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Old May 17, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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Saw you pass by Ocean Dr yesterday right by where I work. Instantly recognized the car
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Old May 17, 2010 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Legr19
Saw you pass by Ocean Dr yesterday right by where I work. Instantly recognized the car
haha That was me. I caught some rays for a bit. Perfect day for it.



On a side note... I drove past Pauly D (from the Jersey Shore) and he told me that my car was sick. I can officially die a happy man. hahahahahha
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Old May 17, 2010 | 12:07 PM
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warning, I used the same stuff on my interior and it was nice for the first couple weeks. Then came the harsh sun in the summer time and the edges start peeling off. I live in the East Coast and the sun isn't even that hot here but when your interior is all black, that can increase the amount of heat inside the car after a while.

Our interior's center console surface has a weird texture so this sticker wasn't able to stick properly.

I got frustrated when edges keep peeling off and end up rip everything out and went bought a real CF pieces for the interior.

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Old May 17, 2010 | 12:13 PM
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that looks pretty good, nice job
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Old May 17, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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How malleable is the material? Does it conform to curves and contours well? Stretch at all?
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Old May 17, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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i have a question on installing it. I tried this on my Z and it was not flexible enough to use one solid piece. Did you heat up the fabric or something for it to fit curves/edges? I need to take my piece off and re wrap it.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by phreaktor
How malleable is the material? Does it conform to curves and contours well? Stretch at all?
Originally Posted by pearlwhite_z
i have a question on installing it. I tried this on my Z and it was not flexible enough to use one solid piece. Did you heat up the fabric or something for it to fit curves/edges? I need to take my piece off and re wrap it.
the material can be heat up with a blow dryer and stretch out as much as possible. It does fit around curves/edges easy, but the problem is that the sticky adhesive in the back does not stick well to the center console's surface well enough for a permanent result. It will come out in a few weeks.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 04:19 PM
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I prepped all of the surfaces with isopropyl alcohol and used plenty of heat to wrap around corners and my pieces have been perfect. (and the heat in Miami is no joke)
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Old May 20, 2010 | 02:09 PM
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looks great.
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Old May 20, 2010 | 03:25 PM
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Probably all in the prep work. If Armorall has ever seen the inside of your car, it is a total pain to remove. The surface needs to be clean of all products, dirt and grease.

Originally Posted by *ICE*
the material can be heat up with a blow dryer and stretch out as much as possible. It does fit around curves/edges easy, but the problem is that the sticky adhesive in the back does not stick well to the center console's surface well enough for a permanent result. It will come out in a few weeks.
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