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carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:24 pm
by sean567
Did a quick search and couldnt find anything threads about carbon fiber interior wraps. Has anyone done this? If so any advice or pics?
I have been considering it for a while i think it looks great on the interior...i found these on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Subaru-Legacy-0 ... 70&vxp=mtr

Would it peel as soon as we get hot weather? Any advice how how to improve the bond without ruining the original interior?

Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:34 pm
by sean567
Has anyone seen templates for cutting pieces from sheets of 3m carbon wrap?

Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:40 pm
by JKeep2.5i
I'm thinking of doing this very soon

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=15585&hilit=+carbon

I'm just going to wrap myself the sides and door handles as shown in above thread, and buy a sheet of 3m Carbon Fibre vinyl off eBay

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3M-Carbon-Fi ... 265wt_1002,

you could also just wrap your own parts of the interior yourself, i have seen this done before :)

also viewtopic.php?f=6&t=15739 to help :mrgreen:

Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:01 pm
by cruisn
If you've searched and found nothing, you havent searched hard enough.

Pics abound here.....

Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:58 pm
by champ
cruisn wrote:If you've searched and found nothing, you havent searched hard enough.

Pics abound here.....

+1

Are you sure? Definitely a few threads about CF in the last 3-4 months alone.

Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:23 pm
by sean567
I found a few on carbon wrap but nothing about people using the pre cut dash kit... i was also looking at a b&i carbon pre cut kit ranges from 160 to 215 for 24 pce...
http://www.autoanything.com/dash-kits/75A4134A0A0.aspx

Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:45 pm
by champ
Yeah, hot weather will slowly wreck the CF wrap. I have not see pre-cut templates before. The guys here usually get a roll and wrap whatever needs wrapping with extra around the edge, so it can be tucked under and give some extra "support" I suppose.

Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:45 am
by cruisn
Buy a roll off ebay for $10. More than enough to do anything you want inside the car.

Heres mine....

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Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:22 am
by sean567
That does look wicked mate was it the 3m stuff you got off ebay ive read in the threads about people not getting the genuine stuff and it came away with the heat have you had that problem?

Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:24 am
by sean567
champ wrote:Yeah, hot weather will slowly wreck the CF wrap. I have not see pre-cut templates before. The guys here usually get a roll and wrap whatever needs wrapping with extra around the edge, so it can be tucked under and give some extra "support" I suppose.

I wonder id that support would be needed if the bits are precision cut in the kits they should hold hey... reading the b&i
website it comes with a lifetime warranty...

Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:00 am
by JKeep2.5i
yo crusin, whats the best way to remove the parts to be wrapped? i just bought some 3m carbon fibre vinyl off eBay, thanks :D

Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:24 am
by cruisn
sean567 wrote:That does look wicked mate was it the 3m stuff you got off ebay ive read in the threads about people not getting the genuine stuff and it came away with the heat have you had that problem?


Mine wasnt 3M. I couldnt say how durable it was as I only had it on for a bout 3 months and then took it all off although Ive left the steering wheel controls wrapped and Ive had no issues so far.

JKeep2.5i wrote:yo crusin, whats the best way to remove the parts to be wrapped? i just bought some 3m carbon fibre vinyl off eBay, thanks :D


The same way they went on. :lol:

The door handle you just pull down hard, twist and it'll pop off. The centre console trims you have to remove the centre console then shifter surround to access the screws that hold it on.

Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:26 am
by champ
sean567 wrote:That does look wicked mate was it the 3m stuff you got off ebay ive read in the threads about people not getting the genuine stuff and it came away with the heat have you had that problem?

I got the genuine stuff, the parts that came off was when I didn't cut enough to wrap around the edge. These are all on the outside of my old celica, so being exposed to direct sunlight everyday, one corner is showing signs of fatigue. Other than that, it still looks fantastic.

Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:42 am
by JKeep2.5i
cruisn wrote:The same way they went on. :lol:

The door handle you just pull down hard, twist and it'll pop off. The centre console trims you have to remove the centre console then shifter surround to access the screws that hold it on.


yeah i don't know how they went on :P i sorta get how the door handle comes off, this is a noob question as I've never removed any parts of my interior before, how do i remove the centre console? is there a step process within the owners manual?

Re: carbon fiber interior wrap 05 liberty gt

PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:16 am
by JKeep2.5i
just answered my own question a quick search on youtube :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_wmPo91kIM