CF Di Noc Wrapped my Trim! - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

arctic330i · 09-18-2010, 10:46 PM

After a lot of help and support from fellow members I bit the bullet and did a Di Noc CF wrap on my car. From a noob at just about everything I can say that there is NO way to pay hundreds for somebody to do this, It is easy! Just takes patience and some extra vinyl...

Thanks for looking!

Express · 09-18-2010, 10:47 PM

looks good!

BTM · 09-18-2010, 10:48 PM

X2 nice job - would've personally forgone the shifter but to each their own. How do your edges look?

E90 LCI · 09-18-2010, 10:51 PM

Looks amazing. How much is the vinyl? Is it hard to take out each piece of the trim and wrap it?

BTM · 09-18-2010, 10:56 PM

Removing and reinstalling the trim is pretty straightforward - wrapping takes patience

arctic330i · 09-18-2010, 11:14 PM

Thanks for the complements!

Edges: nice and straight, I had to redo a lot of pieces but I ordered enough for a small house so I knew I could mess up

Price: I paid 150 something for the vinyl. And as stated above, keep a lot of patience. A lot. And be sure to go easy on the blow drier as you can "melt" it and distort the CF line.

As for the shifter, it got late and I got "wrap" happy

. I'm not sure on it yet. I do like my CF iPhone! Haha

ibeclueless · 09-18-2010, 11:40 PM

looks good

rickwjenn · 09-19-2010, 07:50 AM

It looks good in pictures and you did a great job.

A question - doesn't the whole "fake CF" bother you? To me it is like putting an M badge on a base car.

arctic330i · 09-19-2010, 08:02 AM

Never really thought about that, I mostly did it as the sun had rippled and cracked my wood around the shift boot area and it looked horrible. So the only good looking and cheap fix I could find was this. I won't and havent been going around telling people it's a carbon fiber set up. That be wrong.

Rukuss · 09-19-2010, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arctic330i

After a lot of help and support from fellow members I bit the bullet and did a Di Noc CF wrap on my car. From a noob at just about everything I can say that there is NO way to pay hundreds for somebody to do this, It is easy! Just takes patience and some extra vinyl...

Thanks for looking!

looks great

Sebastian_e90 · 09-19-2010, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by arctic330i

As for the shifter, it got late and I got "wrap" happy

. I'm not sure on it yet. I do like my CF iPhone! Haha

Haha, I like it, why not wrap it, you can always take it off later.

Post pics of your iPhone wrapped

lito · 09-19-2010, 08:13 PM

looks good

Any particular reason why you have weave pattern from \\\\ instead of ////

arctic330i · 09-19-2010, 08:46 PM

I stupidly did the first piece \\\ so I had to finish that way haha. As for the iPhone I'll have to dig up my camera as I use the iPhone! Haha

Nedim · 09-19-2010, 09:05 PM

I did mine last week but i cant put the fucking ashtray cover back in...do i have to take out the center console again to put it back in???

arctic330i · 09-19-2010, 09:08 PM

You mean the whole ashtray assembly or just the top part? I broke the top off mine, wrapped it, then used liquid nails and pressure clamps to set it back then screw back on from the bottom and voilà!

Nedim · 09-19-2010, 09:14 PM

well i put the entire ashtray back in with the center console and left the top part to wrap. when i got done i couldnt snap it back in

arctic330i · 09-19-2010, 09:20 PM

Hmm, looks like you'll have to take it apart. Mine broke of so I don't know how it should have come apart... that sucks!

Nedim · 09-19-2010, 09:30 PM

how did you wrap your shifter? looks nice

arctic330i · 09-19-2010, 09:37 PM

I have to laugh when I tell you, I just put a flat head screw driver in the bottom and pried slowly! And i broke like 10 tabs. Haha. So I just wrapped it (total bitch) and it was a little bit wider so it wedged itself stuck there! Aha

Trojan4evr · 09-19-2010, 11:58 PM

looks very professionally done.

brocklanders · 09-20-2010, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by rickwjenn

It looks good in pictures and you did a great job.

A question - doesn't the whole "fake CF" bother you? To me it is like putting an M badge on a base car.

wouldnt bother me, what would bother me would be spending money on real carbon fiber on a street car when the only purpose is looks. when people see this guys car, 98% wont even think to wonder if its real or plastic wrapped. they may wonder about his phone though. it looks much better, i myself hate the wood trim but am not going to pay $600 to change it. maybe one day i will wrap mine also i would go flat black, dont know how that would look but from the options i think that one sounds best, not a fan of carbon fiber either.

campbelly · 09-20-2010, 12:33 AM

looks good buddy! glad to see you didnt need any glue after all lol..seems to have turned out pretty well! enjoy

09-18-2010, 10:46 PM	#1
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09-18-2010, 11:14 PM	#6
arctic330i Lieutenant Colonel Drives: Arctic e90 330i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 1,873 iTrader: (7) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i E90 [4.15]	Thanks for the complements! Edges: nice and straight, I had to redo a lot of pieces but I ordered enough for a small house so I knew I could mess up Price: I paid 150 something for the vinyl. And as stated above, keep a lot of patience. A lot. And be sure to go easy on the blow drier as you can "melt" it and distort the CF line. As for the shifter, it got late and I got "wrap" happy. I'm not sure on it yet. I do like my CF iPhone! Haha __________________ See my full mod list in my garage

09-18-2010, 11:40 PM	#7
ibeclueless What Drives: E92 328xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Posts: 9,339 iTrader: (1)	looks good __________________ E92 328xi Space Gray Aero Lip \| M3 Side Skirts \| CF Performance Spoiler \| ACS Roof \| Gloss Black Grilles \| LUX H8 Angels \| BMW Performance Exhaust My E92 Photos

09-19-2010, 07:50 AM	#8
rickwjenn Private First Class Drives: 2011 335xi Coupe Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Minneapolis & San Diego Posts: 123 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 335xi Coupe [0.00] 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo [0.00] 1967 Camaro RS/SS 3 ... [0.00] 2010 Hyundai Tucson [0.00] 2010 Accord Coupe 4 ... [0.00] 2009 Accord Coupe V ... [0.00]	It looks good in pictures and you did a great job. A question - doesn't the whole "fake CF" bother you? To me it is like putting an M badge on a base car. __________________ Rick

09-19-2010, 08:02 AM	#9
arctic330i Lieutenant Colonel Drives: Arctic e90 330i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 1,873 iTrader: (7) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i E90 [4.15]	Never really thought about that, I mostly did it as the sun had rippled and cracked my wood around the shift boot area and it looked horrible. So the only good looking and cheap fix I could find was this. I won't and havent been going around telling people it's a carbon fiber set up. That be wrong. __________________ See my full mod list in my garage

09-18-2010, 10:47 PM	#2
Express Major General Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Promise Land Posts: 8,711 iTrader: (17) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [4.15]	looks good!

09-18-2010, 10:48 PM	#3
BTM Banned Drives: A///MERICAN!!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: A///MERICA!!! Posts: 10,316 iTrader: (11) Garage List 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe [3.56]	X2 nice job - would've personally forgone the shifter but to each their own. How do your edges look?

09-18-2010, 10:51 PM	#4
E90 LCI Captain Drives: E90 LCI Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: boca raton, fl Posts: 771 iTrader: (4)	Looks amazing. How much is the vinyl? Is it hard to take out each piece of the trim and wrap it?

09-18-2010, 10:56 PM	#5
BTM Banned Drives: A///MERICAN!!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: A///MERICA!!! Posts: 10,316 iTrader: (11) Garage List 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe [3.56]	Removing and reinstalling the trim is pretty straightforward - wrapping takes patience

09-19-2010, 08:13 PM	#12
lito Lieutenant Colonel Drives: CL9, E92 Join Date: May 2009 Location: DC metro Posts: 1,587 iTrader: (3)	looks good Any particular reason why you have weave pattern from \\\\ instead of ////

09-19-2010, 08:46 PM	#13
arctic330i Lieutenant Colonel Drives: Arctic e90 330i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 1,873 iTrader: (7) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i E90 [4.15]	I stupidly did the first piece \\\ so I had to finish that way haha. As for the iPhone I'll have to dig up my camera as I use the iPhone! Haha __________________ See my full mod list in my garage

09-19-2010, 09:05 PM	#14
Nedim Captain Drives: 2007 BMW 335i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 711 iTrader: (4)	I did mine last week but i cant put the fucking ashtray cover back in...do i have to take out the center console again to put it back in???

09-19-2010, 09:08 PM	#15
arctic330i Lieutenant Colonel Drives: Arctic e90 330i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 1,873 iTrader: (7) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i E90 [4.15]	You mean the whole ashtray assembly or just the top part? I broke the top off mine, wrapped it, then used liquid nails and pressure clamps to set it back then screw back on from the bottom and voilà! __________________ See my full mod list in my garage

09-19-2010, 09:14 PM	#16
Nedim Captain Drives: 2007 BMW 335i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 711 iTrader: (4)	well i put the entire ashtray back in with the center console and left the top part to wrap. when i got done i couldnt snap it back in

09-19-2010, 09:20 PM	#17
arctic330i Lieutenant Colonel Drives: Arctic e90 330i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 1,873 iTrader: (7) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i E90 [4.15]	Hmm, looks like you'll have to take it apart. Mine broke of so I don't know how it should have come apart... that sucks! __________________ See my full mod list in my garage

09-19-2010, 09:30 PM	#18
Nedim Captain Drives: 2007 BMW 335i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 711 iTrader: (4)	how did you wrap your shifter? looks nice

09-19-2010, 09:37 PM	#19
arctic330i Lieutenant Colonel Drives: Arctic e90 330i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 1,873 iTrader: (7) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i E90 [4.15]	I have to laugh when I tell you, I just put a flat head screw driver in the bottom and pried slowly! And i broke like 10 tabs. Haha. So I just wrapped it (total bitch) and it was a little bit wider so it wedged itself stuck there! Aha __________________ See my full mod list in my garage

09-19-2010, 11:58 PM	#20
Trojan4evr BMW Collector Drives: '07 E90 335i/ '11 E82 DCT 135i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 1,586 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW/ E82 135i [0.50] 2007 BMW/ E90 335i [2.75]	looks very professionally done.

09-20-2010, 12:33 AM	#22
campbelly AC Schnitzel Drives: 2006 325xi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 545 iTrader: (3)	looks good buddy! glad to see you didnt need any glue after all lol..seems to have turned out pretty well! enjoy __________________

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