WINKJ Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 All, after many hours searching the net, and some concern of how I am going to wrap my roof without damaging something, I finally coudln't wait any longer! So i ordred some wrap from RTCustoms and off I went! (HEXIS) I thought it might be a good idea to provide everyone with a decent guide as to how you remove both A and B pillars and then wrap the roof! It is definately a 2 man job, so enlist the help of a friend, in my case I grabbed my pops! Pic 1. BEFORE 350z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 2. Stat to remove the B pillar (I think it is? well this one! haha). be careful when doing this as it is held on by 3 connecting poppers.. see pic 3. we used a trowel as its quite strong and can easily get behind the pillar. photo-1 by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 3. As you can see, 3 connections .... just pop them out, but be careful not to break! ALSO, you can see the screw which is holding the a pillar(i think?!) to the car, unscrew this one. photo-4z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 4. this is where people normally snap the pillar without knowing it. Open the door and slightly pull back the door seal, it will reveal 8 screws, unscrew these before attempting to remove pillar! photo-5z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 5 This is just to show you where the screws are located, look at pic 6 before trying to remove pillar! photo-7z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 6 Be careful when removing this! we started from right to left, starting of by popping one out by hand, then using a scrwdriver to pop out the others. i Think there were about 6? photo-6z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 7 This is where the poppers are located... When we did it, we didn't take them off, we just kept them loose so not to disturb the window seal too much! photo-8z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 8 Now we are ready to wrap the roof now both sides have been undone. Place the wrap over the roof and start to wrap!! photo-10z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 9 pull the paper off the bottom of the vinyl as you go.... We focused on the middle of the roof working backwards, leaving a 4" gap along both sides. As you can see in the pictures below, we did use a hairdryer every now an then. Especially because of the shape of the roof, the further back you get the more difficult it is. Just be patient, keep lifting and rubbing to get out the bubbles and creases. We just used the side of our thumbs for this! (deal with the pain!!) haha... heres some pics as we went.. photo-11z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 10 Now we are ready to do the sides. as yuou can see in this pic, we used a sponge to keep the pillar away from the side of the roof so we could tuck it under.. photo-15z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 11 photo-19z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 12 Once the roof was done we trimmed off the excess starting at the back using a scalpal. make sure to tuck in the gap between the roof and boot lid to hide the ends. photo-16z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 13 It should look something like this!! photo-17z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 14 now for the front, we cut the vinyl along the part of the windscreen seal where it is a slight recess... and then just slightly lifted the seal and put the vinyl under... easy to do and its a great finish! photo-20z by Winkj, on Flickr Pic 15 Now just put the parts back together, first reclip in the pillars above the door, then screw the 8 screws in under the window seal, then the final screw and re attach the side b pillar (think its the See pics below of the outcome!! photo-18z by Winkj, on Flickr photo-25z by Winkj, on Flickr photo-23z by Winkj, on Flickr photo-22 by Winkj, on Flickr photo-21z by Winkj, on Flickr Thanks all, If anyone needs any help just drop me a PM.... hope it helps!! James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfub Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Fantastic guide and your car looks great too Thanks for taking the time to take the pics and post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Looking very good James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Looking very Great guide as well, how long did it take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Moved it to the guides section mate. A very well documented mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Like that And very well explained with the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtimo Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Looks good man, Just like mine! lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK-Ultra Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Good job mate, very clear and easy to follow guide and pic heavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 @maccaman ..... took about 4 hours start to finish, just make sure you don't try to rush it or get annoyed or it will end up on the floor! haha. Thanks for all the comments guys... glad the guide is alright... will post more when I do more things.. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Its always great to have posts to beef up the guides section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richt Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Great guide, cool car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoker11 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Excellent guide,good pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narcotix Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Looks like you've done an excellent job of wrapping the roof! I'm quite tempted to have a go at doing mine now too ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothers2901 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 very good write up and the wrap just finishes it off nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Cracking job mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HassanZ Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Hmm I'm tempted to do this also, but I don't know if I have the balls to do it myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Thanks for the comments everyone... Anyone that wants to do it themselves: it wasn't tooo hard! just take your time with it and make sure you get help! you have to have a lot of patience and some mild form of practical skills?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 looks superb just wondering what amount of vinyl did you buy.reason i ask as i am thinking of giving it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 looks superb just wondering what amount of vinyl did you buy.reason i ask as i am thinking of giving it a go. buster.... cannot remember to be honest, but I bought wayyyyy too much! but it means I can mess around with some more bits on the car! Think it was around 2 metres... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 drop me a line buster and i can supply you with the best vinyl for the job to about the right size. viewtopic.php?f=38&t=49257&hilit=rtcustomz+price+list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greddy-Matt Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Awesome guide, inspired me to wrap some bits today, going to try the roof next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Awesome guide, inspired me to wrap some bits today, going to try the roof next Cheers Matt.... what did you wrap in the end? I am going to try the wingmirrors this weekend i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greddy-Matt Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I did the b pillars and interior passenger grab handle. I tried to do the wing mirrors but that went hideously wrong, the vinyl just wasn't very sticky Going to attempt the roof next, I like flat surfaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 I did the b pillars and interior passenger grab handle.I tried to do the wing mirrors but that went hideously wrong, the vinyl just wasn't very sticky Going to attempt the roof next, I like flat surfaces. haha fair enough! take your time with the roof! and give it a good clean before you do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 im doing my roof soon good luck buddy take your time!! i was tempted to take the outer door handles off yesterday and give them a go??not sure if it can be done though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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