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Old 02-07-2011, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by awsomeaussies206
I was wrapping stuff all weekend! I did my whole center console, all the plastic around the radio, my automatic shifter and some other parts. The center console was a little more complicated, but it turned out great in the end! I still have a few more things to do when I can get the time.

I was thinking the center console would be pretty hard to wrap, You got an advice for doing corners?
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Old 02-08-2011, 10:37 AM
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I wrapped the winow switch cover hers out they turnd out.



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Old 02-08-2011, 10:58 AM
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I ordered some last night, I can't wait to be able to start.
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Old 02-08-2011, 11:03 AM
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How much wrap does it take to do the center console? I got the 4x1 ft but the price is right so i might be ordering more.
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Old 02-08-2011, 11:27 AM
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I Would guess the 4x2 would be enough for the console you might be able to get it with the 4x1 but its nice to have some play incase you do somthing wrong
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I'm generally not a fan of Carbon Fiber, unless it has an actual purpose, but that turned out better than I expected
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Old 02-08-2011, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by CountryGuy204
How much wrap does it take to do the center console? I got the 4x1 ft but the price is right so i might be ordering more.
I orders 2 rolls of 4x2. For the center console, you probably will need it 2' wide. I think I had about 6 inches extra off the side and maybe a foot or more left on the end.
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Old 02-08-2011, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jpormen
I was thinking the center console would be pretty hard to wrap, You got an advice for doing corners?
I haven't mastered them yet... what I tend to do is get the top completely done and smooth, and then I smooth out the sides that you will see, then I just make a fold so there's only a little crease that isn't very noticeable. I'll try to get some pictures up tonight of what I've done so far. The hardest part on the center console is wrapping near the emergency brake. I had to piece part of it together, but if you get the pattern to match, nobody but you will no
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Old 02-08-2011, 05:12 PM
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I always kind of thought fake carbon fiber was kind of ricerish. But my interior is so dull the 5 peices i wrapped really makes a differnce.

On my drivers side switch panel i did, one of the corners there was a little bit of grey showing that i missed, you can see it in the picture. So i jsut too ka black sharpie and colored it haha and it actaully blends in
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I was looking at things to do inside my car tonight! And I was thinking that the hardest part would be under the e-brake. You will deff have to let me know how it turns out.
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