red95_240sx
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No. It wouldnt.
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civickilla03
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lol yea man thats just after two days of workin on it, it will def look more tied in when its all rusted
civickilla03
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got plans for a roof cap?
JM1Protege
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^^^ for realz UCMP3!!! if you got a cf roof cap or even did an overlay of some form you would be set!
bikingpro5
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Looks good, like the CF and Yellow
Ya, not sure how/what I wanna do, tho...
^What he said. Those iSport CF roof caps are sexy, but too much $$. I just need to do my homework on vinyls and other options.
I'm not sure how the 3M CF stuff will look. Even the VIS CF hood I had on b4 didn't match the weave of the DG grille I have. I love how seemlessly/perfectly the weave matches on my DG hood & DG grille now. Makes it look so much better in person! So I'm not sure how the 3M CF wrap will look when it's used with the legit CF hood & trunk. I might buy some to play with and decide if I want to go that route or not...
I think it will look badass, as well. I may end up just doing a flat black vinyl instead; if 3M wrap doesn't work out. Does anyone else make a faux CF vinyl? Where are some good places to buy vinyl from? I've never laid vinyl b4, it's easy right? A heat gun and time is all it takes?
Thx, bro!
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red95_240sx
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nah dont go flat black. if your not gonna go all CF dont do it IMO.
JM1Protege
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I dont think the 3m stuff would look right... its very dull where your actual cf is shiny. I have a gloss black vinyl and on my roof and it looks pretty good with my cf hood. Theres a guy on the forum that sells different vinyls for this particular job and the stuff he has works great and its cheaper than most places i priced it from. he has it in flat and gloss black
red95_240sx
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thats true, making sure its the same look.
But definately not if someone was walking by ur car and saw: CF hood... flat black roof...CF TRUNK(boom01).
or comign from the other way.
CF trunk... flat black roof...CF HOOD(boom01).
But definately not if someone was walking by ur car and saw: CF hood... flat black roof...CF TRUNK(boom01).
or comign from the other way.
CF trunk... flat black roof...CF HOOD(boom01).
Ya, I go back and forth like every other day about whether or not I'm ok with the 3M stuff... I've still never seen it in person, so idk...
I think satin black vinyl is looking like my bottom b**** for the roof, currently... I think black vinyls (flat or satin) look very good as "roof caps."
You're posts lately are so very helpful & insightful.
Ya, I'm feeling the same way. I think aside from the finish, just the weave itself will look cheap and crappy when compared to the real thing.
Ya, idk. We'll see. I won't be doing this right away anyways, I have several other projects I need to finish first. So I'll have time to think about my options...
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thanks 
seriously, a chrome roof cap would be the most functional. since its a cap, adding it would NOT save weight, so why do carbon fiber. and if you're going to add vinyl, add something that will give some function. chrome will reflect the heat of the sun, keeping your interior cooler.
so....
you should get a chrome roof cap.
seriously, a chrome roof cap would be the most functional. since its a cap, adding it would NOT save weight, so why do carbon fiber. and if you're going to add vinyl, add something that will give some function. chrome will reflect the heat of the sun, keeping your interior cooler.
so....
you should get a chrome roof cap.
JM1Protege
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^^^ ha ha he makes a point plus it would give you 20 style points
but heres an old pic that you can kinda see the gloss black roof with my cf hood... i will try to find a better pic later
but heres an old pic that you can kinda see the gloss black roof with my cf hood... i will try to find a better pic later
