Carbon fiber hood and fender vent covers?

[Bsbuggs]

I have the vinyl stickers under mine to make it show up better, otherwise it'll just be body color through the cutouts.

Fender Vents Air Outlet Cover Trim for Ford F150 09-14 Carbon Fiber Accessories | eBay

Fender Vents Air Outlet Cover Trim for Ford F150 09-14 Carbon Fiber Accessories.

www.ebay.com

thank you..

 

[Gen1TillDeath]

Yeah like most people they’ve been in my watch list for a while too lol. How have the interior handles held up? Honestly not big on the fact that all of these pieces adhere only by 3M tape…..

Also can’t decide if the exterior door handle pieces would be silly or not …https://www.ebay.com/itm/3544559828...d=link&campid=5338805043&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

 

[Cody Templeton]

Yeah like most people they’ve been in my watch list for a while too lol. How have the interior handles held up? Honestly not big on the fact that all of these pieces adhere only by 3M tape…..

Also can’t decide if the exterior door handle pieces would be silly or not …https://www.ebay.com/itm/3544559828...d=link&campid=5338805043&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

Zero issues with any of the pieces with lifting. I just make sure I cleaned up the parts really really and wiped them down with an alcohol wipe before applying. The 3M tape that they come with is the VHB kind, not the ****** kind.

 

[Gen1TillDeath]

Oh that’s cool! A trick my dad taught me, apply the 3M tape to one side, leave the top peel back layer on , heat it up with a heat gun then press firmly on it, let it cool, take the peel back layer off and attach to the mounting surface and heat it agin, that way theb3m take bakes on there .

 

[Irregular F150]

Yup, i use a little heat when doing window vent visors.

Need to add some of these parts to the interior. I have a few scratches i want to cover LOL

 

[Cody Templeton]

Just wanted to update this - anyone installing these that has a truck that is parked in the sun for long periods of time - the plastic will fade without some regular maintenance. I bought a new set of the hood vent covers to replace my faded ones (they're still pretty cheap on eBay) and clear coated them with UV resistant clear first before installing. The fender vents are still perfectly fine, just the hood ones faded.

 

[Bsbuggs]

Cody
Exactly. My hood vents discolored pretty quickly. As you stated, my side vents still looks great.

 

[Cody Templeton]

Cody
Exactly. My hood vents discolored pretty quickly. As you stated, my side vents still looks great.

Thankfully they are cheap to just get new ones and clear coat them. I'm sure they could be polished out, but for how cheap the new ones are doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

[Bsbuggs]

Cody
Did you se he Rusteleom stuiff?

 

[Cody Templeton]

Cody
Did you se he Rusteleom stuiff?

No, I used Upol gloss clear from O'Reilly's. Rustoleum sucks for pretty much everything besides truck bed coating.