Carbon Vinyl Wrapped indicators

[MARKPRIOR]

didnt like them silver, more so since i got the black grill.

First attempt at doing anything like this, youtube is a god send lo

[AZ_Bmw_550]

Looks very well done. Excellent for a first timer...

[MARKPRIOR]

couple people have pm'd asking which videos i watched and how to take the indicators out, below should help

the indicators just pop out, i used an old credit card and flat blade screw driver (carefully)

shameless stolen link to pic from another post below

http://www.6post.com/forums/attachme...1&d=1523205562

watched the below

struggled a little on the corners, so watched the below also

if i was to do again i would use a heat gun, the wifes hair dryer was a bit to windy and not hot enough , Indicators are very fiddly to try as a first time effort but a good learning curve.

thanks

[MARKPRIOR]

Originally Posted by AZ_Bmw_550

Looks very well done. Excellent for a first timer...

thanks i normally have the dexterity of a washing machine

[The0pportunist]

Is that a glossy carbon fibre look ?
Love it!

[MARKPRIOR]

i went for the dry look, this is the vinyl

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3D-CARBON...72.m2749.l2649

not sure if good or bad quality but went on ok for me

[elvisisdog]

Have you done the chrome on the door handles as well? I'm getting more and more tempted down this route.

[MARKPRIOR]

was thinking about it, need to see how they come off

[DerBosewicht]

Originally Posted by MARKPRIOR

was thinking about it, need to see how they come off

I had them wrap the chrome trim on the handles with out taking them off heat gun sharp and razor, I like the complete blacked out look. I also blacked out my chrome window trim

[MARKPRIOR]

had to redo one of these today, jetwash took a bit of material from the indicator. i hadnt quite got all of the air out of one of the corners, and the pressure punched through.

looking at more vids it seems more heat was the answer, however i got all the way throught the second attempt and then managed to melt the wrap

anyway 3rd time lucky and it came out perfect

heat gun is the way to go, mine landed yesterday and used it today. Tomorrow i will try and get the door handle chrome changed to carbon

[Rolling]

I struggled wrapping the side grills (whatever they are called, just fake inserts on my LCI 640GC). There is a indention there that just didn't want to work with me and my amateur skills. I ended up pulling them and having them painted for $50 at a quality local shop - matched to the other black on the car.

In terms of the handle trim, I could not figure a way to remove the chrome strip and ended up just wrapping them (did the same on my 535i) and it took me two tries on a couple. They have been on 3 years on the 5 series without issue now and 6 months on the 640. Everything else was black already (window trim, grills) and that chrome bothered me. I would have preferred to just have them painted but only if i could remove them.
If anyone has success removing handle trim - let us know.

[MARKPRIOR]

Check my other post,

https://www.6post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1511968

I didn't get them done this weekend as my pry tools didn't arrive. But someone details how to remove