Does anybody have some leftover blackout tape material I can purchase? Don't really want to spend $20 is somebody is willing to sell theirs.

 

Spend the 20 and then sell the rest You couldend up making a profit !

 

jus spend the twenty, ur goin' to need extra if u mess up or it needs to be refreshed after a while (wear & tear) u will end up spendin' more than u would from the getgo

 

Joker is right. You may only need 15 to 20 feet the first time, but you may need to touch it up or redo it.

 

Well, I blacked out my beltline and also got the aero bumper installed yestarday. It looks great!

 

skitelluride531,

that looks nice, you are in SATX?

that is my weekend project

 

I'm actually in Austin . Very good weather here for washing cars.

 

Ok, just did the belt line this afternoon everything went smooth except one thing. When I was going around the corners I found it very difficult to make the vinyl tape not wrinkle on the top. The corners on the back of the car is fine, but the two corners in the front of the car has a few wrinkles on the top. I have to redo it tomm, but I'm sure the results will be the same. Any advice on how to go around the corners without wrinkling the top of the vinyl tape?


EDIT: Hh yea, the car looks so much better with a blacked out beltline, pictures don't do this cheap mod justice!

 

use a hair dryer...the heat will allow it to stretch more easily and conform to such weird corners. Just heat it up a tiny bit, smooth it on like normal....it might take a little pulling and stretching, but it should work perfectly for what you are trying to do

 

Today JBSF3 (Jason) and I did the blackened belt line, it was quicker than i thought. After watching him doing the right side and the rear, i did the left myself, it was very very easy.

We also, took my side vents out, Jason wet-sanded and painted them to flat black. Came out pretty good, now the car looks cool. I will post some pics as soon as I get my fuel cap powder coated (tomorrow) and the black mirror caps put on.

 

Berk- had a great time. Thanks again for all the help, especially with the hammer

 

yeah, that is a classic, thank YOU Jason

 

Great job! I'm still amazed that a >$20 mod makes such a big difference.

 

You can use a hair dryer to heat it, but I didn't need to. I just took my time and let the bottom of the tape stretch to fit. The trick is not to stretch the tape too much, but just enough so the bottom fills in.

 

Here is the pics of the car with blackened beltline and black mirror caps, and after h-sport springs

 

Nice berk. What about powder coating the door handles and exhaust tips? They are still gonna be chrome.

 

heh heeeee, berky is working on them....more pics to come soon

 

i will talk to a place tomorrow for the powder coat on the door handles and fuel cap.

 

the door handles have to be painted , they arent metal

 

Looks really good . Now is someone would make a front splitter that would fit that front end you would be all set

Randy
m7 Tuning

 

hint, hint, hint you are getting me all excited

 

correct for the door handles, fuel cap can be powder coated, as has already been practiced by jbsf3

 

yup.....thats why i noted just handles

Painting is easier anyhow

 

this is me going on record... just to say...

i was the first to have painted handles.

now that ive tooted my horn... i feel much better.

 

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TOOT...TOOT