Tired of plastic skuttle panels
03-18-2016 | 03:27 PM
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03-18-2016 | 03:46 PM
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That looks so much better than the faded black plastic - I think I have to do it, but based on your pricing intel, need to find a different shop. Maybe you can carefully create a cut line where the print film on the rubber meets the plastic and peel it off the rubber part. Looking forward to the better outside pics.
Nice work though.
Nice work though.
03-18-2016 | 04:12 PM
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That looks so much better than the faded black plastic - I think I have to do it, but based on your pricing intel, need to find a different shop. Maybe you can carefully create a cut line where the print film on the rubber meets the plastic and peel it off the rubber part. Looking forward to the better outside pics.
Nice work though.
Nice work though.
I would suggest to tell the shop to mask off the rubber trim, I think it would look a lot better.
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03-23-2016 | 08:56 AM
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At last got the new cabin filter cover from my OPC & finished off installing the panels.
I love the look, it's subtle but for me upgrades the plastic panels in the frunk & around the wipers.
I will pull out the rest of the plastic panels - nav, brake reservoir etc to finish off the look.
As I had commented on in another post, I should have told the guy to tape off the rubber edge and I would recommend to others to not to do the edge as it looks prone to cracking.
So here is the final look
I love the look, it's subtle but for me upgrades the plastic panels in the frunk & around the wipers.
I will pull out the rest of the plastic panels - nav, brake reservoir etc to finish off the look.
As I had commented on in another post, I should have told the guy to tape off the rubber edge and I would recommend to others to not to do the edge as it looks prone to cracking.
So here is the final look
03-23-2016 | 09:30 AM
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Yup, that pretty much seals it for me - now I have to have this done. I was also awaiting your final pics to see what it would look like with the other plastic frunk panels left black, as I wasn't sure about the contrast and thought I might have to do them all, but with the others being a little lower and separated by the trunk seal, I think it looks perfect the way it is and doing all of them would likely be overkill.
Great idea !
Great idea !
03-23-2016 | 10:48 AM
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At last got the new cabin filter cover from my OPC & finished off installing the panels.
I love the look, it's subtle but for me upgrades the plastic panels in the frunk & around the wipers.
I will pull out the rest of the plastic panels - nav, brake reservoir etc to finish off the look.
As I had commented on in another post, I should have told the guy to tape off the rubber edge and I would recommend to others to not to do the edge as it looks prone to cracking.
So here is the final look
I love the look, it's subtle but for me upgrades the plastic panels in the frunk & around the wipers.
I will pull out the rest of the plastic panels - nav, brake reservoir etc to finish off the look.
As I had commented on in another post, I should have told the guy to tape off the rubber edge and I would recommend to others to not to do the edge as it looks prone to cracking.
So here is the final look
03-23-2016 | 11:58 AM
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Thanks for the replies guys!
Pete the problem now is how "bad" the frunk panels look. I have some Sonax black plastic trim coating which I will apply & hopefully that will make it look some what better, I'm waiting to get my TT spoiler back from the body shop so will leave the frunk area for now until I get that installed.
Pete the problem now is how "bad" the frunk panels look. I have some Sonax black plastic trim coating which I will apply & hopefully that will make it look some what better, I'm waiting to get my TT spoiler back from the body shop so will leave the frunk area for now until I get that installed.
03-23-2016 | 12:19 PM
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03-23-2016 | 02:34 PM
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