Vinyled up my door blades and rear [new pics!]

[klee]

Cross posting this from the vortex. it's so dead there....

after reading about someone who covered their chrome with black ebay vinyl, i decided to get the euro B6 S4 door blades that I always wanted by making them myself.

So I bought 6' of matte black vinyl from ebay and went at it.
I've never ever applied automotive vinyl before, but I have faint images in my memory of people doing it with a heat gun and a creditcard type squeegee...

Anyway, I experimented with the smallest pieces first and moved my way up.
Tip #1: keep the backing on as long as you can through the process.

The door blades come off really easy:


2 philips head screws each:


they slide right out


valance pops right out also


just remove the two T-20 screws underneath first



make sure you have enough vinyl


first test fit. this piece was such a hack job, there are still so many air bubbles in there.


second piece, started to get the hang of heating up the vinyl with my hair dryer.


sides are all done! hotness.


this piece was a royal pain. in retrospect, I'd rather pay for a new valance, one with a good resale value. then again, the total cost of this project was about $50.




better pics to come!
[EDIT: New Pics]

[viperdsa]

Hmmmm, have to see a full side view. The back looks good.

[klee]

just had a shoot today, i'll post as soon as i get them back

[akasch]

i have a friend who painted his sides looks good! interested to see how the vinyl looks seems like a lot of people are using it these days

[Sharkfin]

yeah more pics needed since those are small, very different

[JMG]

Rear looks good, not sure about the sides. Got any wider pics?

[RedS-line]

so you went from nice colormatched pieces to black vinyl covered pieces....on a white car? ugh

[toro]

I do the other way. I paint my rear bumper to much color.

[enzoballin]

i think u need more black on the car if your gna go with the black and white theme

[CZA420tAvant]

NICE!!

Where did you ge the Vinyl, I need some for my roof

[Teddy M]

nice loook love the black..more pics!

[ekaufman]

Where can I purchase some black vinyl that comes close to matching the brilliant black?

[klee]

just google automotive vinyl roll. most everybody has gloss black. but it wont' be a perfect match.

[akasch]

you should tint your windows dark to go with the theme

[klee]

bump, new pics are up

[Glassnpowder98]

Yeaaaah black vinyl. Looks pretty good and unique for the door blades but I don't think I would do it to my ride. It's also interesting that you did your valence as most people try to color match theirs. You should do your trim as well and then you'll be all set. Damn I bet that guy on Ebay is making a killing on the vinyl. It seems like a ton of people have ordered from him since I posted where I got it from. I'm going to demand at least 10% for commission!!

NICE!!

Where did you ge the Vinyl, I need some for my roof

You might want to look elsewhere as the EBay vinyl comes in 15" wide rolls. From my experience, the vinyl shrinks a little bit with sun exposure. So if you try to lay two pieces down next to each other it might shrink and expose some paint. You can overlap the vinyl but you are going to have a little ridge where they are overlapping. It probably won't be noticeable from far, but when you get up close to the car you will see it.

[klee]

unless i get the black roof rails, i think i'm gonna leave the chrome trim and grill the way it is.

[Teddy M]

looks great!

[akasch]

you could definitely benefit from a filler plate. car looks good

[Grk_A4]

looks great. Very unique.

[Sharkfin]

looks much better in those pics but I still don't know if I could trust vinyl over time

[enzoballin]

CLEAN!

[klee]

looks much better in those pics but I still don't know if I could trust vinyl over time

3 year lease. rip off the vinyl, then B8 Avant time!