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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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Want to black out fins on entire car...
has anyone done? Can someone tell me if it's easy? Thanks.
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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Done it on mine. A good mod shop can do this very easily
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What about getting them in Carbon? Will look really good on a black car, and I will get a chance to see how it looks and maybe do it on mine hehehhe

Any body shop can do this, they will probably charge you $100.00 tops
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Originally Posted by kamilclk430
What about getting them in Carbon? Will look really good on a black car, and I will get a chance to see how it looks and maybe do it on mine hehehhe

Any body shop can do this, they will probably charge you $100.00 tops
That would look sweet...very subtle and nice classy touch.

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done on mine as well. matte + gloss finish
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Originally Posted by kamilclk430
What about getting them in Carbon? Will look really good on a black car, and I will get a chance to see how it looks and maybe do it on mine hehehhe

Any body shop can do this, they will probably charge you $100.00 tops
BTDT,
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whoa that looks good bro! how much did the carbon fiber run you? is it just the adhesive type?
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whoa that looks good bro! how much did the carbon fiber run you? is it just the adhesive type?

Yes it is CF patterned vinyl with adhesives made by 3M. Buy from ebay, search for "carbon fiber 3M"
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