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Any vinyl wrapped carbon?

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:56 pm
by klauster
If so, pics please as I am thinking about a change....

Cheers

K

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:38 pm
by P_G
Whole car or just bits?

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:58 pm
by sonny
8)

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:12 pm
by daytonamc
I have never been a fan of vinyl wraps until I saw these pictures!

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:48 pm
by PeteS4
That second picture looks fantastic. I love it.

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:26 pm
by Outtlaw
Agreed, that second pic looks the muts nuts

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:08 pm
by klauster
whole car, ta Sonny

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:48 pm
by Jonah
What colour is your car under its white robe?

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:11 pm
by klauster
Black

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:17 pm
by JHT
Outtlaw wrote:Agreed, that second pic looks the muts nuts
+ 1 - I think that looks stunning! 8)

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:04 am
by scaghead
agreed that does look good....not sure that in the flesh having the whole car done may possibly be too much... still think it would look better partly done...

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:28 am
by dominic1
i like it too

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 11:02 am
by adsgreen
I think a whole car carbon wrap would look a bit... um.. chav.
I've seen a exceptionally well wrapped carbon R8 and even on a supercar it just looked a little off.
I'll be honest and say I don't really like the current fashion of matt black/carbon looks.

my view is that carbon (on show) is best used sparingly here and there just to accentuate rather than dominate. A carbon grill would be excellent (although a complete bugger to wrap ;-).
The problem with the RS4 is that the styling is quite conservative (relatively speaking) and there are not many obvious pieces to cover. Most similar cars can look good with the sills or diffusers done but tricky with the RS4.

If the chrome trim wasn't such a bitch to get off that would be a nice starting point. Guess could be done "in-situ" but a little more paitence required.

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:34 pm
by ginandjuice
Had my front grill surround, roof & front splitter/diffuser thingy done in carbon, I'll take some pics for you.

Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 2:12 pm
by dutchbarge
I have also considered this, but my worry is the whole finish, ive never seen one close up, but i would expect the edges are unappealing, especially around the grill/headlamps/door edges, does any of the car panels have to be removed ie bumpers to be fitted? and does it have any effect on the paintwork when its removed in a year or so? also what is it like to keep clean?
Anybody got one wrapped in west yorkshire i could look at? it would be much appreciated.