CARBON FIBRE VINYL (CFV)

I am getting more and more requests to source a good carbon fibre (CF) look-a-like vinyl... that easily conforms to very curved and even riveted surfaces...

Is this something you have been asked for..is there a growing trend to wrap bonnets(hoods);roofs and even dashes with good CF look-a-like vinyl?

I have souced some...it's not printed; it actually have a weave textured look...guys let me know what you think?

Car modders have been using and doing this for years

get some in, i have had a few requests for this and will most likely want some. do you have any pics. samples would also be great if poss

If this is the sam stuff you showed me nik, then its really good stiff...

Solar Shades it is...

.........and b7adh if you send me a private message with your postal address etc I will get prices and a sample to you..
Regards

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If I am not wrong - somewhere in Belgium it is made
I can PM You link - I know dealer, but don't know sourse

The best carbon fibre look alike, in my opinion is from a company in the london area, it is not cheap but it is the dogs doodlies they have grey, silver and white and it it quite thick and textured if anyone would like details PM mr, just for the record I know this is my first posting and I have tinted for about 4 years but my main business is car modification which is why I thought I would share this info :-)

This vinyl is really good stuff Nik from Bonwyke brought me a sample and weve done a few interior panels on our golf and it looks cool !!

hey nick i'd be interested in a sample of this too!!! you have all my details already! barry fimister at autotint in kirkcaldy! cheers!

Welcome to the board LeeBee

Nik send me a sample too if you get the chance, i was looking into this over the weekend as i was asked the same question! Cheers

3M Di-Noc has some cool looking carbon fiber look

Nik
Please send samples,oh and why do i have to hear it on here LOL

cos this site is the daddy

Sorry Shadowline for the delay.....have been resting past couple of weeks, even old dogs like me have to lie down sometime..but back in the harness so sample on its way.....




Samples on it way to you to.... prelaunch stage so thats why my friend!!!!

OLD DOG

Right i have the samples and i must say its a good looking product. The only thing if im honest, is the price, its more than i would have thought. If you havent used this to wrap bonnets or roofs etc, it could be a bit costly if you waste an amount until you learn how the film handles and what you can do with it. For example my car bonnet would cost me in materials alone over £70 which is a fair amount if you need a couple of attempts to get the feel for the stuff. When your doing windows even when you first start, yes you destroy a piece of film but its only a fraction of the overall cost of the tint job, we kknow the film is very cheap compaired to what we charge. Even if you get the carbon film down first time adding the amount for your time and skill to charge the customer its works out kind of pricey, to some customers. Yes i know its cheaper than a full carbon bonnet but the "mass market" may be put off by the price. Just my first thoughts............ i DO LIKE the product!!!

Fair comments Shadow....some say there if theres no pain then theres no gain..that if you dont invest you can forget the rest..but when you consider that a bonnet is £600 in real carbon fibre on average you can supply a bonnet to a customer for half that and make a good mark up.

So what is a better answer..well Carbon fibre is a cast vinyl...you may want to buy a basic budget price cast vinyl for as little as £3 per linear metre, practice using this on you car, just so you can get use to handling and using large sheets of sticky flimsy vinyl...remember how you felt installing your first back window..then once you have mastered this, switch to the carbon fibre vinyl.This should be even easier now as this baby has glue channels to allow you to install it dry and smooth out the air pockets without creasing...sounds too easy..nothing is without practice..which brings me back to no pain no gain....

You will be a master Shadow one day i can feel it in my bones!!!!

Again Nick all fair comments. I think were spoilt on the cost of window film, and i fully agree that the cost of the material is a fraction of the real product, and it DOES look good very nice weave!

Right ive had a play with this stuff, did some outer bits on the car fairly flat no worries. Then i took off one of the front suspension covers off my bonnet, quite curved and had a go at that, what can i say this stuff is pretty special, if it gets creased pull the vinyl back off and pull. Its a bit like a lift and pull method window tinting and it works well, i will try to get some pictures up later.

Right had a play with my track day car heres the photos:















Im liking this stuff, a great weave look

Im impressed this vinyl looks really really good, was it hard to hide the edges on the bonnet vent? Also Nik could I possibly get some prices and a sample. cheers.

Righ Sean, the things on the bonnet are quite "vents" they are there to allow room for the top of the front suspension turrets. So they unbolt from underneath and can be removed from the bonnet completley, so the vinyl can be pulled around the bottom lip, but its impressive how "stretchy" this stuff is!!

Nik, i never recieved any of the samples. This stuff should sell like hot cakes

More of a play this stuff is good............










This stuff is good to use!!

A few more photos









its good stuff!!

My mistake shadowline soz. Ive got a series 2 rs turbo and I would like to try this on the vents to see how supple it is do you think it would work on these?

I cant see why not, im still shocked how much this stuff can be pulled about!

Sean -please send me your mail details to nik@bonwyke.co.uk and i will sort it

b7adh - send me your full postal address to me at nik@bonwyke.co.uk and I will sort it....

GREAT PICS SHADOW.... ADD VALUE TO THE CAR TOO

WELL DONE YOU GET MY PIC OF THE WEEK!

got the vinyl i looks preatty damn good.

well, carbon look a like films is the topseller here in Germany (for more than 3 years already).
But the "real" carbon look films are still pretty new - the "old" ones are "just" digital printed.

it´s available in several colours black, silver, white...

just some pics

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images0...7261009e63c.jpg
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images0...a18c16c4016.jpg
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images0...37ad003f55b.jpg

these are NOT 3M DI-NOC films.

Hey, dont think i got your full postal address...email me with it and lets get some to you..good wkend

Suncs, looks awesome..any chance of emailing me that pic...good to see a quality install on a full bonnet...good job!

It does look like good stuff but as previously said very expensive. Thats probably why the sample i recieved was like a postage stamp

Im still waiting for my postage stamp. lol.

Nik how can i get a sample of your carbon fibre vinyl?????

really cool!

i will never understand why this stuff is called carbonfirber...to me it looks nothing like it....maybe tweed but not carbon fiber...reminds me of corbin seat covers they make for motorcycles..the job itself is a great job

Dosent look like carbon fibre??? Man what CF have you been looking at, trust me this stuff is one of the best matches ive seen

my girl has a real corbonfiber wing on her eclipse and looks nothing like it im sorry i dissagree with you

Shadowline Can you try to apply some PPF over the top of this film and post a pick of it??? as then it may appear to look more like what Jeff is thinking. As I am not sure if the film you are showing on here has too much of a texture to it as It may appear not to smooth with PPF over the top of the carbon fiber film you are showing..

The photos may not do it justice. It really does have the look and texture to real carbonfibre.

100% yes. We deal with NATURAL CARBON FIBER and also KEVLAR, TVARON and other such kind fibers. Look similar