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      09-17-2013, 03:11 PM   #1
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exterior trim in carbon fiber?

im trying to decide if i want to wrap my chrome windown trim in carbon fiber but its kind of hard to visualize. If anyone that has done this could post pics i would appreciate it.
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My imagination tells me that it will be very ugly.

Just wrap it in matte or gloss black
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      09-17-2013, 05:43 PM   #3
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Gloss black if you have tint or matte to match the window and door rubber seals.
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      09-17-2013, 06:01 PM   #4
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It'll look tacky and "ricey".
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      09-17-2013, 06:36 PM   #5
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i guess i will go matte black to match my matte black kidney grills. thanks for the advice guys
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      09-17-2013, 09:44 PM   #6
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I would suggest going for the gloss black to give it a more OEM look
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      12-19-2013, 08:18 AM   #7
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do you have website mdecals?
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gloss black
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      12-19-2013, 02:19 PM   #10
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Sorry, I can't imagine that looking good.
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