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Old 08-05-2021, 08:13 AM   #1
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It's really up to you. Some will like it, others wont. One thing I always have in my mind is resale no matter what car I am working on. Personally for me, CF just doesnt look good in any car. Never been a fan of how it looks. Just looks like gray fiberglass mat to me. But again, it's your car, do what makes you happy with it not a bunch of people on the internet.
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Old 08-05-2021, 08:32 AM   #2
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It's really up to you. Some will like it, others wont. One thing I always have in my mind is resale no matter what car I am working on. Personally for me, CF just doesnt look good in any car. Never been a fan of how it looks. Just looks like gray fiberglass mat to me. But again, it's your car, do what makes you happy with it not a bunch of people on the internet.

I normally wouldn’t do this type of change but my plastics are peeling and looking faded. I don’t really want to spray paint everything so I’m doing the carbon, 200$ out the door is a good price to see if I like it.
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Speaking of interior anyone know a good way to restore this plastic fade on the hvac?
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Old 08-05-2021, 05:24 PM   #4
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Speaking of interior anyone know a good way to restore this plastic fade on the hvac?
Plastidip!

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Old 08-05-2021, 06:25 PM   #5
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Idk about you but idk if I would want to plasti dip around the AC and heating controls
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Old 08-08-2021, 09:29 AM   #6
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Idk about you but idk if I would want to plasti dip around the AC and heating controls
You can dismamtle the ac unit quite easily, paint the face plate, and then reassemble

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Old 08-14-2021, 04:01 PM   #7
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What’s everyone think of this interior? Minus the steering wheel. Specially the alcantera lower dash. I would like the alcantera gauge cover but that seams hard to do with the seam
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Speaking of interior anyone know a good way to restore this plastic fade on the hvac?
Have you thought about dying it? Here's what I did to mu center console, I'm happy with the results:

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Click on the "dyed my plastic interior parts" in search results. It's the only way I know to send you directly to my post.
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Wipe it down with mineral oil.
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