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      12-18-2012, 01:05 PM   #1
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Interior trim color/wrap options

Okay, I am thinking of changing my interior trim from light walnut to something metallic with a vinyl wrap. I was thinking of a dark carbon fiber, dark brushed aluminum or brushed steel. What do you guys think? Here is the interior now.



Thanks for the help/thoughts.

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      12-18-2012, 01:58 PM   #2
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Please do anything but not carbon. You can still see that it is not real which makes it look cheap...
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      12-18-2012, 02:59 PM   #3
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Please do anything but not carbon. You can still see that it is not real which makes it look cheap...
Unless you get it wrapped professionally in real carbon fiber.
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      12-18-2012, 03:02 PM   #4
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I don't think carbon fiber will look bad at all, but something dark for sure, seeing the interior is so light
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      01-12-2013, 02:38 PM   #5
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Talking Updated interior trim with 3M Brushed Steel vinyl.

I decided to try vinyl wrapping the trim myself. I think the results are pretty good.

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      01-12-2013, 02:45 PM   #6
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Nice job! Huge improvement. I would have gone with a different color to give more contrast to your gray interior.
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      01-12-2013, 02:52 PM   #7
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Thanks I think the flash from the camera washes it out a bit. I'll get a picture with natural light.
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      01-13-2013, 08:52 AM   #8
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A better picture. I was going for a nice transition between the light grey leather and black dash.

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Macflyer516 - that really looks so much better! I really like the way the silver trim on the AT shifter and steering wheel pull all the accents together.
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Looks good man!
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A better picture. I was going for a nice transition between the light grey leather and black dash.
Nice!!
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Looks great!
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way better than the stock trim. I'd love to see it in some contrasting color. in silver it just gets to be a bit... homogenous
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A better picture. I was going for a nice transition between the light grey leather and black dash.

where did you get your wrap from and how much did you buy? i plan on doing the something.
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      01-29-2013, 11:18 AM   #16
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Bought the 3m vinyl through Amazon. It was the 12inch by 5 ft size. I used about 1/3 of the roll.
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Bought the 3m vinyl through Amazon. It was the 12inch by 5 ft size. I used about 1/3 of the roll.
Is it just smooth silver or is it a carbon look silver?

Link?

Damn, it looks good !
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      01-29-2013, 02:26 PM   #18
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Its 3M 1080 vinyl wrap. The color / style is Brushed Steel

http://www.amazon.com/3M-1080-Scotch...+brushed+steel
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Nice choice, agreed it looks a lot better!
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Thanks for the link, so would 1' x 3' be enough (I'm not cheap, just a huge difference in shipping cost to Canada) ??

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When I get home today, I'll measure how much I have left from the roll.
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