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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Lesopc on 25 July 2010, 22:02:33

Title: Interior Upgrade
Post by: Lesopc on 25 July 2010, 22:02:33
Hi guys can anyone here tell me the best way of giving my interior the "Carbon Look". I have found sheets in Carbon effect that can be applied using adhesive backing but not sure how it may come out. I am specifically thinking of the area below the handbrake and gearlever, around the radio/ashtray/heating controls and on both passenger and driver doorbins as my plastic (Black/Grey not Walnut) is looking very shabby and well used.
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: dbug on 25 July 2010, 22:05:30
Swap with MV6 parts?
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: TheBoy on 25 July 2010, 22:08:55
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Swap with MV6 parts?
Facelift MV6 uses tacky silver....
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: Bent valve on 25 July 2010, 22:09:00
The best way is to buy some ready made carbon effect items as fitted to certain models of omega as standard.

I just happen to have a set of doortrims and the gearlever surround and handbrake area covers avaliable, assuming yours is a prefacelift model.

PM me if interested
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: Lesopc on 25 July 2010, 22:09:32
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Swap with MV6 parts?
Do facelift MV6's come with carbon trim then????
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: Lesopc on 25 July 2010, 22:10:18
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The best way is to buy some ready made carbon effect items as fitted to certain models of omega as standard.

I just happen to have a set of doortrims and the gearlever surround and handbrake area covers avaliable, assuming yours is a prefacelift model.

PM me if interested
Mines a facelift but thanks.
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: dbug on 25 July 2010, 22:10:21
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Swap with MV6 parts?
Facelift MV6 uses tacky silver....

Whoops assumed pre facelift  :-[
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: TheBoy on 25 July 2010, 22:11:51
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Swap with MV6 parts?
Do facelift MV6's come with carbon trim then????
Nope
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: Lesopc on 25 July 2010, 22:13:11
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Swap with MV6 parts?
Do facelift MV6's come with carbon trim then????
Nope
No use as it is pre-facelift.
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: Lesopc on 25 July 2010, 22:14:52
So i guess that carbon sheeting is NOT a good idea???
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: tunnie on 25 July 2010, 22:21:31
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So i guess that carbon sheeting is NOT a good idea???

If done well looks brilliant,Albatross had a nice 3.2 with silver trim replaced with a very nice carbon one. It was actually just stuck over the top, but it was done, very, very well.  :y
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: steve_daly on 25 July 2010, 22:27:13
I got some free many years back free with a car mag. Was only a small sample size square so not much to use, so I applied it to an alarm fob.

Surprisingly it turned out quite well, and I am considering doing exactly the same to cover the wood trim in mine.

As long as the surface it's applied to are clean and dry I don't see why it wouldn't work well.
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: Lesopc on 25 July 2010, 22:30:56
This is my thinking as long as time is taken along with proper prep work before hand.
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: pedroMV6 on 25 July 2010, 23:11:22
My missis did few bits in my Carlton - looked really good, but after a few hot summers, it's starting to peel off.
Time to paint it silver instead of horrible plastic fake wood effect.:y
Title: Re: Interior Upgrade
Post by: Liam on 26 July 2010, 20:30:09
I've never seen the application of carbon-look sticky back plastic look anything other than horrific, especially on compound curved items. How about the real thing? Example...

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=139531

 :y