FD RX7 Vinyl Wrap Door Card Trim and Leather Handle

The early interior trim plastics that came with the 1992-1993 RX-7 FD3S have been a pain in my side since getting this car. They are easily scratched and look like junk. I’ve slowly replaced most of mine with newer texture plastics, but the only pieces I did not replace were the door card trim. In this video, I tackle the tedious process of using vinyl wrap to cover the plastic trim. I also upgrade the passenger door handle with a genuine leather cover. With these items done, I reassemble the door cards and get them prepped to go back into the car. This was a long process and took some trial and error to get the wrap to work on the tight curves on some of the trim. I am very happy with the finished product.
Big shoutout to @clayspec for the advice on the 3M DI-NOC carbon wrap. Give him a follow on Instagram to check out his awesome FD.
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[@TheRealMrCods]

If you were doing that job for me I would be very impressed with your work. Don't be so hard on yourself. 👍👍👍

[@IconGarage]

Thanks MrCods! I’m picky and only want to do things once. The wrap on the passenger side was a pain, but I had to do it a second time to feel decent about it.

[@pawilson1978]

Nice work! Looked fiddly, it's all coming along. 👏

[@silvermane9370]

Could you hydro dip the door trims then clear coat them for protection, rather than vinyl wrap? Although that carbon look is awesome.

[@IconGarage]

You could. You would want to make normal surface repairs and fill any scratches/cracks before doing that so any imperfections wouldn’t show through. I still think over time any painted surface will get scratched and possibly peel. Vinyl may not hold up given enough exposure/contact. Next step might be leather wrapping the trim...

[@daynerampersad8968]

after wrapping all the pieces with the carbon you should do a clear wrap over it to vigr it the glossy look like actual carbon

[@Chaddyp100]

hope you keep the ganadors. Great vids as usual. extremely helpful

[@Vanquishlol]

Damn, that looks awesome

[@edwardaleman1658]

LOOKS HORRIBLE! Just kidding excellent work as usual, the FD is coming together! Hope to see a lot more since we are stuck inside! Keep up the great work.

[@IconGarage]

You had me going for a minute. Lol. I have a few videos already on my hard drive. If I get some down time I will go ahead and get those out. Might do a 13b tear down video.

[@edwardaleman1658]

@@IconGarage TEAR IT DOWN!

[@jonathanvieira4295]

First

[@IconGarage]

Technically, Viktor shows up first... but time stamp is the same so I will call it a tie.

[@roocrew86]

you nailed it man looks fantastic, I just followed you on insta, check out my FD there @beejsgarage. I'm thinking I'll do this as well as the leather over the whole vinyl area, not sure if you have seen that but company in UK makes it

[@IconGarage]

Thanks! Leather would probably turn out better. Lol. I haven’t heard of them.

[@hausmeisterengineering5952]

First here bitches!

[@IconGarage]

Tie? Lol

[@hausmeisterengineering5952]

@@IconGarage I just love this channel. keep it up!

[@TheVeek192]

So what. Are you in kindergarden?