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What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:43 AM
Well for the most part, my vert is relatively the same, as usual. Just did a few minor changes over the spring. Finally upgraded the front brakes to cross drilled and slotted rotors as well as replaced my passenger front wheel hub due to stripped lugs form the idiot at the tire shop that mounted my wheels back on. I underestimated how easy the studs were to change, hence the hub replacement, but I also changed the broken studs, so now my old hub is good as new just in case. Also, all of these are just iPhone pics, my car is filthy and I've been too busy to break out the DSLR lately. C&C welcome! And I'm really bored with my car honestly, so Once the cf hood wrap comes off, I'll just keep her clean and running until I save up for something newer/better most likely.








In addition, I was able to get a 2 yard roll of 3M's latest 1080 car wrap in the dry carbon, so I wrapped my hood in it. I'm honestly not crazy about the end product, and I think it'll come off after the pollen. But let me know what you guys think, good or bad!

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Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:56 AM
Fake cf ftl... I like the rest of it though.



Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 12:02 PM
i dig the updates but not the Fake CF hood






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Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 12:04 PM
wonder if you could clear over the wrap....hmm prolly not.




Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 12:10 PM
It actually didn't come out that bad.


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Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 12:13 PM
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It actually didn't come out that bad.






Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 12:27 PM
Maybe its just me but ilike the look of that vinyl a lot looking to do that to mine as well as roof and trunk as well as minor parts inside, not a fan of the gloss cf


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Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 12:32 PM
It didn't turn out too bad at all. But it is an appearance mod only. Obviously it doesnt have weight reduction or anything. But I personally love CF and approve for appearance.

If you don't mind me asking, how much was a roll of that stuff?



Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 12:39 PM
i like it interested in price... on account of a horribly peeling roof and hood
Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 1:45 PM
Do tell please! Some of us like appearence as much as others do performance, besides we can't all spend thousands on our dd


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Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 2:24 PM
Club Teh Jeffie wrote:It actually didn't come out that bad.


It looks quality but I feel it doesn't fit your car.. I love the OEM body! SO clean!!

IF you want a CF hood I'll sell ya mine! lol

Love your car dude.





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Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 2:56 PM
No you can't clear over it, but you can get cf vinyl with a clear laminate over it(aka vinyl clear coat)


I see wrinkles sir!!!
I like it though, would flow better on a different color car though imo






Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 3:02 PM
How about silver!!!!;-p


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Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 4:56 PM
it actually doesn't look all that bad IMO with the cf wrap. i kinda like it. looks like it was done well. car looks clean as hell as usual tho man.



Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 4:56 PM
Wow that looks great!



Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 5:01 PM
I like the vinyl. Thats a bummer that your sick of the car though



Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 5:21 PM
Damn your car is so shiney!!!










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Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 5:35 PM
For everyone asking about price, I saw the exact same stuff on ebay for about $100. Here is a 60" square piece which is about 2 yards and perfect. I wish the interior pieces were easier to wrap... The hood doesn't have any wrinkles, but from certain angles you can see the weave is a little wavy from not being able to get it on perfectly straight or where the vinyl stuck but had to be moved. It was definitely a 2 man job and it took a lot of patience! Probably about 3-4 hours getting it all said and done. If I had a coupe, especially a different color, wrapping the roof would look awesome. On black though, it just looks dull/matte to me, hence why it'll be coming off shortly, I like my car all black, I think it looks cleaner. Thanks for the feedback everyone!



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Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 5:38 PM
Well I have a coupe OOOOH YEAH vinyl time


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Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 5:43 PM
good god i would never pay that much for a decal LOL

it doesnt look too horrible.. better than i was expecting. but yea as others have said.. doesnt fit ur bad ass clean vehicle. stick to what works! (no fake cf vynal pun intended)



Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 5:46 PM
z yaaaa wrote:good god i would never pay that much for a decal LOL

it doesnt look too horrible.. better than i was expecting. but yea as others have said.. doesnt fit ur bad ass clean vehicle. stick to what works! (no fake cf vynal pun intended)

haha, thank god mine was free through hence why I don't feel bad about taking it off!



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Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 5:55 PM
I really like that car, not the hood so much, but I've never liked CF on black cars....now get some coilovers and some mb battles and be done with it...lol



Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 8:15 PM
98z24ragtop wrote:
z yaaaa wrote:good god i would never pay that much for a decal LOL

it doesnt look too horrible.. better than i was expecting. but yea as others have said.. doesnt fit ur bad ass clean vehicle. stick to what works! (no fake cf vynal pun intended)

haha, thank god mine was free through hence why I don't feel bad about taking it off!


I like the rotors, you have one of the cleanest non kitted Cavs ever so I must confirm you did remove the CF hood wrap. If so then you get a thumbs up for that!



Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 8:24 PM
your car is sooo clean. idk how you keep it looking that way?!



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Re: What I've been up to...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 9:28 PM
from any real distance, the hood just looks satin... not quite matte, but I dont see the carbon at all except for when you're right up to it. it doesnt look bad either way tho, and if you had a hardtop, it'd look good on the roof and trunk to make it like a 2-tone effect. and as stated before, it sucks that you're bored with such a nice car



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