Decided to wrap the center console also

[tricky_tran]

First attempt at wrapping anything with vinyl. Was a little impatient and rushed it a bit. Not happy with some of the corners but you can't see them.

Before and After photos.

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[ChromaPop]

Very nice!

 

[Nickp15]

Wow! That's an upgrade I didn't know I wanted. Had experience wrapping or found some good instructions somewehre?

 

[tricky_tran]

Wow! That's an upgrade I didn't know I wanted. Had experience wrapping or found some good instructions somewehre?

Just YouTubed how to apply Vinyl Wrap. Bought some off of Amazon. Already had a heat gun and just went at it.


LZLRUN 3D Carbon Fiber Vinyl Wrap - Outdoor Rated for Automotive Use - 12 inches x 60 inches Contain Knife and Hand Tool (Black) https://a.co/d/cGzmBBZ

VVIVID® XPO Red Carbon Fiber Wrap Vinyl Roll with Air Release Technology (1FT X 5FT) https://a.co/d/9gqK4oL

 

[Nickp15]

Just YouTubed how to apply Vinyl Wrap. Bought some off of Amazon. Already had a heat gun and just went at it.


LZLRUN 3D Carbon Fiber Vinyl Wrap - Outdoor Rated for Automotive Use - 12 inches x 60 inches Contain Knife and Hand Tool (Black) https://a.co/d/cGzmBBZ

VVIVID® XPO Red Carbon Fiber Wrap Vinyl Roll with Air Release Technology (1FT X 5FT) https://a.co/d/9gqK4oL

You are awesome man. Thanks for the links. Hopefully I can replicate your work. Looks sooooo good!

 

[koatic]

Looks good!! I assume you can keep trying until it looks good or you run out of vinyl? Definitely would not look that good for my first try.

 

[Gernett]

Hey! I am trying this with my car. Did you have to remove the trim to wrap it or you just wrapped it on the car?

 

[tricky_tran]

Hey! I am trying this with my car. Did you have to remove the trim to wrap it or you just wrapped it on the car?

Removed it

 

[Gernett]

Removed it

Thx!

 

[Harry Furgson]

Looks nice

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[bruins71]

Removed it

was it easy to remove ? any tips

 

[tricky_tran]

was it easy to remove ? any tips

The trim is easy to remove. Just pull up. To apply the wrap. Use heat to stretch around the corners.

 

[SlippyFist]

was it easy to remove ? any tips

i had to remove mine to replace it with the alcantara wrapped one you can buy (which i think looks much better than the cf tape and is an exact match to the shift boot)- it was a pretty big pain for me. first you have to remove the shfit knob, which just unscrews off, but there is a locking nut underneath of it which you have to loosen with a wrench. for some people they were able to take that nut off with their fingers, but mine had been put on with threadlocker or something and i had to wrench it the entire way off and then the entire way back on when i was done and it was a HUGE PAIN. it was literally tearing the threads of the shift lever.

as for the actual trim piece, you can just pry it up with your fingers and there are some phillips head screws and 2 electrical connectors to remove which hold on the drive mode buttons and the parking brake (one of the electrical connectors was kind of a pain to remove as one of the clips that releases it wasn't easy to depress), and after disconnecting that you have to separate the shift boot bracket which is attached to the center trim piece with pretty small plastic clips. these were also kind of a pain to get loose. putting it all back together was much easier, granted you don't have the problem with the shift knob locking nut

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