carbon interior

[bigkev]

this is a what my interior used to look like,BMWcall it pearl beige i call it utter crap



so after a few late nights in the shed and some carbon fibre i have come up with these beauties



i am sure you will agree a little better than the original

[ad318i]

looking a lot better..

well done

[FfiFfi]

I'd of pimped the original but not with carbon so each to their own but good effort..

But not my flavour..

[Geeman]

Kev, they look great! How did you do that? Very impressed.

[miniblob]

Looks really nice!!!!

Was it just some kind of carbon look film or what??

[bigkev]

no fake carbon here


that is proper 200grm twill weave carbon fibre that i have wrapped over the original and then clear laquered.my mates say i should do the whole dash but i think that might be a bit OTT so i am going for glove box lid and the spokes on the steering wheel and the door sills and maybe the centre consol depending on how the rest look
(bonnet and boot with integrated spoiler coming soon)

[tim_s]

very impressive indeed! dont fancy doing my intake plenum (for my ITBs!) do you?!

[Mahmood]

bigkev - that's seriously impressive. If I still had a black grey interior instead of tan, I'd have done the same.

When I had my Sport, I did want to do the seat backs in Carbon but never got round to it.

Post the pics up when you get other parts of the car done.

[dips346]

mate that looks nice,i am going to get some work like we discuss done at some stage ....when i get a project finished lol

[bigkev]

no problem tim i will give you the wifes phone number and if she gives you the go ahead then its all good

bloody kithchens doing my head in

[tim_s]

no problem tim i will give you the wifes phone number and if she gives you the go ahead then its all good

bloody kithchens doing my head in

haha, doesn't sound too promising!
its at a bodyshop being sprayed black as we speak, but i would love it covered in carbon
how expensive would it be to do? obviously it would just be for cosmetics.
let me know if you'd be keen - there's no rush etc. no drama either way though, just your advice on this would be interesting anyway.

[bigkev]

would need to see the shape and size to give an accurate price really post some pics when you get it back and i will have a look

[tim_s]

sorry to take up your thread dude, i'll edit them off after you've seen them. its a bit of a home-brewed effort, should be ok though? any thoughts?

[miniblob]

proper 200grm twill weave carbon fibre that i have wrapped over the original and then clear laquered

Is this stuff reasonably easy to work with then??

Any supplier info??

I wouldn't mind having a bash at a few bits when i get a chance!!

[e36boy]

Yep the carbon fibre looks cool mate.

[maxfield]

That looks the muts nuts mate

[bigkev]

cant see anything too difficult there tim i.what is it made from looks like fibreglass i might have to fill and smooth some bits here and there but i cant see any problems PM me if you want and we can sort something out

[tim_s]

PM sent

[RichIS]

what sort of cost would it be for a set of handels and pockets ?

[cravo]

Well done Looks great
When you do the rest, show some pics of it
You´re giving me ideas

[steedymorgan]

how much did it cost mate it looks the nuts, fancy doing mine lol

[shazE30]

mate youve done a top job on your doors!!

im sure theirs sum boys over them such as my mate vaj...............

how much did it cost you for the carbon etc etc and where did you get them from any advice and & help will be

very much appreciated.....................cheers

[Kos]

spot on mate, i do like that

proper casbon is sexy!!

[bigkev]

what sort of cost would it be for a set of handels and pockets ?

you are looking at about £200 for both sides

[miniblob]

come on bigkev, spill the beans - where do ya get the proper stuff!!!!

Gonna be doing a big ice install that needs to feature some of this!!

[bigkev]

proper 200grm twill weave carbon fibre that i have wrapped over the original and then clear laquered

Is this stuff reasonably easy to work with then??

Any supplier info??

I wouldn't mind having a bash at a few bits when i get a chance!!

no its a fucking nightmare to work with ,well actually its easy to work with but its getting that final 10% to get it looking perfect thats the bastard part it taken me 5years to get this stuff perfect(not the alpina)
you can get it from lots of places at around £20 a square meter mainly ship building suppliers .but do your research first on what you want to do.do you need plain weave , twill weave ,2x2 or 2x4 , 3k , 6k ,or 12k carbon
there are also lots of resins,
clarity or for strength slow drying or fast drying (if you are vacuuming or not) and all the consumables thet go with it
my mates just come back from ulimate street car show and he says hes never seen so many yellow carbon bonnets makes me smile thinking what they paid for that crap

[bigkev]

come on bigkev, spill the beans - where do ya get the proper stuff!!!!

Gonna be doing a big ice install that needs to feature some of this!!

OK is everybody listening i'm opening the beans now






























http://www.carrreinforcements.com/

[miniblob]

plain weave , twill weave ,2x2 or 2x4 , 3k , 6k ,or 12k carbon
there are also lots of resins,
clarity or for strength slow drying or fast drying (if you are vacuuming or not) and all the consumables thet go with it

Not quite as easy as i thought then!! Looks like i need to do some reading!

Cheers mate!

[shazE30]

bigkev's being a bit tight with the info does any1 else know where to get the stuff to do what big kev has?????

[mrLEE30]

bigkev's being a bit tight with the info does any1 else know where to get the stuff to do what big kev has?

Eh? he tells you exactly where to get it

you can get it from lots of places at around £20 a square meter mainly ship building suppliers

and no it is not easy to work with. I did some work on my boat floor with normal woven fibreglass and its a nightmare, hence why its taken him five years to get right!

good work, is it much different to work with compared to woven fibreglass???

mrlee