Some bits with 3M CF Di-Noc [Thanks Kabal]

[gconry18]

Hi Guys.

Over the weekend after the go karting I followed our fellow fanatic kabal home to get my hands on a little strip of di-noc to do my glovebox trim.

Kabal was kind enough to give me what he had left so I could do a few more trim pieces. Big :thumbs: to him, he is an awesome fanatic.

Here are some pics:

Just did one mirror cap for now. want to see how well it holds up in the elements for the week:

This was a #$%^& to remove:

Ash tray surrounds also done:

All together now:

Still plan to do more in future. Just need to order some more.

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And just to add. My girlfriend helped me do 90% of the work. Especially the shift surround. Big thanks to her, could never have done it alone.

 

[Onyx]

Actually quite easy to work with right :thumbs:

Looks great... now you need to clean all the other bits and apply a dedicated product to bring out that 'new look' in the plastics and leather! :=):

 

[DonovanPorter]

looks awesome :thumbs:

 

[gconry18]

Actually quite easy to work with right :thumbs:

Very easy. It's a fantastic product

Looks great... now you need to clean all the other bits and apply a dedicated product to bring out that 'new look' in the plastics and leather! :=):

Yea. I really need to bring the black back to life. Any tips?

 

[Peejay]

Looks lekker dude. Well done.

 

[Cole]

that looks really good, how hard is it to work with this product?
looks very professional.

 

[gconry18]

that looks really good, how hard is it to work with this product?
looks very professional.

It is so easy. all you need is an exacto knife and a hair dryer or heat gun. I cant stress enough how great it is.

I even covered the back of my cellphone and the light switch plate in my room. Looks great.

 

[Peejay]

It looks like it came from the factory like that.

 

[ChrisBrand]

Looks awesome bud!!! :bravo:

 

[MikeR]

:bravo: I did the same with my ZED.

 

[Prev]

Looks good gconry18 :bravo:

 

[Sankekur]

Not a big fan of the CF look, but good job nonetheless. So when you removing that auto gearbox :rollsmile:

 

[calypso]

Looks great. I think I am going to go this route too as I am struggling to find real CF and fear that laying CF on existing trim will make it too think and puffy.

 

[gconry18]

Not a big fan of the CF look, but good job nonetheless. So when you removing that auto gearbox :rollsmile:

You know what is funny. About 20 mins ago I was at my car looking if there is anything else to do in CF sometime and I thought to myself. I wonder when Sank is going to see this thread and complain about exposed Carbon Fiber. LoL. No joke.

With regards to the auto box. I actually priced the necessary bits for a manual conversion earlier this month. But I'm not sure yet. I will hate the manual in traffic but love it on the open roads.

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Looks great. I think I am going to go this route too as I am struggling to find real CF and fear that laying CF on existing trim will make it too think and puffy.

You wont be sorry with the Di-noc. If you want to maybe see it in person sometime that can be arranged.

 

[Pravesh]

looks really good..well done...:thumbs:

 

[calypso]

Thanks but im on the wrong city. I think I might also try the more glossy version.

 

[Sankekur]

Not a big fan of the CF look, but good job nonetheless. So when you removing that auto gearbox :rollsmile:

You know what is funny. About 20 mins ago I was at my car looking if there is anything else to do in CF sometime and I thought to myself. I wonder when Sank is going to see this thread and complain about exposed Carbon Fiber. LoL. No joke.

With regards to the auto box. I actually priced the necessary bits for a manual conversion earlier this month. But I'm not sure yet. I will hate the manual in traffic but love it on the open roads.

Yup that is about how predictable I am :=):

 

[kabal]

yah, I am def keen to see what the 3m scotch gloss CF looks like

 

[Legacy]

Out of curiosity isn't it easier and cheaper to just sell the auto and buy a manual 325i than to do the manual swop??

 

[gconry18]

Out of curiosity isn't it easier and cheaper to just sell the auto and buy a manual 325i than to do the manual swop??

Might be. But I doubt I will get much... AAPV numbers :argh: