[sigtwenty]

Originally Posted by F30lolz

Too lazy to wash it by hand this morning so I took it through an automatic wash.

Permission to rage on me with pitchforks granted.

Seriously??? 🙄🙄🤮

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by sigtwenty

Seriously??? 🙄🙄🤮

Yes, cereal.

[amancuso]

Originally Posted by F30lolz

Yes, cereal.

Personally, I like Lucky Charms.

[FrankDK]

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Swapped the I-drive controller, for the ceramic version. I think that it looks so much better.

[haagm58]

Originally Posted by FrankDK

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Swapped the I-drive controller, for the ceramic version. I think that it looks so much better.

Looks good, I'm loving the cf pieces too.

[FrankDK]

Originally Posted by haagm58

Looks good, I'm loving the cf pieces too.

Thank you
They came of a M3 cs. So it is oem BMW parts.

[haagm58]

Originally Posted by FrankDK

Thank you
They came of a M3 cs. So it is oem BMW parts.

Very nice! Im surprised an M3 CS owner would part with their...parts. Fortunate for you!

[FrankDK]

Originally Posted by haagm58

Very nice! Im surprised an M3 CS owner would part with their...parts. Fortunate for you!

They came from a breakers yard, in Germany.
I guess, that someone parted from the car all together.

[haagm58]

Originally Posted by FrankDK

They came from a breakers yard, in Germany.
I guess, that someone parted from the car all together.

Epic find! My parts are oem too...vinyl wrapped 😂 not quite the same...but better than bone stock!

[Skyhigh]

Originally Posted by haagm58

Epic find! My parts are oem too...vinyl wrapped 😂 not quite the same...but better than bone stock!

A matter of taste. Never liked carbon-wrap. Looks "cheap" IMO. Cheaper than the basic stock even.
On FrankDK's photo above you can see the huge difference between real CF with clearcoat and wrap (around the gear stick)....

[FrankDK]

Originally Posted by Skyhigh

A matter of taste. Never liked carbon-wrap. Looks "cheap" IMO. Cheaper than the basic stock even.
On FrankDK's photo above you can see the huge difference between real CF with clearcoat and wrap (around the gear stick)....

Actually what you see around the gear stick, is open pore carbon from BMW, m-perfomance for the F3x series. The carbon gearstick, and surround, from the f8x series do not fit my car.

[haagm58]

Originally Posted by Skyhigh

A matter of taste. Never liked carbon-wrap. Looks "cheap" IMO. Cheaper than the basic stock even.
On FrankDK's photo above you can see the huge difference between real CF with clearcoat and wrap (around the gear stick)....

I hear you. I wanted to learn a new skill and also cut down on the fingerprints we'll see how long I keep the wrap. It's been one day.

[Skyhigh]

Just to clarify - I am not against wrap in general - on my Audi I have wrapped those interior pieces with brushed metal (textured) wrap. And it looks so much better than the stock flat-grey.
I am just not a fan of CF wrap. To me it looks nothing like what CF is supposed to look like and makes me think of China...
Could be just me.

[haagm58]

Originally Posted by Skyhigh

Just to clarify - I am not against wrap in general - on my Audi I have wrapped those interior pieces with brushed metal (textured) wrap. And it looks so much better than the stock flat-grey.
I am just not a fan of CF wrap. To me it looks nothing like what CF is supposed to look like and makes me think of China...
Could be just me.

Honestly I didn't even consider a different pattern or texture. What you did with your Audi sounds really sleek.

[haagm58]

Last interior piece wrapped. If it stops raining and the sun comes out, I'll post pics of the interior put back together. I thought this piece would be tedious but it wasn't at all, just needed inside and outside relief cuts to accommodate the corners. 25 minutes from car to complete.

[haagm58]

Interior wrap complete and installed! Pretty happy with it. I need to find a solution for the red trim scratches on the large trim piece. I also will install a CF shifter cover or attempt to wrap it.

It's cold and rainy and the car isn't detailed, but you get the idea.

[5mall5nail5]

Originally Posted by haagm58

Removed the gloss black interior trim and bumper whiskers in preparation to try vinyl wrapping for the first time. Any tips are appreciated!

The whiskers are not a great first piece to learn on to be honest.

There is one side of them that is kind of a pain. Prioritize the top and front, the underside is the side that's a tricky part. Use a heat gun and heat it up and stretch it. Though be careful because the contours of the whisker are sharp and can cut/tear the vinyl. Took me 2 - 3 tries to get it perfect:

[haagm58]

Originally Posted by 5mall5nail5

The whiskers are not a great first piece to learn on to be honest.

There is one side of them that is kind of a pain. Prioritize the top and front, the underside is the side that's a tricky part. Use a heat gun and heat it up and stretch it. Though be careful because the contours of the whisker are sharp and can cut/tear the vinyl. Took me 2 - 3 tries to get it perfect:

I appreciate you sharing that info, it's timely as the whiskers are the last pieces I need to wrap and they do look challenging. Yours look great.

I'm debating wrapping the LCI radio trim to finish the CF look over all the gloss black. What are your thoughts?

[5mall5nail5]

Originally Posted by haagm58

I appreciate you sharing that info, it's timely as the whiskers are the last pieces I need to wrap and they do look challenging. Yours look great.

I'm debating wrapping the LCI radio trim to finish the CF look over all the gloss black. What are your thoughts?

Hmmm that could be nice. Easy part to do - worst case you don't like it and pull it

[haagm58]

Originally Posted by 5mall5nail5

Hmmm that could be nice. Easy part to do - worst case you don't like it and pull it

Exactly. It could be done in less than an hour.

[haagm58]

Originally Posted by psyki

Over the weekend and last few days I retrofit NBT EVO along with a 10.25" touch screen

Looks amazing! Huge upgrade to the interior. What are your impressions so far? How difficult was the install?

[haagm58]

Originally Posted by 5mall5nail5

Hmmm that could be nice. Easy part to do - worst case you don't like it and pull it

So I was able to wrap one of the whiskers so far, man that was more work than any of the interior pieces. Thanks for your advice, it definitely helped to start on the top and work down the front, then the bottom. Had to make several relief cuts for the severe angles.