Meguiar's Wraptivo - Anyone Used It?

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Here's my dilema. The wife and I have been shopping around for a new (to us) car. We've decided to go with a 2010-2011 Lincoln MKS Ecoboost. For those years, Lincoln had an appearance package that was available that included some sleek looking silver carbonfiber(ish) trim on the dash as well as a few other aesthetic features. The apperance package cars are few and far between in the color choices we like. When we do locate one, they tend to be quite a bit more expensive than the non-appearance package version. Example: I'm currently looking at two 2010 models, one with the appearance package and one without. The appearance package car has 29k miles and is $29k. The non-appearance package car has 19k miles and is $23k; it's a much better deal considering the mileage. That's a huge difference and both cars are equipped the same, save for the appearance package which is around $3k retail, and they both have clean CarFax records. I'm pretty sure the Wraptivo would be suitable for the flat wood trim piece along the dash, but there is also a piece of wood trim on the top of the steering wheel. Is Wraptivo brushed aluminum easy enough to work with that it will follow a contour such as that? Will it try to lift over time? I could always replace the dash piece with the apperance package trim, but replacing the steering wheel with an appearance package version would be a little overkill. And yes, the wood trim bugs me that much, lol. Im the MAN

Here's a link to an interior shot of a Lincoln MKS so you can get an idea of what I'm talking about.

http://wot.motortrend.com/files/2011/12/2012-Lincoln-MKS-interior.jpg
 
Never thought about using Meg's Wraptivo, or any other vinyl-wraps/PPF's,
for that matter, on the interior for appearance packages' upgrading-status.

Good idea!!

:props:

Bob

EDIT: Perhaps Wheelskins for covering your steering wheel??
 
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That stuff looks promising too. However, I think I prefer the look of the brushed aluminum Wraptivo over carbon fiber for this application.
 
X6StringerX said:
Here's my dilema. The wife and I have been shopping around for a new (to us) car. We've decided to go with a 2010-2011 Lincoln MKS Ecoboost. For those years, Lincoln had an appearance package that was available that included some sleek looking silver carbonfiber(ish) trim on the dash as well as a few other aesthetic features. The apperance package cars are few and far between in the color choices we like. When we do locate one, they tend to be quite a bit more expensive than the non-appearance package version. Example: I'm currently looking at two 2010 models, one with the appearance package and one without. The appearance package car has 29k miles and is $29k. The non-appearance package car has 19k miles and is $23k; it's a much better deal considering the mileage. That's a huge difference and both cars are equipped the same, save for the appearance package which is around $3k retail, and they both have clean CarFax records. I'm pretty sure the Wraptivo would be suitable for the flat wood trim piece along the dash, but there is also a piece of wood trim on the top of the steering wheel. Is Wraptivo brushed aluminum easy enough to work with that it will follow a contour such as that? Will it try to lift over time? I could always replace the dash piece with the apperance package trim, but replacing the steering wheel with an appearance package version would be a little overkill. And yes, the wood trim bugs me that much, lol. Im the MAN

Here's a link to an interior shot of a Lincoln MKS so you can get an idea of what I'm talking about.

http://wot.motortrend.com/files/2011/12/2012-Lincoln-MKS-interior.jpg
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I felt the same in regards to the wood on my 3 series. I ended up vinyl-wrapping my interior trim to gloss black and brush aluminum.

I used 3M Dinoc instead but all vinyl works the same. Just heat it up with a blow dryer and it will go over curves.

Before
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After
after30.jpg
 
That's a night and day difference. The piano black and brushed aluminum look so much better. Great job! I'm glad to see others who have similar tastes to mine.

I actually love the look of walnut or ebony trim contrasting against a tan interior, but I only like tan interior if the vehicle is white, red, or green. We're shopping for tuxedo black or ingot silver with black interior and I think the bushed aluminum accents will do a lot to give it a sportier appearance.

On another note, it looks like I won't be needing to look into this much more as the non-appearance package car I was referring to has been sold. Unless another comes up in the next day or so, I think I'll be getting the better optioned car even if it's more expensive. I'm still super excited!
 
Have you looked to see if you can find any aftermarket replacement parts for the dash ?? If not, it could be a cool outcome to use this wrap.
 
I didn't give aftermarket dash parts much thought because I figured the dash trim would be pretty easy to recover since it's fairly flat. If it wasn't easy, there's always the appearance package piece available from Lincoln. My concern was mainly with the steering wheel. I didn't want to have to go through the hassle of installing a different wheel on such a new car. For one reason, it would be fairly expensive and for another reason, it's kind of crazy, lol.
 
I appreciate the suggestion, but I'm not too crazy about how the Wheelskins look. The stitching is questionable and in the case of the MKS, it has trim rings around the controls. I don't think a cover would look too good. It may even interfere with the paddle shifters, but they would have to be pretty thick to do so.
 
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