will this work to black out the front grill

[Vmo91]

http://www.rvinyl.com/wrapkits/vinyl/solidcolors.htm

except in black matte??

[Ozie]

yes bro.. nice find.

[Vmo91]

alrighty awesome i'll place an order on it

[Bandit]

If you are going to order from the US, can I suggest this one - it looks sweet.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/08-09-Mi ... ccessories

Check out his ebay store under 'Mitsubishi' for lots of cool vinyls for our lancers.

[Ozie]

boy's i think some of those seller's are a rip!
+ some of the pre cut vinyl's don't fit, i have heard heaps of bad stories!
better off doing it yourself, buy the vinyl from a local signwriter...
and check out my How To...


How To - Vinyl Your Front Bumper Black.

Use: Automotive Grade Black Matte Vinyl.
Tools: Utility Knife, Sqweegy/Credit Card, Pin & a Polishing Cloth

1/. Wash the Front of the Grill and Bumper very well, clean and totally dry all around with a polishing cloth,
make sure it is completely dry and clean before you start.

2/. Remove the Number Plate and the 2 small metal square mounts, that hold the plate to the bumper.
yes there will be holes in the bumper + the round tow hook, the vinyl will cover these all up nice...so don't worry,
later on you can trim around the round tow hook, just cut a circle of vinyl to recover that round hole,
making sure that circle has a 4ml overhang for best results.

3/. You need to take the top of your Snorkel housing off along the top front of the engine bay-
(there are 4 plastic screws to remove), to get behind the grill.
Then with a flat head screwdriver lever and open the clip out, to get it off.
these clips are tough and require a bit of force, but be careful not to scratch anything.

4/. The Vinyl needs to have a 1.5cm overhang all around.
Hold it up to the bumper and make sure it has the over hang before you start, make sure it's Square and Straight.
Start at the top right corner remembering to leave the overhang checking that its square,
apply it to the corner of the top, start peeling slowly and a little at a time.
Using a credit card or rubber sqweegy, smooth it out , do a little at a time,
you can lift up the vinyl to remove air bubbles as you go...thats why you just sqweegy then peel, little bits at a time!
working from the top right corner spreading it out and down to the left.
this method of lifting should eliminate all air bubbles, but if you find any after,
you can always pop them with a pin and force the air out so it goes smooth.

5/. Once you have secured the Vinyl, the overhang can be trimmed on the sides into the corners with a sharp utility knife,
you can leave the edges not completely stuck down to trim without damaging your paint work,
place something flat behind to trim on, then remove and stick down the sides.
Then the top and bottom overhangs gets tucked into the top and bottom parts of the grill.

6/. Re-Secure your Number Plate, being careful with the plate mounts on the new vinyl.
Also i moved my plate to the bottom right corner of the grill,
the bottom of the plate is tucked into the corner and it is held on by industrial cable ties-
its a bit fiddly tying and tightening the cable ties up,
make sure the heads of the cable ties sit behind the grill so you can't see them, then pull and tighten them up good.

In this photo you can see the small black vinyl squares i stuck on, where the number plate used to be...
i done this for a bit more strength over the holes. + the circle for the tow hook.
you need this circle to be separate peice of vinyl, so if you need to, you can get to your tow hook quick, without damaging the vinyl,
trim around the circle do not remove the circle,
leave it & just stick the temp circle over the top of it allowing for the 4ml over hang around the circle to cover where you just cut..

& this is a close up, see how the plate tucks into the bottom right corner and is held with ties..
and you can see where to trim the vinyl on the sides and tuck the vinyl into the grill top and bottom.


I hope this helps everyone if you need anymore help or tips just PM me..

[spunkybob]

good writeup ozie

[Ozie]

thanks bob your word is gold to me. lol.