Carbon Fiber dressup thingies

[Guest *Jedimaster*]

So I've been wanting to have my pillars on the wagon done in cf for a while and thought about the chrome trim on the hatch. I went to http://www.stickercity.com and got a roll of cf sticker- it's listed as lasting 3-5 years outside and I'll bet it will judging by seeing it up close.

 

I laid the sticker out and smoothed it over the pillars- I overlapped the edges to make it look less like a sticker and peeled the rubber molding back so I could tuck the extra in. I was surprised at how scratched the plastic piece was after only one winter.

 

Here's a few shots of the finished product:

 

 

 

I also did the chrome on the rear hatch- I initially started taking the thing off, then realized how easy it would be to do with it on. Here's the finished product:

 

 

 

I really like the sides- it adds just a touch of cf look and looks great in person. I'm not so sure on the rear- maybe because the car is silver, I don't know. But it's only a sticker and I'll take it off if I decide I don't like it.

 

 

I resisted the urge to cf every part of the car with what I had left over too

[OCDetails]

Its good to see they are still in business. I bought a roll from them sometime ago and used it on the sideskirts on my Integra. It was a great looking effect and it lasted forever. Its been on for 2 years now and it still looks as good as the day I put it on. You'll be happy with the durability.

 

Now take your car to a dyno and see how much HP those stickers just gave you. Sticka Powah!

[Guest *Jedimaster*]

At least 50 at every wheel!

[OCDetails]

Wow. And here I thought power like that was only had with yellow stickers. Who knew you could get it with those?

[Guest *Jedimaster*]

I'm curious: how did you stretch that onto the rockers? I had thought about using a hairdryer for parts that are curved on the dash.

[OCDetails]

When I went around the corners I ended up just making a cut and then using heat to make the seam line up with the patern. It worked out ok, but I wouldn't want to do it if the work was going to be too terribly intricate. Here is the album of what I did. It was a fairly easy project on large parts like that. I would imagine getting it to conform around smaller pieces like dash vents or something like that would be harder. The hairdryer is a good way to get it to melt and take shape. I would probably suggest a heat gun if you have one. They get hotter faster and work better for this kind of thing.

[Legasee]

I did the same with on my wrx, but with real carbon fiber (pretty thin though), I think it was made my Hayame (you can find it in ebay too, about $20 for a sheet, they come in different sizes with decent thin double-sided tape attached to it)....

 

it looked good but after a while it started to fade...then I realize it wasn't uv protected...

 

(I love cf anything!!!)

[SC GT]

So how much weight did you take off by going with carbon fiber instead of the stock material?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks good. But now you have to shave your ass.

[OCDetails]

lol Yeah, the stickers actually add negative weight to the car. Real carbon fiber stickers add even more negative weight. Its a real performance booster.

[Guest *Jedimaster*]

 

 

Looks good. But now you have to shave your ass.

My wife told me that the other day.

[SC GT]

My wife told me that the other day.

Wookie!

[Nsaglibene]

I have been thinking about doing the exact same thing for a while now, ever since I saw something like it on a 350z. As long as it wont fade and peel and stuff I think im gonna do that, how you guys think it will look on a black sedan, and after i get some tints?

[ih8vtec13]

My wife told me that the other day.

And where were you shaving the other day?

[Guest *Jedimaster*]

Shavin' da kitty, of course

 

Oh, and Nsaglibene, this stuff won't peel or crack- it's pretty good quality stuff. BTW, how many tints do you plan to get?

[blkwag]

I hate those wild hairs, dental floss anyone?

[Drift Monkey]

rice!

[Nsaglibene]

Lots of tints! I think ill order a sheet once i finish my current mods.

[carcand]

WTF?

My wife told me that the other day.

[Guest *Jedimaster*]

WTF?

http://legacygt.com/forums/showpost.php?p=183561&postcount=10

 

I had some of this stuff left over and did the little "spats" on the XT bumper- came out nice- I'll post pix if I ever get time to wash the dern thang.

[carcand]

Oh! What's that have to do with your ass?

[carcand]

Oh and do ya'll like my new avatar?

[OCDetails]

I had wrapped the sideskirts of my Integra with this same type carbon fiber vinyl. It didn't show any wear after 2 years. I'm sure it is still perfect, but I sold it so I can't really check right now. If it will wear perfectly for two years on sideskirts then I'm sure it will last just fine where jedi put it.

[Guest *Jedimaster*]

I had wrapped the sideskirts of my Integra with this same type carbon fiber vinyl. It didn't show any wear after 2 years. I'm sure it is still perfect, but I sold it so I can't really check right now. If it will wear perfectly for two years on sideskirts then I'm sure it will last just fine where jedi put it.

I was thinking about that when I put it on- I seem to remember you posting about that before- I had a few spots where Ihad a hard time getitng the stuff to lay flat around the curves- but I remembered you talking about stretching it, etc. This summer has been pretty neat for me- I've never had an luck with vinyl/tint/ painting things and I've done all but the tint with no problems.

[LGT Chris]

I must be blind 'cause I don't see it at all on the rear. I like the side pillars though.

[Guest *Jedimaster*]

It's just the strip on the rear hatch that used to be chrome and is now "cf".