Reload this Page Fun with fabric and glue! 56k = no no.......

[Chris @ Capital]

Fun with fabric and glue! 56k = no no.......

Well as I'm sure a lot of you have heard, this carbon fiber "looking" fabric is being used for a lot of peoples interiors. I wasn't happy with the way a lot of the after market carbon fiber "shell" type pieces fit on the interior so I wanted to give this a shot. I purchased 4 yards of the fabric since I'm not in the least bit crafty with fabric and I figured I would screw up at least half of it.

It turns out the fabric is extremely forgiving and can be stretched to just about any form. It's very easy to work with just takes a little space and time to make it happen. So far I've wrapped my shifter console, center console and center console bin. I'm about to start on the dash cluster and think about where I'm going to go from there. Either way I took some pics and am very willing to help anyone out who might be thinking of doing this. It's a fairly inexpensive mod that is sort of fun to do with a friend or the wife/gf! Anyways enjoy the pics....

Center Console

Center Console Bin

Almost done with a little more triming and tucking to do....

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[Mook]

very clean

 

[Runtz52]

nice work , that shit looks sick

 

[slowchevy]

can i get a closer shot of it ?

 

[Turk]

Guess my trim ain't so original anymore! Looks real good man.

 

[IDAFC21]

holy shit

 

[Burtonrider10022]

isnt there a clear coat spray for it? which makes it REALLY have the carbon fiber look

 

[Chris @ Capital]

Guess my trim ain't so original anymore! Looks real good man.

Turk this so called "mod" started on the BMW boards. It's spreading fast though.
Thanks for the compliments!

isnt there a clear coat spray for it? which makes it REALLY have the carbon fiber look

If you want to do that you could. Once you see it in person you wouldn't want to spray anything on it.

 

[Chris @ Capital]

Cleans really easy with soap and water too!

 

[Bru]

Wow, that's really impressive

Where can you get the material and about much does it cost per yard?

 

[Chris @ Capital]

Thanks man. I purchased the fabric through someone on the My350Z.com boards and he got it through his fabric company. Anyways I paid $30 a yard but the price is up to $34 now I think. The guys name on My350Z was "somebody" well his user name was.

 

[Eagle]

Wow, $34/yrd! Talk about niche market! Job well done tho, looks great!

 

[Chris @ Capital]

all that work above with with 1.5-2 yards

 

[framos242]

Nice.....

 

[dmc6996]

looks very nice. do you know what the name of the fabric is?

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

dam that looks good. very nice, il have to keep this idea in mind

 

[ss454]

Looks pretty damn good.

 

[CrawlinTBSS]

id put a clear on it. make it look deeper and look more real then reaching down and feeling that its fabric...

 

[Chris @ Capital]

id put a clear on it. make it look deeper and look more real then reaching down and feeling that its fabric...

You have to see it in person. Once you do you wouldn't want a clear coat on it, trust me. Also the feel does not feel like fabric. It's smooth to the touch for the most part.

looks very nice. do you know what the name of the fabric is?

No idea, sorry man.

 

[slowchevy]

where can we get it ?

 

[Foques]

Chris and I are working with a manufacturer of that fabric to get us a better pricing.

 

[TommyGloves]

Nice, clean job!