Wet Carbon Interior Trim - Worth it?

Dav3 · 06-12-2017, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ryem3

I'm not talking about vinyl wraps. Plenty of real carbon fiber wrapped parts from China. Half the real carbon fiber stuff is made in plants in China.

Chinese Carbon Fiber

Chinese Carbon Fiber #2

If you want to try your luck here's a few "authentic" carbon fiber trims produced in China

Unfortunately I have a bad experience with Chinese/Taiwan/Hong Kong based products.

On average: Quality 4/10, Fitment 2/10, Paint 5/10, Materials 5/10, Reliability 3/10

ryem3 · 06-12-2017, 03:10 PM

Did you actually buy that stuff? What was bad about the quality in particular? How was it unreliable???

I've found the material fine. Typically the resin is not perfect, occasional spots where the fiber is not laid perfectly. But they basically must use OEM parts to wrap. Don't understand how you can have reliability or fitment issues.

Dav3 · 06-12-2017, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ryem3

Did you actually buy that stuff? What was bad about the quality in particular? How was it unreliable???

I've found the material fine. Typically the resin is not perfect, occasional spots where the fiber is not laid perfectly. But they basically must use OEM parts to wrap. Don't understand how you can have reliability or fitment issues.

I've bought M-style mirror caps and a Spoiler

The first had deformed edges, scratches on the paint paint and didn't fit properly. The spoiler instead didn't even balance properly on the trunk. Just terrible. 3-4 week shipping, import tax and no realistic return policy.

ryem3 · 06-12-2017, 08:57 PM

Real carbon parts and wrapped factory trim are a horse of a different color. Granted, I've seen plenty of pretty weak carbon wrapped parts, but I don't know if I'd trust junk to fit right on the outside of my car when it might experience serious wind resistance.

Aerosoul Bastard · 06-25-2017, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by eau_rouge

Just write him an email. The owner of Lightweight is quite popular in all the German BMW boards. He has a marvelous M2 that outperforms nearly everything. His name is Marc (afaik) and all the products that Lightweight produces are top notch.

And what did he say about the logo?

eau_rouge · 06-26-2017, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Aerosoul Bastard

And what did he say about the logo?

It was just a recommendation to write an email to him - I never did because I am not interested in the interior trim. Maybe the creator of this thread knows more about it now?

Dav3 · 06-26-2017, 08:54 AM

They're not answering. Wrote 3 times. Eh, their loss I guess.

ryem3 · 08-27-2017, 03:42 PM

Yes, they will do the trim without the logo and they would be open to a group buy if there is interest. I don't think this interior trim is exactly their biggest item, so probably not a big area of focus for them.

SliChillax · 08-27-2017, 06:26 PM

Isn't it possible to add like a clear glossy layer on top of the stock dry carbon trim?

COLOM2 · 08-27-2017, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Natek

meh, glossy carbon is starting to look dated.

Agreed, i like the uniqueness of the raw better.

DivideBYZero · 08-29-2017, 07:15 AM

I prefer the M2 carbon to the glossy type.

ryem3 · 08-30-2017, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SliChillax

Isn't it possible to add like a clear glossy layer on top of the stock dry carbon trim?

You could, but it's way more complicated than painting on a layer. Wouldn't be worth it
I don't like this open pore stuff. Look at every Ferrari, lambo, McLaren, etc. all have finished carbon and more and more of it.

SM2 · 01-08-2019, 03:51 PM

Is the Dry carbon in the M2 real of just laminated?

GMWNashville · 01-08-2019, 05:29 PM

If someone does a GB-Id be interested.

heavyD^2 · 01-08-2019, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SethC

Is the Dry carbon in the M2 real of just laminated?

Real.

SUB-ZERO · 01-09-2019, 05:00 AM

I agree with the OP. I personally like the finished carbon much better, either glossy or matte will work for me. Not too impressed with the unfinished\dry carbon. I'm not sure if any other car manufacturer does it and even bmw only uses it on one model. All of the higher level BMW models use finished carbon. Tells me that this was a cheap attempt at giving the m2 some carbon interior bits. If I had a chance to swap out all the bits for factory finished carbon, I would do it in a heartbeat.

heavyD^2 · 01-09-2019, 01:50 PM

Like others I kind of prefer the gloss CF better but I have received a lot of compliments about the dry CF maybe because it's not commonly seen in cars.

mr_lab_rat · 01-12-2019, 06:28 AM

The easiest and cheapest way to get rid of the dry carbon is to trade them with a regular 2 series owner. After that you could also wrap them if you are not happy with the design.

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ryem3 Major 1042 Rep 1,345 Posts Drives: 2020 MB M2 CS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Rye, NY iTrader: (0)	Did you actually buy that stuff? What was bad about the quality in particular? How was it unreliable??? I've found the material fine. Typically the resin is not perfect, occasional spots where the fiber is not laid perfectly. But they basically must use OEM parts to wrap. Don't understand how you can have reliability or fitment issues.
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ryem3 Major 1042 Rep 1,345 Posts Drives: 2020 MB M2 CS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Rye, NY iTrader: (0)	Real carbon parts and wrapped factory trim are a horse of a different color. Granted, I've seen plenty of pretty weak carbon wrapped parts, but I don't know if I'd trust junk to fit right on the outside of my car when it might experience serious wind resistance.
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Dav3 Major 949 Rep 1,027 Posts Drives: G87 M2/E89 35is/F21 M140i/GT4 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	They're not answering. Wrote 3 times. Eh, their loss I guess.
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ryem3 Major 1042 Rep 1,345 Posts Drives: 2020 MB M2 CS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Rye, NY iTrader: (0)	Yes, they will do the trim without the logo and they would be open to a group buy if there is interest. I don't think this interior trim is exactly their biggest item, so probably not a big area of focus for them.
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SliChillax First Lieutenant 486 Rep 328 Posts Drives: Ex BMW owner, will return soon Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Tirana, Albania iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 Chevy Camaro ZL1 [10.00]	Isn't it possible to add like a clear glossy layer on top of the stock dry carbon trim?
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SUB-ZERO Lieutenant Colonel 294 Rep 1,709 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 + Spur, DB11, F12, X5 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: VA iTrader: (0)	I agree with the OP. I personally like the finished carbon much better, either glossy or matte will work for me. Not too impressed with the unfinished\dry carbon. I'm not sure if any other car manufacturer does it and even bmw only uses it on one model. All of the higher level BMW models use finished carbon. Tells me that this was a cheap attempt at giving the m2 some carbon interior bits. If I had a chance to swap out all the bits for factory finished carbon, I would do it in a heartbeat.
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heavyD^2 Colonel 3689 Rep 2,956 Posts Drives: X3M Competition Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Too close to Santa iTrader: (0)	Like others I kind of prefer the gloss CF better but I have received a lot of compliments about the dry CF maybe because it's not commonly seen in cars.
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mr_lab_rat Major 564 Rep 1,092 Posts Drives: 2017 M2, 2018 X1 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	The easiest and cheapest way to get rid of the dry carbon is to trade them with a regular 2 series owner. After that you could also wrap them if you are not happy with the design.
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