my new dash

[miller]

Hi folks,

What ya all reckon?
Took a different and cheaper route, will explain later once ive loaded pics up to host account.



Mike

[TAR]

Umm looks good. Spill the beans, how dya do it??:inquisiti

[Ghost_2008]

He stole it!!!!!!!!!!

But really, how? It looks very good from the pic, I wouldnt have thought it was the self adhesive stuff coz usually they dont have the high gloss finish........

[elnevio]

Looks nice - Photoshop?! :P

[miller]

A mate i know who is in the signwriting buisness can work wonders with this 'wrap' material. Being a car enthusiast he has played around with the carbon fibre effect wrap for a while now. has it off to a tee now! His GTO is a credit to his skills.

So by process of carefully 'wrapping' this material can be forced,bent and pushed to a degree. There are limitations though. for eg the handle on the ash tray couldnt be done as its too deep plus the cigarette lighter entry wall as that again is too deep.

I first thought of getting the 'wrap' in the same colour as the exterior...Hamilton Silver. Maybe in the future, lets try the carbon effect like the super vr4's first and take it from there. Steve who produced this says not a problem to match the exterior colour either. Beauty of this i suppose is you can change it whenever your mood likes or just to follow the current trend!

It took about £30 worth of materials incl ink etc.

So now whats the verdict??

:afro: :afro:

[HMG1K]

Looks swish!

Better than the honeycombe effect dash that came on the Sports.

[elnevio]

Nice effect - would like to see it in the flesh!

But looks a good job :thumbsup:

[djb160]

looks really good.

[miller]

Looks better in the flesh TBH, cant seem to get decent pics of it!

[djb160]

Sooooo....Do you have to be a pro to use that stuff or what?

[ianturbo]

Hi folks,

What ya all reckon?
Took a different and cheaper route, will explain later once ive loaded pics up to host account.



Mike
looks good mate , does it shrink on ?,ie heat gun/hair drier , or is it just water and a bit of time ??:thinking:
P.S your steering wheel is on upside down !!/Nuuu
ian

[Ghost_2008]

The stuff I used before didnt shrink under heat but became a lot more pliable so you could put into all the nooks and crannies............ looks good in the pics but carbon fiber does have a depth that I think is lost on the self adhesive stuff but the pics look very good

[miller]

yep it becomes a lot more pliable under heat, ie easier to smooth out around corners etc.

Mike

[technique]

Looks swish!

Better than the honeycombe effect dash that came on the Sports.


honeycombe? i wish, i have wood

[miller]

honeycombe? i wish, i have wood

Which is what i started with!

[PaddyB]

Where can I get some from ??

Do you reckon it's scratch & peel resistant ?? (I still remember the Fablon atrocities from the 70's - don't want my dash to go bad).

[martin_y]

P.S your steering wheel is on upside down !!/Nuuu
ian

Nah.. thats just how he got the car back from KwikFit.

[wantavr4]

I used the carbon vinal wrap myself on the plastic cover piece on the bumper where the tow ring is. looks amazing and cost me bout 15euro. saved me a fortune on making it out of carbon. Looks mint!!

[miller]

Where can I get some from ??

Do you reckon it's scratch & peel resistant ?? (I still remember the Fablon atrocities from the 70's - don't want my dash to go bad).

Very hard wearing! doubt it will scratch easily.

i will pm you the guys details

[vikvallabh82]

Very hard wearing! doubt it will scratch easily.

i will pm you the guys details

I'd liek to be in that particular PM Please!