INSTALLATION NOTES
(Not HowTos)


CFWerks Carbon Fiber headlight rings

 

Not as easy as it looks

When I ordered these from Umnitza, I thought they replaced the chrome headlight rings, but actually they are covers.  Very thin CF covers that must be glued to the original chrome rings and trimmed.  None of these (instructions or glue) comes with the rings, just packing material.  
I removed the headlights (easy!) and then the chrome rings (not so easy, as they are clipped and use double-sided tape to adhere to the headlight body.) Removing the headlight washer covers is very difficult if you don't want to break them--you need 3 hands.
I roughed up the chrome and glued the CF on. After the epoxy had set, I Dremel-ed the CF to size as it is a little too big to fit over the chrome and into the wells in the bonnet (!)
Back to the car and reinstall--3 times--and they were on.  Here's what they look like, from up close, and from distance.

 

 


Aesthetic Creations Carbon Fiber door handle covers

Not the real thing, but a great alternative!

I looked into replacing the door handles (chromed plastic) with CF ones, but it's supposedly really hard to get the handles off given the space inside the doors, so I went with the AC group buy on CF covers, like the headlight rings above.  Easy installation using the 3M VHB adhesive included and a little finish work to hide a little chrome. 

 

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