Greetings Everyone,
I just had my interior trim pieces hydro dipped to get the carbon fiber look.
The whole process cost less than $500. I could had saved quite a bit if I had removed the and reinstalled the parts myself. The product has a lifetime warranty against fading, cracking, and peeling.
I'm really glad I didn't go with the stick on kit or the expensive wrapping process. The color choices and patterns are nearly infinite.
Anthony at Concours Auto Salon in San Antonio performed the work and I'm very pleased with the outcome. I'm getting my calipers done later, as I was told the process can withstand temperatures of nearly 300 degrees Farenheit.

 

That Looks Awesome!!

Very Nice...


They Should have Tried and Kept the same weave Pattern on the Center Console but other than that looks really Cool.

Congrats

 

Very nice and an awesome alternative. I paid about $200 for Carbon Creation to wrap just the front driver and passenger side window controls for my sedan. Yours came out very nicely

 

very interesting process...looks good

 

looks nice. door handles will be a true test to see how it lasts.

 

I agree about center console. But it still looks very nice.

 

hydrodipping is easy and looks great! nice work. i would just have them redip the center like everyone else says

 

Wow I'm impressed!

 

Very nice man. I wonder if there's anywhere in Chicago that does this.

 

It looks good but $500... wow. So maybe i should start experimenting with making fiber for our cars. Wish they would have kept your weave going the same direction.. Dont get me wrong though it does look nice.

 

Thanks for the compliments and the feedback. Honestly, the center radio portion doesn't bother me. I will suggest to Anthony that this could/will be a concern to some customers. I think the patterns get thrown off by not being able to put all of the pieces in simultaneously. The photos does not do the final product justice. My Audi S4 had carbon fiber and this looks nearly identical in person. I plan on getting my grill insert and Mount Fuji logo done later this year. I'm also thinking of silver carbon fiber with a black Akebono logo for the brake calipers?

 

Looks good. Not sure if the calipers will stand up. I thik they get hotter then 300 if you do any amount of heavy braking... ow you just need to the sunglass hold and the center console of i the rear seat... If you have a coupe that it.

 

Wow, I am impressed. I am going to look in to this as well.

 

Looks good. Congrats.

 

Hello, I do not want to break any rules here but my shop performed the hydro-dip on these parts....so I just wish to clear up a few things.

I purposely mis-matched the fiber pattern so as to break up the pattern, reason being is that real fiber has a 3D look to it and I would also point out that the finish on many true fiber parts is horrible. Cloudy clear and twisted weaves. Imitation fiber done as perfect as possible looks even more fake which is why I allow some pieces to twist more than others while dipping or dip a piece in a different direction. It breaks up the patterns so as to not look too fake.

As for the cost....in dipping (as with all things involving paint work) it's the prep work that takes the most time hence where the bulk of the cost is.

The customer can give me a call or come by and we can fix the piece if he so wishes.

Now in regards to brake calipers....they DO NOT require special heat paint unless you plan on doing track type driving. The calipers do not get that hot....the rotors though do.

I have been painting custom calipers for years now on Porsche, Ferrari, BMW and many others and never once had one fail due to heat. I look forward to taking the calipers on this G37 to the next level.....and it's gonna be sweet!

Take care,
Anthony