after my extensifve search for a carbon fiber wing for the wrx wagon came up dry i have decided that i want to wrap the wing and may try a few other pieces if it goes well... anyone ever done any of the wrapping on a hood or anything else, any pics or advice? Thanks in advance
I'm thinking it won't look right. Your hood and wing are already the right shape and fit. If you wrap it it will be too big and not right. What companies do is get a mold of the existing hood and wing (because it's the correct shape and fit) and then hand lay CF then use fiberglass backing for strength. When it's released out of the mold, it's the perfect look and shape. You can't achieve this by wrapping a factory piece IMO.
the cf wrap is actually just a vinyl graphic basically... it wouldnt be any different really from laying a sticker on a car... i just hadnt heard anything of people actually putting it on and wanted to see how hard it would be
well maybe we can try it together... i have a few pieces i want to try like my wing mirrors and after that maybe something more challenging
That would totally work, I was thinking you were going to take raw carbon fiber and wet lay it over the OEM hood and wing. :rofl:
How would this look after, lets say, 12 months? Wouldn't the sun discolor it and leave it looking kinda ricer?
I would think sun exposure will discolor it as well. Also in the long run you would be happier with a real CF hood... Just make sure it is clear coated
they say that the vinyl material is coated to protect from the sun and all... heck if it starts to discolor you should be able to just peel it off and clean it up... yes some people may want a real cf hood but for 50 dollars you can get enough vinyl to have the same look as a 500 dollar hood.... Me personally i want to do the silver part in my mirrors and i dont feel like buying 300 dollars wi\orth of mirrors to have that look...
The fast and the furious cars from movie #2 had fake carbon hoods (green Lancer) when they were at Nopi. It can be done and won't fade. All of us have seen wrapped cars or trucks on the streets with advertisements on them, they don't fade.
i plan on it... i will post pics and let everyone know how it went.. i have some more research to do to see what the best method to the madness will be...
ok sounds good... its gonna be a week or so cause i still gotta get my car back from the shop but when i do i wil llet you know
Oh by the way, check this out. Its a video by Decal FX of them wrapping a Wrx side mirror in CF. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pH6j9lmwrE
thats a great find on the video... that doesnt seem too hard at all... i have looked around at a couple of websites.... just type in carbon fiber wrap kit on google and there are plenty of sites selling it
^^lolz According to the Official Ricer Mod Guidelines of 1990-2008, wrapping your hood in carbon fiber vinyl has not made it on the list ................................ yet! 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well thats good but i wasnt ever planning on doing my hood... i have cf scoop and it would clash... i only want to do my mirrors and wing since i cant find a cf wing for the wagons