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Help blacking out new Altitude

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#1 · (Edited)
Where do you buy the recommended Vinyl for wrapping the chrome window trim?

What options do I have for blacking out tail lights?

Lastly what about blacking out lug nuts? Should I buy new black ones or can I get away with painting?

Like to do this to my 2015 altitude. I already painted and added siderails from a 2011 wk2 and mopar luggage rack. As well as painted white side steps for my wife and kids.





 
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I have gotten my vinyl from vinalgiant.com

I just blacked out my window trim over the weekend.

I also have the plastic on my rails color matched, but I also had the chrome rail powder coated black like Crimsonking's and looks pretty awesome.
 
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I blacked out the window trim on my 15 Altitude using the 3M 1080 gloss black vinyl purchased from Amazon. Best advice I can offer is do the front windows in three sections matching the vinyl up with the chrome pieces. Also use a fresh, sharp razor and I really liked the felt wrapped squeegee I bought as well. I tried to do the front window in one piece and it was a bitch to get around the mirror. I also did the rear window in two pieces. Get more than you think you'll need. This was the first time I had wrapped anything myself and made some mistakes that I had to re-do, like the front windows.
 
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I feel your pain, as I'm in the process of doing the trim on mine. I pulled the back section piece off after I trimmed it too much and left a chrome sliver.

I feel like I've watched hundreds of videos on YouTube of people doing this, and one (and I can't remember which) guy used a full sheet (like a 2' x 2' square) to do the rear section, and trimmed it after he smoothed it out. May be an idea to try.
 
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