Frank818 -1993 VW VR6 Turbo donor- Build Thread

[phil1734]

My solution for the washers was to keep the donor one and zip tie it in place for inspection. If you head over to the Roadster or any dune buggy forums you'll find that most pass inspection by keeping a bottle of windex in the passenger seat.

The bumpers are supposed to be 2.5mph bumpers, which the 818 clearly doesn't have, but my inspector said implementing them would ruin the look of the car so he signed off on it .

In all reality, the definitions of everything there should be per the Michigan vehicle code, but since nobody has ever read that common sense and logic prevails.

[Frank818]

Avery vs Vvivid.

The Avery films are easier. Easier to reposition, thinner film, more malleable, stretch easily too. However they still discolor but less than than Vvivid, it's barely noticeable so I can live with it. Too bad the matte black color is not as cool as Vvivid's. Avery smells weird though. Smells like... church stuff or some funeral stuff, weird. Anyway took 30mins to wrap my rear spoiler! Only 30mins! I then continued on the front nose (with Vvivid) and I see I'm getting faster in wrapping, now.

If you want Avery's colors, then get Avery (or 3M), it's easy and fast wrapping. Just don't mind about the smell. loll

Vvivid smells hard vinyl. So hard every time I enter my garage I can smell it.

[Frank818]

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Do you have any idea how many inlays I used for this part? 14!!! FOR TEEN!!! I mean FOUR-TEEN! I think this will be by far the longest part to wrap. Hum 25-30h I'd say. But what a final result. And it'll probably get chipped soon enough...