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Old 10-02-2013, 09:07 AM
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Wow. I was quoted here in my town 350.00 and I'd have to supply the wrap since he doesn't have!! I can do it myself.
 
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Yikes!

I bet it will take you less than 4 hours, including taking the dash out and putting it back.
 
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If anyone has a spare all leather steering wheel, hit me up!!
 
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Originally Posted by philhef
Actually just ordered an gunmetal brushed aluminum wrap. 38.00. If I don't like, I'll use for something else. Steering wheel still perplexing. Hum
I bought some of the machined metal wrap myself. I was looking at the original F-Type prototype which was based on the XK and was thinking of exploring that as an alternative. I have spare dash pieces to mess with but think I'll wait until I see pictures of yours before trying. Good luck and I'll be watching!
 
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Actually just in time!! I almost ordered the aluminum as shown on Arden, but went with gun metal!! Hate Apple!!
Hate Apple? What did they ever do to you? What warrants such a strong emotion towards them?
 
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Old 10-02-2013, 05:40 PM
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Hate Apple? What did they ever do to you? What warrants such a strong emotion towards them?
My iPhone Never works!! Any other brand but never my Apple!!
 
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Never works? How come?

My 3 almost 4 year old iPhone doesn't miss a beat yet.
 
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I wonder if there's any way to wrap the door insets with the vinyl? right now mine is brown suede that I'm changing back to black suede. Seems like it needs to be on a rigid surface with a similar profile to the dash panels. not flat, but slightly domed.
any ideas?
 
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Old 10-02-2013, 08:18 PM
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I can't wait to see that dash all wrapped up, my dash is starting to crack a little everywhere.

I definitely like how cheap that stuff your talking about is.

Good luck!
 
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Originally Posted by philhef
I wonder if there's any way to wrap the door insets with the vinyl? right now mine is brown suede that I'm changing back to black suede. Seems like it needs to be on a rigid surface with a similar profile to the dash panels. not flat, but slightly domed.
any ideas?
Do I understand correctly that you want to wrap the door inserts with the brushed metal wrap instead of the suede?

My experience with the 3M 1080 wrap is that you can actually cover things that have some give to them. I did the top dash pad which is a similar consistency.

The door inserts should be pretty easy but you will want to make sure the surface is smooth, without glue remnants from the suede because they might show through.
 
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Here is a picture of the turned metal wrap. I'll try it on one of my spare dash pieces this weekend. It's pretty stiff so I may need a pro to put this on correctly.
 
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Old 10-03-2013, 07:07 AM
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Where did you buy that wrap with the circle pattern?

I have a 2008 mustang bullitt at my shop that has been completely stripped and that is the exact design for the dash, ford wants a small fortune for the oem parts.
I'm sure no one would tell the difference if I use that.
 
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I think Spykers have a similar turned metal dashes on them. It looks really slick.
 
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Found the stuff here. They have some incredibly interesting wraps, leather for instance. I think I love these guys.

Engine Turn Vinyl Film Wraps

It is for flat surfaces so blending it on a dash may be tricky but damned it looks good.
 
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Hey Phil,

I wrapped all the wood in my XJR, have a look here https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...kup-xjr-80371/

It's an easy enough job, I did the two dash pieces, ashtray, shifter surround and four door trims in an afternoon, i'd say the time was split 50/50 between removing the parts from the car, and the actual wrapping itself.

Just be careful with that brushed aluminium, it looks to have a "grain" in it so you need to pay extra attenion that the grain is all in the same direction, otherwise it will look odd.
 
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I think a little heat would help bend it, maybe a few snips (like when doing leathers)
Well I'm going to order some and try playing with it.

I'll post some pics of how it comes out.

I kind of want to buy some of the leather wrap also just to see what it's like in person.

Thanks for the link Rob.
 
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The chrome carbon fiber looks interesting. Why don't they do a gunmetal carbon over the chrome like they do in the colors??
 
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Hey Phil,

I wrapped all the wood in my XJR, have a look here https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...kup-xjr-80371/

It's an easy enough job, I did the two dash pieces, ashtray, shifter surround and four door trims in an afternoon, i'd say the time was split 50/50 between removing the parts from the car, and the actual wrapping itself.

Just be careful with that brushed aluminium, it looks to have a "grain" in it so you need to pay extra attenion that the grain is all in the same direction, otherwise it will look odd.
I noticed that too. That's why I bought a much larger piece than I'll ever need. The smaller size would run the texture horizontally. It's got to be vertical.
 
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On the subject, what would look good with an AGD interior?
 
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on the subject, what would look good with an agd interior?
agd?
 


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