Roswell

natman, i love this trim kit... but not even comparable to the OEM pcs. At least I paid less than 200$ for it. LOL

Off topic, what is the situation on your ADV? Did you get them back yet?

prindone

cptdaz

Personally I think you'd be better off wrapping the pieces. The bubbly stickers make the interior look incredible cheap IMHO.

natman316

no and now they are quiet. probably using SEMA as an excuse = =

abcut973

Where do you guys get this 3M CF wrap from?
Can it be removed easily once you sell the car or if you just get tired of it?

Roswell

I got my roll of 3M CF Di-Noc on ebay few years ago.

Very easy to remove if you get tired of the look. It's just a sticker.

Roswell

Gear knob as in shift knob?

If so, here is a post from member Harrower:

https://mbworld.org/forums/4061249-post17.html

Roswell

I've already removed all the CF trim kit from all the doors (6 pcs). I will wrap them this week-end instead.

Roswell

OUCH, that sucks to hear. It's been over a month since you sent your wheels no? They should have fixed the wheels the next day & express shipped to you asap.

natman316

yeah idk whats up man I really just want to return these now

cptdaz

I've seen some CF wrapped trims in C63 before. Looks ten times nicer than stickers. Still not as nice as real CF trims but also 4 times cheaper.

ZephyrAMG

Hey Roswell, use a hairdryer or heat gun to gently heat the pieces. If you press on them and let them cool like that, they will straighten and conform better...

Don't know if it was mentioned already...That's your best bet. It's Acrylic so it has to be shaped. It warped when it cooled during manufacture.

Roswell

Zephyr, thanks for the advice but I tried everything already.

I even tried e-mailing Hakimov to get new replacement parts, but to no available.

So I have decided to wrap them in CF Di-noc instead, it was my first time wrapping with this material.. so it's far from being a prefect job but it's good enough for me. The seat control is the most time consuming as I had to be extra careful when cutting around the memory seat.

What you all think?

prindone

Just receive my kit for 135$ amaizing!

abcut973

Roswell,

It's looking good. I ordered mine as well. Should be arriving soon.
Did you remove all parts to wrap them?

prindone

I just move the three center parts where is the gear knob and ventilation to test but the trims looks shorter than the parts, hope it Will be better after Make them warm!

Roswell

Abcut, r u talking about my trim kit (like prindone) or my door trim wrap job? Well, the trim kit is easy to install w/o removing anything. The wrap I also did it w/o removing the door trim, but I used my old trim kit as template.. So it made it easy to wrap & not much to cut while on the car.

Prindone, yeah once u heat the trim it should expand & soften a bit. Make sure to clean the area before applying cuz the double side stickers are not that good. They seems to peel easier especially in hot days.

abcut973

Yeah i was talking about the wrapping job you did. I was thinking about removing all pieces since i don't have any template to use. Thanks

prindone

Sorry m'y English Is not So well, what you call " Cuz" ???

Roswell

Removing the door trims is a pain.. Lots of work, but better result for sure. Or else, a hair dryer and lots of patience are ur best friend. Lol

Prindone, cuz is a slang for because.. In French is "parceque".

prindone

Ok

but the trims looks really too small and they write in the notice they have to fit correctly or to send back the kit.

Roswell

I didn't get that, maybe some kind of adhesive promoter.

Is ur kit from klasso/Hakimov? Any link? I emailed them to get the door trim replacement, but they didn't bother to reply.

prindone

Yes, its them..

Roswell

your kit looks very different from my kit. Mine is thicker & very shiny. The one you have looks like pre-cut regular CF vinyl, and it doesn't look like it will fit at all. Return it.