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Old 07-28-2010, 11:41 PM
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I am interested in doing a roof overlay on my TCM "B". like this...



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Is there anyone in the San Diego area that can contact Andy (619)246-5207 or bluebatmobile@san.rr.com. About offering their "B" up for a template.
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Not entirely on-topic or constructive, but a friend of mine had a PW box with the roof covered in a checkerboard pattern done in squares of black vinyl (and the pillars blacked out too). It was hot.



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Think outside the box, and don't just black out your roof (I do imagine that it would look good, however)!
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Old 07-29-2010, 01:16 AM
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i'm pretty sure you can purchase a decent sized roll of vinyl for a decent and much cheaper price than what you would pay for something precut (and if you start installing incorrectly will be a major pain to try and correct)

it's probably better at that point to buy the roll of vinyl.. install it and then cut as necessary.
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glass shows class, vinyl is a cheap look.
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are you trying to imply for him to find someone and fabricate what i would think would be not only an expensive but dangerous mod for a 1st gen xB to get a full glass roof done??

and vinyl, installed correctly and cleanly.. is not a "cheap" look.

there's vinyl installed from the factory on your car if you didn't know.
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I went with 3M di-noc CF vinyl, I've received a lot of compliments.
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Why don't you just add a **** carpet to the roof and make it match the inside? lol
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^lmao

Jon, wrapping the roof wouldn't be all that tough. Just requires patience. I'd follow Squall's advice and just buy a roll of vinyl.
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then you can have james go to town on it. lol
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I am on the fence about that checkerboard thing.

Sort of a psuedo pregnant mini cooper look.

Great if you are in a Ska Band.
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mmm, **** carpet roof... that would look hawt if done up as a fauxhawk.

Oh yeah... get in touch with The Wrap Factory if you want some high quality vinyl work done.
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ok checkerboard roof on a box looks freaking hawt !
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Hey jon if ya find anyone up in the northern part of cali and needs a b as a template lmk and i can use my b.I dont mind helping out a fellow Kc'en
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from an installer's point of view..

i would not want to use a precut sheet of vinyl. take the aforementioned advice and buy a roll. any decent professional installer would prefer to cut the roll manually anyway.

if you're going to install it yourself, then having something pre-cut would make things a little difficult, imho. if anything.. you can trim the sheet that you get from a roll first down to a general size and from there trim as necessary to make it fit.
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How wide do you want it to be Jon?
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Originally Posted by cobaltbravo
I went with 3M di-noc CF vinyl, I've received a lot of compliments.



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