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Vendor DIY Chrome Delete Kit - Nikola Pro
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Wow, I am in love. Looks like I may go with Satin Black. Nice looking car!
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- Stephen from Nikola Pro
- Stephen from Nikola Pro
Came out pretty well. Took me about 2-3 hours. Def worth DIY-ing and save $7-800+ that shops ask for!
Was this satin or matte black? Still trying to decide which to get for my pearl white. May also do glossy black too. This is so hard because they all look good!
MarcG
Active Member
One question if anyone can answer.
I’m planning on beginning this instal tomorrow.
am I right in understanding from the video, that T1 the upper overlap of the vinyl is not to be tucked in? In the video, Stephen doesn’t tuck it, he just attaches it to the rubber trim.
just wanted to check that was correct and on T1 upper excess is to be laid flat on the rubber seal there and not tucked in.
thanks all.
I’m planning on beginning this instal tomorrow.
am I right in understanding from the video, that T1 the upper overlap of the vinyl is not to be tucked in? In the video, Stephen doesn’t tuck it, he just attaches it to the rubber trim.
just wanted to check that was correct and on T1 upper excess is to be laid flat on the rubber seal there and not tucked in.
thanks all.
So I tackled the driver and passenger trim sections today. Hopefully to do the dreaded mirrors tomorrow.
initial impressions. It’s very frustrating. But essentially it comes down to practice. If you’ve never used or applied a lot of vinyl, like myself, it will be a game of figuring out your mistakes and rectifying them later. I did the passenger side first, it’s no where near as clean as the driver side.
struggled early on but got into a decent groove with it.
I would really say, my biggest point that I don’t really think is mentioned enough in the videos they have online, which are still super helpful, is under no circumstances should you be stretching the vinyl, being new to this it was kind of hard to keep stopping myself stretching it, this led to numerous issues when you get to the relief cut fold over because you now have too much excess vinyl and the crease at the corner just doesn’t fold over so you’re left with the total mess.
I think I’m going to need to redo a couple pieces.
I’ll report back once the mirrors eventually kill me.
initial impressions. It’s very frustrating. But essentially it comes down to practice. If you’ve never used or applied a lot of vinyl, like myself, it will be a game of figuring out your mistakes and rectifying them later. I did the passenger side first, it’s no where near as clean as the driver side.
struggled early on but got into a decent groove with it.
I would really say, my biggest point that I don’t really think is mentioned enough in the videos they have online, which are still super helpful, is under no circumstances should you be stretching the vinyl, being new to this it was kind of hard to keep stopping myself stretching it, this led to numerous issues when you get to the relief cut fold over because you now have too much excess vinyl and the crease at the corner just doesn’t fold over so you’re left with the total mess.
I think I’m going to need to redo a couple pieces.
I’ll report back once the mirrors eventually kill me.
The T1 overlaps the hard rubber trim on the bottom, but is tucked in on the top.
That will work perfectly. The one we provide is a 200/300W dual temperature heat gun.
good luck! I actually thought the mirrors weren't too hard. There were some tricky parts but not to bad at all.
MarcG
Active Member
@Nikola Pro how long after placing the vinyl in its final position should we wait before exposing the car to rain?
MarcG
Active Member
Ok I finally got the kit installed. Took my time (about 6 hours) and it turned out pretty well.
My only gripe is that there is sometimes too much material when folding the vinyl at the corners or around rounded edges.
Even with the heat gun, there invariably are creases left from different parts of the folds ending up on each other.
Anyway, here are some photos. @Nikola Pro feel free to use those as you please, as I'm not on any social media (besides LinkedIn, if you consider that social media).
My only gripe is that there is sometimes too much material when folding the vinyl at the corners or around rounded edges.
Even with the heat gun, there invariably are creases left from different parts of the folds ending up on each other.
Anyway, here are some photos. @Nikola Pro feel free to use those as you please, as I'm not on any social media (besides LinkedIn, if you consider that social media).
MarcG
Active Member
Thanks! Yes that’s satin black. The wheels are EV01+ from Fast Wheels (only 18” aeros I could find that fit the performance brake calipers).
I also have a set of 19” Fast Wheels FC04 with track-oriented tires, but they might look good with the chrome delete kit too since they’re dark as well. Hmm maybe I should mount them this weekend just for a photo shoot..
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lUtriaNt
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man that's fresh! I'm too scared/lazy to do this. gotta find a shop in LA to do all that.
really nice bro!! i emailed @Nikola Pro asking if they would install but they don't do that unfortunately. would have been happy to drive to them to get this done.
i bought some for the handles, emblems and cameras which i think I can do, but the window and mirror are out of my patience range.
really nice bro!! i emailed @Nikola Pro asking if they would install but they don't do that unfortunately. would have been happy to drive to them to get this done.
i bought some for the handles, emblems and cameras which i think I can do, but the window and mirror are out of my patience range.
MarcG
Active Member
Thanks! It’s really not that difficult to do, just takes time and patience. Given the current crisis and limitations to activities I have access to these days, time seems to be more abundantly available
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