When you want the carbon fiber look without the cost
One of our customers, David, used the 3M DI-NOC carbon fiber vinyl to wrap some of the accents inside the interior of his Subari STI. He wrapped the center console, the shift knob, and the air conditioning vents surround:
He also wrapped a couple of the pieces in his engine compartment:
David was surprised how the material was so thick, but once heat is added it becomes very flexible and easy work with. Good job with the install David! You can check out more pics in our gallery.
JS Design Factory/ProMax Motorsports out of Alhambra, CA have recently completed installing our 3M carbon fiber DI-NOC vinyl on the interior trim of a Bentley Continental GT. While I would start to consider using real carbon fiber, especially on a $100k+ vehicle, sometimes that’s just not realistic. That’s when 3M’s DI-NOC offers a great alternative.
The customer was extremely happy with the end result, and we’ll be sure to see many more installs coming from these guys.
To see more pics, check out our gallery.
One of the first things we did when we were trying out the 3M DI-NOC carbon fiber vinyl was cover the lightswitch back plate. We had just painted the office a dark grey, so we though it would match perfectly…and it did 
Here’s a little run through of what we did:
We used a 12″x12″ 3M DI-NOC CA-421 carbon fiber sheet (although we could have obviously used a much smaller piece), but you can see it in comparison to the switch plate:
First we covered the front of the plate, and trimmed the edges a bit:
Next we pulled the edges and affixed it to the back. We used a heat gun to help stretch the material. This helped to make sure the edges…and especially the corners were taught:
Then we took an exact-o knife and cut out the holes for the light switches. We then pulled the pieces and stuck them on the back:
We didn’t have black screws yet, so we just simply took a sharpie marker for now and colored the screws black:
Here it is installed, it looks great!
Here’s a shot from a little further back:
Here at Carbon Fiber Film, we only sell genuine 3M™ DI-NOC™, the best carbon fiber vinyl in the industry.
3M™ DI-NOC™ is a high-end vinyl from 3M™ from their Architectural Finishes series. The vinyl can be installed on all sorts of surfaces, regardless of the curvature. This means there are an unlimited amount of applications, from the interior of your car to the back of your laptop.
The CA-421 (black) model that we sell gives a dry carbon look, though it's available in 7 different colors. Contrary to initial belief, carbon fiber DI-NOC™ is not just a printed carbon fiber pattern, but in fact has a three-dimensional texture to it. This allows it to reflect light the same way that real carbon fiber would, making it the best real-world alternative to carbon fiber when you just want the look without paying a ton of money. There are plenty of other benefits that make the 3M™ DI-NOC™ carbon fiber vinyl so great, read our FAQ for more info!
