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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:45 AM
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i was looking for some carbon fiber interior trim for my car on ebay, but Because my car is rhd its very hard to find carbon fiber interior trim for my car. then i found carbonmods.com on web watched their demo video decided to do it myself. i ordered carbonmods carbonfiber skinning starter kit.
it takes some to learn tips and neeeds patience. one part takes 3 days to finish. some parts i did 2-3 times because i made mistekes. but finally i finished all parts perfectly.
here is some photos when processing..
home made carbon fiber laminating-dscf0802.jpg
home made carbon fiber laminating-dscf0804.jpg

here are finished photos...
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home made carbon fiber laminating-i_5.jpg
home made carbon fiber laminating-shadow_line_2.jpg

carbon grils and spiltters are from ebay

home made carbon fiber laminating-_n_karbon.jpg
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:50 AM
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WOW!!! those turned out great, congrats
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:50 AM
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looks great! nice DIY.. congrats!!
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:51 AM
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Very good job, congrats, it looks fantastic.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:54 AM
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CF shadow line!
very impressive!!
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:56 AM
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I can't believe you did that yourself--no way I would have attempted something like that. It looks terrific!
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:57 AM
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Looks really good...You have any more pics of the car to show more of the exterior trim?
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 07:01 AM
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looks good! I tried to do it myself before on anopther car and it was a mess. Great job!
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 07:11 AM
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Looks insanley nice! Amazing job!!
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 07:14 AM
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My Ride: '05 545 Titanium Silver, Black Leather - Nav, Logic 7, Cold weather. Mods: Carbon filter removed. M5 iDrive knob. Umnitza license plate LEDs. MP3 40% 3M tint ACS Anti-Roll(sway) bars RPI Scoop G-tech Pro RR CF Roundels CF Wheel caps
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I like the CF shadowline...something I wanted to try that myself after finding that same website some time ago. I'd like to see some more pics if you get the chance.

What kind of mistakes did you have, how did you go about fixing them?
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