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I'm considering doing a roof wrap on my Monterey Blue 370z in black. I plan to black out my tint and spray the fangs/grille to have more black components. What

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Old 05-08-2011, 01:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I'm considering doing a roof wrap on my Monterey Blue 370z in black. I plan to black out my tint and spray the fangs/grille to have more black components.

What do you guys think about this? Any MB drivers with a black roof wrap?
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Old 05-08-2011, 03:27 PM   #2 (permalink)
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The black roof looks great on the z. It will look great against mb.
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Old 05-08-2011, 08:35 PM   #3 (permalink)
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+1 do gloss black. Should look very good. Stay away from DiNoc CF vinyl on the roof. It looks too fake. Already tried and removed.
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+1 do gloss black. Should look very good. Stay away from DiNoc CF vinyl on the roof. It looks too fake. Already tried and removed.
i was really thinkin about doing it with CF DiNoc.. Does it really look that cheesy?
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Old 05-10-2011, 03:00 PM   #5 (permalink)
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i was really thinkin about doing it with CF DiNoc.. Does it really look that cheesy?
yes... otherwise i would've kept it. it looks like canvas... reminded me of my dad's olds 98' back in the early 80's with faux vert roof thingie.
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yes... otherwise i would've kept it. it looks like canvas... reminded me of my dad's olds 98' back in the early 80's with faux vert roof thingie.
LOL! i started searching and found that matte black vinyl looks pretty awesome.. Really thinking about doing that instead. From my search, its about $650 to do a full body wrap.
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i was really thinkin about doing it with CF DiNoc.. Does it really look that cheesy?
I think it looks great. But then again that is my opinion and I have yet to have anyone say they dont like it. More than I can remember complementing it.
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Look good!!
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My thoughts are; what will it look like in 18 to 24 months? How will it stand up to the elements?
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My thoughts are; what will it look like in 18 to 24 months? How will it stand up to the elements?
probably pretty much the same as most other vinyl wrap jobs.
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My thoughts are; what will it look like in 18 to 24 months? How will it stand up to the elements?
If you use high quality vinyl and keep it maintained with sealants it shouldn't affect it much for at least 3-4 yrs. Then peel back, wrap again...or leave it off. Its imo much more convenient than painting just the roof.
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I had mine for around 1 yr now. So far it looks great. The roof wrap also can be protect with 3M clear film which I'm getting done this Spring.
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+1 for the black roof wrap. I just finished painting my fangs and rear valance. The windows are getting tinted Wednesday and then I'm going to order some black vinyl from Bat (WWW.BLUEBATOVERLAYS.COM) later this month.
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If you can afford it, I would paint it...will look better and last longer.
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I have a MB and did the black vinyl top. I did it locally twice. The first time we covered the antenna and the results weren't great. So I had it done again but left the antenna blue. Im happy with it I payed $150 installed with 2 year warranty. I like it and also like the fact that I can simply peeled it off whenever I get tired or it gets too much wear. Which it will cause my car sees it all 8-10 hrs of sun, snow, rain, hail, wind, dust, tree sap. Its been through alot and will see more. I thought of painting but I told myself $150 first paint and if I dont like it or want to change back it will be another 150. So I went with the sticker.

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