Exterior window/door trim wrapping..

jimmy-s3 · 05-08-2014, 03:53 AM

I'm thinking of trying to wrap my exterior window/door trims in either gloss black or carbon. My car is an 07 Alpina D3, so it has the standard 'SE' cheap exterior trims, I also want to do the mirror bracket covers too..
Has anyone tried doing this? Been looking for M Sport trims but they seem very expensive and most discolour after a while anyway.

'V' · 05-08-2014, 04:00 AM

I've done this, just last week.
It's not easy!!!!
I found it best to use a full sheet of vinyl and cut it in the shape of the curves of the trim (I didn't remove the trim from the car)
Turned out 98% perfect and I'm pretty happy with it.
As for the mirror caps - what a pain in the ass! To do this (3 attempts) a tip I found was to heat and stretch the vinyl before putting it on. Heat it, stretch it, hold it stretched until it cools and holds its new form. Then start wrapping, do as much as you can before heating again. This will give you a much better finish and no wrinkles on the edges.

jimmy-s3 · 05-08-2014, 04:23 AM

Did you remove the mirrors then? I was wanting to do the bracket covers and the edge around the glass..

05-08-2014, 03:53 AM	#1
jimmy-s3 Private First Class 15 Rep 163 Posts Drives: BMW E90 ALPINA D3 Montego blue Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North East Uk iTrader: (1)	Exterior window/door trim wrapping.. I'm thinking of trying to wrap my exterior window/door trims in either gloss black or carbon. My car is an 07 Alpina D3, so it has the standard 'SE' cheap exterior trims, I also want to do the mirror bracket covers too.. Has anyone tried doing this? Been looking for M Sport trims but they seem very expensive and most discolour after a while anyway.
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05-08-2014, 04:00 AM	#2
'V' Captain 46 Rep 902 Posts Drives: ~Carbon black F36 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (1)	I've done this, just last week. It's not easy!!!! I found it best to use a full sheet of vinyl and cut it in the shape of the curves of the trim (I didn't remove the trim from the car) Turned out 98% perfect and I'm pretty happy with it. As for the mirror caps - what a pain in the ass! To do this (3 attempts) a tip I found was to heat and stretch the vinyl before putting it on. Heat it, stretch it, hold it stretched until it cools and holds its new form. Then start wrapping, do as much as you can before heating again. This will give you a much better finish and no wrinkles on the edges.
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jimmy-s3 Private First Class 15 Rep 163 Posts Drives: BMW E90 ALPINA D3 Montego blue Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North East Uk iTrader: (1)	Did you remove the mirrors then? I was wanting to do the bracket covers and the edge around the glass..
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