Joining the carbon fiber and red tail crowd!

Larsim · 10-31-2015, 01:50 PM

After much learning from this forum I decided to change my interior trims from brushed aluminum to CF wrap and wow, couldn't be happier. When I was done with the interior I thought, heck, let me wrap the side mirrors and see how they look and they came out very cool. Pics:

Sleeping

Sleeping

Still sleeping

Awake

Inside

And while I was at it I thought I might as well tint my tail lights all red:

Picture from afar

And back to sleep

Overall I would say I spent about 6 hours working on the inside trim - well, the first 2 hours was really learning and messing stuff up and going through two rolls of CF wrap since this was my first time working with CF wrap

dbworld4k · 10-31-2015, 01:55 PM

Tails look nice. Are you running the 4" exhaust tips?

*CF vinyl, not CF.

Larsim · 10-31-2015, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dbworld4k

Tails look nice. Are you running the 4" exhaust tips?

*CF vinyl, not CF.

Yes, those are 4" tips.

And thanks for the correction on the CF - fixed it to CF "wrap". I was so excited that I finished this project without breaking any parts that I forgot the difference between wrap and the real thing

bloppitybloop · 10-31-2015, 02:16 PM

Are those the eBay tips?

ilicboris · 10-31-2015, 03:40 PM

Looks really good. Where did you get the CF wrap?

n54SQUAD · 10-31-2015, 05:47 PM

Looks good !!i went for gloss carbon in mine but dry carbon looks so good and textured

damonp335i · 10-31-2015, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ilicboris

Looks really good. Where did you get the CF wrap?

+1. I wanted to do this to my car but I never actually pulled the trigger on it in fear of it looking too cheap. Seems in pics though that yours came out beautifully.. might have to give this a shot.

I saw ECS has CF vinyl rolls on their website.. was tempted to buy a roll. How much did you end up using to do the entire interior? I'd probably skip the mirrors since my car is black.. Anyway, looks great!

Das_Stig · 10-31-2015, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by damonp335i

+1. I wanted to do this to my car but I never actually pulled the trigger on it in fear of it looking too cheap. Seems in pics though that yours came out beautifully.. might have to give this a shot.

I saw ECS has CF vinyl rolls on their website.. was tempted to buy a roll. How much did you end up using to do the entire interior? I'd probably skip the mirrors since my car is black.. Anyway, looks great!

looks like we all have the same idea, black too so def skipping mirrors as well

damonp335i · 10-31-2015, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Das_Stig

looks like we all have the same idea, black too so def skipping mirrors as well

Yeah i like the look of it and if i get tired of it i can always just peel it off so thats nice.. i just don't want to spend a ton of money on the carbon vinyl just incase it doesn't look right.

ilicboris · 10-31-2015, 08:42 PM

I'd skip the interior since I have the brushed aluminum. I'd definitely want to do the mirrors. I also have a supposed factory trunk lip that I kinda wanted to wrap as well.

thkfast · 11-01-2015, 01:39 AM

I'd like to do some of that CF wrap to my interior, but I think it's beyond my abilities. How do you prep it, cut it, shrink it?

Larsim · 11-01-2015, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by reckedhim

Are those the eBay tips?

Yes sir, these were the tips:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-25-inlet-4...0481d5&vxp=mtr

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilicboris

Looks really good. Where did you get the CF wrap?

I got the wraps from Pepboys: http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/430843/00165
Ebay is cheaper but I wanted to first see and touch the wrap though before buying it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by damonp335i

+1. I wanted to do this to my car but I never actually pulled the trigger on it in fear of it looking too cheap. Seems in pics though that yours came out beautifully.. might have to give this a shot.

I saw ECS has CF vinyl rolls on their website.. was tempted to buy a roll. How much did you end up using to do the entire interior? I'd probably skip the mirrors since my car is black.. Anyway, looks great!

So yesterday afternoon I took my car to a BMW dealer for an alignment and after the SA goes out to check the car as they always do he comes back in and says "wow, that interior looks nice...." so yes, if you take your time and lay the wrap down nicely it will look good. Everything including the heat gun I would say I spent about $110.

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Originally Posted by thkfast

I'd like to do some of that CF wrap to my interior, but I think it's beyond my abilities. How do you prep it, cut it, shrink it?

Well, I was in the same boat as you are, really wanted this look but was terrified of doing it since I am not a DYI person either. But if you do your research and get the right tools this can actually be a fun project.

Here are the tools I used:

- Plastic dash removal wedges
- A tool box with Torx bits
- Razorblades
- Heat gun

At first I tried using the wife's hair dryer but it failed so for $20 I bought the heat gun and it saved the day.

Next you will want to find out the most important part, how to remove the trims. Google and Youtube will be your friend. Here are the resources I saved on my browser's favorites:

- Removing the steering wheel trim:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=243169

- Removing the trims:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137527

- Applying the wrap.

I watched this video and it helped to give me an idea of what to do. When you get to the edges you will want to use the heat gun which will make it possible for you to stretch the wrap so if conforms to the shape of the piece you are trying to wrap.

Not a difficult project at all especially after you wrap one or two parts.

3s4u2 · 11-01-2015, 05:38 PM

Looks great, nice work!

Hpirx · 11-01-2015, 06:05 PM

The steering wheel looks particularly great!
Wondering how I was going to eventually deal with the wear on mine.
Nice job!

Hpirx · 11-01-2015, 06:08 PM

All red tails nice also.
Just put Blacklines on mine. Wife wanted yellow turn signals.
Either way is better than the stock look.

10-31-2015, 01:50 PM	#1
Larsim Second Lieutenant 148 Rep 208 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: South Florida iTrader: (1)	Joining the carbon fiber and red tail crowd! After much learning from this forum I decided to change my interior trims from brushed aluminum to CF wrap and wow, couldn't be happier. When I was done with the interior I thought, heck, let me wrap the side mirrors and see how they look and they came out very cool. Pics: Sleeping Sleeping Still sleeping Awake Inside And while I was at it I thought I might as well tint my tail lights all red: Picture from afar And back to sleep Overall I would say I spent about 6 hours working on the inside trim - well, the first 2 hours was really learning and messing stuff up and going through two rolls of CF wrap since this was my first time working with CF wrap Last edited by Larsim; 11-01-2015 at 04:33 PM.. Reason: Correction
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ilicboris First Lieutenant 77 Rep 334 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 335xi Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Nebraska, USA iTrader: (0)	I'd skip the interior since I have the brushed aluminum. I'd definitely want to do the mirrors. I also have a supposed factory trunk lip that I kinda wanted to wrap as well.
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Hpirx First Lieutenant 255 Rep 326 Posts Drives: 2022 M240 xDrive, BGM Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Long Island iTrader: (0)	All red tails nice also. Just put Blacklines on mine. Wife wanted yellow turn signals. Either way is better than the stock look.
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