Time for some interior work!

[SonicBlur]

Looks great!! BTW, those steering wheel pieces should just lift out with some minimal force.

-Mike

 

[HitandRunDriver]

Thanks for the tips!

 

[twisted_GT500]

That stuff looks really good! Your hard work paid off!!

I keep going back and forth about doing this. The GT500s dash is a dark charcoal that's already looks good....I'll figure it out eventually. Good job man!

 

[allinon72]

Looks great!! BTW, those steering wheel pieces should just lift out with some minimal force.

-Mike

Sounds good thanks.

Thanks for the compliments guys. I'll update when I finish the wheel and shifter.

 

[Black_GT]

Beautiful DIY. Looks freakin' awesome. Well worth the effort.

 

[Deez-67]

Very clean man... nice work

 

[SherrodMustang]

Just picked up two rolls off Ebay. Now let's see if I can come close to making it as nice as what you have done.

Looks good, sold me on it.

 

[shikwann]

I was kind thinking of doing silver CF with the vents in black CF. Has anyone done that?

 

[BigRed06GT]

That just looks....wow...AMAZING!!!

Few things, if you can help me out.

Where did you buy the CF material? Is it adhesive, or is a heat gun required? How much would I need to do those panels that you did?

Also, anything to worry about pulling any of the vents out, or the dash panels? What type of paint did you use on the vents? Did you sand them down, and if so, with what type of sand paper.

Really wanting to do this to both my 05 GT and my G/F's 07 GT. We both have the IUP Interior, Chrome/Silver, however, I am blacking everything out on my car(within reason, lol) and doing minor things to her car.

Again, looks fantastic!

-Chris

Instead of sanding down the vents, you can use Plastidip to paint them just incase your like me and you mess up, it peels right off or if your like the OP and good with this sort of stuff you have nothing to worry about lol

 

[06TORCHEDGT]

Very nicely done!

 

[06Torch]

Instead of sanding down the vents, you can use Plastidip to paint them just incase your like me and you mess up, it peels right off or if your like the OP and good with this sort of stuff you have nothing to worry about lol

I would say use a vinyl paint. That stuff is somewhat flexible and takes a bit of abuse. You just need to clean the vents real good with alcohol and make sure your sweaty fingers don't touch the vents prior to applying the paint. That stuff is very forgiving. Even if the can splatters, it dries up as if a pro painted them.



OP,
Great job! Looks fantastic. Great tip on the cardboard template. I may still break a couple of those melted tabs in the back of the gauge cluster/vent tubes and either silicone or JB Weld them back on. Six hours sounds rough. Looks like it paid off for you.

I just got mine in today (25 mins. ago!!!) so, I'm really excited to get this going.

Thank you for sharing!!!

Gerardo

 

[SherrodMustang]

What are you talking about cardboard template? I take it is very hard to get it to wrap around the vents?

Have any pictures of what you are talking about and the process of getting the vinyl around the vents and the gauge bezel. Any other tips would be awesome, it looks killer.

 

[Wicked GT]

What are you talking about cardboard template? I take it is very hard to get it to wrap around the vents?

Have any pictures of what you are talking about and the process of getting the vinyl around the vents and the gauge bezel. Any other tips would be awesome, it looks killer.

I would assume you could use construction paper or a thick drawing paper... basically something that you can wrap and cut so the vinyl can be cut exactly to fit.

 

[BigRed06GT]

I would say use a vinyl paint. That stuff is somewhat flexible and takes a bit of abuse. You just need to clean the vents real good with alcohol and make sure your sweaty fingers don't touch the vents prior to applying the paint. That stuff is very forgiving. Even if the can splatters, it dries up as if a pro painted them.

Good to know thanks

 

[allinon72]

What are you talking about cardboard template? I take it is very hard to get it to wrap around the vents?

Have any pictures of what you are talking about and the process of getting the vinyl around the vents and the gauge bezel. Any other tips would be awesome, it looks killer.

I used construction paper to get the exact sized hole i needed for the vent pods and bezel. Then I used the template to cut the vinyl to size. Once cut and applied, I just needed some trimming around the openings.

 

[SherrodMustang]

I used construction paper to get the exact sized hole i needed for the vent pods and bezel. Then I used the template to cut the vinyl to size. Once cut and applied, I just needed some trimming around the openings.

Thanks for the info. Going to try to do it myself in a few weeks.

 

[MADGT]

That...Sir....it's a great job.

 

[KcMstang]

I'm ordering from ebay as we speak, the wife has lots of patience so I'm going to let her give it a shot.

 

[Kuro!]

Came out great.

Can you post some close up pics of where the carbon fiber meets the vent or cluster trim?

 

[Charlie Sheen]

That looks sharp.