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I got some stuff dipped in plain weave carbon fiber, Its a process called hydrographics, I'm really happy of how it turned out. I also went ahead and got the rear strut tower plastic covers done and the hatch divider. Here's some pics
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more pics:nod: sorry I can't get proper lighting and my camera is old as sh1t
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Looks good.
Was it expensive? |
I got a break since its my friend's shop, its pretty reasonable. I also got the piece that covers the fuel tank on the bottom of the rear bumper
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Shouldve got them in twill weave.
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should have done it with the 3M "dry carbon" wrap if you didn't want to use the real stuff - it looks more realistic.
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I like the look of it...contact info for the rest of us..?
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Originally Posted by evot23
(Post 10584089)
I like the look of it...contact info for the rest of us..?
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Originally Posted by theorie
(Post 10584077)
should have done it with the 3M "dry carbon" wrap if you didn't want to use the real stuff - it looks more realistic.
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ermmmm....maybe it's just me, but this looks nothing like CF:
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1303405468 compared to the 3m wrap: https://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k...thecat/274.jpg compared to real cf: http://www.carbonfibergear.com/wp-co...r-interior.jpg whats important is that YOU like it, which you clearly do, so who cares right? :) edit: found better pic |
Originally Posted by ILoveJDM
(Post 10584032)
Shouldve got them in twill weave.
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Not to be rude but it looks like those fake cf shift knobs at pep boys, no bueno dude.
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Agree, the 3mm film would have looked better.
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Um.... how does one "dip" something in Carbon Fiber???
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Originally Posted by fendamonky
(Post 10584212)
Um.... how does one "dip" something in Carbon Fiber???
here's another example of what you can do with this process: http://sourcehydro.com/Common/Images...dlandcover.jpg |
Originally Posted by 93rx74lyfe
(Post 10584149)
Not to be rude but it looks like those fake cf shift knobs at pep boys, no bueno dude.
my mom has a sunglasses sunvisor clip that looks like this :lol: not even close to looking like carbon fiber. no offense. just looks like garbage. even though you prob got a good deal on it, should got something creative with the dip atleast. ive wrapped in the 3m stuff too, its even textured. closest thing to real carbon. |
its a cool process and turned out great, but as others have stated it looks like a CF overlay, the 3M wrap looks real.
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It looks like the CF tape you buy at the local PepBoys or Autozone. No where near looking like REAL CF...
Sorry to the OP but it does nothing for me. As long as you are happy then NO worries on what we think. It's YOUR car and do what you will... L8R |
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I think it is the fact Rizz got it in plain weave opposed to Twill, as that is how most plain weave looks...
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Originally Posted by theorie
(Post 10584243)
its not dipped in carbon fiber. it's a process where they float a graphic "film" on water, then dip the part into the water, pressing it though the film. the graphic then sticks to the part, looking like it was printed/painted right on the part itself.
On an aside... I need to get my rear diffuser fixed (PFS kinda cracked it when my car was there last), anybody know of a shop that can fix CF in the VA/DC/MD/NJ area? |
A good option, not as difficult as wrapping some of those wierd parts I quess.
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Oh lord who wants to be first to get a camo dipped intake manifold for an fd?
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Originally Posted by mkiv98
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Oh lord who wants to be first to get a camo dipped intake manifold for an fd?
https://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr...K9nuoODp7kM%3D |
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