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acamaro · 01-09-2010, 05:14 PM

Here are some pictures of a little project I completed earlier. I decided the bowtie would look pretty sick with the gold part of it being carbon fiber so I did it. Let me know what you think of it and how it looks and pm me with any questions.

PS: I will post pictures of it on the car tommorow!

ljustin293 · 01-09-2010, 05:15 PM

looks good!

Jimmy's Brother · 01-09-2010, 05:37 PM

very nice

HondaPowered · 01-09-2010, 05:42 PM

i like it, would look sick on a black camaro

*The_Blur* · 01-09-2010, 05:44 PM

Tell us where you got it. Support your vendors.

acamaro · 01-09-2010, 05:48 PM

I did it myself with a sheet of carbon fiber vinyl. I think I'm going to start selling them precut sometime if anyone is interested. It is very easy once you get the dimensions of the gold part of the bowtie and cut it out on the vinyl.

*The_Blur* · 01-09-2010, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by acamaro

I did it myself with a sheet of carbon fiber vinyl. I think I'm going to start selling them precut sometime if anyone is interested. It is very easy once you get the dimensions of the gold part of the bowtie and cut it out on the vinyl.

I'm impressed. If you make anything else, show us.

acamaro · 01-09-2010, 05:54 PM

Thank you and will do!

BlownSS · 01-09-2010, 05:55 PM

i did the same thing....i was able to buy a foot long sheet at autozone and just placed a larger piece over the bowtie......i had to stretch it a little to fit good and get it smooth......there is a perfect lined indentation around the bowtie to run an xacto around and mine turned out perfect. did em both in about 10 minutes for about 10 bucks! yours looks great too!

Alain · 01-09-2010, 05:57 PM

i like it dude. thinking of doing this to my black ride when it gets here.

Bell040 · 01-11-2010, 09:37 AM

I did this too, but I got a little wrinkle on the front one that I couldn't live with... the wrinkle was due to the curvature of the bowtie. I tried several times to do this without getting the wrinkle, and ended up running out of the material after about 8 tries. I even tried heating it..... which helped, but I still couldn't get the wrinkle 100% gone... So I had it painted.

2010 SSRS · 01-11-2010, 10:37 AM

Looks great.

tom692010 · 01-11-2010, 10:48 AM

I did the same thing using the same vinyl. The rear went on nice in one piece. The front however I had to do in 2 pieces. I couldn't get the angles with one piece. Did you do yours in 1? If so how did you manage it? Would love to know.

locomaro · 01-11-2010, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by billyjk7

i did the same thing....i was able to buy a foot long sheet at autozone and just placed a larger piece over the bowtie......i had to stretch it a little to fit good and get it smooth......there is a perfect lined indentation around the bowtie to run an xacto around and mine turned out perfect. did em both in about 10 minutes for about 10 bucks! yours looks great too!

This is exactly what I did -- got a roll of carbon-fiber vinyl at Autozone. Installed it back in early October & it's holding up great through all the cold & snow in Nebraska this winter. Still have plenty of material left over in case it should ever need to be replaced down the road. I highly recommend!

01-09-2010, 05:14 PM	#1
acamaro Drives: Bumblebee Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: here Posts: 93	My new carbon fiber bowtie Here are some pictures of a little project I completed earlier. I decided the bowtie would look pretty sick with the gold part of it being carbon fiber so I did it. Let me know what you think of it and how it looks and pm me with any questions. PS: I will post pictures of it on the car tommorow! Attached Images

01-09-2010, 05:42 PM	#4
HondaPowered Drives: '09 Honda Civic LX Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Knoxville Posts: 562	i like it, would look sick on a black camaro __________________ Saving up for a camaro. Dream camaro is either a 1/2SS with RS, black with red stripes, or red with white stripes. No rice with my order.

01-09-2010, 05:44 PM	#5
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01-09-2010, 05:55 PM	#9
BlownSS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lincoln Nebraska Posts: 1,754	i did the same thing....i was able to buy a foot long sheet at autozone and just placed a larger piece over the bowtie......i had to stretch it a little to fit good and get it smooth......there is a perfect lined indentation around the bowtie to run an xacto around and mine turned out perfect. did em both in about 10 minutes for about 10 bucks! yours looks great too! __________________ 2010 IOM SS/RS LS3, Hennessey HPE550 Polished Magnuson TVS2300 Supercharger. 3.4 Pulley. Kooks long tube headers / high flow cats. GHL Full exhaust. ZL1 Fuel Pump/ADM FPCM. MSW Bap. JRE ZL1 Race cam with new springs/pushrods/Trunion Upgrade. FIC 850cc injectors. ZR1 Map sensor. CAI Induction. JRE Tune.

01-11-2010, 09:37 AM	#11
Bell040 Drives: 2SS/RS - Black - GFX Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: B'ham, Alabama Posts: 2,458 View My Garage	I did this too, but I got a little wrinkle on the front one that I couldn't live with... the wrinkle was due to the curvature of the bowtie. I tried several times to do this without getting the wrinkle, and ended up running out of the material after about 8 tries. I even tried heating it..... which helped, but I still couldn't get the wrinkle 100% gone... So I had it painted. __________________ Ordered: 10-13-08 Built: 3-30-09 (#1691) Recieved: 6-12-09 Blacked out, Cammed (Lunati Voodoo 233/245, .578/.598 @114°, +4°), ARH LTs, VR OTR CAI, Cutouts, and lots of other fun mods.

01-09-2010, 05:15 PM	#2
ljustin293 Drives: 2010 VR CAMARO 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: GA Posts: 15,060 View My Garage	looks good!

01-09-2010, 05:37 PM	#3
Jimmy's Brother Drives: Dodge Dakota Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1	very nice

01-09-2010, 05:48 PM	#6
acamaro Drives: Bumblebee Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: here Posts: 93	I did it myself with a sheet of carbon fiber vinyl. I think I'm going to start selling them precut sometime if anyone is interested. It is very easy once you get the dimensions of the gold part of the bowtie and cut it out on the vinyl.

01-09-2010, 05:54 PM	#8
acamaro Drives: Bumblebee Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: here Posts: 93	Thank you and will do!

01-09-2010, 05:57 PM	#10
Alain Drives: 2016 Challenger Hellcat, 2018 ZL1LE Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 3,003	i like it dude. thinking of doing this to my black ride when it gets here.

01-11-2010, 10:37 AM	#12
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	Looks great.

01-11-2010, 10:48 AM	#13
tom692010 Account Suspended Drives: 4 wheels Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Here Posts: 1,404	I did the same thing using the same vinyl. The rear went on nice in one piece. The front however I had to do in 2 pieces. I couldn't get the angles with one piece. Did you do yours in 1? If so how did you manage it? Would love to know.

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