Carbon Fiber Vinyl Pattern Wrap Thread
#242
Banned
iTrader: (-2)
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 222
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
couldn't have said it better myself.... I knew "somebody" had a good product and what I was looking for. I was willing to pay the extra to know I was getting the right and well made fabric I wanted.
#243
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Boston, Ma
Posts: 925
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If you do, start on something small. The "stuff" from "somebody" is proven in what seems to be easily workable material, so if you do take the plunge try a small piece first. That's just my .02.
#244
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
Yup, any variant on the material and it could change the whole outcome of the finished product.
The material that "somebody" had is extremely thin and flexible. It almost felt like solidified paint held together by a screen backing but much more durable. It's very silky and drapes over objects.
I wouldn't want to cover the center console with anything heavier than that.
The material that "somebody" had is extremely thin and flexible. It almost felt like solidified paint held together by a screen backing but much more durable. It's very silky and drapes over objects.
I wouldn't want to cover the center console with anything heavier than that.
#245
Registered User
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Posts: 414
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yup, any variant on the material and it could change the whole outcome of the finished product.
The material that "somebody" had is extremely thin and flexible. It almost felt like solidified paint held together by a screen backing but much more durable. It's very silky and drapes over objects.
I wouldn't want to cover the center console with anything heavier than that.
The material that "somebody" had is extremely thin and flexible. It almost felt like solidified paint held together by a screen backing but much more durable. It's very silky and drapes over objects.
I wouldn't want to cover the center console with anything heavier than that.
#248
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
^^^ awesome. Yeah i love it because it's not as distractive as gloss CF...and *gasp* it's lighter than 99% of all overlays out there.
Our plastic center consoles are truly pieces of shiet. I don't even know how I got half the scratches on there but now problem solved.
Our plastic center consoles are truly pieces of shiet. I don't even know how I got half the scratches on there but now problem solved.
#251
New Member
iTrader: (5)
IMO people throw around the term "dry carbon" way too loosely. To my knowledge there isn't a single dry CF interior piece available. Everything I have ever seen available (either through a company or custom fabricator) is wet CF. Dry carbon is a completely different process then laying wet CF, is much more expensive, and wouldn't make any sense to use in an application where you are covering an original piece as the point of dry carbon is that it is lighter and stronger than a comparable wet CF or fiberglass piece. Dry CF does not mean matte in look, it means it's pre-preg resin versus laying the weave down and covering it in resin which is what all of the products available are.
To answer your question, IMO whats the difference? Neither is saving weight and both are literally gaining weight, in fact I believe an actual overlay or CF wrap job would be heavier. So basically, if you like the way this looks go for it. It's cheaper and probably lighter than alternatives available. If people think it's cheesy, whatever, so is overlaying pieces to make them look "light" but actually making them heavier. For me personally, I wouldn't do anything like this and would rather companies make REAL products that replace the original pieces. In either case most of our car's interior is cheap plastic which is relatively light and wouldn't save much weight anyway.
To answer your question, IMO whats the difference? Neither is saving weight and both are literally gaining weight, in fact I believe an actual overlay or CF wrap job would be heavier. So basically, if you like the way this looks go for it. It's cheaper and probably lighter than alternatives available. If people think it's cheesy, whatever, so is overlaying pieces to make them look "light" but actually making them heavier. For me personally, I wouldn't do anything like this and would rather companies make REAL products that replace the original pieces. In either case most of our car's interior is cheap plastic which is relatively light and wouldn't save much weight anyway.
#252
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I finished my first shift boot last night. It looks amazing. Ill post some pics up later on . I want to wrap some interior stuff but my spec v's center isn't one piec like the z so its hard
#256
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Woodbridge)
Posts: 1,174
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Here is mine.. I wouldn't do the whole center console if I had to do it again. It was a b*tch to do.. I still have to do a fine cut around the heated seats area and either lay in some carbon there, or paint it or something. I'm undecided at this point so I am not doing anything just yet..
#258
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
There is a vendor selling genuine carbon bits for the interior as well. Look really good but they have different color carbon as well. Just a heads up.
#259
New Member
iTrader: (4)
Here is mine.. I wouldn't do the whole center console if I had to do it again. It was a b*tch to do.. I still have to do a fine cut around the heated seats area and either lay in some carbon there, or paint it or something. I'm undecided at this point so I am not doing anything just yet..
#260
Registered User
iTrader: (34)
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: oklahoma city
Posts: 7,908
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
^^ that looks fantastic. I still think i would **** something up lol. Ive never done anything like this before. That would be so much easier to clean then stock as well. I wanna do my entire center console and the door switch covers.