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mark02smith

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I was just wondering if the roof can be customized with like a vinyl cover. Like a silver body and black roof?
 

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You mean like laether like on caddys? If so then yea but you gotta go get it done. I got family that does it and I thought about it but Meh not my style
 

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i dont see why you could not have vinyl on the roof. I had it on my BMW before. Its just a matter of sticking it on... I considered it for my nali, just never got that far...
 

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I think the OP is talking about a vinyl wrap, the PROCESS of which is not unlike covering a roof to make it a faux convertible. I don't think he wants that faux crap -- I think he wants color on the roof without painting.

OP, if you ARE looking for the thick vinyl faux soft top crap, then at least make sure it's Louis Vuitton. That would look dope, for shizzle.
 

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I think the OP is talking about a vinyl wrap, the PROCESS of which is not unlike covering a roof to make it a faux convertible. I don't think he wants that faux crap -- I think he wants color on the roof without painting.

OP, if you ARE looking for the thick vinyl faux soft top crap, then at least make sure it's Louis Vuitton. That would look dope, for shizzle.

Yes, this is what I was talking about... Just a vinyl wrap...

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That five looks good. I would of gone with a matte black though I was quoted 500 something to have it professionally done. The wrap is only about 130 so Im thinking of doing it myself one of these days lol
 

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Lol at the fake stick on junk... I was gonna get a cutlass with aligator peor on it;) I would do carbon fiber vynal if I got it

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The cf vinyl would be hard to keep the lines straight cause of the ridges on the roof.

I would like to see gloss black vinyl on a Tahoe though.
 

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True but people would get the idea and it doesn't have to be prefect
 

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That five looks good. I would of gone with a matte black though I was quoted 500 something to have it professionally done. The wrap is only about 130 so Im thinking of doing it myself one of these days lol

I had the flat black on my X5. That was just a pic I found from google image search.


As for doing it yourself, it really is a PIA. Childhood friend and his dad have a shop doing large vinyl wraps (contracts with the bus companies, RV rental places, any business owned PT cruisers, mini coopers, or VW bugs it seems... you get the idea). Doing that, they have to maintain the shape of the vinyl or plan for the deformation of the vinyl as it wraps around the shapes when they print the advertisement / lettering... He said it is more a large number of trail and error / learn by doing methods they have developed to get it right... A flat roof (these roofs are not flat, btw!), not caring about deformation, what the hell, try it yourself! I wouldnt be surprised if you end up ripping it off halfway through! (challenge granted!)
 

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Here's a pic of one to give you an idea of how it would look. I think it looks great.
 

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