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Old 05-02-2018, 10:13 PM   #29
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OP do you track your car? I know the intent of the black wrap is to limit hood glare on the track. Wondering if you have a comparison to make without it.

When I tracked my 5th gen 1LE, the hood wrap made a big difference. I was actually considering a wrap for my ZL1 just for that reason.

The car is beautiful by the way!
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Old 05-03-2018, 06:24 AM   #30
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OP do you track your car? I know the intent of the black wrap is to limit hood glare on the track. Wondering if you have a comparison to make without it.

When I tracked my 5th gen 1LE, the hood wrap made a big difference. I was actually considering a wrap for my ZL1 just for that reason.

The car is beautiful by the way!
Thank you, and yes I do. The hood is so flat relative to your seating / viewing position that I simply don't see how that would make much of a difference. I also tint the windshield on all of my cars, and that addresses glare from any and all angles.
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Old 05-03-2018, 08:10 AM   #31
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Thank you, and yes I do. The hood is so flat relative to your seating / viewing position that I simply don't see how that would make much of a difference. I also tint the windshield on all of my cars, and that addresses glare from any and all angles.
That's good to hear. Mind if I ask how tall you are? I'm 6'5 and I place the seat as low as I can before the steering wheel is at a weird position. I also tint all my windshields..lol. First track day in two weeks so I'll just run without the wrap and see what happens. May have just saved me some trouble.
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Old 05-03-2018, 01:33 PM   #32
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That's good to hear. Mind if I ask how tall you are? I'm 6'5 and I place the seat as low as I can before the steering wheel is at a weird position. I also tint all my windshields..lol. First track day in two weeks so I'll just run without the wrap and see what happens. May have just saved me some trouble.
I'm only 5'9", but keep my seat up pretty high.

Let us know how the trackday goes!
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Old 05-04-2018, 07:31 AM   #33
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Soooooo much better.
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Old 05-04-2018, 08:56 AM   #34
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You fixed the only thing I don’t care for on the 1LE. That would be my first “mod” as well. Looks terrific!
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Old 05-04-2018, 10:25 AM   #35
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Looks Great. The Matte doesn't work on Red
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Old 05-04-2018, 12:42 PM   #36
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Looks Great. The Matte doesn't work on Red
The matte looks like s--t imo period. No matter what color 1LE I would get, it would be off the car on the first day.
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Old 05-05-2018, 12:36 PM   #37
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Anyone happen to have a 1LE in Nightfall Grey that's removed theirs??
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Old 05-06-2018, 09:49 AM   #38
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Soooooo much better.
Thank you!

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You fixed the only thing I don’t care for on the 1LE. That would be my first “mod” as well. Looks terrific!
Thanks...love the looks now that it's gone!

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Looks Great. The Matte doesn't work on Red
Thanks, and agreed.

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The matte looks like s--t imo period. No matter what color 1LE I would get, it would be off the car on the first day.
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Looks good. I want to remove wrap and rear bow tie. Does the wrap simply pull off using a heat gun?
I wouldn't use the term "simply" for this. You can't really get "all" of it off without removing the hood insert. Then they have edge-prepped the crap out of the vinyl, so all of the edges are stuck on like glue. You'll want to disassemble, use light heat, take your time, have good adhesive remover, then I'd recommend polishing out the hood by machine afterwards because you'll most likely mar / scratch the finish while you're removing adhesive.
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Old 05-06-2018, 12:33 PM   #39
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I wouldn't use the term "simply" for this. You can't really get "all" of it off without removing the hood insert. Then they have edge-prepped the crap out of the vinyl, so all of the edges are stuck on like glue. You'll want to disassemble, use light heat, take your time, have good adhesive remover, then I'd recommend polishing out the hood by machine afterwards because you'll most likely mar / scratch the finish while you're removing adhesive.
What a politically correct way to say it was a PITA to get off.
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Old 05-07-2018, 07:05 AM   #40
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I suppose its a flavor thing. We have a NF gray car and the matte hood works really well. Especially after the Suntek was applied.
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Old 05-07-2018, 12:29 PM   #41
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Hi all,

I live in the SoCal desert, and with the bright sun out here ...even in the winter, I find the matte hood to be a great help. I am even considering doing something to the bright trim around the instrument cluster. A few days ago I had an issue with the very bright sunlight reflecting off that trim and blinding me.

It's the only complaint I have so far! What a great car...

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Old 05-07-2018, 12:52 PM   #42
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jj, thats exactly why the matte wrap is on there...it works.
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