About Vinyl Wraps

himanshugoswami · 17th November 2017, 16:03

I wanna get carbon fiber wrap for my XUV 500 mirrors. Since my car is silver, i feel the carbon fiber look on the ORVMs should be a good offset. Has anyone done it so far, and if yes can you please share pics.

Also any pointers on where I can get this done in Delhi/Gurgaon. I thought of ordering 3M Vinyl wrap online and doing it myself but my past DIY experiments dont give me too much confidence in my craftsmanship!!

devilwearsprada · 18th November 2017, 01:18

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Originally Posted by himanshugoswami

I wanna get carbon fiber wrap for my XUV 500 mirrors. Since my car is silver, i feel the carbon fiber look on the ORVMs should be a good offset. Has anyone done it so far, and if yes can you please share pics.

Also any pointers on where I can get this done in Delhi/Gurgaon. I thought of ordering 3M Vinyl wrap online and doing it myself but my past DIY experiments dont give me too much confidence in my craftsmanship!!

Hi, DIY's generally end in panel scratches for us noobs. I would suggest you contact AK customs. They are in Delhi and have done lots of cars for Raid.
You can give him my reference ( Utsav)

Contact : +91 9871066858 - Akshay
https://www.facebook.com/customsak/

himanshugoswami · 20th November 2017, 10:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by devilwearsprada

Hi, DIY's generally end in panel scratches for us noobs. I would suggest you contact AK customs. They are in Delhi and have done lots of cars for Raid.
You can give him my reference ( Utsav)

Contact : +91 9871066858 - Akshay
https://www.facebook.com/customsak/

Thanks....will check it out

dre@ms · 20th November 2017, 11:44

Wrapping the car in a different color, is this legal?

Cat20 · 9th February 2018, 22:55

Am considering Vinyl sticker for my white KWID just for the roof. Are there any suggestions? I was told that 3M may be pretty expensive and can consider some local vendors. Any idea if going to a local vendor is a good idea? Will there be a huge cost difference between the 2? I really do not want to compromise on the quality of the work by going to cheaper versions.

dre@ms · 13th February 2018, 15:36

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Originally Posted by Cat20

Am considering Vinyl sticker for my white KWID just for the roof. Are there any suggestions? I was told that 3M may be pretty expensive and can consider some local vendors. Any idea if going to a local vendor is a good idea? Will there be a huge cost difference between the 2? I really do not want to compromise on the quality of the work by going to cheaper versions.

You can try Dhana Stickers at Maduravoyal. His works are too good and VFM.

Ne0N · 4th April 2018, 09:30

Guys, Planning to get only the roof and mirrors wrapped in gloss black vinyl. Any idea of a good shop somewhere between Borivli and Bhayander in Mumbai?

TorqueTwist · 22nd September 2018, 20:44

Got the weather strip and door bottom cladding of plush XUV installed on my car today after which had been to 3M to get the alignment done and while the alignment job is being done, started to browse through 3M's vinyl wrap samples as I was long contemplating about getting the stripes done on my steed. Finally, went ahead and got it done on the bonnet, roof, boot door, ORVM's and side body cladding. I opted for Satin Canyon Copper as it looked a bit subtle. Did not opt for Red or Silver stripes as they are pretty common. This particular shade looks good in sun light and gives out a darker look in artificial light.

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mathur2012 · 3rd October 2018, 21:46

This weekend I decided to do a little make over of my Swift Dzire's interior. Cost incurred for vinyl wrapping all the parts shown in pictures was less than 100 INR.

List of material needed:

1. Vinyl Wrap.

I bought it From Kashmiri Gate car accessories market, Delhi.

Tip: Don't buy it from the shops in main street, buy it from the shops which are located a little inside the market. The shops located in main street were selling it for Rs 150/metre while I got it at Rs 60/metre. I had bought 3 metres but more than half is still left over.

2. A hair dryer or better if you can source a heat gun.

3. A cutter

This is a little big in size, a smaller one will be fine or even a normal shaving blade can do the job.

The process is quite simple, use a scale and take measurements of the area to be covered by vinyl wrap and taking around half inch extra on all four sides cut out the vinyl sheet and stick it on the dashboard. Use heat from hairdryer or heat gun to take out wrinkles from the vinyl sheet or to mould the sheet around curves.

Attaching a few before/after pics.

Pic Credits : For comparison sake all the before pictures have been taken from a fellow tbhpian's ( @dmehta) thread as I forgot to take pictures before wrapping. Rest all pictures are my own.

Apart from these I installed LEDs in the footwell area, not writting much on that as @a4anurag has already written a detailed post on that. He had used white color LEDs but I installed RGB remote controlled ones. Apart from this I also installed a LED strip to lit up the glove box( A very much needed mod for all of us who don't get factory fitted light there).

and here is the final picture:

with open glove box

Please let me know your thoughts/suggestions on this mod.

Mod Note : It is imperative for you to upload pictures directly to the Team-BHP Server. Click here to view our pictorial help article on uploading pics.

Please submit images ONLY via the Team-BHP Attachment System.

Manoj2268 · 3rd October 2018, 22:02

Ah! A TBhpian near my neck of the woods! Looks nice with the wooden vinyl finish but do consider the wrapping on the steering wheel logo. It looks a bit bubbly.

Did you find Carbon fibre wrap at that shop? I can made do with some wrapping vinyl too.

We can have meets in Rohini or thereabouts if more members show up!

mathur2012 · 4th October 2018, 10:34

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Originally Posted by Manoj2268

Ah! A TBhpian near my neck of the woods!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manoj2268

Looks nice with the wooden vinyl finish but do consider the wrapping on the steering wheel logo. It looks a bit bubbly.

Thanks for noticing it, It was hard to do it with a hairdryer, thought of doing it at the end but yeah I forgot to fix that

, will do it soon.

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Originally Posted by Manoj2268

Did you find Carbon fibre wrap at that shop? I can made do with some wrapping vinyl too.

Yes he had all sorts of wrap available with him.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manoj2268

We can have meets in Rohini or thereabouts if more members show up!

I'm sure we have many other bhpians living in our vicinity, where exactly are you located in Rohini?

mathur2012 · 4th October 2018, 12:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by dre@ms

Wrapping the car in a different color, is this legal?

No it isn't.
Any modifications which aren't mentioned by car's RC are illegal. E.g. your car's RC mention the car's color as silver but you wrap it in black then it's illegal.

Manoj2268 · 4th October 2018, 18:47

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Originally Posted by mathur2012

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I'm sure we have many other bhpians living in our vicinity, where exactly are you located in Rohini?

Sector 13. Near Sachdeva school

satheesh1909 · 9th November 2018, 22:50

Hi Folks,

I'm planning to wrap my i20 roof in gloss black. Any suggestions for shops in Chennai?
Nothing fancy (3M quoted 8k).

Thanks in advance!

mathur2012 · 11th November 2018, 06:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by satheesh1909

Hi Folks,

I'm planning to wrap my i20 roof in gloss black. Any suggestions for shops in Chennai?
Nothing fancy (3M quoted 8k).

Thanks in advance!

You can DIY. It will be a lot cheaper, sheet comes at around 60 Rs/metre.

17th November 2017, 16:03	#256
himanshugoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: !!!! Posts: 2,314 Thanked: 2,640 Times	Re: About Vinyl Wraps I wanna get carbon fiber wrap for my XUV 500 mirrors. Since my car is silver, i feel the carbon fiber look on the ORVMs should be a good offset. Has anyone done it so far, and if yes can you please share pics. Also any pointers on where I can get this done in Delhi/Gurgaon. I thought of ordering 3M Vinyl wrap online and doing it myself but my past DIY experiments dont give me too much confidence in my craftsmanship!!
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20th November 2017, 11:44	#259
dre@ms BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MADRAS Posts: 642 Thanked: 206 Times	Re: About Vinyl Wraps Wrapping the car in a different color, is this legal?
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9th February 2018, 22:55	#260
Cat20 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Chennai Posts: 2 Thanked: 0 Times	Re: About Vinyl Wraps Am considering Vinyl sticker for my white KWID just for the roof. Are there any suggestions? I was told that 3M may be pretty expensive and can consider some local vendors. Any idea if going to a local vendor is a good idea? Will there be a huge cost difference between the 2? I really do not want to compromise on the quality of the work by going to cheaper versions.
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4th April 2018, 09:30	#262
Ne0N BHPian Join Date: May 2014 Location: mumbai Posts: 42 Thanked: 29 Times	Re: About Vinyl Wraps Guys, Planning to get only the roof and mirrors wrapped in gloss black vinyl. Any idea of a good shop somewhere between Borivli and Bhayander in Mumbai?
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22nd September 2018, 20:44	#263
TorqueTwist BHPian Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: AP29/AP07/AP16 Posts: 69 Thanked: 288 Times	Re: About Vinyl Wraps Got the weather strip and door bottom cladding of plush XUV installed on my car today after which had been to 3M to get the alignment done and while the alignment job is being done, started to browse through 3M's vinyl wrap samples as I was long contemplating about getting the stripes done on my steed. Finally, went ahead and got it done on the bonnet, roof, boot door, ORVM's and side body cladding. I opted for Satin Canyon Copper as it looked a bit subtle. Did not opt for Red or Silver stripes as they are pretty common. This particular shade looks good in sun light and gives out a darker look in artificial light.
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3rd October 2018, 21:46	#264
mathur2012 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Rohini, Delhi Posts: 104 Thanked: 148 Times View My Garage	DIY : Vinyl wrapping interiors of Swift Dzire Vdi and light mods This weekend I decided to do a little make over of my Swift Dzire's interior. Cost incurred for vinyl wrapping all the parts shown in pictures was less than 100 INR. List of material needed: 1. Vinyl Wrap. I bought it From Kashmiri Gate car accessories market, Delhi. Tip: Don't buy it from the shops in main street, buy it from the shops which are located a little inside the market. The shops located in main street were selling it for Rs 150/metre while I got it at Rs 60/metre. I had bought 3 metres but more than half is still left over. 2. A hair dryer or better if you can source a heat gun. 3. A cutter This is a little big in size, a smaller one will be fine or even a normal shaving blade can do the job. The process is quite simple, use a scale and take measurements of the area to be covered by vinyl wrap and taking around half inch extra on all four sides cut out the vinyl sheet and stick it on the dashboard. Use heat from hairdryer or heat gun to take out wrinkles from the vinyl sheet or to mould the sheet around curves. Attaching a few before/after pics. Pic Credits : For comparison sake all the before pictures have been taken from a fellow tbhpian's ( @dmehta) thread as I forgot to take pictures before wrapping. Rest all pictures are my own. Apart from these I installed LEDs in the footwell area, not writting much on that as @a4anurag has already written a detailed post on that. He had used white color LEDs but I installed RGB remote controlled ones. Apart from this I also installed a LED strip to lit up the glove box( A very much needed mod for all of us who don't get factory fitted light there). and here is the final picture: with open glove box Please let me know your thoughts/suggestions on this mod. Mod Note : It is imperative for you to upload pictures directly to the Team-BHP Server. Click here to view our pictorial help article on uploading pics. Please submit images ONLY via the Team-BHP Attachment System. Last edited by Aditya : 4th October 2018 at 07:44.
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3rd October 2018, 22:02	#265
Manoj2268 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Delhi Posts: 308 Thanked: 446 Times	Re: DIY : Vinyl wrapping interiors of Swift Dzire Vdi and light mods Ah! A TBhpian near my neck of the woods! Looks nice with the wooden vinyl finish but do consider the wrapping on the steering wheel logo. It looks a bit bubbly. Did you find Carbon fibre wrap at that shop? I can made do with some wrapping vinyl too. We can have meets in Rohini or thereabouts if more members show up!
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9th November 2018, 22:50	#269
satheesh1909 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 51 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Re: About Vinyl Wraps Hi Folks, I'm planning to wrap my i20 roof in gloss black. Any suggestions for shops in Chennai? Nothing fancy (3M quoted 8k). Thanks in advance!
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