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kiyakubuke 03-28-2014 08:12 PM

carbon fiber trim
 
trim in my boxster is a little scratched in some places, thought I would touch it up by using carbon fiber vinyl.

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1396066283.jpg

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1396066335.jpg

Porsche9 03-28-2014 08:49 PM

Looks sharp.

cheetah 03-29-2014 06:53 AM

Please post photos of it installed.

kiyakubuke 03-29-2014 10:37 AM

done
 
I am not overly happy with the results. the vinyl itself looks great, but I made a few mistakes along the way. the center console was by far the most difficult piece. lots of curves and inserts. my biggest mistake was that I got the 12 inch roll of vinyl. it was a bit too short for the console. I made it work, but had to heat and stretch it, which caused issues. also, having to stick, pull up and re-stick the vinyl caused it to start loosing it's adhesion. you can do it a few times, but after that it is iffy.
I will most likely order some 36 in or wider vinyl and redo the center console later. good enough for an amateur for now :)

here are photos of it done and installed.

carbon fiber trim - a set on Flickr

particlewave 03-29-2014 11:53 AM

Man...that would look killer with my custom leather :cool:
Nice work and thanks for the tip regarding size ;)

http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/a...8D3C588F06.jpg


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