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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
Sweet! I'll be in town starting next week, so i'll have to check it out.

So when are you gonna do mine?
i move the 17th or so, school starts the 23rd, and i start again at officemax on the 1st, yay!

ill do urs when you whip out the hondo
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by CmptrNerd
Youre gonna tell everyone its real arent you! Im not talking about some random person who asks you on the street Im talkin about your closest friends and relatives. Looks nice though but its kind of funny when people mod these kind of cars.
well what do you drive...and why are you on a bonneville forum...

im not gonna tell them its real, because half of my friends dont even know what carbon fiber is...it just looks shiny and nice to them...
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 08:57 PM
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That looks sweet, dude! You beat me to the punch.

Did you try heating the vinyl with a heat gun or a mondo hair dryer? Vinyl is supposed to be very plyable when heated. I don't think it looks bad the way you did it though.
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by randman1
That looks sweet, dude! You beat me to the punch.

Did you try heating the vinyl with a heat gun or a mondo hair dryer? Vinyl is supposed to be very plyable when heated. I don't think it looks bad the way you did it though.
thanks for the tip...i might have to order more as i am down to like 2.5 ft now to do the rest of the car...
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 10:03 PM
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That turned out better than I tought it would. Good job.
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 11:31 PM
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i just ordered my self some i forgot to put in that code though.. oh well
Where is the seam on that? ..and did you just lay it flat on there and then cut the holes with a knife afterwards?? help!
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Old Jul 29, 2004 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by BonneAlien
i just ordered my self some i forgot to put in that code though.. oh well
Where is the seam on that? ..and did you just lay it flat on there and then cut the holes with a knife afterwards?? help!
its all one piece, just make sure you get all the pieces facing the same direction, and yes, i just cut it out then
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Old Jul 29, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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That looks REALLY good! Can't beat the price either! Nice job!
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