guys on a budget spending $100 for a CF hood is much more economical. Especially when the only other benefit in a real CF hood is dropping maybe 20 pounds.

[billytheman1188]

Weber....a CF hood is not $400.....LOL.....mine was like $700. I agree with the other guys, i would rather have a real one than a stupid sticker on the hood. Stick to doing smaller things like the pillars and handles....NOT the hood. Damn ricer :P

[JLw7123]

Weber....a CF hood is not $400.....LOL.....mine was like $700. I agree with the other guys, i would rather have a real one than a stupid sticker on the hood. Stick to doing smaller things like the pillars and handles....NOT the hood. Damn ricer :P

i totally agree that a REAL C/F hood is a lot better than stick on fake crap. I agree stay with the small stuff. Also a carbon fiber hood made for an alero is going to have to be custom since they do not make them anymore or the alero. I hate fake crap. My thing is spend money on the engine and not wasting money on fake stick on crap. a custom C/F hood is going to be 700 bucks or more.

[TdotAlero]

Is there really a point in putting a real carbon fiber hood on a daily ride? If you plan on taking your car to the track, then I see a purpose of reducing the hood weight, lightweight rims etc. But if it's you daily ride, I guess the reason why Weber and SPC want it, is pure looks. I would reather spend $700 for a set of rims and rubber and go with stick on CF. Now if we are talking perfomance and track times, then it is a different story.

[the_weber]

thank you that is exactly what I'm talking about.

[JLw7123]

well stick on C/F on a hood just yells out "RICE"

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

lol I wouldn't use the sticker stuff...DD or track.

[the_weber]

why is it anythign you do to improve the looks of you car aside from a razzi/osv kit, non chrome rims, and a factory spoiler is considered rice? I dont know about you but my definition for rice is something like this

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQWazwM23xTa30uT1oM8egwbJI5mWf8H Z_k_9gpiW_CKAyJVlKAzA

not this

http://ambientgraphics.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/starlet-carbon-vinyl-bonnet-wrap-1.jpg?w=320

[JLw7123]

it is still fake C/F. it is your car do what u want. But to me anything fake on a car is crap and Rice.

[the_weber]

and it still looks great and costs 7x less with the onyl difference being it doesnt change the weight.

[the_weber]

well stick on C/F on a hood just yells out "RICE"

http://www.aleromod.com/forums/image.php?u=6730&dateline=1245879728&type=profile

and this car doesnt? lol

[JLw7123]

http://www.aleromod.com/forums/image.php?u=6730&dateline=1245879728&type=profile

and this car doesnt? lol

that is a skyline GTR and that C/F hood is real not fake also that hood right there is around 1000 bucks.

[TdotAlero]

If it's fake, noone forces you to put it on your hood. The guy asked for an opinion about using the product, not about looks. And so far, everyone is saying it will look like crap.
I get it that there are a lot of 'noobs', and they get flamed for doing 'rice' things to their cars, but it's not like the guy is sticking NOS all over the hood. How many teens out there are able to afford upgrades such as real CF. Correct me if I'm wrong, but what's so bad about a stick on carbon fiber?

[the_weber]

that is a skyline I like skylines they are not ricers.

so your saying because you like the skyline its not a ricer? well I like CF decals so there not rice. and sorry but that car looks pretty rice. Catching my drift yet?

If it's fake, noone forces you to put it on your hood. The guy asked for an opinion about using the product, not about looks. And so far, everyone is saying it will look like crap.
I get it that there are a lot of 'noobs', and they get flamed for doing 'rice' things to their cars, but it's not like the guy is sticking NOS all over the hood. How many teens out there are able to afford upgrades such as real CF. Correct me if I'm wrong, but what's so bad about a stick on carbon fiber?
Thats what I'm saying. As far as I have read no one has done this yet so apart from the people claiming its rice I see no reason why not to give it a try and see how it looks.

[JLw7123]

i am done fighting do what you want. here is some advise get another hood so if you do not like it you still have a good hood.

[[ion] C2]

Make sure to get your fiancé a fake gold ring, because, you know, they look the same, so why spend the money for the real thing?

Fake carbon fiber does not look the same as actual carbon fiber weave. Anyone with a basic knowledge of materials or automotive modification will immediately tell what it is, and your credibility drops in the shitter as a modder. People may not say anything to your face about it, but know that they think you're silly for having a sticker to "simulate" the cool looks that people who actually have the real deal pay for.

but what's so bad about a stick on carbon fiber?
In small quantities, maybe not so bad (lip spoiler, rear splitter, etc.) but not an entire huge hood.

[the_weber]

C2;587776']Make sure to get your fiancé a fake gold ring, because, you know, they look the same, so why spend the money for the real thing?

haha I like that one. But this is a much different scenario as a CF hood on a DD means nothing more than a CF decal on a DD. looks the same and makes no difference what so ever, doesnt matter. As where say an electric/fake turbo does matter as it does have a large performance difference than a real turbo. Same for a ring, on a ring performance/cost does have a major factor. What Im saying is the CF is pretty much for looks only on a DD. Why not get a look alike. Where as a ring/turbo has much more to it than just looks.

[[ion] C2]

But it doesn't look the same. It's very easy to tell it's just a cheap sticker on such a large, visible surface. Same with the stick on hood vents. People instantly know it's just a cheapo stick-on and it's laughable.

If you get the stuff that has this texture, it might look good... A lot of people will know it's not carbon fiber but as long as you don't claim it is, and just say it's a weaved look hood cover, it might be okay..
http://www.car-parts-accessory.com/uploads/carparts/big_carbon-fiber-vinyl-material_24ab67a53e15b966f04577da6cd47fc5.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs295.snc3/28412_423873136825_539521825_5260822_7315981_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs295.snc3/28412_423873851825_539521825_5260857_5033455_n.jpg


But if you get the shit stuff it will turn out like this:
http://s.lowyat.net/uploads//attach-17/post-252817-1248173191_thumb.jpg

[JLw7123]

top one is fake bottom one is real C/F. You can tell the difference.

[adam337]

It doesn't look the same.

Ricer Car
An automobile, generally of import classification, that is souped up and characterized by use of stickers and decals that do not match any manufacturer of the car, spoilers that look like airplane landing gear, and hideous paintjobs and fart cans.

In reality, instead of making a car better, "ricing it up" makes it utterly and completly gay. Rice cars are easily beaten in races by American and European sports cars. Also, anyone who owns a rice car is looked down upon and seen as shameful by non-ricers. Rice cars are typically driven by young lower and middle class Asians, Hispanics, whiteboys and even some African Americans.

The skyline would eat your alero alive, and is not covered in retarded stickers. Not rice.

[the_weber]

C2;587778']But it doesn't look the same. It's very easy to tell it's just a cheap sticker on such a large, visible surface. Same with the stick on hood vents. People instantly know it's just a cheapo stick-on and it's laughable.

If you get the stuff that has this texture, it might look good... A lot of people will know it's not carbon fiber but as long as you don't claim it is, and just say it's a weaved look hood cover, it might be okay..
http://www.car-parts-accessory.com/uploads/carparts/big_carbon-fiber-vinyl-material_24ab67a53e15b966f04577da6cd47fc5.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs295.snc3/28412_423873136825_539521825_5260822_7315981_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs295.snc3/28412_423873851825_539521825_5260857_5033455_n.jpg


But if you get the shit stuff it will turn out like this:
http://s.lowyat.net/uploads//attach-17/post-252817-1248173191_thumb.jpg

that is whats on my pillars and door handles. It looks good. No one was claiming anything about it being real CF, just intended for looks.

[JLw7123]

It doesn't look the same.

Ricer Car
An automobile, generally of import classification, that is souped up and characterized by use of stickers and decals that do not match any manufacturer of the car, spoilers that look like airplane landing gear, and hideous paintjobs and fart cans.

In reality, instead of making a car better, "ricing it up" makes it utterly and completly gay. Rice cars are easily beaten in races by American and European sports cars. Also, anyone who owns a rice car is looked down upon and seen as shameful by non-ricers. Rice cars are typically driven by young lower and middle class Asians, Hispanics, whiteboys and even some African Americans.

The skyline would eat your alero alive, and is not covered in retarded stickers. Not rice.
i am agree about the skyline it is not riced out. everything on the skyline is real not fake.

[a.graham52]

IMO. dont get the sticker. use the money for somethign else down the road. the people that WILL be able to tell the difference are the people that know your car cannot walk the walk, or talk the talk. a car with carbon fiber is supposed to be able to walk the walk and talk the talk. dont worry, my car cant either. use that money to add (idk what you already have), grill mesh, nice looking pinstripping, tinted tails, cleared corners, window tint, performance parts such as an intake or a muffler, or even go out and splurge on some cleaning supplies like waxes, scratch removal, interior cleaning etc. my car cannot walk the walk etc but it gets just as many looks from (whome i feel are) mature people who like the look of a clean car, are car thats always washed, everything intact etc. to me thats going to be your best bang for the buck.

[Naich]

Personally, I don't even like the way real CF looks as a hood. Maybe on a black car, if you were building it for the track, a CF hood would look good because it is part of the way you make your car lighter... so function over form, and it can add to beauty.

However, when you start to put stickers on to get the look of something, it almost always turns out looking horrible. Not only is it an ugly hood that doesn't match the rest of your car, but its a fake ugly hood that doesn't match your car and has no purpose.

If you're going to spend $100 on something, get something useful... HID lights, lowering springs, put it towards audio... something that will actually be beneficial to you.

[a.graham52]

Personally, I don't even like the way real CF looks as a hood. Maybe on a black car, if you were building it for the track, a CF hood would look good because it is part of the way you make your car lighter... so function over form, and it can add to beauty.

However, when you start to put stickers on to get the look of something, it almost always turns out looking horrible. Not only is it an ugly hood that doesn't match the rest of your car, but its a fake ugly hood that doesn't match your car and has no purpose.

If you're going to spend $100 on something, get something useful... HID lights, lowering springs, put it towards audio... something that will actually be beneficial to you.

echo? lol

[spc2125]

WOW. bigger turnout than expected.
What if i used the cf vinyl to cover the WHOLE car :lol:
just kidding :canada:

[a.graham52]

:badidea:

[BoarderTy]

Let me ask this guys. If he wouldnt have even said anything about getting the stick on crap and he went to ASS and had it on his hood and you didnt look extremely close to it...what would you feel about it...if you DIDN'T kno that it was a sticker...your first thought would be "Damn an alero with a stock carbon fiber hood! Holy f*ck" then maybe your eyes will realize that is a sticker later on but your first thought was that it looks good or its eye catching...thats all they are intending to use it for. To make their rides standout from other alero's in their area.

[a.graham52]

personally i would see it... have to think for a minute... some how not believe it... inspect closer... and then when confirmed its not real... shake my head and walk away.

scenario two: id see it... go: "Damn an alero with a stock carbon fiber hood! Holy f*ck"... look real close... find out its a fake... shake my head and walk away.... very disappointed

and knowing that its fake just ruins the whole package.

[BoarderTy]

thats what im saying..exactly my point a.graham

[a.graham52]

well to me what i was saying does not translate into what your saying. im still saying dont do it.

[natedawg9640]

i guess this guy is a ricer...
http://2475-stangtv.voxcdn.com/files/2010/10/wrapedgt2.jpg
this guy's a big ole ricer too huh?
http://www.carzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Carbon-Fiber-Lamborghini-Sesto.jpg

Riced out audi?
http://www.foliatec.com/opencms/export/sites/default/FoliaTec_-_Images/News/FT-58-AudiR8-gross.jpg

more rice?
http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/wp-content/gallery/romeo-ferraris-full-corvette-wrap/1-romeo-ferraris-di-noc-carbon-fiber-corvette-z06.jpg

the point is. i see way more high end cars wrapped with the stuff than i see "ricers" mainly casue to wrap the whole car, you'd be looking at 800-900$ in material alone. this cast wrap vinyl has come a long way in the last few years. I wouldn't think twice about using it on stuff. though if it were me, i'd wrap the entire car. I actually bought about half the amount i'd need to wrap my whole car, but then decided to buy a new pistol instead. so that cost me over a grand and now i don't have enough money to continue the wrap project. lol. I can supply the stuff though if you're interested btw.

[BoarderTy]

Hey nate..long time no see....or post.. haha. i get what your saying nate. and you have a valid point.

[BoarderTy]

http://www.modernimage.net/images/Vinyl-Hood-Kits/Porsche-Carbon-Fiber-Vinyl-Hood.jpg

the vinyl wrap done right tho...doesnt look all that bad..

[Naich]

i guess this guy is a ricer...
http://2475-stangtv.voxcdn.com/files/2010/10/wrapedgt2.jpg
this guy's a big ole ricer too huh?
http://www.carzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Carbon-Fiber-Lamborghini-Sesto.jpg

Riced out audi?
http://www.foliatec.com/opencms/export/sites/default/FoliaTec_-_Images/News/FT-58-AudiR8-gross.jpg

more rice?
http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/wp-content/gallery/romeo-ferraris-full-corvette-wrap/1-romeo-ferraris-di-noc-carbon-fiber-corvette-z06.jpg

the point is. i see way more high end cars wrapped with the stuff than i see "ricers" mainly casue to wrap the whole car, you'd be looking at 800-900$ in material alone. this cast wrap vinyl has come a long way in the last few years. I wouldn't think twice about using it on stuff. though if it were me, i'd wrap the entire car. I actually bought about half the amount i'd need to wrap my whole car, but then decided to buy a new pistol instead. so that cost me over a grand and now i don't have enough money to continue the wrap project. lol. I can supply the stuff though if you're interested btw.

Those cars are fast. Carbon fiber helps reduce weight. Vinyl decals on a slow car is pointless. Doesn't save weight, nor does it make the car fast. And IMO, it looks ugly.

[JLw7123]

Those cars are fast. Carbon fiber helps reduce weight. Vinyl decals on a slow car is pointless. Doesn't save weight, nor does it make the car fast. And IMO, it looks ugly.

also it is FAKE carbon fiber.

[natedawg9640]

Those cars are fast. Carbon fiber helps reduce weight. Vinyl decals on a slow car is pointless. Doesn't save weight, nor does it make the car fast. And IMO, it looks ugly.


wut? all the above cars are wrapped with vinyl.

[pjwallington]

I saw it done once in an Alero, Personally I thought it looked good..
Im going to buy it at Crappy Tire for around 12 bucks (Carbon Fiber wrap) and heat it to my center console (Around my stereo and stick shift etc)..
Ill let you know how it turns out and upload a couple pics. Good luck with what you go for, And the two hood comparisons, the "Fake on" just looks like a MATT black compared the the "Real" shiny one. IMO

[pjwallington]

Hey nate..long time no see....or post.. haha. i get what your saying nate. and you have a valid point.

X2 ^

[BoarderTy]

I saw it done once in an Alero, Personally I thought it looked good..
Im going to buy it at Crappy Tire for around 12 bucks (Carbon Fiber wrap) and heat it to my center console (Around my stereo and stick shift etc)..
Ill let you know how it turns out and upload a couple pics. Good luck with what you go for, And the two hood comparisons, the "Fake on" just looks like a MATT black compared the the "Real" shiny one. IMO

good point and just throwing in out its "matte" and do you think maybe youc ould just spray some clear on it and polish/ buff it?

[natedawg9640]

good point and just throwing in out its "matte" and do you think maybe youc ould just spray some clear on it and polish/ buff it?

lol. no.

[the_weber]

good point and just throwing in out its "matte" and do you think maybe youc ould just spray some clear on it and polish/ buff it?

I tried that actually on a small test piece just to see how it would look, looks like garbage.

[billytheman1188]

Is there really a point in putting a real carbon fiber hood on a daily ride? If you plan on taking your car to the track, then I see a purpose of reducing the hood weight, lightweight rims etc. But if it's you daily ride, I guess the reason why Weber and SPC want it, is pure looks. I would reather spend $700 for a set of rims and rubber and go with stick on CF. Now if we are talking perfomance and track times, then it is a different story.

Well....my ride is a daily driver, i do have about 2-2500 in performance mods and if i can increase my gas mileage a little bit that would be nice too. Plus i love the looks of it.....you never understood the point of putting it on a daily ride? why? idk i guess thats your opinion but i think it looks NICE and when i paint/restore the car im gonna paint it to match the car and leave the sides of the cowl CF. Its gonna look sick. WHY NOT have a cf hood on a DD????? LOL....you get to enjoy it everyday....im gonna get my moneys worth out of this bitch ;)

[tw0123]

Well....my ride is a daily driver, i do have about 2-2500 in performance mods and if i can increase my gas mileage a little bit that would be nice too. Plus i love the looks of it.....you never understood the point of putting it on a daily ride? why? idk i guess thats your opinion but i think it looks NICE and when i paint/restore the car im gonna paint it to match the car and leave the sides of the cowl CF. Its gonna look sick. WHY NOT have a cf hood on a DD????? LOL....you get to enjoy it everyday....im gonna get my moneys worth out of this bitch ;)

^ I'm with him... 'cept I got mine for $200... but the corners need work, so I guess it will even out in the long run...

Stickers or no stickers... If it is what you want to do, go for it... That is all that matters in the end is if you like it do it, others will like/hate no matter what is done to our individual cars...

[Goodman]

Wow! lots of negative response...

Lots of people wear a "mask" & don't show who they really are , so who care if it is real CF or fake sticker?

Anybody can do what ever they want to their car , i don't care that much as long as the owner likes it that is all that matter & it may turn out good who knows?

Anyhow i think we can all give our opinion without been too negative or "rude" about it... don't we?

Personally , i wouldn't do CF sticker on the hood or on any parts of the car (don't like the way it's looks) but what i will do is buy a hood at junk yard & probably buy a hood scoop than open up the hood for the scoop & make my intake take air form it & when all done ill just swap the hoods , not a done deal yet but future project... maybe?:D

[spyder_013]

Its all up to you. If you want the carbon fiber look, go for it. The reason people say it screams rice, is because the car does not have the performance to back up the carbon fiber hood. Say you have a stock Skyline GTR and put even just Vinyl carbon fiber on the hood, you still have a 500+ HP Twin Turbo that can smoke pretty much anyone that is gonna try and call your car Rice. Now, if you have a stock Alero with a CF hood, you probably dont have the power to back it up. That is what they are talking about when they say it screams rice.

Now, you asked for people's opinions on what CF Vinyl would look like, and the general consensus is that it is useless going for the looks of a high performance car when the car is stock or near stock. Most also said it wouldn't look good, I don't know if that is true, I have seen some good looking Vinyl CF wrapped parts and hoods, but I personally do not care for the CF look on most cars. But again, it is up to you.

[Valley olds]

I don't mean to thread jack, but is there even such a thing as a real carbon fiber sheet? Something which can be used to wrap small parts ie b pillar. If so where can you get it?

As for getting vinyl carbon fiber, I would not do it or recommend it either. It will just look fake to anyone who sees it. I actually did it with chrome when I was younger. Not cool.

[[ion] C2]

yeah, from suppliers that deal with carbon fiber

it's not like you just go to a store down the street and buy some fabric rolls. you get it online.

[Valley olds]

[ion] C2: yeah, from suppliers that deal with carbon fiber

it's not like you just go to a store down the street and buy some fabric rolls. you get it online.

And which site would be a good site to get it? And how difficult is it to install?

[cherrington17]

Those cars are fast. Carbon fiber helps reduce weight. Vinyl decals on a slow car is pointless. Doesn't save weight, nor does it make the car fast. And IMO, it looks ugly.

There a HUGE difference here.

What else could be done to those cars? The vinyl was done to be able to quickly change the appearance without having to repaint. And a paint job on one of those would be crazy. (for proper disassembly, paint reassemble) stupid high cost.

How much for an alero? Much less, because NONE of us have a show car. Even the ones that do/did, still a few zeros less than any of those cars.

No-one is going to walk up to Lamborghini Sesto point, and laugh at it being a CF vinyl wrap. An Alero however... WILL get laughed at. Why? because double standards exist, and we don't drive supercars!

Am I against full vinyl wraps? No. I'd like to do one as a temp change to the cars appearance. Looks good (done properly) its cheap and changes things up. But to wrap certain pieces just because you can? No. Either get it legit copied (lots of money) or get it dipped (looks ALOT better)

Fake or real... whatever. Alot of people won't get close enough to ever tell.. and some won't even know by feel. (am I talking about car parts anymore???) Its about how it looks, finished product. And doing a personal wrap, UNLESS your a pro at it... will look like crap.

[[ion] C2]

And which site would be a good site to get it? And how difficult is it to install?
i don't know i haven't looked into it in forever. some guy on JBO was going to make custom covers for my brake fluid reservoir and battery and such.

google. learn how to wrap, resin, and sand it.

[Valley olds]

[ion] C2: i don't know i haven't looked into it in forever. some guy on JBO was going to make custom covers for my brake fluid reservoir and battery and such.

google. learn how to wrap, resin, and sand it.

I think I am going to look into it. I have always wanted to cover those peeling b pillars, and I think CF would look pretty cool. Thanks for the input.

[cavaliers60]

I might just do my rear wing in all carbon fiber. :lol:


I actually got some carbon fiber vinyl recently... I'm trying to clean up the interior a bit from my poor choice to paint the interior.... I'm just going to wrap the center console and MAYBE the plastic parts on the door panels (handle with window controls). Just something to cover the bad paint job I did, and to clean it up a bit. If I don't like it, then I can just take it off.

I might also go to a junk yard and find some interior parts for the car that are in good shape...

[cavaliers60]

Just got the carbon fiber. Must say, I am very impressed! It looks and feels like it is real carbon fiber. I've never dealt with it before, but it's not the fake sticker crap that someone printed..... It's got texture to it, and feels like fiber.

[spc2125]

Just got the carbon fiber. Must say, I am very impressed! It looks and feels like it is real carbon fiber. I've never dealt with it before, but it's not the fake sticker crap that someone printed..... It's got texture to it, and feels like fiber.

pics? any updated pics of project before, during, and after ;)

[cavaliers60]

I'll get pics here today..

[JLw7123]

Just got the carbon fiber. Must say, I am very impressed! It looks and feels like it is real carbon fiber. I've never dealt with it before, but it's not the fake sticker crap that someone printed..... It's got texture to it, and feels like fiber.

were did you get it.

[Chris2000]

Just got the carbon fiber. Must say, I am very impressed! It looks and feels like it is real carbon fiber. I've never dealt with it before, but it's not the fake sticker crap that someone printed..... It's got texture to it, and feels like fiber.

Raw material CF falls apart in your hand if you rub it.

The look should be a diamond weave pattern.

Half of it should be sort of 3D like in your face with the rest of the weave seeming like its tucked under until you tilt the CF and the underneath weave turns to 3D and the other top part switches to seem like its underneath.

So..does it do this? otherwise it doesnt look or feel like real CF :cool:

[MMGT1]

Real CF parts are dam cool, not much for wrap on exterior piecs though. Interior is a different story imo, wrap that interior to the 9's I say! I love carbon interiors. I dont have asingle interior piece done, but Id love too. Only carbon I have is a hood

[sleepyalero]

Someone needs to put pics up of it on there alero idc where it is or what part of the car its on.. I want pics!!

[cavaliers60]

Here are pics. put some on the back of my macbook. Looks cool. I really like it. Like I said, it's not a printed out carbon fiber. It has a texture to it and feels like it could be real. I've never handled real carbon fiber, so I don't really know... But it feels like it's really good quality.

Here's the item from ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220796429847&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT#ht_1506wt_941

And here are pics of what I've done with it.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/IMG_1505.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/IMG_1506.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/IMG_1507.jpg

[spc2125]

hahaha i can still see the outline of the apple

[JLw7123]

I think that he wanted it like that.

[cavaliers60]

At first, I cut it out, but didn't really like it... I actually kinda like it showing like that.... It's there, but not completely noticeable. :)

[Chris2000]

:hanged: sorry this is bad...

[cavaliers60]

what do you mean it's bad? I like it... Works for me for what I'm using it on. Not using it for the car... Decided to use it on a few other things instead...

[Chris2000]

honestly when I look at the picture my eye focuses on the nice shiny black coming from the table trying to attract my eyes attention off of the "cf". I would never use that stuff thats all.

But good if you like it.

[foxsdaddy67]

personally I like the way the wrap looks. been considering doing the same thing to my hood. But the way i look at it is if you like it who cares what everyone else thinks. opinions are like........

[cavaliers60]

I wouldn't use it on my car, that's for sure. But it works great for little things like my phone and my macbook. :) Also put some on my external hard drive. Looks cool with the brushed aluminum.

[pawzbear]

I like it! I want some for my mac, as well.

[cavaliers60]

pawz!!!!! OMG It's been such a long time since I've seen you post! Here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220796429847&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT#ht_1231wt_941

One roll is more than enough to do the job. :)

[pawzbear]

Hey :)
Thanks for the link.. so how did you finish off the edges? Wrap it underneath or what? Like, how did you get it to lay nicely? Because I have a different vinyl design on it now and its a little rough where the edges end at.

[cavaliers60]

I had a little excess around the edges, and worked one edge at a time. I have an exacto knife that I cut along the edge of the screen to make it flush. For the corners, I kind of cut it in a diagonal, so some white does show, but it's no big deal for me.

[natedawg9640]

you shouldn't need relief cuts. i wrapped a whole car in it with no seams or relief cuts. what you need is a blow torch or a heat gun.

[DRM Racing]

does anyone know where to get real carbon fiber hoods at or anyone who custom makes them?