MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Cosmetic/Interior Modifications => Topic started by: craig_t on October 03, 2011, 07:31:18 pm
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Thinking of carbon wrapping my front grill myself. Just wondering if anyone has had a go themselves and what the finished product looked like.
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ive seen a few around, look on the members rides secion... search and you shall find
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I had a go myself, I am pretty handy with most things I turn my hand to and do a lot of DIY.
anyway, i completely f*cked it up!!! :ashamed:
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its a piece of piss
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Don't make me feel more useless than I do already Denis!
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get it done buddy, the 3m stuff is realy easy to apply and bends round awesome once heated up ait with a heat gun,
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I did it. Came out better than I thought!
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fab116%2Fcraig_thomas%2F061dba9b.jpg&hash=9225c1b211ba16c8079e78e8cc11968843f8ac1d)
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nice. looks decent that mate :happy2:
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:happy2: Looks very good that. I have done a few things and tried to use the cheaper stuff to do the grill on my octavia and made a right dogs dinner of it :ashamed:
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Cheers guys. I used the cheaper stuff on the grill and it seemed to be pretty good stuff.
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Looks mint! :happy2:
Can you give us details on the stuff you used, where to buy and the process? :drinking:
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Hi dom how's that downpipe?? Got it fitted yet?
Below is a link with the stuff I used. I was going to us 3G stuff but I saw this cheap and thought vinyl is vinyl.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=200580608524&kw=200580608524
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Cool cheers bud...
Nope being fitted friday... might need a proper clamp to replace the jubilee clip lol... hope it all fits on ok, cannae wait!
Dom
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Ah cool, let me know what you think of it when it's fitted. How much are you paying to get it on, or are you doing it urself??
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An hours labour hopefully, then 50+ vat for the revo...
Sorry for hijacking thread... Looks great mate...
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Anybody done the silver door/dash trims with this too???
Wonder how it looks??
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My air ride management stuff is done in this and on hot days it warms up and cause its stretchy when warm it bubbles and comes unstuck.......just bear that in mind!! :confused: