[ryan970]

http://bmwshadowline.com/purchase.html . also matte or gloss black vinyl for roof and window trim

[bumere90]

I personally haven't!
But I know majority of e46fanatics folks buy their vinyl from them, and they are very satisfied.
I would def go with matte black.

[Philz BMW]

ok, someone educate me, and I'm being serious. Why would you, cover your roof in black vinyl, which obviously does not match the paint of the car? Is it along the same lines as when guys have a carbon fiber hood, and leave it black...as if that looks....good?

Just wondering.

thanks

[bumere90]

^ lol
does it have to match? silver and black best combination ever.

[Philz BMW]

Originally Posted by bumere90

^ lol
does it have to match? silver and black best combination ever.

agreed, color combos are nice. But having your whole entire hood, or roof...a different color almost says "I got in an accident and couldn't afford to paint the replacement part"

maybe I'm just too old to understand

[JS82]

I ordered the gloss black vinyl from them.
Got may package today.
Will wrap my window trims soon.

[ryan970]

Originally Posted by Philz BMW

agreed, color combos are nice. But having your whole entire hood, or roof...a different color almost says "I got in an accident and couldn't afford to paint the replacement part"

maybe I'm just too old to understand

i wouldnt wrap the hood. only the roof because it looks nicer and more aggressive i guess

[ryan970]

Originally Posted by JS82

I ordered the gloss black vinyl from them.
Got may package today.
Will wrap my window trims soon.

post some pics when you get it on

[Philz BMW]

I like the idea of wrapping window trim. mine looks like a$$

[blacknbean]

Originally Posted by Philz BMW

ok, someone educate me, and I'm being serious. Why would you, cover your roof in black vinyl, which obviously does not match the paint of the car? Is it along the same lines as when guys have a carbon fiber hood, and leave it black...as if that looks....good?

Just wondering.

thanks

because it looks good? just look at the m3, while the vinyl may not be functional as carbon it still looks good.

[John 070]

Originally Posted by Philz BMW

ok, someone educate me, and I'm being serious. Why would you, cover your roof in black vinyl, which obviously does not match the paint of the car? Is it along the same lines as when guys have a carbon fiber hood, and leave it black...as if that looks....good?

Just wondering.

thanks

I think tipping point explains it. There doesn't have to be any reason. I have never seen a car in person, but I googled it. It's very ugly to me. But then again, there was a phase where putting the Buick portholes on front fenders was cool. I know that when I got M floor mats, my car clearly handled better and was smoother on the road. I think I was getting 40 to 60 mpg on the highway until one of the mats ripped. Maybe vinyl roofs also make the car cheat the wind and go faster.

[Philz BMW]

agreed John. I see many of these Buick portholes on cars, along with 24 inch wheels and every other product that pep boys sells attached to the car's exterior.

eh, like I said, just wondering. Funny how, what one person or group deems as "cool" can be looked at with a "wtf" glance by others. I'm sure, that because my car is stock, I could receive the same criticism.

[JS82]

Originally Posted by ryan970

post some pics when you get it on

Only if it turns out nicely
Have never done this before, but for $30 it's worth a try

[Spoolin335]

I bought my vinyl from that site. Decent stuff.. They sell Avery vinyl incase anyone is wondering.
This is how it turned out, i think it looks tits!

[lawgone]

Originally Posted by Philz BMW

ok, someone educate me, and I'm being serious. Why would you, cover your roof in black vinyl, which obviously does not match the paint of the car? Is it along the same lines as when guys have a carbon fiber hood, and leave it black...as if that looks....good?

Just wondering.

thanks

I think it must be a young guy thing. Old guys like me (34) look at it and think, "Oh, that's some kids car." Then again, once I got past the age of 18 I stopped thinking aftermarket stuff looked cool. But, that's just my opinion.

[lightning20]

anyone use this to cover up the amber in our headlights? I know **********s sells something like this but i have read mixed reviews

[bmrcfreak]

Looks good...I'd like to see some pics of window trim wrapped with some DIY action...

Hows the sharkfin look up close?

[ryan970]

Originally Posted by Spoolin335

I bought my vinyl from that site. Decent stuff.. They sell Avery vinyl incase anyone is wondering.
This is how it turned out, i think it looks tits!

window trim needs to be vinyled to

[Toker335i]

how hard is it to vinyl your rooftop? im thinking of doing it as well, black, matte, or CF.

[bumere90]

Originally Posted by Toker335i

how hard is it to vinyl your rooftop? im thinking of doing it as well, black, matte, or CF.

I ordered matte black vinyl and will be doing my roof next week. It is not hard, but it takes lots of time and patience. There a tons of diy's on how to vinyl.

[Toker335i]

any shops in socal that do this?

[maxipad96]

Originally Posted by lawgone

I think it must be a young guy thing. Old guys like me (34) look at it and think, "Oh, that's some kids car." Then again, once I got past the age of 18 I stopped thinking aftermarket stuff looked cool. But, that's just my opinion.

Then why are you on this forum?