Carbon fiber vinyl?

**krystalized_jdm** · 08-08-2011, 04:47 PM

At a local car meet I seen a civic SI with a carbon fiber hood. After popping the hood to see what it had, I was shocked to see the under part of the hood painted. (me thinking the whole hood was carbon fiber, not a vinyl)

My question. Has anyone had experience with this stuff? If so, how did it go?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...ht_5191wt_1344

It seems rather cheap. I'd rather not try put this on my ride and screw up my paint.
I was thinking of shaving my spoiler and putting this on the trunk for a slick four door feel.

**hozer** · 08-08-2011, 05:22 PM

Takes a wild amount of patience especialy the carbon; because of the need to strecth the vinyl you can get an uneven looking fiber weave from stretching it if you aren't ace... Doesn't mess your paint up though, so you'd be fine even if you botched it.

**Robski** · 08-08-2011, 05:45 PM

It looks kinda tacky to me if it's just vinyl, also do you really want something a guy with a Civic has?

**Bravo** · 08-08-2011, 06:01 PM

Something like this?

**Nismo_line** · 08-08-2011, 06:04 PM

omg soooo nice^

**krystalized_jdm** · 08-08-2011, 06:12 PM

haha, Robski. That made my day. xD Yes, something like that. I don't want my whole car done tho. I think i'll see what 3m has and avoid ebay. Esp **** from china.

**Bravo** · 08-08-2011, 06:15 PM

Here is a demo!
http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/

**krystalized_jdm** · 08-08-2011, 06:26 PM

Awesome, I ordered a small peice to put on my fuel door. Just as a test, if all goes well I'll attempt it. Would anyone be interested on a thread abotu this if I did?

**Phillyb** · 08-08-2011, 07:35 PM

Id be interested I was actually wanting to do my trunk/ hood with this vinyl until i could afford to buy the real deal. On this one website they clear coated the vinyl and i couldnt tell it apart from the real stuff, it made it A LOT more shiny.