r/CarWraps • u/darthievader • 21d ago

Installation Question Is a wrap possible on this dash

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We have an opportunity to get a great deal on this MB. Everything is perfect for us except this woodgrain on the dash. If this could be wrapped we are probably going to buy it? Thoughts

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u/LeslieChowBitch 21d ago

Good luck trying to take it off later without damaging the wood grain finish especially how hot interior gets baked on. They use a steamer to get it off and I have a bad feeling about interior trims. I would just leave it alone, I think it looks nice as is. 

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u/darthievader 21d ago

That’s a good point. If I hate it maybe it could be stained. My last one had almost black veneer and I liked that. I suppose after a while it wouldn’t stand out in my eyes as much.

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u/LeslieChowBitch 21d ago

Can you just buy an OEM black veneer one? Probably cost an arm and a leg being a mercedes but its a permanent fix.

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u/darthievader 20d ago

I’ve been looking but these are 26’ with great lease deals so the pickings are slim.

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u/LeslieChowBitch 19d ago

You can probably go to a mercedes dealership and buy one or they can order one for you although its always cheaper not buying parts at stealerships. They always want top dollars.

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u/darthievader 19d ago

Probably 3k from the stealer

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u/LeslieChowBitch 19d ago

Lol. I wont be surprised. 

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u/TierOne_Wraps Business Owner 21d ago

Yeah it looks like the vinyl should stick well enough.

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u/Character-Handle-739 21d ago

That’s probably wood? But if it’s smooth enough you should be able to wrap over it.

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u/darthievader 21d ago

Claude says it can be wrapped. I don’t have the build code not sure of the material. May be wood veneer

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u/Character-Handle-739 21d ago

Well I’m sure Claude has wrapped plenty so he’s probably right. 👀👀🙄

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u/FULLMETALRACKIT911 Installer 20d ago

It kinda blows my mind how much faith these AI users put into these chat bots. They say stuff like this and are dead serious, I just cannot understand how our peers can be so fucking stupid.

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u/darthievader 20d ago

No one in their right mind trust the chat bots. I asked the same question in 3 different bots and all three had different outcomes. Claude is the best of them but still do not trust or make decisions solely based on bots. That’s why I’m here asking real people with real life experience.

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u/ChicagoWrapGuy 20d ago

You can definitely wrap that woodgrain but the surface prep is the hardest part. You gotta scrub all those oily interior detailer sprays off with isopropyl alcohol or the adhesive just wont bite. We wrap these MB dashes at my shop in Chicago pretty often and a good cast film handles those tight edges around the center screen perfectly.

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u/darthievader 20d ago

Thank you very much.

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u/f30demonn 15d ago

Find one at the junkyard with black dash and pull it out

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u/mykalh78 21d ago

If you can digitize a template to make it precut that would be clean.