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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 04:05 PM
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what are carbon fiber hood wraps? someone explain. do they look good and are they worth it?
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it makes your car lighter.. ;)
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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lmao.. yea right.. wraps...
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i guess they look pretty good... dont do it yourself. but if you have a shop do it.. it looks real nice.
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what are carbon fiber hood wraps? someone explain. do they look good and are they worth it?
its carbon fibre looking vinyl...
its allot cheaper
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 05:16 PM
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really... all i am worried about is it looking real fake...
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by melvynray
really... all i am worried about is it looking real fake...
No one will know unless u lift yr hood up.
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 05:22 PM
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cool. any ideas on how to install? or any places in florida that will do it?
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Originally Posted by melvynray
cool. any ideas on how to install? or any places in florida that will do it?
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by melvynray
cool. any ideas on how to install? or any places in florida that will do it?
I use to work for sign shops down here and do installs on all kinds of vehicles.
most sign shops probably dont have the carbon vinyl instock...but you can check around call a few sign shops in yr are and ask em...
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Oh my god are you kidding me?????

OF COURS YOU CAN TELL IT ISNT CF.....dont let them fool you.....it looks cheap as heck and willl look nasty after a few months of driving......please please PLEASE dont do that.
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Originally Posted by Snk
Oh my god are you kidding me?????

OF COURS YOU CAN TELL IT ISNT CF.....dont let them fool you.....it looks cheap as heck and willl look nasty after a few months of driving......please please PLEASE dont do that.
yr stupid... HAVE YOU EVER WORKED FOR A SIGN SHOP?
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On my old car, 95 Jetta, i had the CF vinyl put on the hood and it looked great. I put about 5 coats of wax on that baby. I fooled alot of people. I didnt have the money to get the real thing but i got added a nict touch with the fraction of the cost.
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https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=107158
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https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=107158
cool...I just suggest if anyone is installing a solid peice of vinyl on usually any surface. Get like a windex sprayer, fill with water and add like 2 drops of soap and shake the bottle up...spray the sticcky side of the vinyal and apply it carefully
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hmmm
ive been thinking about doing most of my exterior with it..
(like id buy the cf hood,hatch,fenders,and lip kit all around)
and then just use the wrap to finish the cf car
heh its cheaper then paint?
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hahaha, kinda reminds me of that "TAXI" movie where the run-away girls pull off their vinyl off the BMW and changed it from blue to red.. hahahahaha
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Carbon Fiber Wraps.. Faking the Funk since 1998
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Originally Posted by TimmyT
Carbon Fiber Wraps.. Faking the Funk since 1998
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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its just like gettin some knock off wheels



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