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[SteveA]

Thanks for the comments all. Max, when I was doing it i did think it looked quite like yours in certain lights

[mbes2]

Good job Steve, looks like your skills are improving. Did I read correct, you done the back(or front) in one bit? Colour is deffo a big change Wrapping is a big skill which I think you have mastered, well done matey

[SteveA]

i did the front in one peice and the back in one peice too. Certainly challenging doing it on your own I can tell you

[AstonVauxhall]

Rubbish camera phone pics, will get some better ones up tomorrow.

Fair play

Looks the absolute badgers and major respect for tackling it!

[Noodle1791]

How tricky was the area around the front fog? Im considering this using HEXIS carbon but not sure how the foglights will work out. I wrapped my dash plates with some carbon vinyl (admitdly not HEXIS) and got great results but it wasnt as pliable as i thought it was going to be.

[Noodle1791]

And it looks great by the way!!

[slindborg]

How tricky was the area around the front fog? Im considering this using HEXIS carbon but not sure how the foglights will work out. I wrapped my dash plates with some carbon vinyl (admitdly not HEXIS) and got great results but it wasnt as pliable as i thought it was going to be.

What I did on a 'test' with some cheap/sh** vinyl, by placing the sheet over the fog light hole and then warming up with a hair dryer and working the vinyl down the hole (oohh errr). It was fine until it got to the light when it was stretched too far and went clear...... But that might not be a problem with good vinyl

[VXT Tim]

I'm blaming my epic failure at wrapping on not knowing the correct technique. Might get educated and have another go.

[ElizP987]

Looks really good, looks like it needs a lot of patience

[SteveA]

How tricky was the area around the front fog? Im considering this using HEXIS carbon but not sure how the foglights will work out. I wrapped my dash plates with some carbon vinyl (admitdly not HEXIS) and got great results but it wasnt as pliable as i thought it was going to be.

It's very pliable but there is only so far it can go. I don't have fog lights so I put a hairdryer inside the clam and warmed while pushing a maglight
into the recess.

What I did on a 'test' with some cheap/sh** vinyl, by placing the sheet over the fog light hole and then warming up with a hair dryer and working the vinyl down the hole (oohh errr). It was fine until it got to the light when it was stretched too far and went clear...... But that might not be a problem with good vinyl

The better stuff doesn't really go clear but it will loose it's adhesive qualities so it's worth only going so far then using a joined peice to do the inside. Saying that, I did it in one go but it is starting to lift slighly on the furthest point in.