INT: dry carbon fiber center steering wheel and misc parts

[90CB7EURO]

tools needed
-heat gun
-leather glove or rag
-phillips screw driver
-carbon fiber wrap
-19mm socket
-ratchet and extension
-2nd set of hands but not needed
-flat head screw driver

"BEFORE YOU BEGIN MAKE SURE YOUR WHEELS ARE STRAIGHT"

for the people that dont have anyone to help, this is what i did to hold my heat gun


start by removing the "H" and the nut inside


wiggle the steering wheel out far enough so u can disconnect it


now that you have it out unscrew the 4 screws on the back


push out the connecter


unscrew 4 more screws and disconnect the connector circled green


remove the 4 springs and place them somewhere safe


you dont have to sand it,i did to make sure it has a smooth flat surface.or you will get small dents after you finish


sand the back so that the wrap sticks on better


cut out a peice not to small


pull the the back off an place the object in the center "didnt know what to call it lol"


now this is where it gets tricky.if you never worked with vinly wrap before it will shrink but you can strech it when it gets hot.dont over strech it or you will ruin the design.dont worry if you get wrinkles,you can get rid of them with heat and smoothing them out.this is where a glove comes in hand or just place a clean rag over your hand and rub firmly and set the material while applying heat to mold it


cut an "X" in the middle not all the way


apply heat and modl it


cut the remaing sides so that it will stick on better and again heat and mold it


apply heat and put the "H" in so that it will mold it better.leave it on


now while applying heat fold the exesse wrap and mold it to the back.I cut the wrap so it will fold better.


now go along the back and cut along the side so that the wrap will stick better when you press down on it.you dont have to apply heat


now put everything back together.dont forget the 4 springs you removed.and enjoy your cool looking steering wheel


some other parts i did



my brothers

[xkjnboix]

nice job! i really like how the spark plug cover came out !

i did my g/f's E46


http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w46/xkjnboix/E46/

[90CB7EURO]

thanks it was my first time.yours came out nice to

[xkjnboix]

that was my 1st wrap job too =D

we did it pretty darn good, so anyone wanting to do this shouldnt be afraid to at least try. =D

[F20A CB7]

Sweet mercy that steering wheel looks nice. I don't remember if the 3rd gen lude wheel pops out like the cb, but it will b a sweet mod for thar kinda wheel.

[SNOOZE]

Sweet write up! The steering wheel Looks sweet!

[xkjnboix]

Sweet mercy that steering wheel looks nice. I don't remember if the 3rd gen lude wheel pops out like the cb, but it will b a sweet mod for thar kinda wheel.

yes the center horn of the 3gp wheel pops out just like the 9091 cb7. ive torn apart a few 3gp wheels before

[crazymikey]

Sick as hell man! Excellent work on all those parts!!

[faqncb7]

Nice DIY bro! Wanna do my roof? LOL

[crazymikey]

That's probably easier than any of the parts he did lol

[islandhopper]

Pretty crafty, Sir.

I like.

[90CB7EURO]

Nice DIY bro! Wanna do my roof? LOL

thanks for all the comments.we where actually thinking of doing that on my brothers car.if we get around to doing it ill post up pics

[faqncb7]

Where do you get your wrap from? Does it cost alot?

[steelbluesleepR]

Ugh, I hate fake carbon fiber with a passion.

Good job on the write up though, the instructions are quite clear.

[xkjnboix]

really depends on what kind you get. di-noc 3m 1080 series looks like glossy real cf. di-noc 3m dry looks awesome too if you like the dry look.