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Old 12-14-2015, 05:19 PM
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Really gotta give this a shot. The local shop quoted me at $249 parts and labor...
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I realllllly want to do this myself but I know I'll mess it up.
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Give it a shot, if you mess it up you're only out like $25 and it peels off so no one but you will know
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it's really easy to do, especially when you find out that a shop would want like 300-400 to do this. idk why people are scared to try, worst thing you can do if you mess up is start over and do it again
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So how does the vinyl wrap hold up when washing your car? I occasionally use a power washer every now and then, especially before I do a full detail. I wouldn't want it to rip the vinyl right off.
I don't plan on spraying down the vinyl with the power washing, but worst case scenario and the power washer got in contact with it, would I have to worry?
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With a good install you should have zero issues.
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After painting my headlights I thought I would complete DIY number two this week. Thank you so much for the detailed dimensions and write up. It made this DIY a breeze to complete.



Before, forgive the filthy car..





After





Nice and smooth





vinyl has nice shine as well.
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Awesome job there!!
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Originally Posted by blnewt
Give it a shot, if you mess it up you're only out like $25 and it peels off so no one but you will know
Has anyone done this on their vert? I'm really thinking about giving it a shot. I'll need to measure out everything thing like you did to see how much vinyl I'll need to get. Also, do you know if there's a template for the coupe grill or a diy for it?

Any advice would be appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Trezzay
Has anyone done this on their vert? I'm really thinking about giving it a shot. I'll need to measure out everything thing like you did to see how much vinyl I'll need to get. Also, do you know if there's a template for the coupe grill or a diy for it?

Any advice would be appreciated.
No template for the grill, a 2x5foot sheet should give you enough for 3 tries, lol. Just lay it out and apply enough heat to get it to wrap the upper visible sections of the grill slats and cut each slat to wrap the underside about a 1/4"

Here's my sedan grill wrapped
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Thanks!! I might order a sample square to try it out.
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+1 for Metro Restyling
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Wow this is a must do for black sedans
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Thanks for the write up. It helped a bunch.




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Well done there^^^Glad it helped.


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