[F80_M3llow]

Had some time today in the evening to wrap my burl wood trim in 3m Carbon vinyl. This is my second e90 and my 2nd time doing it. Love how it came out. What do you guys think.

[RKP]

Dude it looks amazing....thinking about doing this as well since I hate the wood look. How hard was it to install especially the center console and also do you have the link to the wrap?

[F80_M3llow]

Originally Posted by RKP

Dude it looks amazing....thinking about doing this as well since I hate the wood look. How hard was it to install especially the center console and also do you have the link to the wrap?

Bough the material from ecs tuning 7x3 ft more than enough with mistakes. Make sure your patient and have a blow dryer. Clean all the trim with rubbing alcohol prior to install makes for better adhesion. Be patient and take your time. Center console is very simple. The door trims are more a peta since they have sharp curves. Give it a go good luck. I'm might die my seat backs also in this.

[dspence44]

Looks flawless man! Excellent work!!

[F80_M3llow]

Originally Posted by dspence44

Looks flawless man! Excellent work!!

Thank you

[Socket]

nice job

[armansiu]

good job
I did the same except the M badge.
Love this trim so much

[BaBa B]

goooood job
i'll do it one day :P

[mxa121]

Good Job! I am now trying to pick out my trim color.



I have Black Sapphire on Black leather

I am down to two options: Gloss Black vs Gloss Black Metallic
I like the deep dark look of the gloss black, but I think it could be really cool to have it look like the exterior color. What do you think?

[Supacat]

Nice work! Looks way better than old man wood

[ShaneN55]

Where did you buy the trim?

[Khy335i]

Got mine done a few weeks back:


Cost me $300 AUD (from Carx in Melbourne) if anyone is interested!

Looks amazing of course!

[puddyboy28]

first post

came out really nice

(going clean) my e92 is alpine white with leather black guts.
de-badge.black grill blacked out window trim. blacked out side markers.
going for the panda look

so now i am thinking about doing the wood trim .. gloss white.. or as close to alpine white i can find. i think it would just pop so good off the black interior.

i was going to try to do it myself as i bought all the plastic prying tools.

I am a little nervous about taking on the center console .. should i be ? I am very mechanically inclined and i have patience even even to do it over the course of a few days to drive the car with the trim out i don't mind.

[TrAcK TRaP]

Originally Posted by puddyboy28

first post

came out really nice

(going clean) my e92 is alpine white with leather black guts.
de-badge.black grill blacked out window trim. blacked out side markers.
going for the panda look

so now i am thinking about doing the wood trim .. gloss white.. or as close to alpine white i can find. i think it would just pop so good off the black interior.

i was going to try to do it myself as i bought all the plastic prying tools.

I am a little nervous about taking on the center console .. should i be ? I am very mechanically inclined and i have patience even even to do it over the course of a few days to drive the car with the trim out i don't mind.

Welcome to hell brother. Just ignore the haters

[TrAcK TRaP]

Who is doing mine this weekend? Of course willing to pay

[BeastMode335i]

Originally Posted by N54CherryHill

Welcome to hell brother. Just ignore the haters

e90hell.com

lmaoo, seems fitting..

[04gto]

Great job. Looks OEM.

[TrAcK TRaP]

Originally Posted by BeastMode335i

e90hell.com

lmaoo, seems fitting..

[puddyboy28]

Originally Posted by N54CherryHill

Welcome to hell brother. Just ignore the haters

update. I started my carbon wrap .. All i have left is center console (doing it piece by piece one section at a time just trying to find the time to do it) i also wrapped the center strip that is over the cup holders and the face plate surrounding the a/c controls when i go for the center console. i am also doing the plastic that surrounds the inside door handles as well, steering wheel and shift knob.

pictures when done.

[TrAcK TRaP]

Originally Posted by puddyboy28

update. I started my carbon wrap .. All i have left is center console (doing it piece by piece one section at a time just trying to find the time to do it) i also wrapped the center strip that is over the cup holders and the face plate surrounding the a/c controls when i go for the center console. i am also doing the plastic that surrounds the inside door handles as well, steering wheel and shift knob.

pictures when done.

Well done..

[RunFlatOut]

Hi Puddyboy, the center console is not the worst/hardest part, but if you started like I did trying to nudge the console out with fingers and gentle talk, it might scare you into thinking there's magic involved to get the thing out. There isn't, it's just that the damn thing is pushed in so damn hard in the first place and the fit is tighter than all the others put together. The pry tools are saviours for this one, start at the end closer to the center console, away from the dashboard side where it's thinned out and less robust because of the holes for the ashtray, gear stick etc. Don't try to lift it off in one go, insert your trim tool of choice, lever the trim out a millimeter, then keep going slowly and go by feel, a little here, a little there, and all of a sudden you'll feel the trim pop out properly.

[RunFlatOut]

Originally Posted by mxa121

Good Job! I am now trying to pick out my trim color.



I have Black Sapphire on Black leather

I am down to two options: Gloss Black vs Gloss Black Metallic
I like the deep dark look of the gloss black, but I think it could be really cool to have it look like the exterior color. What do you think?

I'd say get some colour in, because the more different shades of black you add, the more confused and choked it's going to feel. Mat black here, shiny black there, soft black plastic here, grainy mat plastic there, striped shiny black over here... I'd put money on you being disappointed. So either colour or a light grey brushed aluminum. The natural lines of the trim are sleek and elegant and as long as you do a clean job, they will stand out and add a touch of design and flair that would just be drowned if you went with YASOB (yet another shade of black).

But...matching to the exterior colour will be a bitch. If you don't get a good match it will look cheap. When I did mine I originally wanted to match my monacau dark blue and simply couldn't find a good textured dark blue, so I went for brushed aluminium black (offset by Dakota cream beige interior). One day I'll find a match and give it a try.

The other day I sen a mail to some folks in Germany who sell vinyl for surface decoration and asked them if they would let me have a small quantity. They never replied and I might chase them on that one because...well, just check out their brushed vinyls and tell me that wouldn't be pure trim porn.

http://houssini.com/en/