It's not contact, it's like an ink sheet transfer, then sprayed with a two pak clear and baked in an oven.
Didn't do the vent's, I disassembled all the parts (removed switches, vents cig lighter & pulled air con panel apart) before I gave them to him.
I got a quote off a bloke in Sydney to get the carbon look done and he wanted nearly a $1000.00!!
I live in Tassie, so taken them over myself saved me a bit in frieght too.