Method for producing components of an outer skin of a vehicle

A method for producing an outer skin of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• thermoforming a film and generating a predetermined three-dimensional form having a front side and a rear side,
• disposing a color layer, at least partially, on the film,
• disposing a molded clear layer of plastics material over the film, wherein the molded clear layer of plastics material covers the front side of the film;
• wherein the film comprises regions through which other colors are intended to show or electromagnetic waves are intended to pass,
• punching out portions from the film corresponding to the regions, to define punched-out portions,
• inserting components having a colored or luminous visual appearance towards the outside into the punched-out portions,
• wherein the components disposed in the punched-out portions of the film show and through the clear layer of plastics material, wherein the clear layer of plastics material is a glass-clear injection-molded covering of the film, and wherein the components can be seen from the front side;
• wherein the film includes specially embossed geometries including indentations and/or elevations formed in the predetermined three-dimensional form, wherein the specially embossed geometries correspond to the regions of the punched-out portions;
• wherein the specially embossed geometries are present in the injection-molded covering on the front side.