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its going to be raining in socal this weekend, i will be attempting this project. i have left over cf fabric that i will use on the pillars and buy some suede from ana's or micheals.
its going to be raining in socal this weekend, i will be attempting this project. i have left over cf fabric that i will use on the pillars and buy some suede from ana's or micheals.
any pointers before i do this?
You will need a few things first:
- sharp pair of scissor
- Home Depot > Super 3M 90 adhesive spray
- Home Depot > Utility knife, like this
- make a lot of small cut at the corners on the other side so that the material won't bunch up and create crease.
^^^ Did you find a new strechable suede? If so what was the name of it and where did you pick it up from. How hard is it to lay the suede in the creases in the headliner where the visors rest up. Seems like a PITA to work through those angles.
Spray WD-40 on a towel and wipe any glue off with that towel. It works like magic!! It was an accident discovery that led to success lol
anyways got done wrapping my A-pillars with carbon fiber fabric. The suede material I got from the local store wasn't stretchy enough for those big curves. Turn out really nice Will install them tomorrow.
That looks great. Did you get the CF wrap from the same store? What type of paint did you use for the plastic pieces and visors? Glue brand? Just trying to get the same stuff so I can do it right the first time.
^^^ Did you find a new strechable suede? If so what was the name of it and where did you pick it up from. How hard is it to lay the suede in the creases in the headliner where the visors rest up. Seems like a PITA to work through those angles.
its stretchable, i bought it from Jo Anns fabric store. there were 2 types there. the cheaper suede was going for $6.99 per yard. i chose the micro suede since it felt and looked better, but cost $12.99 per yard.
its not as hard as you think. just have a lot of patience and you should be good.
That looks great. Did you get the CF wrap from the same store? What type of paint did you use for the plastic pieces and visors? Glue brand? Just trying to get the same stuff so I can do it right the first time.
No. The CF fabric I got from this guy, somebody from this thread. I used KRYLON Plastic Fusion Satin Black paint for all plastic pieces and for the visors I used DUPLICOLOR Vinyl/Fabric Black paint. Glue is 3M super 90, available at all Home Depot store. Make sure to get the utility knife too.
No. The CF fabric I got from this guy, somebody from this thread. I used KRYLON Plastic Fusion Satin Black paint for all plastic pieces and for the visors I used DUPLICOLOR Vinyl/Fabric Black paint. Glue is 3M super 90, available at all Home Depot store. Make sure to get the utility knife too.
Thanks for the info . Is the CF wrap just the NefiWrap (sp?) that somebody use to sell on this site? I'll try to find it.
The only downside to this mod is that it makes the car a little claustrophobic. The OEM grayish headliner makes the car seem more "airy". This is my opinion of course.
The only downside to this mod is that it makes the car a little claustrophobic. The OEM grayish headliner makes the car seem more "airy". This is my opinion of course.
Haha, definitely! I hadn't thought about that at all until I got the headliner back in. I find myself slouching a lot more now.
Haha, definitely! I hadn't thought about that at all until I got the headliner back in. I find myself slouching a lot more now.
Same here. If I had to do it again I'd find a color a little lighter than black but darker than the OEM gray. Maybe a slate gray of some sort? What's done is done on my part though.
ICE that looks really good bro,, my only suggestion is that you put another 2 coats on the visors, cause you still can see tan fabric.. Keep up the great work..
Same here. If I had to do it again I'd find a color a little lighter than black but darker than the OEM gray. Maybe a slate gray of some sort? What's done is done on my part though.
If I have to redo mine for any reason I may do a very dark gray just to get a little bit lighter.
Originally Posted by Royal_T
ICE that looks really good bro,, my only suggestion is that you put another 2 coats on the visors, cause you still can see tan fabric.. Keep up the great work..
I really enjoyed coating my visors with the fabric paint...it was cool to see it get darker and darker with each coat. I think I did 5-6 coats with the last one being pretty thick, so they are a little bitter darker than that (based on what I can tell from his pics).
03-04-2010, 01:55 PM
Will install them tomorrow.
