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Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:05 am**

savagerocco wrote:Now we get to see how long it takes him to turbo....

I was waiting for that!

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:26 am**

Looks good man!

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:55 am**

That was fast, and it looks really good!

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:43 pm**

Thanks! I've been bacheloring it up since last Friday so that has helped quite a bit in getting this done. Gotta get it all buttoned up(the vinyl at least) before Monday so there is not much sleeping going on at the moment

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:56 pm**

yeah... women always seem to screw things up.....

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:15 pm**

7:13 update - Got the 4 pillars done and cut where the seam will show, I have no choice but to have a seam here, running out of material and it's not worth another $40.00 or so to have it be seamless. It should look just fine...

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:08 pm**

I'm impressed. Makes me doubt the money I'm about to drop on a respray.

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:46 pm**

Keep going with the respray! I wish I could afford a paint job but this was the <$400.00 option. I'll have to save up again for a while for the next thing........Turbo!

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:16 pm**

Finished the roof and the A and C pillars. Got the mirrors back on and one kinda wrapped(was testing with a scrap piece and it turned out halfway decent so I left it). Cleaned the windows and put the lower door trim pieces on. I'll have to prep and paint the lower rockers with matte black paint soon enough to complete the look. Tomorrow I find out about getting a (hopefully) killer deal on some tires for my Team Dynamics. Maybe, just maybe I'll have them done on Monday. Please excuse my mess in the garage

Posted: **Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:51 pm**

Nick, that looks sick. I will have to swing up for a visit. What size tires are you looking for? I have a tire store.....

Posted: **Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:10 pm**

I'll be at In n Out next Friday at noon for a meet if you can make it

I've been looking at 215/40r17 but pretty much anything that fits on a 17x7.5 wheel and is inexpensive. I would even go used if it's cost effective, gotta keep the budget low right now :(. Let me know!

Posted: **Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:12 pm**

Pic from this morning:

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Re: Nick's Black 90 - Vinyl wrap phase - engage :)

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:31 pm

by Hybrid_Hatch

nsimps wrote:I'll be at In n Out next Friday at noon for a meet if you can make it I've been looking at 215/40r17 but pretty much anything that fits on a 17x7.5 wheel and is inexpensive. I would even go used if it's cost effective, gotta keep the budget low right now :(. Let me know!

why not at least a 225?

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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:36 pm

by nsimps

Hybrid_Hatch wrote:why not at least a 225?

Cost was a concern, I have nothing against going that route.

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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:56 pm

by Wheeljack

Nick, I have some leftover expanded and flattened aluminum mesh (like I used on the eS2-see thread) that I would donate (or trade for AAN piston(s):wink:) for use as your lower grill material. A little plasti-dip and it is very durable and resembles finish of the OEM plastic. LMK and I can cut some pieces and bring it to INO next week.

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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 5:02 pm

by nsimps

Chris thanks for the offer! I have pieces that came with the bumper, just need to figure out the mounting situation. I'll probably have to epoxy some bolt type thing. Planning on taking care of that tomorrow as it looks pretty weird without them.

Nick's Black 90 - Vinyl wrap phase - engage :)

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:58 am

by nsimps

Ok, decision time. Do I wrap the other mirror or leave them gloss?

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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:01 pm

by eventuallyblue

Very nice, I'm about to wrap my jetskis in matte black vinyl.

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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:12 am

by jbrentd

nsimps wrote:Ok, decision time. Do I wrap the other mirror or leave them gloss?

I'd wrap them

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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:54 am

by naudi1

:stupid:

Looks Good

Has anyone seen a gloss black wrap in person? I want to do this to one of my cars and not sure if i want to go matte black.

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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:18 am

by varia

Excellent job! You just helped me to make a decision.

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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:46 am

by nsimps

varia wrote:Excellent job! You just helped me to make a decision.

Thanks! Which color are you going with?

jbrentd wrote:I'd wrap them

Good call, I'll do that

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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:54 am

by varia

nsimps wrote:
varia wrote:Excellent job! You just helped me to make a decision.

Thanks! Which color are you going with?

jbrentd wrote:I'd wrap them

Good call, I'll do that

Im not sure exactly but close to yours, some kind of flat black. The car is pearl white.
whats was your (online) source for $20/roll?
and was it 3M?

Nick's Black 90 - Vinyl wrap phase - engage :)

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:34 am

by nsimps

varia wrote:Im not sure exactly but close to yours, some kind of flat black. The car is pearl white.
whats was your (online) source for $20/roll?
and was it 3M?

Mine is the 3M 1080 Matte Black. I ended up getting it locally here in SLC. The closest to that was like 28.00/yrd online at autovinylsolutions.com. I could probably get it for you here and ship it if you aren't able to get a decent deal online though. I bought 15 yards and it looks to be enough. I happened to stumble across the local place by chance while calling a different place that does vinyl signs and such. They said that they didn't sell the vinyl by the yard but gave me their supplier info. I bet there's a local distributor in your area(fingers crossed) but for sure let me know if I can help!

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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:08 pm

by varia

Thank you!

I cant find a roll in 60" x 15 yard only 15feet, that's my problem.

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