[urnuts]

Went to their site and there is absolutely zero mention of this stuff- I mean, they obviously can do this from what I saw on their site, but I want a place where this is a specialty, not "Yeah, we can do that"... I want "yeah.... we do do that"
There's a difference.
I did see window/light tinting mentioned, but there was no other mention of any custom trim wrapping, etc.

[satin_m2c]

Originally Posted by urnuts

Went to their site and there is absolutely zero mention of this stuff- I mean, they obviously can do this from what I saw on their site, but I want a place where this is a specialty, not "Yeah, we can do that"... I want "yeah.... we do do that"
There's a difference.
I did see window/light tinting mentioned, but there was no other mention of any custom trim wrapping, etc.

most professional vinyl wrap places won't really mention custom trip wraps or anything like that. Majority of their business comes from custom graphics that they print and vinyl whole cars/vans/trucks etc. Those jobs are 24 hours + where as trim wrapping is a few hours, not even. This guy was a professional, he knew what he was doing and could vinyl absolutely anything.


also in terms of trim wrapping. Wrapping your own trim is not hard at all, its actually a lot of fun

[urnuts]

And I know that- as you mentioned- wraps and vehicle graphics, etc.
are buttering his bread.
I was just looking for a little mention, that's all.
I remember back in the late 80's/early 90's (yeah, I'm that old!), every schmuck with a hose and bucket was an "auto detailer".
That's cool, though- if you say he's good, I'm ok with giving him a call.
He's obviously not operating out of his garage, so that makes me feel a bit better.
I may have him wrap the interior pieces on my Pathfinder to see how I like them, then do the 330i. I just bought a new Miata and that could use some love, too.
I'll call him this week.

[satin_m2c]

Originally Posted by urnuts

And I know that- as you mentioned- wraps and vehicle graphics, etc.
are buttering his bread.
I was just looking for a little mention, that's all.
I remember back in the late 80's/early 90's (yeah, I'm that old!), every schmuck with a hose and bucket was an "auto detailer".
That's cool, though- if you say he's good, I'm ok with giving him a call.
He's obviously not operating out of his garage, so that makes me feel a bit better.
I may have him wrap the interior pieces on my Pathfinder to see how I like them, then do the 330i. I just bought a new Miata and that could use some love, too.
I'll call him this week.

In all honesty, wrap your own interior, I did it myself, and I had a great time and it was easy with practice. The window trim i left for a professional because it made more sense material wise. I did not want to get the bmwshadowline.com vinyl because that is just a strip of 3-4 inches of vinyl, where as he used a full 4x5 sheet I think of vinyl and covered the whole side of my car to get it done right and then cut out the excess. For me to buy all that material retail would have cost me just as much for him to do it for me.

The interior is different because you don't waste any vinyl like the window trim, all the vinyl is used to the very last inch, I have seen people use a 4x3 roll and I have been able to get it done in about 4x3.5

[urnuts]

thinking about it but you know...
I work like an old plow horse and just don't have the damn time.
I also confess, removing the wood kind of freaks me out, plastic I'm ok with... the wood.. not so sure.
And I bought the car new- it's got 12000 miles on it and is literally like new- never in the snow, barely in the rain.... 5-1/2 years and 12K miles... I'd be pissed if I broke something. The Pathfinder.... even the new Miata that's parked next to the 330i and has 50 miles on it.... I know that if I break some piece of trim I can go to the dealer and just replace the part- the 330i? I don't want to know what a piece of wood costs!
Maybe I'll cut my teeth on one of the other cars, though.
How much do you typically need for an interior? I guess that's dependent on the number of parts. I did see that site where they had different sized pieces.

[satin_m2c]

Originally Posted by urnuts

thinking about it but you know...
I work like an old plow horse and just don't have the damn time.
I also confess, removing the wood kind of freaks me out, plastic I'm ok with... the wood.. not so sure.
And I bought the car new- it's got 12000 miles on it and is literally like new- never in the snow, barely in the rain.... 5-1/2 years and 12K miles... I'd be pissed if I broke something. The Pathfinder.... even the new Miata that's parked next to the 330i and has 50 miles on it.... I know that if I break some piece of trim I can go to the dealer and just replace the part- the 330i? I don't want to know what a piece of wood costs!

if you are sketched out by that then i would suggest trying to remove a door trim piece first just to get an idea of what it is like. The door trim piece has no clips so you dont have to worry about breaking a plastic clip and then the piece not fitting back properly. it just has these points that go into the holes in the door.

the way i removed my door trim was I used a pry tool (flat head screwdriver covered in painters tape) and popped out the front part of the trim and moved my way back slowly, by the time i got halfway through, the whole thing popped out. I was surprised to see that the wood was actually very sturdy, because i vinyled the whole interior myself, i was pulling on the wood and the vinyl pretty hard to get the corners perfect and had no issues with it even bending much let alone breaking. One thing I also read which i did at first but i don't think is necessary. If you are worried about breaking the piece when putting it back in, mark where the points out of the trim piece are with tape so you can apply pressure to just those points when putting the trim piece in, if you have any questions, send me a PM

I would be careful with the other trim pieces, the front dash trim pieces are connected by a few wires for the air con, and various buttons, and the air con vents themselves are connected to the trim with clips, i broke a few of these, but the pieces still fit perfectly no problem. you do need to take out the vents tho to get a perfect wrap around all the corners.

[urnuts]

really appreciate it!

[kuruca]

any pictures of the roof??
what are the prices for the roof

[pnutty]

Would the window trim pricing be the same for an e90?

[calibro9]

I emailed them and it is $200 for forum members for an e92 window wrap. Not bad. I think I'm gonna have them do it for me!

[cyphr]

Originally Posted by calibro9

I emailed them and it is $200 for forum members for an e92 window wrap. Not bad. I think I'm gonna have them do it for me!

No offense, but you're grossly overpaying.

[calibro9]

is there anybody else that can do it for a better price? Let me know

[alex2112]

Originally Posted by calibro9

I emailed them and it is $200 for forum members for an e92 window wrap. Not bad. I think I'm gonna have them do it for me!

An earlier post said it was $125 for an E92... I guess their prices have gone up? I was thinking of having them do mine especially now that I have matte black wheels. Looks like I'll be in touch Rob!

[TL]

Originally Posted by calibro9

is there anybody else that can do it for a better price? Let me know

yea Rob (Cyphr) he does a very good CF interior wrap

[yiboi]

anyone know how much it cost to swap to cf interior trim, labor and parts ? thanks

[m3whip]

Is there anywhere or any one on the midwest (chicago) that can do this????

[zero2sixtyZ]

Originally Posted by princeville01

Is there anywhere or any one on the midwest (chicago) that can do this????

This shouldn't be difficult:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=44