[x328x]

Hey Guys

This is my build thread which I haven't updated for a while so I thought I should share my latest endeavors (real carbon fibre interior)- refer post below. I will be updating this when I can

Had my car for about a year now. Got some great information from here, so thanks to all for putting their mods and giving me some great ideas

Mods done so far
M performance front lip, rear diffuser, side decal and gloss black grill, LCI consol, BMS stage 1, JL audio amp upgrade and 12inch JL sub

Mods to come
CF mirrors, Spoiler, side skirt extensions.

[philiper1]

looks great, just need to clean it up a bit specially the wheels

[fscuderia23]

looks good!

[RW Carbon]

Nicely done your F30 looks incredible. PM me if you need any help with your future mods. We stock all of those parts here

[x328x]

Originally Posted by philiper1

looks great, just need to clean it up a bit specially the wheels

going for the matt black rim look.... Yeah I am just lazy hate cleaning the wheels

Thanks, definitely have rw carbon on my radar when I am going to be purchasing these items.

[nkoul_96]

Hey wondering which front lip you have and if you like it.

[ClarencePJ]

appears to be wonderful, just need to fresh it up a little particularly the actual small wheels.

[Bedista]

looks good!

[x328x]

LCI Consol retrofit. Love this. added such a difference in feel to the interior for me

[x328x]

So I have liked the M Performance interior but i haven't loved it because they use the grey raw carbon fibre finish. I wished they went the traditional way and used the black wet carbon fibre finish like the M3/M4's

Then there was the vinyl wrap route. As nice as some of these wraps look and especially with the 3d/4d/5d wraps. They just dont beat real carbon fibre. After trying out my first piece you really can feel the troughs and peaks of the weave and with the light, you really can see it. This will be amplified with the clear coats on top.

So I have decided to overlay my interior with real carbon fibre and finish it off with a number clear coats to get that wet look. I just dont want to use 2 coates like most CF parts but I want to go 4 - 6 and try get a deep wet 3d look. I want to look at this piece and feel like I am looking into a shallow pond

So first thing first i bought my self a spare set of interior trim (hexagonal with blue stripe) because I know this wont be easy and there may be a chance of stuffing this up.

Laid my first carbon fibre piece. From the get go i had some issues but all in all quite happy with the result, but by far not perfect. i haven't put the clear coats yet but will try this out soon. Right now i am just playing with the stuff and doing trial and errors. Ill strip it off and try again until I perfect the method. I think the main key is knowing the characteristics of the resin (cure time, and viscosity of the liquid) and the limits/handling of the weave. I know the biggest hurdle is the thickness if the carbon fibre and clear coats will make fitment an issue, but i think i can work my way around this by grinding back the original parts...we shall see.

Anyway enough of my rambling, here is a pick of the first trial.

[rustyminded]

would you mind telling me about the JL audio. do you have hifi or basic as standard ?

[tboooe]

Funny because just this morning I was thinking of the same thing regarding the M3/M4 carbon fiber interior. I took like the wet look as well. Definitely going to follow your thread.