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Old 04-16-2012, 11:33 AM
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How much did you get it done for?
I think it was around $75.
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Old 04-25-2012, 09:01 AM
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Hi, I just got my G sedan last Monday, and the first thing I want to do is black out my front grill. I was thinking vinyl would be better than plastidip. Whats your opinion? Also, has anyone had any experience doing this; is it really hard to do?
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i have done vinyl (metallic black) midnight black style on my '11 sedan , got it done from a local vinyl shop here ! a very cheap mod ! heres a pic
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Old 05-15-2012, 12:24 AM
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Wow, I'm impressed. Working with vinyl for all the angles and bends would be difficult!
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Old 06-06-2012, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by sniper27
I think it was around $75.
dang, I`d pay $75 to do mine, but there`s no one here in vegas who would do it. They wont even respond to my email.
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Old 06-19-2012, 09:53 PM
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Finally got this done, it's 3m Scotchprint 1080 carbon fiber auto wrap. I've done several vinyl projects so this one wasn't too bad. Snipers' grill pic helped quite a bit, took a couple hours. Glad to finally get rid of my plastidipped grill, stuff was just too tough to clean and easy to peel when rocks hit it. Next up is carbon mirror cover, rear valence and then painted headlights so I'll be removing those light overlays






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Old 06-19-2012, 10:02 PM
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Any tips on the grill? I followed your guide for the window trim, which was excellent by the way, and have also done the trunk finisher, so I have a little experience under my belt.
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Old 06-20-2012, 12:55 AM
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that looks good!
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Old 06-20-2012, 10:33 AM
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wow.. I haven't tried the gril.. it looks like so much work! That came out pretty good though.. I'll contemplate it, might try it.. just scooped up an extra grill for $35 on C-list.. no emblem but that works for projects..
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Old 06-21-2012, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by WeisG35
Any tips on the grill? I followed your guide for the window trim, which was excellent by the way, and have also done the trunk finisher, so I have a little experience under my belt.
Glad the window trim DIY was helpful. Sounds like you've unlocked the mystery of working w/ vinyl. I just pulled one piece snug against the grill, adhered it to all the front facings, took the grill off then heated between the top slat, pushed in the vinyl as I'm heating to get enough to cover the slat, cut it along the slat and lay it down, then move to the next slat.
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that looks good!
Thanks again DJ
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wow.. I haven't tried the gril.. it looks like so much work! That came out pretty good though.. I'll contemplate it, might try it.. just scooped up an extra grill for $35 on C-list.. no emblem but that works for projects..
Nice to have an extra grill laying around, time to start wrapping it bro!
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Old 11-21-2012, 11:55 PM
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I decided to join the club. Did it myself, thanks to blnewt's previous trim write up. Gave me enough cajones to DIY my trim and now my grill.

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Old 11-24-2012, 08:32 PM
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I decided to join the club. Did it myself, thanks to blnewt's previous trim write up. Gave me enough cajones to DIY my trim and now my grill.
Wow, that came out superb, looks sweeeeeet!
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Old 11-25-2012, 12:15 AM
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Thanks blnewt...turned out much better than I thought it would. Took some time but every time I see it I feel rewarded.
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Old 06-26-2013, 04:16 AM
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Vic555 did u ever find someone in Vegas to wrap your grill?
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Wow, that's clean. I have the same shaped grill and was concerned about how it'd look, but you've made me reconsider wrapping it in cf vinyl!
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Thanks!
Here's a little update on the emblem too
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