[acj75]

I never had the luxury of picking the interior colors/trim on my '07 335i since I bought it pre-owned. If it were up to me, I would have gotten saddle brown or black. But anyway...I've grown very tired of the wood trim in my interior, so I decided to try wrapping the pieces with black 3M Scotchprint Carbon Fiber vinyl.

I purchased a roll on Amazon for ~$25.

Tools used:

flathead screwdriver
scissors
hair dryer

Here's what it looked like before - black on gray with brown wood grain??



...and here's how it looks now after wrapping the dash pieces. I have to say I'm very happy with the way it turned out! I'm still working on the remaining pieces, so I'll post as I finish them.

[GetSomeE92]

Looks like you did a great job! How hard was it to get the corners right?

[acj75]

Originally Posted by GetSomeE92

Looks like you did a great job! How hard was it to get the corners right?

It's really not that hard, just takes some heating and stretching to get it right. I spent more time being careful not to damage any of the electrical connectors / trim pieces when removing the trim than the actual wrapping.

[Hartge]

looks good, top job

[fdriller9]

Did you just wrap the upper trim? Because 5'x1' will not cover every trim piece.

[ECSTuning]

looks great!!

ECS Tuning

[acj75]

Originally Posted by *********

Did you just wrap the upper trim? Because 5'x1' will not cover every trim piece.

You're correct. I had to order another 60" x 24" roll in order to keep the same thread pattern on the center console that's on the dash. Plus, it'll be nice to have some extra lying around. My new roll should be in tomorrow, so I'll post pics of the rest of the car when I'm done.

[gds52]

I must say, Carbon fibre vinyl looks better than the real carbon fibre trim. Real CF trim is too shiny, I like vinyl. Just my choice.

[GuidoDoc]

Very nice job. I tried the same 3M stuff on the rear diffuser and couldn't get the corners right, kept peeling back or shrinking back.

[fdriller9]

Originally Posted by liborio

Very nice job. I tried the same 3M stuff on the rear diffuser and couldn't get the corners right, kept peeling back or shrinking back.

Try using prep sol to prepare the surface. Then use lots of heat to make the vinyl "reset" and stay in place.

You can also try 3M Primer 94 but that is tricky to use correctly.

[George@V]

Using a high quality CF vinyl wrap and some heat is the way to tackle tricky curves/corners.

I would also recommend using a felt tip squeegee when applying the vinyl.

[acj75]

I received my second roll of vinyl, so I finally got around to wrapping some more pieces. I'm really happy with the "new look." It changes to whole feel of the interior, and I personally think it suits the car better.

[Eric335]

im trying to find some 3M CF vinyl to use for my trim. do you recommend this? im trying to decide....

[acj75]

Originally Posted by Eric335

im trying to find some 3M CF vinyl to use for my trim. do you recommend this? im trying to decide....

Yes, absolutely. Look at the difference it made in my car. I used the 3M Scotchprint CF, very happy with the look and feel.

[Eric335]

Originally Posted by acj75

Yes, absolutely. Look at the difference it made in my car. I used the 3M Scotchprint CF, very happy with the look and feel.

yes, it looks great

website for the scotchprint vinyl?
i might go with the 3M Di-Noc stuff from:

http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/




Recommendations?

[acj75]

Originally Posted by Eric335

yes, it looks great

website for the scotchprint vinyl?
i might go with the 3M Di-Noc stuff from:

http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/




Recommendations?

Thx...I put a link to the vendor I bought from on Amazon, metrorestyling, in the first post. I'm pretty sure they carry all the 3M products.

LINK

[Eric335]

Originally Posted by acj75

Thx...I put a link to the vendor I bought from on Amazon, metrorestyling, in the first post. I'm pretty sure they carry all the 3M products.

LINK

any idea of the differences of the films? What is DI-NOC?

[ECSTuning]

Originally Posted by Eric335

any idea of the differences of the films? What is DI-NOC?

Di-Noc CF has more of a dry carbon fiber look and where the 1080 CF has a more of a "wet" look. The 1080 (Scotch Print) is also slightly (very very very slightly) thinner. I've been playing with samples for a while.... my coffee cup is wrapped in them

My guys are in the process of getting several 1080 vinyls on our site now. We currently have some of the Di-Noc up, I love that stuff, my interior is a bit over kill wrapped in it

[Eric335]

Originally Posted by ECSTuning

Di-Noc CF has more of a dry carbon fiber look and where the 1080 CF has a more of a "wet" look. The 1080 (Scotch Print) is also slightly (very very very slightly) thinner. I've been playing with samples for a while.... my coffee cup is wrapped in them

My guys are in the process of getting several 1080 vinyls on our site now. We currently have some of the Di-Noc up, I love that stuff, my interior is a bit over kill wrapped in it

Pics? And im not sure which one to go with.... what, in your opinion, looks better with a black interior? Im thinking the wet carbon fiber, but pictures would tell me that.

So, which one do you think i should go with, in your opinion, for my interior trim?

[acj75]

Originally Posted by ECSTuning

I've been playing with samples for a while.... my coffee cup is wrapped in them

Funny you say that...I was looking around the house earlier for things I could wrap with my spare vinyl...computer monitor, xbox, etc.

[ECSTuning]

Eric, I sent you a PM

Originally Posted by acj75

Funny you say that...I was looking around the house earlier for things I could wrap with my spare vinyl...computer monitor, xbox, etc.

I had my desk phone wrapped.... but someone liked it a little too much as I'm back to a boring non cf desk phone. If you're reallllllllly bored try to wrap a solo up, not as easy as you would think.

[Schm]

Hey, I am trying to wrap my trim with the same vinyl. I have used Dy-noc before but struggled. I am also having problems with this kind. Do you have any pointers as to how to prevent wrinkles? Did you use any prep solution, what exactly are your methods? Any way you took any pics or videos doing this? Thanks!