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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 08:23 AM
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1) i will be out there in the next 60 days....probably less (hopefully)
2) depending on the color the price of the vynil can get really pricey....but for something like a matte black or matte white it will be less than $2k (but not much less lol)....keep in mind materials (Oracal 970ra - the best stuff) alone are roughly $1k for regular colors. still not half bad given that most shops or companies will charge you upwards of $3,500 to have this done....or at a minimum north of $2k. my operating advantage is low overhead and crazy attention to detail
3) you can do a matte version of almost any color, its just more expensive as you have to have the vinyl double laminated so that drives up the cost of materials. i actually plan on wrapping my ///M5 a matte cherry red w/ gloss black or matte anthracite with gloss black accents....still havent fully decided yet.




Originally Posted by pjinca
That some AMAZING work, Chris!!!!
I only have a few questions:
1) When//where are you moving in SOCal?
2) How much would it be to get this done?
3) Is there a matte blue vinyl you can use to wrap my car?
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 08:51 AM
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Color selection isn't bad.

http://www.oracal.com/products/all-c...p?seriesID=237
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by umichchris
wow, im glad you guys like it. im moving from Detroit to SoCal soon so anyone out there who might want to get this done just let me know
i was about to say that i wished you lived in SoCal to get this done! i guess wishes do come true! lol!
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 08:59 AM
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Amazing work......Did you also do all the headlight work? I would like to get an extra set of headlights finished but with carbon fiber wrap on the eyelids...The car is Titanium Silver with Shadowline...
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 09:07 AM
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yes, i did the headlight work....the resident expert on this forum for that stuff is honestly Simon (nomis) or DKnewyork out on the east coast....but if someone is bringing me their car to be wrapped, its definitely something i can do along with the greater project. the hard part is sealing them well. ive gotten really good at the wiring schematic but its hit or miss making sure they are 100% waterproof afterwards (if thats possible).



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Amazing work......Did you also do all the headlight work? I would like to get an extra set of headlights finished but with carbon fiber wrap on the eyelids...The car is Titanium Silver with Shadowline...
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 09:29 AM
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Bravo chris truly a mona lisa............. I love the f10 so much ive considerd financing it a few times but looking at that e60 has renewed my attraction.
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by pjinca
That some AMAZING work, Chris!!!!
I only have a few questions:
1) When//where are you moving in SOCal?
2) How much would it be to get this done?
3) Is there a matte blue vinyl you can use to wrap my car?
Crap! I wanted to go blue but since you called it first, I will concede.
But this is an awesome option to keeping my E60 for another few years.
There is no pearl white in the palette though...
I am going to start banking money away for this anyway. Let's get a group buy going!!!
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by toyota2bmw
Crap! I wanted to go blue but since you called it first, I will concede.
But this is an awesome option to keeping my E60 for another few years.
There is no pearl white in the palette though...
I am going to start banking money away for this anyway. Let's get a group buy going!!!
Yeah I called dibs
I think the King Blue in matte would look HAWT!!!!!
Definitely would keep me in my E60 for a little longer too.
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 10:22 AM
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hands down top e60 in my book. ive been thinking of having mine wrapped matte too...these photos really make me think lil harder.
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 11:34 AM
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