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Hey Guys,
I bought my E63 pre-owned, and it was spec'd almost exactly as I would have requested, except that it had the night package, instead of the carbon fiber exterior as I would have preferred. (First world problems, I know).
I've come to like the night package, the contract of the black pieces against the white paint is quite nice, and it ties nicely together with the dark tint and black wheels. The one thing I was missing though, was the spoiler - the cars with CF package have a CF spoiler that provides a nice contrast against light paint - while mine is white.
I considered ordering a carbon fiber spoiler, but thought it might be a little out of place as I have no other CF on the exterior, so I went to the local wrapping shop to get a quote. After two weeks, I haven't received a response, and decided to do it myself.
Overall, I'm quite pleased with the results, the job took me one evening. Here's how it went.
I removed the spoiler from the car by pulling fishing line between it and the trunk. It took about 5 minutes to come off - and would have been faster if I hadn't broken the line a couple times.
Removing the adhesive tape from the trunk took about half an hour. Most of the tape stayed with the spoiler, so I used a plastic gift card to scrape the excess tape off, sprayed the tape with WD40, and just rubbed it off with my fingernail. A cloth and some bug & tar remover cleaned up the last bits.
Here's the car sans spoiler.
Taking the tape off the spoiler took a few hours. Here's what I started with.
I soaked it with WD40 and used a flat-head screwdriver to scrape off the excess tape. As this was the underside of the spoiler, I wasn't too worried about minor scratches, etc. Once the excess was gone, more WD40 and the gift card, followed by more WD40 and my fingernail, and it was clean.
For the wrap, I got a 2x5 foot piece of Vvivid gloss black vinyl. I needed about 10" to cover the spoiler. It was my first time ever working with vinyl wrap, it takes time, and can be pretty slow going, but the material is pretty forgiving. I watched a few YouTube videos on how to do it, and made use of a hairdryer when needed, but after a couple hours had it covered nicely. There are a couple small imperfections, but I'd say I handled the corners and other tricky parts pretty well. No flaws are visible unless you're looking for them. If at some point, I become less excited about the results, I'll remove it, and use the rest of my sheet to try again.
Here are a couple shots of the spoiler, and the final result. I think the black spoiler adds some nice 'pop' to the car. It should have been part of the Night package from the factory.
Last edited by looney100; Sep 23, 2015 at 08:55 AM.
Hey Guys,
I bought my E63 pre-owned, and it was spec'd almost exactly as I would have requested, except that it had the night package, instead of the carbon fiber exterior as I would have preferred. (First world problems, I know).
I've come to like the night package, the contract of the black pieces against the white paint is quite nice, and it ties nicely together with the dark tint and black wheels. The one thing I was missing though, was the spoiler - the cars with CF package have a CF spoiler that provides a nice contrast against light paint - while mine is white.
I considered ordering a carbon fiber spoiler, but thought it might be a little out of place as I have no other CF on the exterior, so I went to the local wrapping shop to get a quote. After two weeks, I haven't received a response, and decided to do it myself.
Overall, I'm quite pleased with the results, the job took me one evening. Here's how it went.
I removed the spoiler from the car by pulling fishing line between it and the trunk. It took about 5 minutes to come off - and would have been faster if I hadn't broken the line a couple times.
Removing the adhesive tape from the trunk took about half an hour. Most of the tape stayed with the spoiler, so I used a plastic gift card to scrape the excess tape off, sprayed the tape with WD40, and just rubbed it off with my fingernail. A cloth and some bug & tar remover cleaned up the last bits.
Here's the car sans spoiler.
Taking the tape off the spoiler took a few hours. Here's what I started with.
I soaked it with WD40 and used a flat-head screwdriver to scrape off the excess tape. As this was the underside of the spoiler, I wasn't too worried about minor scratches, etc. Once the excess was gone, more WD40 and the gift card, followed by more WD40 and my fingernail, and it was clean.
For the wrap, I got a 2x5 foot piece of Vvivid gloss black vinyl. I needed about 10" to cover the spoiler. It was my first time ever working with vinyl wrap, it takes time, and can be pretty slow going, but the material is pretty forgiving. I watched a few YouTube videos on how to do it, and made use of a hairdryer when needed, but after a couple hours had it covered nicely. There are a couple small imperfections, but I'd say I handled the corners and other tricky parts pretty well. No flaws are visible unless you're looking for them. If at some point, I become less excited about the results, I'll remove it, and use the rest of my sheet to try again.
Here are a couple shots of the spoiler, and the final result. I think the black spoiler adds some nice 'pop' to the car. It should have been part of the Night package from the factory.
Hey bro was one sheet of thst enough? I am considering buying the same one for my car. Did it look like real carbon once complete?
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