I used the 3M one. They have two types. One somewhat glossy and the other is not glossy.
3M 1080 CF12 BLACK CARBON FIBER... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009P9DHGQ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
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DIY vinyl wrap interior and exterior :)
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3M 1080 CF12 BLACK CARBON FIBER... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009P9DHGQ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Thanks for the tips. I like how your X looks super low. Your X looks lower than mine on "VERY LOW". Do you have a suspension mod?
I like it. I was planning on wrapping in silver or dark grey. Also was going to change rear carbon fiber to gloss black vinyl instead. Now I know what the car will look like, thanks! BTW, is your car wrapped or is that the Tesla silver paint?
Unplugged Performance lowering links. Got it right when I got the car. Made a huge improvement
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acadapter
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Thanks! Yes i removed it. I thought someone would ask so i took a few pictures when I did itThere are 6 snaps in the upper center (yellow arrows), then there are 4 alignment ribs that go into these slots (red arrows), then there is a triangular piece of adhesive (red circles) on each end of the chrome.
I started on the right side. I pried the end of the chrome up with some trim tools. Probably could have done the floss trick (for emblems) to break the adhesive but I was kind of impatient. Then i worked left to unsnap the hooks, then eventually ended on the left and broke the adhesive with the trim tools again. The adhesive is really the hardest part. The trick is to pry up, then wedge something sharp under and cut the double stick tape a little at a time.
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After removing the trim from the car, the logo part must be broken off the trim. The logo is heat staked onto the trim...Meaning there are some plastic posts on the logo part that are melted to the trim part. This "welds" them together. See the red circles below. There are 5 or 6 posts that have to be ground off to remove the logo part. I used a Dremel tool to grind off the tops of the posts. Pictures already have the post tops removed.
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After the logo part is removed just apply the vinyl to the chrome part, press it into the letter holes as best you can, put your blade in there and follow the edges of the openings to make the cuts. Really easy after removing the Tesla logo part. Oh also the logo part snapped back into the chrome part w/o issue. I was going to glue the logo part back in, but it held pretty well so i just left it alone.
Hope this helps, good Luck!
I would like to personally say thank you for your write-up. I was able to tackle these steps from beginning to end; very thorough. Here is how I came out:
acadapter
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I ordered everything from Metrorestyling.com. Great service, answered questions and free shipping came to me in 2 days (Michigan to Maryland). I actually ordered this and an entire roll of Matte Anthracite Metallic. Did my whole car:
DiamondHands
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Dang that looks good. Can you please post more photos?
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mbp11
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This is very cool and gives me some suggestions for taking care of some issues in my 2009 Mercury Mariner hybrid interior with a wrap of some of the areas of wear in the center console and arm rests. Does anyone have experiece with the carbon fiber wrap offerings from Amazon?
acadapter
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Sorry I'm just now seeing this. People do vinyl their wheels but that works best on flat face wheels only. Wheel Dip has drastically improved over the last two years with a multitude of colors, finishes (metallic, etc), and kits. I'd recommend that route or powder coating.
Everything vinyl (or dip for that matter) is removable so trial and error costs just time and materials.
It’s been a long time since i did it. I think it took a day or two... mostly because I was trying to figure out how to remove the trim parts.
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